Frank Zappa’s testimony on the topic of labeling specifically rock music that was seen as explicit by the PMRC was unforgettable. His testimony instead of persuading the senate to not allow explicit labels on rock music showcased his argument as vague and off topic at times. Since most of Frank Zappa’s argument is petty jabs at the PMRC and its founders, it is hard to pinpoint exactly what he did well. Frank Zappa’s testimony was truly a disaster until the very end. He seemed to have almost
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firms, and organizations. It is envisioned to provide very high speed access to information in all forms (text, graphics, audio, video) via a telephone or wireless connection. The term was first used in 1985 by the 45th US Vice President (1993-2001) Al Gore (born 1948) in an American context where every citizen is aimed to be so connected". As a kid, I hardly knew what a personal computer was, but I was kind of familiar with a word processor. I became a little familiar with the Apple computer because
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Week5 : For all groups: W L Gore Associates Case study: Gore-Tex® and W.L. Gore & Associates: An innovative company and a contemporary culture[1] This case study explores the role of organisational management and culture within a very innovative firm, which is responsible for some very well known products such as the famous Gore-Tex fabric, and yet few people know very much about this remarkable organisation. It is operated in a similar way to that of a cooperative such as the John Lewis Partnership
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generation is down so don't arouse my polluting parents, fool Death ain't nothing but a toxic breath away, I'm living life, do or die, what can I say I'm 25 now, but will I live to see 26 The way things are going I don't know Tell me why is Al Gore is so boring and unable to see That the ones he hurts are you and me Been spending most this movie, living in a bored paradise Been spending most this movie, living in a weary paradise Keep spending most this movie, living in a sleeping paradise
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Rhetoric/Writing 131 Serving the People, Through the People “He’s never balanced a budget, but I have 11 times” stated William Jefferson Clinton in his acceptance speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Clinton did an award winning job of giving a speech in such a way, that his audience felt personally connected with him and his motives. With Clinton’s comforting values and his impressive choice of words, he let his audience, the common middle-class Democrat, know that they were
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COMM 170 Name: NIKESH KUMAR (300811080) Fall 2013 Noble award winner, Politician, philanthropist and much more(3) Mr. AL Gore’s master piece “The Moment Of Truth” and the Canada’s own Cree playwright and novelist’s dazzling yet bitter truthful essay “what a certain visionary once said” are a hard one to compare and comment on. Though both highway’s and gore’s introductory and concluding paragraphs are effective and persuasive, both of them use a different vocabulary style. Firstly
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Abigail Swihart Political Communications Dr. Robert Bond February 26th, 2015 Political Advertisements 1992 Presidential Election Campaigns - Bush vs. Clinton During the 1992 presidential election, most of the advertisements were intended to portray the core values of the average American. Both George H. Bush and Bill Clinton attempted to portray patriotism and a deep sense of American pride within their campaigns making the economy one of the key topics of this election. But only one of
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Discuss a few important characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Our world is flooded with a multitude of successful entrepreneurs in the various social, business and techno spheres. It is only owing to their unique characteristics that 90% of the world’s jobs are created today. To begin with, entrepreneurs are very easily recognisable, even before they become one, due to their unorthodox and radical thinking. They have an ability and a sharp eye to spot the gaps/challenges/ pain points in
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Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000) Judicial history On Nov. 8 2000, the day after the presidential election, it was shown that Governor Bush received 2,907,135 votes and 2,907,351 for vice president Gore with a difference of 1,784 in favor of Governor Bush. Because it was a win of a half a percent there was a recount using a machine which bush was still the winner but by a small amount. Gore demanded a manual recount in several counties that were later found out only democratic states were asked
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Silvia Vazquez BUS 2310-01 Case Brief April 1, 2014 Case name: BUSH v. GORE, 531 U.S. 98, 148 L.Ed.2d 388 (2000) Facts: In 2000, Al Gore, the former Vice President of the United States was facing George W. Bush for the presidential election. On December 8th of 2000, a local court in the state of Florida forced the city of Palm Beach to manually recount almost 10,000 ballots. This recount was imposed because the voters in Florida had problems with the state’s electronic voting machines. This
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