Activity #3 Q1. What are the factors that contributed to Universal Robina Corp’s success? Universal Robina Corporation (URC) traces its beginnings all the way back to 1954. John Gokongwei was doing very well then as a trader/importer. He had learned the trade when his father died before the war‚ and had worked hard through the war and postwar years to prosper. However‚ while he thrived‚ he took a long hard look at his company‚ and correctly predicted that trading would remain a low-margin business
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Success is not an eventual pinnacle. It is an odyssey that has multiple peaks‚ and at each peak one must strive to attain his goal and culminate his efforts into something fruitful. Different people have myriad opinions about success. Some relate it with money‚ some with power. However‚ for me “success is peace of mind‚ which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best‚ to become the best of that you are capable of becoming.” It consists in being
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Although success is what most people strive for‚ it can lead to disasters that outweigh the positive things that come with it. Celebrities that have a taste of fame often let their successes get the best of them. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the success of the creation of a human leads to despair and loneliness. Einstein’s success in creating the atomic bomb was one of the causes leading to the Cold War and the arms race. Lindsay Lohan is one of the best examples of a fallen star. As a young
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The Rocky Road to Success Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone‚ a man who has walked down a tough road but never gave up on his goals. He was overlooked at the beginning but now he overlooks Lake Tahoe in his large house. Even though it looked bleak at first Stallone kept with it and ended up changing American views‚ the movie industry‚ and also he showed us that “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Sylvester Stallone’s birth wasn’t the easiest operation for a doctor. On July 6th‚ 1947‚ Stallone
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Benjamin Franklin and William Penn were different in many ways‚ but they both helped to create Philadelphia. William Penn was a Quaker that was born in England‚ and he was the son of an admiral in the navy. The Quakers were not treated very well in England because the king‚ King Charles the second‚ wanted everyone to be Protestant. That is why the king created the church of England that was for Protestants only. King charles even went as far as executing people for their beliefs. Penn wanted to
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My personal philosophy of success is defined with three strategies I use for college success. To succeed in college you need to set yourself goals‚ and to help achieve those goals you need strategies. The strategies I will use for my personal philosophy of success are Setting Priorities‚ organization of materials‚ and DAPPS‚ Dated Achievable Personal Persistent and Specific. These strategies will help me through college by being more organized‚ neat‚ and well-ordered. Setting strategies to yourself
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The power of success can be disastrous when placed in the wrong hands. Naturally‚ there are those who will always choose to manipulate conditions to succeed in their own endeavors‚ not taking into consideration the lives of those around them. On the other hand‚ there may be those who do not necessarily pursue selfish ends‚ but simply do not know where to take success once it has been achieved‚ thus resulting in their own self-sabotage. Throughout history‚ we have seen success used wrongfully in
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“Schmatta” is a gateway to success in immigrants’ new land: The apparel industry provided an entree for scores of central European immigrants‚ whose children and grandchildren went on to achieve the American dream. The “Schmatta” business was once New York City’s biggest employer: At its peak in 1973‚ there were 400‚000 apparel production jobs in New York. Last year (2007)‚ there were just 84‚000. Made in USA: Former president John F. Kennedy put outsourcing in motion by allowing 5 percent
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The Prohibition: Success or Failure? Despite the polarizing effects of alcohol‚ many people are very reliant on alcoholic beverages in today’s society. With this dependency‚ it is unclear how today’s society would react if the law prohibited alcohol sales today; however‚ this would not be the first time this has occurred in history. As early as 1826‚ when Reverend Lyman Beecher preached against the evils of alcohol in Sermon 1: Nature of Occasions of Intemperance‚ harmonious prohibitionists began
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Influences of Students’ Success Does the students’ behavior affect their academic success? I think that a person’s behavior or habits does affect their academic success. I will provide information that proves that behavior does have effects on a student’s success. I think the easiest way to communicate my findings is to list them briefly in point form. I’m going to take time and space to list these because other students may be interested in these details. I will discuss the main findings and their
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