...The Temptations The Temptations are a very popular Motown band that started in the 1960’s when two local vocal groups joined forces. The 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey is their album that really catches my ear and put The Temptations on the map. The members of the group at that time were David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Paul Williams. The album was composed of songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson and was the second album The Temptations had put out. Not only is the music great, but also The Temptations knew how to perform. The three hits of the album are the famous “My Girl,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do” and “It’s Growing.” (allmusic.com) All of the songs mentioned above are love songs. I think that is why The Temptations were so popular and still are. The words to all these songs contain metaphors about love and can’t help but cheer someone up. They have a sound that is catchy and most of their songs are very up beat. Their music was crossover music and has always appealed and was relatable to the many cultures of America. The original album artwork is of the band with the lead singer off to the side with a border around the group. Smokey Robinson is also pictured on the side with a border around himself. I believe this is to tribute him for all the work he did with the group. This album is the album that made the group famous and would not have been as good without Smokey Robinson. The background...
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...When thinking back on the fable the first words that come to mind are fascinating, compelling, and utterly memorable. The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that I have ever read before. Management consultant Patrick Lencioni told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn't know why. It was a great book for current and future leaders to recognize the mistakes that can be made and how to avoid them. In this fable I learned that success as a leader can come down to practicing a few simple behaviors that can be difficult for each of us to master. The author begins with a statement that’s speaks of a reality. It is the idea that when an individual becomes a CEO, they will be presented with incredible difficulties. These challenges are the result of falling prey to one or more of the five temptations. This fable allowed me to truly absorb the meanings of the temptations so I could more easily associate with them. The five temptations are: results vs. status, accountability vs. popularity, clarity vs. certainty, conflict vs. harmony and trust vs. invulnerability. What is it like to be a CEO of a company? I have wondered this for as long as I have dreamt to be in the position of a Chief Executive someday, somehow, somewhere. The more I read, the more I realize that this lofty ambition, held by millions of others, is more difficult than I may like to bargain for in a large corporate environment...
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...“The Last Temptation of Christ” The Last Temptation of Christ is a highly controversial film that was released in 1988 by Martin Scorsese who claims his film is purely fiction. This story is based upon the analogy of the fictional novel entitled The Last Temptation of Christ, written by Nikos Kazantzaki. If you’ve ever wondered if there was any struggle between the spirit and flesh of Jesus Christ during his life as a human then this film tries to answer just that question. The main idea of this movie is suppose to give you a glance at the sinful temptations that Jesus Christ may have been subjected to while living as a human. By giving you a perception of the human side of Jesus and the agony he endured accepting his destiny; Scorsese hopes that Jesus becomes more identifiable in a manner where you can relate to the suffering he may have experienced in the process leading up to him dying on the cross for the sins of humanity. The main casting characters in this film are Willem Dafoe as Jesus Christ, Harvey Keitel as Judas, Barbara Hershey as Mary Magdalene, Andre Gregory as John the Baptist, and Verna Bloom as Mary, mother of Jesus. As the film begins, Jesus is a cross maker, he builds crosses for the Romans to be used during the punishment of Israelites. According to Jesus, he works with the Romans to spite God. He is angry because God loves him and he cannot stand to bare the pain of that love. The character of Jesus comes across as being a confused man by the voices he...
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...I chose to reflect on this week is 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” I chose this verse because there are temptations all around, especially being in college. You are constantly tempted with things like sex before marriage, alcohol, participating in gossip, and other silly things that are so pleasing to this world. I think this verse is so important for everyone to know because as much as we are tempted God will never give us anything in our life that we cannot handle. That doesn’t mean life will be easy but if we lean on him we will be able to get through anything. As Christians it is even more important to try to not fall into the temptations of this world because people look to us as examples of how they should live there life. I know for me sometimes things happen in my life that come out of no where and I find myself asking “God why would you do this to me?” It is important to remember that when God gives us the hard temptations of life he doesn’t want us to rely on our self control. He wants us to draw closer to him and rely on his strength. He has such a perfect and spotless plan for each and every one of our lives and if we follow God’s path it will be much easier to deal with the temptations that come our way. It is easy for anyone to be tempted no...
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...fine-tuned choreography -- and even finer harmonies -- The Temptations became the definitive male vocal group of the 1960s; one of Motown's most elastic acts, they tackled both lush pop and politically charged funk with equal flair, and weathered a steady stream of changes in personnel and consumer tastes with rare dignity and grace. The Temptations' initial five-man lineup formed in Detroit in 1961 as a merger of two local vocal groups, the Primes and the Distants. Baritone Otis Williams, Elbridge (aka El, or Al) Bryant, and bass vocalist Melvin Franklin were longtime veterans of the Detroit music scene when they joined together in the Distants, who in 1959 recorded the single "Come On" for the local Northern label. Around the same time, the Primes, a trio comprised of tenor Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams (no relation to Otis), and Kell Osborne, relocated to the Motor City from their native Alabama; they quickly found success locally, and their manager even put together a girl group counterpart dubbed the Primettes. (Later, three of the Primettes -- Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard -- formed the Supremes). In 1961, the Primes disbanded, but not before Otis Williams saw them perform live, where he was impressed both by Kendricks' vocal prowess and Paul Williams' choreography skills. Soon, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Bryant, Franklin, and Kendricks joined together as the Elgins; after a name change to The Temptations, they signed to the Motown subsidiary Miracle, where...
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...Aimee Voisin Mrs. Furr World Literature 1 06 February 2016 Noah, My Standard Bearer The biblical servant of God, Noah, who was born 2970 years before Christ, has been chosen as the person after whom I would like to pattern my life. Noah’s life set standards of strength, divine faith, righteousness, and obedience. These are positive guidelines that would enhance my life. Today, we too, like Noah, live in a corrupt, wicked, sexual deviant society and often find it difficult to do what we know is acceptable. With all the corruptness in our society today, we too can appreciate Noah’s world. It’s often difficult in our wicked society, to stay steadfast and adhere to our moral and spiritual standards. With the temptations that surround daily life, reflecting upon Noah’s great strength of character is a sustaining force to guide us. Even though my divine faith will not ever be as strong as Noah’s, and it is not likely that I shall ever build an ark, my faith increases with Noah as my standard bearer. We can only imagine the scorn, ridicule and contempt that Noah experienced while living in a desert and building a huge boat, yet by faith he continued. Not only was Noah uniquely righteous and possessed of strong faith, but he also was implicit in his obedience in doing what he was commanded. Many times we know what we ought to do but are remising in doing it. Not only did Noah take on the colossal of building the ark, but he wisely kept an accurate log of important...
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...Table of Contents: Executive Summary Page 2 Directional Leadership and Managerial Transitioning at Motown Page 5 Problem Statement Page 6 Data Analysis Page 6 Early Management of Motown Page 6 Passing the Baton Page 8 Key Decision Criteria Page 9 Alternative Analysis Page 9 Recommendation Page 10 Action and Implementation Page 10 Exhibits Page 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Suzanne de Passé at Motown Productions clearly represents corporate achievement, diversification and the many facets and correlations between Management and Leadership and how they should be applied in the corporate/business sector; a major determinant being the canny ability of managers to alter their leadership style as a situation dictates. Renowned producer, president, record and film Executive, Suzanne de Passé is credited as being the ingenious power source behind the rapid growth of the Motown industry headed by Berry Gordy. Gordy gave Suzanne free reign to develop the brand, which she was able to successfully diversify from a single music production to motion picture and film. The aforesaid did not successfully evolve without its distractions, as initially the task seemed overwhelming. The question in the mind-set of the detractors was, “how will de Passé be able to steer this acclaimed company into a new era of diversification and rapid growth without losing the Motown mystique?” The problem statement...
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...October 2015 Professional Reading Assignment In the book The Five Temptations of a CEO: a Leadership Fable, author Patrick Lencioni tells a story about Andrew O’Brien- CEO of a major company, who meets an older, much wiser man, Charlie, on his supposed train ride home. This man, whether he is real in life or a figment of imagination, lectures Andrew about the complications of being the CEO of a big company and what causes most of them to fail in regards to the five temptations. Charlie starts off with the first temptation which is choosing your status over results. He says that this is the hardest temptation to break and in short rather than caring about how their company is doing and its accomplishments, some (if not most) chief executives are more worried about securing their position. Next he explains the second temptation, striving to be popular instead of being accountable. He insists that instead of CEOs trying to be liked by their employees, they need to tell them what is expected of them and give ultimatums if said expectations cannot be upheld. Andrew then asks about temptation number three, the temptation to certainty over clarity. CEOs at times may wait too long to make an important decision until they know for sure that it is the right one because they are more scared of being wrong; which ties in with them being unable to hold themselves accountable. In transition they come to the fourth temptation, the desire for harmony. Another man explains that harmony is like...
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...848 Chris Dowling 09/29/2014 Part of being human If there’s one thing that we all could use more of it would be self-control. Look at the least successful people you know and the most successful. The one thing that makes these two types of people different is their ability to do the right actions and do them continuously. Recently I read The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.it first explains that willpower is an instinct, like stress, that protects us from ourselves. Then the book goes through ways we sabotage our own willpower and she also gives strategies to improve your willpower. One thing that The Willpower Instinct made crystal clear was that everyone struggles in some way; it could be addiction, distractions, temptations, and procrastinating. Motivation is key to resist our short-term pleasures. “When you find your biggest want power…bring it to mind whenever you find yourself most tempted to give in or give up.”(75) Whenever you are on the verge of giving up you need to just remember where you want to be and it will help you get to your overall goal. The beginning of my senior year of high school I was 80 credits behind so I had to take seven classes the first semester, but I only passed half of those and then I had ten classes the final semester in order to graduate with three credits over the requirement. Along the way I had people telling me that I “could” and “couldn’t” graduate. I definitely wanted to just give up along the way but I decided...
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...Temptation All of us experience temptations. So did the Savior, but He “gave no heed unto them” (D&C 20:22). Similarly, we do not have to yield simply because a temptation surfaces. We may want to, but we don’t have to. 3. Satan, who is called the tempter (Mt. 4:3; 1 Thess. 3:5), is out to get us. He doesn’t care how spiritual we are, or how secure we are in our Christian homes; he is going to tempt us to sin hoping to lead us away from God and our families. FIRST, TO RESIST TEMPTATION, WE MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT TEMPTATION IS. Temptation is an enticement or an allurement to sin against the will of God. 2. James explains temptation this way: (Jam. 1:13-15) “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” 3. These verses teach several things about temptation. a. First, God does not tempt us to sin, in fact, (1 Cor. 10:13) explains that God provides us with a way out of temptation. God allows us to be tempted in order to refine our faith and to help us grow in our dependence upon Him. b. Second, temptation in of itself is not sin. Jesus was tempted, however, He was without sin. Temptation only becomes sin when we give into the temptation. 4. Temptation is a process...
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...come to mind when you hear the word temptation? What kinds of temptations have you faced? The first things I think of are food (eating things that I know I shouldn’t be eating), disobedience (feeling tempted to ignore what my parents told me not to do) and distractions (instead of concentrating on my work, I get drawn into unnecessary conversation with my peers). As we can see we have all experienced temptation in our daily lives. To be able to understand temptation, we need to know where it originated from. The first temptation mentioned in the Bible is of Eve. We all know the story. Satan appeared to her as a snake and urged her to eat of the Tree of Life which God specifically told her and Adam not to touch. This tells us that temptation is not something new or unheard of but in fact has been around from the creation of man. God is a withholder of great things. We now need to think about the source of temptation. However, before we look into this we must read James 1: 13, 14. The word specifically tells us that God does not tempt us. Knowing this, how are we tempted and why? * Idleness * Desires * At our weakest moments * The tempter uses others to tempt us Satan wants to separate us from God. He wants us to feel so weak and helpless so that we begin to lose all faith and trust in the Creator. The tempter wants to lead us astray so that we can fall deeper into sin. Once you’ve sinned, it’s easier to sin again. Temptation is like a seed. If you don’t water...
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...actions, thoughts, or feelings so that you do not eat or drink too much, become too angry; or moderation in action, thought or feeling: restraint. In researching temperance, the overall definition has been restraint or self-control which is both requires an action on the part of an individual. According to the bible, temperance or self-control is one of the fruits of the spirit as outlined in Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV). It is a great attribute that many people have a hard time of doing which is why I believe the bible outlines it as a fruit which has been produced out of our obedience to the spirit of the Lord. The ability to control our actions or refrain from the temptations which will cause us to over indulge in the traps of this word requires us to have temperance. In our society, we have many temptation such as alcohol, drugs, sex, money or pride are things which has caused many people to lose their homes, live and family over. Is this Temperance still important to success in life today? I believe that temperance is still important to our success in life today because we have to be able to have self-control in every area of our lives. On our jobs, we have to be able to display self-control when dealing with others in the workplace. We have to display temperance at all times because stress will cause people over-react which cause tempters to flair and arguments to erupts. In my current position, we are required to perform year-end close out of our financial...
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...Abstract My story on Diana Ross and the things she has accomplish in her life have inspired me. I have always loved Ms. Ross and what she stands for a go getter, loving, caring and beautiful woman. Ms. Ross has open a brand new world for a lot of black artist of her time, the paths that she has paved for young black female artist are breath taken. She set the stage for how hard work and motivation along with preservation go hand in hand. Ms. Ross was the key element of the Supremes her up-tempo vocals kept her as the lead soloist on most of the songs performed with the group. She impressed when he first heard her voice and he new he had a winner for his record label. Even though it took some years before Ms. Ross performed as a solo artist she still performed with the Supremes until the end. Ms. Ross hit the top of the charts when she became a solo artist and never looked back for several years. She kept the lime life going as she stared in sitcoms, movies, talk shows. Ms. Ross is still singing here and there but mostly spending a lot of time with her family. She is one awesome lady, who I admire and love… My Story on Diana Ross My paper is on the real Diana Ross, who born at Hutzel Women’s Hospital in Detroit, Michigan on March 26, 1944. She was the second eldest of Ernestine, a schoolteacher, and Fred Ross, Sr., a former United States Army soldier. Diana Ross’s real name is Diana Ernestine Earl Ross there was a story to be told if Diana’s name ended in “a” or an “e”...
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...African American Movie Paper HUM/105 November 19, 2012 Danielle Jones Out of all the great African-American films out there, I decided to write on a film, which is still considered to be a classic to this day, “Cooley High.” The film takes place in Chicago, 1964, and centers on a group of lower-class black kids, including Preach, a smart student, and his close friend, Cochise, a great athlete who's on the verge of getting a scholarship. This film has been compared to be the black version of George Lucas' "American Graffiti"; the film has a lot of energy and substance to easily overlook that fact. There are many funny moments, including a scene where the boys joyride with Preach behind the wheel; a scene where the boys cut class and head to the zoo, ending with a hilarious encounter with a gorilla; and a scene where Preach hides from some hoodlums in an bathroom that is occupied. There's also romance in the film, as Preach attempts to woo classy beauty Brenda; the two even lose their virginity together in a truly tasteful scene. The movie ends in tragedy, and since the characters have depth, we feel the loss. “Cooley High” set the standard for African-American film excellence when it was made. This film plays on various emotions, and you definitely feel for all of the characters. Sure, some of the acting is a little wooden, but fortunately, those parts aren't pivotal. The music is sensational, with classic songs from Motown and...
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...evil. He took the chance of disobeying the people he cared about and went against his religion. But, in some ways the way he found out who the people around him (his loved ones and his close friends) were. The truth was unveiled but only he could see it and by doing this he was a hero. He was a hero because he saw the truth and kept it as a burden in his life. He was forever changed. He was a hero for accepting the truth and moving on. One symbol in the story was the ‘traveler’s staff’. It was in some ways a serpent coming to tempt Young Goodman Brown. It showed that he was not strong enough to refuse the temptations of the devil. The serpent is used in many other stories to symbolize evil, such as Adam and Eve or even the Disney story of Aladdin. As you can see the serpent is used as a symbol of evil or the devil. Also the serpent is used as a symbol of temptation and greediness. Another symbol in the story was Faith’s pink ribbon. When you think of pink, you think of happiness and innocence. You think of the youth of a girl. When you see pink you think of joy and love. Faith was young, sweet, and kind but this symbol could have been misleading. Was Faith truly someone we could trust or was she also taking...
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