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- 1021: Eli Whitney
- ... mechanisms. On a machine made at home, he made nails, and at one time he was the only maker of ladies' hatpins in the country. In his early twenties, Whitney became determined to attend Yale College. Since Yale was mostly a school for law or theology, his parents objected. How could Yale College help enhance his mechanical talents? Finally, at the age of twenty-three, Whitney became a student at Yale. By this time, he seemed almost middle-aged to his classmates. After he graduated with his degree ...
- 1022: Why Are The Chicago Bulls So Good?
- ... watching a Chicago Bulls game. I started to analyze why the team had the best record in the league. About nine years ago, the Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan in the third pick of the college draft from North Carolina. A few years later, the Bulls drafted Scottie Pippen from Central Arkansas State and just recently acquired Dennis Rodman from the San Antonio Spurs. After my diagnosis, I concluded that the ... not only the top player of his era but is quite possible the best player ever to wear the uniform of an NBA team. What amazes me about Michael is he was not good in college. He worked harder then any other player to become great, and his career stats prove that fact. Michael walks on the court and leads by example. Ninety percent of the time, Jordan will prevail. Without ...
- 1023: Paper About New Product, Bount
- ... 99. The packaging of two rolls instead of four will be in order to gather consumers in a hurry and ones that want a quality product relative to their finances. This is extremely important for college students or newlyweds with tight budgets, both of which fall into our target market. Because of the low level of involvement and interest in our attempt to break through the clutter is the packaging of ... people do not have the time to spend comparing different products, leading to consumers usually grabbing the first item that catches their attention. Our product will be accepted by various groups of consumers ranging from college kids, impulse buyers, impatient customers, and hopefully even families. Once our initial entrance into the toilet paper industry breaks through, we plan to offer larger quantities geared more toward families, but this will happen once ...
- 1024: Communication Skills
- ... there are two types of leadership roles, the task specialist and the social emotional specialists. Years ago, Robert Bales and his colleagues performed a set of experiments on leadership. The subjects were groups of male college students. They were brought together in a laboratory and given certain intellectual problems to solve. This research measured each mans verbal behaviors as objectively as they could. At the end of each session the ... in leadership training and seminars. One of the more popular Type Indicator tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Nearly 2 million people take the MBTI every year. The MBTI is often used in college-level leadership and adult education courses, formal leadership training programs, organizational personnel programs, and by consultants as part of various organizational interventions. Numerous books and articles have been published about how the MBTI can be ...
- 1025: Pro Wrestling
- ... just form trailer parks or are little kids. They now come form all social classes, ethnic backgrounds and age groups. In the last year the percentage of people who tune in that have gone to college for four years or more has risen by 154 percent and in households which make 50,000 dollars or more the percent as risen by 111 percent. This has Fortune 500 companies wanting to be ... say and do. Some of the things they come up with to say are brilliant, and always are very catchy. If you go in to any classroom in America from about fifth grade to a college class, you could ask the students to name any wrestler and one of the wrestlers sayings and at least one person could respond and some could even be able to go further. The women wrestlers ...
- 1026: Virtues of My Life: Order, Courage, Patience
- ... there is no alternative for even my own waiting. I must wait to become an adult at 18, I must wait to reach the legal drinking age, I must wait to finish high school and college, and I must wait to marry the love of my life. It is not possible to age faster, finish college.
- 1027: Utopia
- ... They know that this money can be used for a variety of purposes that they hope will make their lives easier, happier and overall better. Maybe they'll be able to send their children to college. Perhaps a new car or a brand new wardrobe will make them feel complete. Maybe they will acquire a certain prestige they desire either from their economic or social status. People in general basically do ... would also be required. Electronic gizmos of all shapes and sizes would surround me. Then as my children grew older, I'd hope to be able to provide them with the opportunity to receive a college education, as this is key to success. To see them go on to do well for themselves would make me very proud. By then I would start to contemplate retirement. I'd hope to have ...
- 1028: Emily DIckinson
- ... close friendships, a rich and fulfilling life. Emily grew up with a privileged childhood. She was the eldest daughter of Edward Dickinson, a successful lawyer, member of congress, and for many years treasurer of Amherst College. Her father gave here the time, and literary education, as well as confidence to try her hand at free verse. Emilys mother, Emily Norcross Dickinson, was a submissive, timid housewife dedicated to her husband, children, and household chores. The Dickinsons only son, William Austin, also a lawyer, succeeded his father as treasurer of the college. Their youngest child, Lavina, was the chief housekeeper and, like her sister, Emily, remained a home, unmarried, all her life. A sixth member who was added to the family in 1856 was Susan Gilbert, a ...
- 1029: Being A Teacher
- ... will do better in classes, will have a more positive attitude, and will be more willing to follow directions from teachers they get along with. To become a teacher an individual has to go to college and, depending on the grade he or she wants to teach, earn a degree. One must get an undergraduate degree in the area of study if going to teach high school. Otherwise he/she must ... to become a teacher I can utilize the following tips: get letters of recommendation from several of my professors at school, contact an employment agency that specializes in finding positions for teachers, or talk to college counselors at placement offices that receive notices of teacher openings at schools. In addition, I could get a job as a summer school teacher to gain experience that will, in turn, aid me in obtaining ...
- 1030: Martin Luther King
- ... community. He was able to accept and adopt wise counsel, i.e. in choosing to be a preacher. From the pulpit he could reach the people. MLK was well aware of Negro stereotypes and in college made pains to avoid such labels being attached to him. As he grew in understanding of humanity he knew to speak to individuals on a one to one basis to get a truer picture of ... literal interpretations of scripture, but he always greatly admired black social gospel proponents such as his father who always viewed the church as an instrument for improving the lives of African American. President of Morehouse College Benjamin Mays further shaped his identity by influencing him to become a minister and serve society. His continued skepticism led him towards theological studies at Crozer Theological Seminar in Chester Pennsyvania and at Boston University ...
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