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- 221: Situation Analysis: Ford Mustang
- ... The war ended in 1945 and brought a fallen country back to its feet. With the economy in great shape and prosperity on the minds of many Americans, the auto industry thrived once again. The big three, as they would soon be known, slowly took form. They included General Motors, Chrysler, and the Ford Motor Company. In the late 1950s, the United States saw the beginning of foreign cars being imported. This posed very little threat to the market share held by the big three because the quality of the foreign cars was very poor. The 1960s are best remembered as the muscle car era. This was a time of low gas prices and high horsepower. During this time ... 1970s, the United States felt a huge increase in the price of gas. This marked the end of the muscle car era and the beginning of the compact and sub-compact car era. While the big three were hurrying to release a car with better gas mileage, Honda introduced the first compact car in the United States. In the early 1970s, Ford introduced the Pinto. In hurrying to get a ...
- 222: Sibling Relationships
- ... between siblings and their influence on the relationship between them. Early theorist believed that two years was too much of a gap between siblings, as sibling rivalry was inevitable. They believed that with such a big gap the rivalry can start three ways, the first child could receive things as he progresses through his development and the other younger sibling would feel left out. They both could get everything at the ... for the long hospital visits and tend to be very territorial, but both of these can be overcome quite easily with good planning. (P.6 Sibling rivalry, spacing the family) This theory has overlooked the big brother syndrome, the older brother is always bigger, faster, smarter etc. which is reliant totally on nature and the stages of development. This no matter how well explained to some children is injustice in the ... the siblings aren’t of real significance, the significant aspect governing their relationship simply is their personality and the incorporation in the child’s upbringing by the older sibling. Although the age gap is a big problem to children at early stages, evidence shows there is minimal difference in IQ, or other achievements between siblings. In cultures were older children are expected to help in the upbringing, teaching and cleaning ...
- 223: Magic Johnson
- ... he minded mental errors. (Johnson,p.51-53) They finished off the season with twenty-five wins and five loses. That season the Spartans won thirteen straight games, a new school record. MSU won the Big Ten conference title and Earvin was first in assists, tied for third in scoring and sixth in rebounds in the Big Ten. MSU only made it to the elite eight where they were knocked off by the number one seed Kentucky Wildcats. Earvin played horrible in the tournament. After talking to his parents, Earvin decided to ... goal shooting accuracy and offense. I let Earvin take care of the first two and I handle the rest.” That year the Spartans record was twenty-one wins to six loses, they also took the Big Ten conference. In the Big Ten championship game Earvin sprained his ankle and came back in the same game to beat the Ohio Buckeyes eighty-four to seventy-nine. In the first round of ...
- 224: Izzy saves the Olympics
- ... invention the "Super Sucker". Oh, let me get on with the story. Here it goes! One day, while I was watching the Olympics swimming events on the television, something weird happened. On the screen, a big, floating, tree- shaped vehicle landed right in the middle of the pool. Then, there was a big flash of light, and the T.V. went blank. I had no idea of what just happened! I tried to call my girlfriend, Ziggy, back in the torch, but nobody answered. I was worried. I ... amazed! Then, slowly a little door opened on the side. I turned into a swimming flipper so what ever or who ever just opened that door would not be suspicious. All of the sudden, a big man with a weird hair-do came out. I saw those kinds of people before, but not in real life. It was Professor Weirdo! I had read in our local newspaper, The Torch Times ...
- 225: Are Things Equal Between The Sexes In College Sports?
- ... team is flying. Football games also tend to draw the biggest crowds. For example, at the University of Iowa, home football games can bring in crowds in excess of seventy thousand screaming football fans. The big public response that football receives only causes the sport to grow. ABC's sports commentator, Keith Jackson states, " I don't care for it. There's too much emphasis on one game at the expense of others." Football dominates the airwaves during the season with sometimes three or four college games shown each weekend. Football is a big cause in the sexual discrimination problem that exists in sports today, but it's not the only cause. Another cause for sexual discrimination in sports is the television and other forms of media. As I ... day allowed for women's NCAA championship basketball (Baker 38). Other sports that are aired by CBS are the College World Series, the NCAA outdoor track and field championship, and NCAA women's gymnastics. The big time sports, football and basketball, bring in the biggest sponsors which is how a television network makes its money. Temple University spent $500,000 on advertising it's men's sports teams while only ...
- 226: General George Custer
- ... United States’ fighting against the Indians. George Custer and many other people fought against the Indians for their lands in the west. One of the campaigns in which George Custer was involved was the Little Big Horn campaign. George Custer made some really good decisions while fighting battles, but during this campaign he made some very bad decisions. Custer on the night of June 24 was at least thirty miles from ... Custer definitely disobeyed Terry’s orders and put his men in danger. If Custer would’ve just continued on his path then there would’ve been a better chance of a success at the Little Big Horn battle. Not only did George Custer disobey his orders by going off his ordered path, but he attacked a day early. If Custer had followed Terry’s orders he would have reached the Indians ... make sure the number of Indians that he was attacking. The Indians greatly out numbered Custer and his men. Custer was not at all concerned with the number of Indians (Utley, 196). This was a big mistake because he had no idea what he was going up against. This is another factor that put his men in danger. Custer who knew so well the military virtue of the surprise attach ...
- 227: Daddy By Danielle Steele And A
- ... different values that people are held to in these two time periods. There is also the fact that the two men lived in different societies. Norman is a small town boy while Oliver is a big time city slicker. The small town ethics and the big city attitudes have their effect on people, and it is apparent on the two characters. They both have pretty descent moral values but one of the major factors that contribute to their personalities is where ... they live. Norman is more willing to lend a hand because of the small town attitude. Oliver is more out for himself and his family because that is what you have to do in the big cities. Norman has lived in a small town all his life and grew up in a typical family setting. He knows practically everyone in town so everywhere he goes there is a familiar face. ...
- 228: Return To Babylon - Analysis
- ... to redeem himself by working hard. However, as I look at the situation he was in, I notice that his actions were not all his fault. Stress from the crash in the market had a big role on his heavy drinking. There were many people that were affected during this depression, and Charlie was just one of them. He explains in the story how he gave Helen full guardianship because he ... Helen, I’d agree to anything. But now it’s different. I’m functioning, I’m behaving damn well…" Looking at what Charlie has done in the past to make things right, I see a big improvement. He basically lost everything important to him, his wife, daughter, and his lifestyle. What I admire about him most, is how he learned from his mistakes and instead of feeling sorry for himself he ... left of his life back together. He has been sober for over a year, and has plenty of money to support Honoria. Charlie understands that he messed up and I think admitting that was a big step to take. "…It would be silly for me to deny that about three years ago I was acting badly… but that’s over. As I told you, I haven’t had more than ...
- 229: Early Flight
- ... an airplane or are going to at some point in their lifetime, but most people do not know how the airplane came about or about aviation history at all. Samuel P. Langley played a very big part in the history of aviation. Although Langley was not always into aviation, he gained interest in it in the latter part of his life. Before aviation, Langley was a distinguished mathematician and astronomer who ... after failure he still continued to build more model aerodromes, numbers four and five. These two models were also powered by steam engines. Both of the attempts for these two aerodromes also ended in a big failure. The only thing Langley had success at was problems with flight rather than achieving flight. For the departure of the aerodromes Langley was using a catapult-launching device, which was placed on the top ... man flying machine did not last long, and Langley started construction on a full-scale aerodrome shortly thereafter. Langley did end up building a full-scale aerodrome, and the U.S. Government had played a big role in Langley’s decision, because in 1898 the U.S. declared war on Spain. Also a big part in Langley’s decision came from the President of the United States himself, President McKinley. ...
- 230: Capone
- ... gambling, prostitution, and murders. There were many gangs in the world of organized crime and Al Capone’s was at the top. Al Capone was the most infamous gangster in the 1920’s. Being a big time gangster was big business. Money was made fast and very easily. Bootlegging alcohol was by far the most profitable in the 1920’s, this was because of the prohibition. Gambling was another business that paid off. Gambling stations ... Chicago was a great place to start a ring of organized crime. The government was very weak which made it easier to do crime. Capone entered the city of Chicago in 1920. At the time, “Big Jim” Colosimo ran things. He made about 50,000 dollars a month. Torrio and Capone started their business with four gambling joints/whore houses in Chicago. These underground places were known as deuces. In ...
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