The film American History X tells the story of two brothers‚ Derek Vinyard and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard from Venice Beach in Los Angeles‚ California. Their father‚ a firefighter‚ is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire‚ and Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi movement. Derek kills two black gang members whom he catches in the act of breaking into the truck‚ and is sentenced to three years in prison. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother’s actions and
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The Giant Pool of Money Analysis The housing crisis that occurred less than a decade ago is a great example‚ and has become an extensively covered case study‚ of how dangerous certain biases and heuristics can become if left unchecked on a massive scale. Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson‚ in collaboration with NPR News‚ put together a special program titled “The Giant Pool of Money‚” where they explore just how the phenomenon occurred and the underlying factors that contributed through sound bites
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How should Ford Motor company market differently to Generation Y‚ Generation X‚ and baby boomers? Each generation has its own characteristics‚ attitudes and lifestyle. Understanding their needs‚ wants and buying behaviors is essential to be able to connect with them. Efficient communication to convey the message will help gain their trust. Once gained‚ with their attention captivated‚ it will be easy to position the brand in their minds. Ford Motor Company should be prepared to serve people
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Generation Y‚ starting for the time of 1984-2003‚ known as Millenium Generation. Generation Y has grown up‚ a world with diverse Internet resources‚ iPods‚ Facebook‚ and intense multi-tasking‚ simultaneously chatting on AIM‚ finishing a problem set‚ watching television and listening to music. These are the Baby Boomers‚ heavily immersed in a digital world. Gen Yers are creative‚ focused‚ wild‚ trend-sitting‚ untamed generation. In Laura Vanderkam’s essay‚ “Hookups Starve the soul “‚she talks about
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Leadership Theories * leadership requires followers Path-Goal: creating a shared‚ common goal or vision and following through to reach the goal or vision by determining the best path * defines goals‚ clarifies path‚ removes obstacles‚ provides support * designed to explain how leaders can help subordinates along the path to their goals by selecting specific behaviors that are best suited to subordinates’ needs * in theory‚ it provides a set of assumptions about how various leadership
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in Mindfulness Meditation for Corporate Leadership and Management‚ “Leadership is not just some empty formulas but establishing deep connection at soul levels through service‚ integrity‚ passion‚ perseverance and equanimity.” That quote is one of my favorite quotes about leadership. It brings to light the notion that leadership is not cut and dry‚ but that there is many different components that make up a person’s leadership style. In the Montgomery Leadership Program‚ my cohorts and I have been learning
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doi:10.1038/nature07378 L ETTERS Correlation between nanosecond X-ray flashes and stick–slip friction in peeling tape Carlos G. Camara1*‚ Juan V. Escobar1*‚ Jonathan R. Hird1 & Seth J. Putterman1 Relative motion between two contacting surfaces can produce visible light‚ called triboluminescence1. This concentration of diffuse mechanical energy into electromagnetic radiation has previously been observed to extend even to X-ray energies2. Here we report that peeling common adhesive tape in
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Juxtaposition of Styles Jon pondered on the leadership approach that would work. Hundreds if not thousands of theories are available at anyone’s fingertips. But which one does Jon believes in and should personify the work-horse or the show-horse‚ Lincoln and Socrates or Patton and Caesar? There are leaders who look out the window to attribute success to factors other than themselves‚ and when things turn south‚ they look in the mirror and blame themselves‚ taking full responsibility. Jon’s long relationship
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Review Hayes (1978). Theory and technology in behavior analysis. Behavior Analyst‚ Spring‚ 1(1): 25–33. Summary The purpose of Theory and Technology in Behavior Analysis‚ by Steven Hayes‚ was to describe the precarious dimensions in behaviorism to which individuals respond and relate to the importance of behavior analysis. Specifically‚ the article focused on a particular significance of behavior analysis‚ which was the nature of the relationship between the experimental analysis of behavior as well
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the X chromosome in a person ’s genetic makeup. Perhaps this research will end the never ending battle of the sexes regarding which sex is smarter. X Rated summary Recent research regarding the X chromosome sequence may help to define the biological differences between men and women. Sexual differences in intelligence were once thought to arise primarily from hormones and the environment. Studies have not found intelligence
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