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- 2531: A Biography of Henry Ford
- ... that only the wealthy could afford. But later he came to believe that every man, no matter what his income, should own a car. This resulted in the inexpensive "Model T" in 1908. It brought great financial success to his company. The Model T was in production until 1927 when it was discontinued in favor of a more up-to-date model. While in production the company sold over 15 million ... using standardized interchangeable parts and assembly-line techniques in his plant. Although Ford neither originated nor was the first to employ such practices, he was chiefly responsible for their general adoption and for the consequent great expansion of American industry and the raising of the American standard of living. By early 1914 this innovation, although greatly increasing productivity, had resulted in a monthly labor turnover of 40 to 60 percent in ... American and consequently World industry with his pioneering use of the assembly line production method. He turned a small local car company into one of the world's largest industrial companies. Henry Ford was a great businessman and a great human being. He proved that success cannot simply be attained with a good product. He accomplished what many aspire to, but few actually achieve. He was able to combine his ...
- 2532: The History of Coca-Cola
- ... pages). Candler achieved a lot during his time as owner of the company. On January 31, 1893, the famous Coca-Cola formula was patented. He also opened the first syrup manufacturing plant in 1884. His great achievement was large scale bottling of Coca-Cola in 1899. In 1915, The Root Glass Company made the contour bottle for the Coca-Cola company. Candler aggressively advertised Coca-Cola in newspapers and on billboards ... better. Roger Enrico, the president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola wrote a letter to every major newspaper in the U.S. to declare the victory, the letter read like this(Oliver 128): It gives me great pleasure to offer each of you my heartiest congratulations. After eighty-seven years of going at it eyeball to eyeball, the other guy just blinked. Coca-Cola is withdrawing their product from the marketplace, and ... the old Coke was known as the Second Coming. Roberto Goizueta said, "Today, we have two messages to deliver to the American consumer, first, to those of you who are drinking Coca-Cola with its great new taste, our thanks...But there is a second group of consumers to whom we want to speak to today and our message to this group is simple: We have heard you"(Oliver 178). ...
- 2533: James Earl Jones: A Voice in the Crowd
- ... and my papa@ (18) . Less than three years later, the Connollys moved to Dublin Michigan where James Earl and his >brother= Randy grew up in a remodelled chicken barn. His early school life had a great impact on his style of speech and diction. AOn my first day at school, I could not believe my ears,@ recalls Jones, AThey called me James Earrrrl instead of James Uhl, as it had sounded ... points in the life of James Earl Jones came inside the gloves of the first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson. Playwright Howard Sackler wrote about Jack Johnson=s turbulent life and career in The Great White Hope. For legal reasons Sackler named his boxer Jack Jefferson. Director Edwin Sherin and playwright Sackler recruited Jones for the lead, treating him as if they Ahad found a gold mine@(Jones 188). Using ... trainer that brought Olivier into shape for Othello, Jones prepared for the role with grueling roadwork and intellectual exploration he later compared to basic training in the Army (189). After six weeks of rehearsal, The Great White Hope opened on December 7 at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., for a seven week run with Ed Sherin directing. At the age of 37, Jones realized he was involved in ...
- 2534: Indonesia Crisis As An Example
- Indonesia s Crisis: The Lesson for China introductionIndonesia, as we have long predicted, is coming apart. This process has a great deal of relevance to China, whose army, like Indonesia s, was accustomed to making lots of money and now resents the fact that the good times are over. In both countries, making money became the ... were originally the same, to serve as the foundation of a regime governing a restive, multi-ethnic populace engaged in building a cohesive nation-state. Although circumstances were different in China and Indonesia, there was great commonality of purpose. On the one hand, the armies in both countries were designed to guarantee internal security so that the state could construct its control mechanisms in safety. On the other hand, the army ... backlash against the communists, the Indonesian military steadily asserted itself, and under the leadership of then-Gen. Suharto, the legacy of Indonesia s founder Sukarno steadily diminished. The PLA intervened to crush the Mao-inspired Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. The PLA s intervention not only stabilized a China that was oscillating out of control and moving toward chaos, but it created the framework that led to the victory of Deng ...
- 2535: ANwar Sadats DEcision To Make
- ... his nation in some way. After many years of struggling to keep peace among the Jews and Arabs, President Anwar Sadat, finally decided to make peace with Israel. Peace between Israel and Egypt would mean great changes were going to take place. This momentous decision would be a large step up for the two nations and would lead to them better lives, in peace. Before the Egyptian Israeli Peace Pact was ... Boutros-Ghali believes that Sadat’s decision to make peace with Israel was “one of the most important historical events of this century”. Even though the rest of the world thought that this was a great decision made, other Arab leaders did not agree. Sadat was killed for his peace process attempts. You would think that the person who made these attempts would be praised forever. This shows you how much ... for being the visionary, he was killed by his own people (Mansfield, pg. 194). We know that Egypt was not very much thrilled with Sadat’s choice to make peace with Israel. There was a great deal of tension between the Arab countries because of the peace situation. Egypt was considered to be betrayed by the Arab nations and today, Egypt is still not on good terms with them. The ...
- 2536: The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown
- ... was the first obvious influence for rock and roll. In the 1930's blues took on a different character because of changes in society, black musicians developed big bands and blues singers continued to have great importance which eventually fostered rhythm and blues. Rock and roll started to develop in the last part of the 1930's mainly because of the start of the removal of the color line between musicians ... dollar business. Chapter five discusses Bill Haley and the Comets and how they set a model for rock and roll. There is not much to be said about this chapter because Haley wasn't a great musician and others would come after him and do a better job at music then he did, but he was essentially one of the first groups to use the elements of music just right to ... they expanded the listening audience and in turn gained acceptance by the public. The first ballads predate the invention of the term rock an roll. Chapter eight focuses on soul/mowtown music. This music had great influence around the 1960's which were times of tumult and confusion. Rock music had new messages and new means to communicate. Rock around this time relied heavily on the rhythm section because the ...
- 2537: MS Vs DOJ
- ... has been. Aimed to provide the software building blocks for a rich computing experience and to build into that software all of the open Internet standards, protocols and platforms services which enable developers to write great applications. Even though Microsoft has included Internet capabilities in its Windows operating system since the launch of Windows 95, the Windows platform also provides excellent support for other leading browsers besides Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer. The software industry is one of the great catalysts of economic growth and job creation. Over the past eight years, the number of software companies and jobs in this country has doubled. Competition is incredibly fierce, and consumers are benefiting through better products ... help consumers move forward. A person has to really ask themselves the question, who is the DOJ representing a handful competitors or the consumers? As Microsoft continues to evolve the Internet technologies in Windows is great for consumers and great for thousands of software companies. Coincidentally, that’s why Microsoft find themselves in court today. I believe Microsoft should continue to improve technologies, as many consumers decide that their product ...
- 2538: Methods Of Therapy
- ... find Cognitive Therapies. The idea behind these therapies is that people, in trying to attain their own expectations and follow their personal views of right and wrong, consciously make choices and develop accordingly. Distress and depression therefore are the results of one's failure to live up to one's own expectations. In order to help their clients then, Cognitive therapists must "focus on the beliefs and attitudes" of the client ... treatment. Many of the therapies which we have discussed up until now are not the end itself. In other words, there must be additional influence also. For example, my father- in-law has bi-polar depression which therapists have traced to Vietnam and his exposure to Agent Orange. So far the only treatment which has been effective, has been medication. In the medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe ... as anything a medical doctor might prescribe. When drugs and therapy sessions are not enough there are other possibilities, such as ECT or Psychosurgery. ECT or Electroconvulsive therapy is the "treatment of disorders...like major depression by passing an electric current, (that causes a convulsion), through the head". On the same page of the text we can find the definition of psychosurgery. It states that it is "intended to promote ...
- 2539: Abraham Lincoln
- ... 1819 his father married Sarah Bush Johnston, a kindly widow, who soon gained the boy's affection. Lincoln grew up a tall, gangling youth, who could hold his own in physical contests and also showed great intellectual promise, although he had little formal education. In 1831, after moving with his family to Macon County, Illinois, he struck out on his own, taking cargo on a flatboat to New Orleans, Louisiana. He ... the fort, thus starting the Civil War. When Lincoln countered with a call for 75,000 volunteers, the North responded with enthusiasm, but the upper South seceded. Military Leadership As commander in chief, Lincoln encountered great difficulties in the search for capable generals. After the defeat of Irvin McDowell at the First Battle of Bull Run, the president appointed George B. McClellan to lead the eastern army but found him excessively ... accept Seward's resignation and inducing the radical Chase to offer to step down as well, he maintained the balance of his cabinet by retaining both secretaries. Lincoln's political influence was enhanced by his great gifts as an orator. Able to stress essentials in simple terms, he effectively appealed to the nation in such classical short speeches as the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address. Moreover, he was ...
- 2540: Men Fear Death
- ... age with so many diseases, despite our advanced technology, there is not a cure for many illnesses. With sicknesses such as AIDS, ALS, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s; many people go through great deals of pain and suffering while battling these ailments. Some see death as their only escape route and will go to great lengths to try and achieve death. This is known as assisted suicide. In our lifetime the man best known for this has been Dr. Jack Kevorkian . This Michigan man has been is the news many ... waiting for them ready to give them the gift of life. Then again, death brings about large amounts of suffering to family members and loved ones. Death can bring an end to what was a great life, or what could have been a great life. The topic of death is truly a two-sided coin that will never clearly land on one side or the other.
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