...According to the Gregorian calendar, John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737; according to the Julian calendar then in use, the date was January 12, 1736.[5] He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in a part of town that eventually became the separate city of Quincy.[6] He was the son of the Reverend John Hancock of Braintree and Mary Hawke Thaxter (widow of Samuel Thaxter Junior), who was from nearby Hingham. As a child, Hancock became a casual acquaintance of young John Adams, whom the Reverend Hancock had baptized in 1735.[7][8] The Hancocks lived a comfortable life, and owned one slave to help with household work.[7] After Hancock's father died in 1744, John was sent to live with his uncle and aunt, Thomas Hancock and Lydia (Henchman)...
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...This paper will go in detail on John Hancock’s early life and all of his accomplishments and victories. He’s known for his role in the winning of the American Revolution against Great Britain, signing the Declaration of Independence, and also was a governor of Massachusetts (History). Although he may not be as well known as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, he too played a big role in shaping the United States we know today. Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts which now is known as Quincy on January 23rd, 1737. He was taken care by his aunt Lydia Henchman and uncle Thomas Hancock in their Boston mansion when his father Reverend Hancock died when John was only a boy (History). In 1754, John Graduated at 17 years old from Harvard...
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...playing the bass on the organs foot pedals. both hands and feet Bill Evans- piano composer, lyrical sensitive and swinging. piano trio- equal play trio included: Scott Lafaro - Bass, Paul Motian - Drums Free Jazz- Atonal, No form, Dissonance, High Energy, Collective Improv, Unusual ensemble, Ornette Coleman -Alto,trumpet,commposer- free jazz, no set solos or form, double quartet. Cecil Taylor-explosive pianist, aggressive. Drawn to percussive and physical aspect John Coltrane- Tenor, Soprano Sax. Miles Davis Quintet-Hard Bop. Joined Monk Quartet. influence by Monks unorthodox recorded album Giant Steps. didnt play cool jazz, Kind of Blue, formed Coltrane Quartet -McCoy Tyner- Piano, Jimmy Garrison-Bass, Elvin Jones- Drums made A love Supreme. free jazz Miles Davis- trumpet, played some bebop, some cool jazz, modal jazz, jazz fusion. -original trumpet style. birth of cool jazz, pioneered modal jazz, jazz-rock fusion. bitchesbrew -middle range, melancholic sound, melodic soloist. First Quintet- john coltrane-sax, red garland-piano,paul chambers-bass, phillyjoejones-drums Sextet-added cannonball...
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...capability to develop evaluation skills. In order to achieve organisation goals, it is important HRM are aligned with the strategic goals and objectives as well as have a clear understanding of the overall strategic direction of the organisation (Singh, Darwish and Anderson 2012, p. 3029). An initiative Jasmine should consider introducing is the HR scorecard, a measurement system created to show HR’s influence on the attainment of the organisations strategic objectives and financial performance (Iveta 2012, p. 118). The scorecard is balanced between qualitative and quantitative data, highlighting cost control and value creation. Given that the HR scorecard focuses on leading indicators which will emphasise the future, it may be helpful in the implementation of new and updated business objectives within John’s company due to the anticipated increase to his workforce. The HR scorecard includes multifunctional metrics that top management believes contribute to the company’s strategic success. Jasmine could also introduce an initiative to reduce avoidable employee turnover. Hancock et al. (2013, p. 547) identifies that turnover can lead to detrimental outcomes disrupting the operations function, increasing recruitment and selection costs as well as creating difficulty within the team as it entails the loss of firm specific human and social capital. Horn & Griffeth (cited in Wheeler, Harris and Harvey 2010, p. 184) states that effective HRM has been associated with reduced turnover...
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...Independent Film Producers Name Institution Independent Film Producers An independent film refers to film production that results in a feature film which is majorly or completely produced outside the main film studio system (O’Meara, 2014). Besides being produced and disseminated by independent theatre companies, independent films are also distributed and produced by firms of major film studios. These independent films are commonly distinguishable by their style and content as well as the way the personal artistic vision of the filmmaker is realized (O’Meara, 2014). Generally, independent films are produced with considerably lesser film budgets compared to major studio films. Also, the marketing of these films is usually marked by limited release, though they can also have major promoting campaigns as well as wide release. They are usually screened at international, national, or local film festivals before being distributed (O’Meara, 2014). This paper presents a biographical essay of three independent film producers; Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, and Noah Baumbach Woody Allen Woody Allen is an American writer, playwright, comedian, actor, and director. He was born in 1935 in the Bronx (Girgus, 2002). However, he was raised in Brooklyn, a town in New York. Allen was the son of Nettie, a book keeper, and Martin Konigsberg, a waiter and a jewelry engraver. He had a sister named Letty and was born in 1943. Allen’s family was Ashkenazi Jewish. .Allen’s childhood was not for the...
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...978-1-85604-637-4 b) Author : Alfredo deSouza Title : Library and information science Subtitle : An introduction Publisher : Prentice Hall Place of Publication : New Jersey Year of Publication : c2014 ISBN : 9839422480 c) Author : Paul Robbins, John Hintz, Sarah A. Moore Edition : 2 edition Title : Environment and Society Subtitle : A Critical Introduction Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell Place of publication : New Jersey Year of publication : 2014 ISBN : 978-1118451564 Online Journal a) Author : Mark J. Mendell, Terry Brennan, Lee Hathon, J. David Odom, Francis J. Offerman, Bradley H. Turk, Kenneth M. Wallingford, Richard C. Diamond, William J. Fisk Title : Causes and prevention of symptom complaints in office buildings: Distilling the experience of indoor environmental quality investigators Journal : Facilities, 2006, Vol. 24, Issue 11/12, p. 436-444 Access date : Sunday 25 August 2013 URL : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0263-2772.html Doi : 101108/02632770610701549 b) Author : Jeremy Moore, James Felton, Colby Wright and Stephen C. Henneberg Title : The influence of political orientation on financial risk taking Source : American journal of business, 2012, Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 37-48 Database : Emeraldinsight URL : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/2500070105.html Date of Access: 25 May 2013 Doi : 09//800876987715890065 ...
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...HISTORICAL ESSAY #1 Confederation and Constitution The Articles of Confederation was agreed to by Congress on November 15, 1777 and was ratified and in force on March 1, 1781. By the year 1787, this new government had fallen short of the expectations of the people it was intended to govern. The weaknesses in The Articles of Confederation were numerous and had, in the thinking of many prominent men of that time, failed and would lead to a state of anarchy. There was such a sense of urgency to amend it that there seemed to be an atmosphere of panic among many of our Founding Fathers. John Dickenson and fellow members of the 2nd Continental Congress, weary of monarchy rule, had created the Articles of Confederation as a listing of twelve specific Powers given Congress by which to govern. Legislation required nine votes to pass. Each state had only one vote and this was problematic to the larger states, as their problems, more often than not, were based on a larger population and it was not unusual that the smaller states didn’t understand or want to pay for the solutions. Some lesser acts did not require nine votes to pass, but simply a majority of those present. Acts of Significant Consequence did require nine votes. The trouble with all of this was that even if nine votes could be achieved, there was no enforcement of law to be implemented by Congress. Congress could make law but not enforce it. It could charge states for their share of national...
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...speculation in lots in Springfield, Bloomington, Clinton and other owns in central Illinois. He attended the Sangamon and Morgan courts during their three sessions each year and all the courts of the First Circuit in September and October, 1837. He formed a law partnership with john d. urquhar in Springfield in April, 1838. Writing to Levi Woodbury, secretary of the treasury, October 6, 1837, Douglas declared that he had attended no political meetings since his appointment as register seven months before. However, he expected to attend such meetings in the future. A week later, the Whig sangamo journal accused Douglas of working toward a nomination for congress, but concluded that “electioneering was one of the implied duties of a government officer” His plans for nomination to congress by a convention of carefully selected delegates were then maturing. When the convention, with delegates from approximately half of the thirty-four countries of the third district, met at Peoria on November 20, he was nominated by acclamation. His vigorous campaign during the first seven months of 1838, over an area of some 25,000 square miles, cannot be treated here in detail. Traveling much of the time in company with john t. Stuart, his Whig opponent, he spoke once in each of the thirty-four counties, and twice in the counties near Sangamon where Stuart had practiced law for nine years, and the Whig vote was the strongest. The sangamo journal bitterly assailed Douglas in nearly every issue. The...
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...major influences on the art from the late 1940s." Miles Davis was, and still is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. His style and smoothness on the trumpet caught the ears of many people. Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois., on May 26, 1926. For most of Miles's life he was raised in East St. Louis in an upper middle class family. Before Davis got interested into music he liked sports a lot. He loved playing baseball, football, boxing, and basketball. The first trumpet he received was in his preteen years. He practically fell in love with it the first time he played it. Davis liked to play in his high school band and in R&B bands. In 1942 Miles married his wonderful wife, Irene. In July of 1944 he sat in with Billy Eckstine and his band, where he met his life long idols, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. In the fall, Miles goes to New York to attend Juilliard School of Music. "I spent my first week in NY and my first month's allowance looking for Charlie "Bird" Parker. Later I roomed with Parker for a year and followed him around down to 52nd street. Every night I'd write down chords, on matchbook covers. Next day, I'd play these chords, all day in the practice rooms at Juilliard, instead of going to classes." "Instead of taking classes he hooked up with Bird, playing in his quintet comprising from 1946-1948." After that Miles goes out to form a band of his own. His first band that he formed was actually a quintet comprising John Coltrane...
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...delegates brought extensive political experience to the meeting. More than two-thirds were lawyers, and most had served in their state legislatures or held a state office. Thomas Jefferson was so impressed by the ability and experience of these men that he called the convention “an assembly of demi-gods.” The Father of the Constitution The best prepared of the delegates was James Madison of Virginia. One delegate wrote of Madison, “In the management of every great question he evidently took the lead in the Convention.” Indeed, Madison's influence was so great that later he would be called the “Father of the...
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...“Texas is the toughest state in the country to win an insanity defense case” Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, July 26, 2006 Andrea Yates grew up in Houston, Texas in a typical Roman Catholic family environment. Her family has been described as middle-class American family. Her father was a school teacher who taught shop. He would retire and then later suffer from Alzheimer’s. He passed away before the killings. Her mother worked to keep the house running and attend to the families 5 children. Andrea, born on July 2, 1964 was the youngest and considered the brightest of the siblings. She proved to be a high achiever coiled with personal motivation as demonstrated in her role as captain of the swim team, National Honor Society member, and valedictorian. She graduated from Milby High School in 1982. She went on to the University of Houston, where she completed a two-year pre-nursing program. Upon completion of the pre-nursing program, she was accepted to the University of Texas School of Nursing in Houston from which she graduated in 19986. Andrea then took a position with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center where she worked from 1986 to 1994 as a registered nurse (Denno, 2003). Andre met her future husband much the way any other person might. In 1989, Andrea and Russell (Rusty) were both living in the same apartment complex. Rusty, “a summa cum laude graduate of Auburn University, was designing computer systems for NASA” (Denno, 2003) was described as popular...
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...University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-War Event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | | |(1754–1763) is the American name, British name is the 7 year war. The war was |Debt from French and Indian war was a big contribution to Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France, with | | | |both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great | | | |Britain and France, who declared war on each other in 1756 | | | |Act that reduced taxes on molasses and sugar, laid |Money made from the Sugar Act was used to keep British Troops present. | |Sugar Act |taxes on indigo, pimento (allspice), some wines, and coffee, and increased | ...
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...Kyle Lorenzetti 4/18/2015 Professor Chevan MUS George Benson George Benson is one of the most popular male jazz guitarists in the United States. In his lifetime, he has received 20 Grammy nominations and has won 10 Grammy awards. George Benson is known for playing his Ibanez guitar and his method of playing, which uses a rest-stroke picking technique, is similar to players of gypsy jazz. His style of playing, tone and melody is incredible. He worked with many of the jazz greats, from Wes Montgomery, Jack McDuff, Miles David, Count Basie Orchestra, Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber. He performed at top places all over the world, and packed them all. His audiences were rich and poor, made up of all races, all religions and all nationalities. In fact, many of them had just one factor in common – they all loved him. George Benson is truly one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. George Benson was born on March 22, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, the eldest son of a family of six children. His mother was an aid at the nearby hospital and the family was very poor. George lived in a house without electricity until he was seven. The Hill District of Pittsburg was filled with jazz talent at the time. There were numerous jazz clubs all over the city and little George was surrounded by the sound. He showed talent at an early age. His parents taught him to sing and at the age of 4, he won a singing contest at a local 4th of July concert...
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...Situation: Indie Software is a company that has employees who are of different age groups (traditionalists, baby boomers, Gen X and Y) and ethnicity. Recent new hires have added to the diversity of the company, some of them have different sexual orientations and parental status compared to the employees already working within the company. The first few days has seen some awkwardness among the employees. A workplace should be a neutral environment where everyone feels welcome and comfortable to perform their job. However not all workplaces can be this simple and put together. Indie Software represents numerous workplaces that deal with this situation everyday. Whether you’re a new employee that is bringing something new or unknown to the majority or you’re an existing employee that is now surrounded by a new belief or value from a new employee it can be difficult in either situation but it really does not have to be and in this report we will learn how. Indie Software’s existing employees may be feeling uncomfortable because they have become so use to the same faces, the same beliefs, values, cultures and personalities. When someone becomes too comfortable and bit of change can be unsettling whether it is meant to be or not. The existing employees may feel uncomfortable because they’re not familiar with the way the new employees may act, speak or behave. Not everyone is educated enough to know that sexual orientation is a personal matter and every human being regardless...
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...Essay Title: Body Project Course title: Regulating Bodies, Youth, Identity and consumption The body is a topic of much discussion within society at the moment with focus on media and consumer consumption. This has brought to light a range of issues surrounding the body, and literature from decades ago have been looked at and performed in a modern light to produce up to date research on the body. This body project gives me an opportunity to not only understand myself about body sculpting, but allow a better understanding on the literature and provide additional evidence that will either support or reject themes and theories in this chosen topic. My choice to choose the topic of dieting for this body project was an easy one to make. From the age of about fifteen I have been conscious of my weight despite being told ‘you aren’t fat,’ and ‘you don’t need to diet.’ These comments were not enough to deter me not to take up different dieting techniques and phases of exercising however more times than not I would fail at reaching my targets. I therefore saw this opportunity as a way to try again as the pressure of keeping a diary and writing up on it may encourage me to maintain it for longer than my previous attempts. I find the topic of dieting very interesting not just in terms of myself but also in terms of society as a whole. After researching this topic of interest and not realising it myself but dieting has a significant association with the increased risk of not only...
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