...Subject : Federer, The Greatest Of All Time The Fed Express, the Swiss Maestro, that is Roger Federer. It is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of most, if not all opponents. Many critics and players have considered Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time. In a nutshell, some of Federer’s biggest accomplishments can be summarized as followed: 24 Grand Slam finals, appearances in 18 out of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. He spent nine years (2003 – 2011) continuously in the top 3 in the year-end men’s rankings, rivaling Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, thus creating some of the greatest competition the tennis world has ever witnessed. A little background about Federer’s early life states that Federer was born 1981, in Binningen, Switzerland near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South African-born Lynette Durand, of Dutch and French ancestry. Federer holds dual citizenship of Switzerland and South Africa, and also speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. With regards to his personal life, Federer is married to former Women’s Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They were married on 11 April 2009 and have since given birth to a pair of identical twin girls. Federer is well known for his all rounded versatility in terms of playing style on court. His vision for passing shots, coupled with his technical capability to move his opponent all around the court makes his...
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...can unite people so strongly like sport. No matter where you were born or what color your skin is and are yours political views. People will gather and cheer for their team. Like in all religions sport has its ceremonies and rituals. For example, on Olympic Games all teams marching with the flags of their countries and wearing the same outfits. Listening to the national anthems. Also, the athletes can have their individual rituals, like: touching the grass before getting on the field or dancing after scoring a touchdown. Like Gods in standard religions in sport we have athletes whose names we will always remember and respect for their achievements in a particular sports. For example: Muhammad Ali will always be the God of boxing, Roger Federer – tennis, Michael Jordan – basketball, and a lot of others in each sport. Every new athlete will learn from them and try to reach their heights. Also, I think the best thing in sport that it teaches a lot of very useful lessons. Lessons that will help in life. It teaches you respect, sacrifice, courage, to overcome hard times. With everyday practicing, sport helps you to become better and stronger not only physically but also spiritually. In some cases it helps you defend yourself or your familly. I don’t think there are people in the world who have...
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...Renata Bakieva Professor Carla Pastor English 1100 sec 198 10 October 2012 Back on Top In “Roger Federer arrives at this year’s US Open in the midst of a new chapter in his storied career,” Stephen Tignor uses rhetorical strategies to convince Federer’s fans that he (Federer) had won the Wimbledon title because of the successful changes he had undergone since winning the last major trophy. Tignor asserts that the influence of Federer’s mother, his twin daughters, and the hiring of a new coach were the reasons he had won the Wimbledon title (Tignor 27). To achieve his goal of convincing the audience, Tignor utilizes a variety of rhetorical strategies: description, comparison and contrast, narration, process analysis, and augmentation. These rhetorical strategies combine to convince Federer’s fans that he was able to win the Wimbledon title because of the influence of the changes he had introduced in his life. While using description as a rhetorical strategy, an author uses figurative language and sense details to support a given assertion concerning a person or object of discussion. Tignor in the article argues that Federer’s twin daughters, his mother, and the new coach were the reason why he had won the Wimbledon title after failing in the previous attempts to win a major title in tennis (Tignor 27). Tignor asserts that in his previous wins and losses, the three persons had not attended his matches; the Wimbledon win was their first attendance. Tignor...
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...Advertisements by Rolex Recently, I have been hired as a promotion manager for both Rolex and Timex. I will compare the advertising strategies of Rolex and Timex. Rolex is one of the leading watch companies in the world. The company uses different forms of media for advertising. Rolex Watch Company almost uses all the forms of print and electronic media to reach to its target market. In order to increase market penetration, Rolex gives advertisements on internet, television and in magazines as well. The company gives advertisements in W magazine, which has a great circulation among readers. The company's advertisements are also broadcasted on television. There are advertisements of Rolex watches on television with Roger Federer playing Australian Open. (Federer, n.d) Apart from this, the company also takes the help of internet to promote its watches. There are several websites, which give all the information about Rolex watches and their features like www.omegarolex.com/ and time zone.com. Advertisement Strategies by Timex Timex is another leading watch company in the world. It can be said that the advertising strategies by Timex are almost similar to that implemented by Rolex. Timex has also utilized both print, electronic media, and internet to advertise its watches. Timex has given many TV commercials to advertise its watches. The company has taken the help of internet to promote its watches among audiences. There are several websites like http://www.coloribus.com/...
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...30 June | £85 | £72 | £32 | | Thu 1 July | £85* | £47 | ** | | Fri 2 July | £95* | £31 | ** | | Sat 3 July | £95* | £29 | ** | | Sun 4 July | £104* | £25 | ** | | (Wimbledon 4*) For grounds tickets they were: 1st Week: | Before 5:00pm | After 5:00pm | Monday to Saturday | £20 | £14 | | | | 2nd Week: | Before 5:00pm | After 5:00pm | Monday | £20 | £14 | Tuesday | £17 | £12 | Wednesday | £17 | £12 | Thursday | £16 | £12 | Friday & Saturday | £15 | £11 | Sunday | £8 | £5 | (Wimbledon 4*) Using economic analysis the attendance was what 2nd best of all time because of the demand to see the world’s number one player at the time Roger Federer go for his 16th grand slam with a win at Wimbledon. The reason for the best attendance in history in 2009 was because Federer was at 15...
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...sports. As Nike expanding to Europe, it just focused on soccer and sponsored youth leagues, local clubs and national teams which brought Nike’s image to Europe. In 2007, Nike acquired a British company who made soccer-related foot wear, apparel, and equipment. This action promoted Nike to the uniform supplier of 100 soccer teams in the world. During 2008, Nike focused on Summer Olympics held in China. It sponsored high-profile players, several teams and athletes that grew its revenue by 15%. Furthermore, Nike invited Tiger Woods, the superstar from golf areas to endorse the company and used him to help build the consumer relationships by using the website Tiger Web Talkback session. Also, Nike has aligned with Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to push its line of tennis clothing and gear in tennis areas and teamed up with Armstrong in riding areas. In 2008 and 2009, Nike+ hosted the largest and only global virtual race in the world which called “Human Race 10K” which boosts the good company image all over the world. On the flip side, Nike is also trying to making more eco-friendly products, but the...
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...What are the primary information needs of each manager? Andre Agassi, Sales Manager: As the sales manager, Andre would be interested in the details surrounding sales. The overall sales data is the primary need and this data is found by looking at three distinct values: total sales, by territory, and per sales person. These details include information on the volume of sales comprehensively, quarterly and for the types of products. The numbers surrounding specific sales territories and level of sales in those territories will provide valuable information to Andre as well as the information on sales numbers for individual sales representatives. With sales increasing over the last 10 years, Andre would need to do a comparative analysis of the variety of products and look at sales volumes to specific customers. Serena Williams, Technical Specialist: As a technical specialist, Serena would be interested in the departmental cost data. Since she supervises computer programmers, there would be a need to have the cost information by looking at how many programmers there are and the individual cost as well as the total departmental costs and assisting in the management of these period costs. Additionally, the information needs of Serena surrounding the new implementation of the advanced manufacturing techniques would be the programming necessary to have the robot arms function effectively and efficiently. She would also need to be working with the engineering and design teams as the...
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...It was only a few days before receiving this assignment that both my children (seven, and eight years old) came home from school with negative reports informing me about performance delays, behavior concerns, and daily mishaps in the classroom. As a concerned parent, I decided to restrict them to their rooms, take away all forms of entertainment (i.e. games, movies, or tablets) for two weeks, and ordered an earlier bedtime. With tears pouring down their young faces and a plethora of apologetic promises, my children began to scream like Patrick Henry “give me liberty or give me death.” In retrospect, after reading the articles from Amy Chua and Hanna Rosin (two polar opposites with controversial cultural distinctions on how to raise and discipline a child) it would be an honest assessment that (figuratively speaking) I gave my boys both “liberty and death.” Amy Chuna, a Chinese mother raising two daughters Sophia and Louisa, holds a traditionally strict parenting style. Within her Asian household, Amy focuses on the success and discipline of her children, raising them on an ancient Chinese philosophical idea that “nothing is fun until you are good at it” and “happiness comes from mastery” (Chua, 2011). According to Chua, her daughter were “never allowed to attend sleepover[s], have a playdate, be in a school play, watch TV, play computer games, or get any grade other than an A” (2011). Chuna’s beliefs for an overzealous discipline, combined with extremely high expectations...
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...Rafael Nadal Biography Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has won a record of nice French Open singles titles and is one of the only two men to win all four majors and Olympic gold medal. He was born in Spain in 1986, and he began playing tennis at a very young age. Rafael Nadal started tennis at 3 and turned pro at 15. He was known for his strong topspin heavy shots. In 2005 he claimed the first record of nine French Open singles titles. Also he completed the career Golden Sam by winning the U.S. Open in 2010. In 2013, Nadal won two more major championships. Rafael Nadal’s famous quote was “Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.” -Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal was born on June 3, 1986 in Mallorca, Spain. His uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, started working with Nadal when he was three. At the age of 8, Nadal won a stunning 12 regional tennis championships. At the age of 12, he won the spanish and European tennis titles in his age group. Finally at age 15 he turned professional. Nadal made it to the semifinals of the Boys’ Singles tournament at the age of 16. At 17, he became the youngest male to reach the third round at Wimbledon since Boris Becker. At the age of 19, in 2005, Nadal won the French Open the first time he competed in the tournament and his world ranking became No. 3. He won 11 singles titles that year, and eight of the singles that he won were on clay courts. Rafael Nadal won his second straight French Open and added four...
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...Week 3 Team D Assignment From the Reading ACC/497 November 18, 2013 Debbie Adkins Week 3 Team D Assignment From the Reading Managerial Analysis (BYP1-2) A. What are the primary information needs of each manager? Andre Agassi, Sales Manager. He supervises all sales representatives. The primary information of the manager should be reviewing the performance evaluation reports to makes sure the sales figures are being met. The targeted objectives are broken down to determine if there are any changes that need to be made because of their goals in order to get the highest profits. He also has to help his employees by helping with the work schedule and giving all incentives needed for his employees to be motivated. Serena Williams, Technical specialist. She supervises computer programmers. The most important information includes overseeing employees to secure that the internal control systems are operating correctly to defend the company’s assets and looking over the vision systems in order to make sure that the computers are up and running. There are sufficient controls to make sure that the company is generating correct information. Pete Sampras, Cost Accounting Manager. He supervises cost accountants. Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for accounting and finance. The cost accountants are responsible for preparing financial statements, internal control, accounting records, tax returns, and company cash funds to be accounted for. Andy Roddick,...
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...point of view, Will Rogers principles about physically fit cities and on how we should shape our cities, the vision of growing a city honors equality and diversity. Recycling brownfields abandoned and underutilized property to create parks for the communities is one principle of community-based land conservation. Furthermore, great cities have great parks. These parks are the gathering places for cultural events, farmers’ markets, recreation and also brings communities together. Providing wonderful park system is just as much an ethical issue as providing quality education and mobility for all citizens. I came to agreement on this issue of recycling land to get a fairer balance. In principle two, individual health is directly tied to how we shape our cities and communities. I can as a result of this say, to avoid ‘chronic diseases’ we should construct better patterns for our new developments in the urban, which will create sidewalks and bike paths. It is true to say that our growth patterns are affecting the water quality, the water that we consume to our bodies, becoming a major threat to our health. The squeezed patterns lead to traffics which of course, pollutes our air from the car emissions. It is the same air we breathe. Therefore, our health is at risk. Protecting our farms and natural lands helps to protect our community character and keeps traditional landscapes from fragmentation. That makes a community physically fit, as it a healthy economy. Will Rogers talks about who...
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...a fan of The Who. Therefore, I was rather excited when I was assigned a research paper on The Who; a band who I really knew nothing about before American Popular Music. In the following paper, I will provide details about The Who’s individual band members’ lives, as well as information in relation to the band in general. The Who had four main members: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon. In addition to being the band’s guitarist, Pete Townshend took on the roll as the primary song writer. The most interesting fact I found about Townshend, is that he owns his own book publishing company. He actually published a book of his own called “Horse’s Neck” which consisted of a variety of short stories. Townshend has maintained a musical interest throughout his life, even after The Who broke up in 1983 (The Who Official Band Website). Roger Daltrey has always been a passionate musician; to the point where he even designed many of the bands guitars (The Who Official Band Website). Recently, Daltrey’s passion for music resurfaced. According to Mayer Nissim, a reporter for Digital Spy, “Roger Daltrey has confirmed that he is to tour The Who's 1969 album Tommy in full.” This article is from April 27th, 2011. Through further research, I found that the band had joined again in 2006 and released their first album in twenty-four years (The Who Official Band Website). The upcoming tour will be made up of former band members Townshend and Daltrey, as well as five additional...
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...Changing Lanes is a movie directed by Roger Michell and written by Chap Taylor and Michael Tolkin. The film is about a young lawyer and a business man who shares a small automobile accident on F.D.R. Gavin Banek who is played by Ben Affleck who also acted in Armageddon leaves the scene of accident and drives off leaving Doyle Gibson played by Samuel Jackson on the F.D.R causing him to miss his court appointment which leaves him with a broken family. After watching the film Changing Lanes, I would recommend everyone to watch the film. I was amused by how well the characters have played their roles. The theme, which was suspense through, out the whole film. Also the setting of the movie that created the rightful atmosphere needed. With all these factors the movie was a definite entertainer, which would keep the audience seated from the beginning till the very end of the movie. The movie has many important factors but the most important of all would be the characters and how well they have played their roles. Gavin Banek, a young lawyer who is one of the main characters in the story and turns a road accident into a chaotic feud. Doyle Gibson is the other main character that opposes Gavin by taking counteractions for his actions. Both of these characters were involved in an accident and Gavin was in a rush to go to courts, so he drives off from the scene accident. From that moment on, both of their lives change lanes. Whether it could be Gavin cheating on his wife and taking...
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...Now that you have selected the movie you want to review and watched it bearing in mind the evaluative criteria listed above, you are ready to begin writing your review. 1.Format Your review should have a title page specifying the title of the movie you are reviewing, your name, the names of your instructor and class, your student ID number, and the date you are submitting the review. The title page should be followed by the body of the review, which should be about 750 words long – about three double-spaced pages using a 12-point font. If you cite any sources, the full citations should appear in a separate References section at the end. Use the standard Chicago citation style (see http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/chicagogd.php). 2.Story, Dialogue, Action! Movies tell stories, and so should your review. Dialogue and action bring stories to life, and you can increase your readers’ interest by quoting revealing snippets of dialogue and describing the action that takes place during important scenes. These narrative elements are especially effective when used in the introductory paragraphs because they help to engage the reader. Remember, though, that your job is not to tell the whole story of the movie but to focus on aspects of sociological relevance. Don’t let the movie’s narrative control you; use the movie to tell your sociological story. 3.Argument The main body of your review – all but the introductory and concluding paragraphs – should develop your sociological...
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...Made By Jason & Franklin. This Document Is Strictly Prohibited For Commercial Purposes Without Authorization. List 1 GRE Verbal 750 Quantitative 800, AW 5.5 2008 10 Princeton, MIT, M. Fin Unit 1 ABANDON A B D I C AT E ABASE ABERRANT ABASH ABET A B AT E A B E YA N C E A B B R E V I AT E ABHOR abandon [ 1 n. ] carefree, freedom from constraint added spices to the stew with complete abandon unconstraint, uninhibitedness, unrestraint 2 v. to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly abandon herself to a life of complete idleness abandon oneself to emotion indulge, surrender, give up 3 v. to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment abandon the ship/homes salvage 4 v. to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) NASA the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch abort, drop, repeal, rescind, revoke, call off keep, continue, maintain, carry on abase [ 1 v. ] to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit debauch, degrade, profane, vitiate, discredit, foul, smirch, take down elevate, ennoble, uplift, aggrandize, canonize, deify, exalt abash [ 1 vt. ] to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of ,disconcert, embarrass Nothing could abash him. discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, nonplus, mortify embolden abate [ 1 v. ] to reduce in degree or intensity / abate his rage/pain taper off intensify 2 v. ...
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