Coach John Wooden, the legendary men’s college basketball coach who led UCLA to 10 national championships in the late 60’s and early 70’s, wrote “Wooden on Leadership.” He has been called the greatest coach of all time, regardless of sport, and has written several books about character habits and leadership. Some of his remarkable achievements are the 10 national championships, seven of them in a row, 88 consecutive victories, 38 straight tournament playoff wins, four perfect seasons (all but
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Pocahontas and John Smith Pocahontas is set in 1607, just as a new age of exploration has begun. A group of British adventurers led by the greedy governor of the Virginia Company, John Ratcliffe, and including a fearless soldier named John Smith, have set sail for the New World aboard The Susan Constant, seeking gold and other treasures. Meanwhile, in Virginia, a beautiful young Native American woman named Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan. The type of painting is made of oil
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The Shakespeare Code Through the years, the works of Shakespeare have been subject to numerous reinterpretations - latest in an episode of the television show, Doctor Who, in which the prominent English poet and playwright himself makes an appearance, constituting it as an excellent opportunity for introducing younger generations to his crafts. The portrayal of the Shakespeare, however, might differ a great deal from the prevalent idea of the widely known figure, describing him as rather foul-mouthed
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith, known as “Empress of the Blues”, was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However, by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912
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A free market is when businesses are governed by supply and demand and not restrained by government interference, except to enforce taxes and ownership of property. In a free enterprise system, the value of goods and services are determined by the market. For example, if the demand of a good is high then the price will be higher and if the demand is low then the price will be lower. This is why in a “perfect world” free enterprise leads to more efficient production and better response to changing
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The town of Holcomb is the perfect place to set the stage for murder. In the opening of “In Cold Blood”, Truman Capote paints a picture of Holcomb that is nothing more than a dull, boring, and desolate small town. He develops his view thought specific detail selection which depicts visual imagery, a detached and repetitious tone, accompanied with a specialized sentence structure. In a town that is as dreary as Holcomb, no one would ever expect a quadruple murder. Through his details, Capote attempts
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What is alienated labour, and what would unalienated labour be like? An essay written as an undergraduate in the Department of Philosophy, King’s College London Alexander Rikowski London, June 2010 In his Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts (1844a) Marx explains that there are four aspects of alienated labour under capitalism. Wolff (2002, p. 29) writes: “The basic idea [of alienation] is that two things which belong together come apart” [1]. I shall be examining the four forms
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are there are no regulations or taxation on commerce. This encourages the growth of businesses. However, with this type of economic system if a business does poorly or needs help the government isn't responsible. So, even though the Laissez-Faire economic policy has some good advantages, it also has a major disadvantage. One of the strengths of a Laissez-Faire system is the growth of businesses, as I mentioned in the previous paragraph. With anyone, who has the right requirements, able to start a
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a diverse range of topics. The libertarian approach is in which people must exercise the free market organization associated with minimal government intervention. Libertarians are strong supporters of the free market capitalism, a social system in which people encourage the ownership and control of private businesses, with few regulatory bodies. Libertarianism has become a crucial part of the society which has led to increased number of privately owned businesses. The number of people adopting
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Slipping Into Insanity A time of individuality and rebellion made a mark in the world of literature, and modernist writers weren’t afraid to break away from the norm. The Bell Jar, written by Sylvia Plath, is an outstanding novel which depicts the modernist era as a whole. Sylvia Plath takes her readers through the mind of a young girl in her twenties, Esther, whose stability and sanity slowly start to slip away. Esther’s trouble starts within her mind but become magnified when external
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