Who Inspires: Bill “Bojangles” Robinson “Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.” Carlos Ghosn This quote by Carlos Ghosn‚ a Brazilian-Lebanese-French businessman‚ perfectly describes the dance legend who coined the term “copacetic”‚ meaning in excellent order (Haskins 1990: 54). A big reason many look up to this dancer is because he was fully dedicated to his art form and hence a source of inspiration. Bill “Bojangles”
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Bill O’Reilly and Fox News‚ which is a newer news station compared to all the other top news outlets‚ seems to always be getting themselves in trouble whether it be with the law or simply bad public relations. It may be true that the company is not capable of getting itself in trouble‚ but rather the people of the company that are‚ but when a company creates an environment in which you feel as if there will be no repercussions it becomes easier to slip into a situation that you may not be able to
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Bill Cosby has been the subject of much controversy and concern due to serious allegations that have been brought to light from his past actions. For decades his has discussed topics to the younger generations as he has cast himself as an all-American dad and grandfather expressing morals and how a family man should act and conduct himself. His persona made him the most beloved family man on national television. On Wednesday‚ Fox News shared another story that his lies over the years‚ has made Walt
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The Impeachment of President Bill Clinton The impeachment of President Clinton is something that will be remembered forever. Along with the fact that a presidential impeachment has only happened one other time since the Civil War‚ the publicity that came with the Clinton trial was extensive (Miller 2004). While the Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives had vastly different views on impeaching President Clinton‚ the fact that only five Democratic Representatives voted to
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After a year of questions about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky‚ Bill Clinton had to sit in front of the American public and admit he had been deceiving them about the affair. Clinton issued his official apology to the citizens of the United States‚ but simultaneously worked to repair his soiled public image. After being closely scrutinized over his affair with Lewinsky and effectively lying about it‚ Clinton worked to take the attention away from him‚ convince the public the investigation
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Bill Clinton accomplished many things while he was president‚ even though many of his reforms failed and it was revealed to he was having an affair with his secretary. As a whole‚ Clinton isn’t viewed as a president who had good morals and many in the future will show the same thing. (1) In many of his Domestic affairs‚ like the new welfare act‚ that decreased the amount of people on welfare‚ he was successful. In other areas‚ like his healthcare reform and his fight for gay rights‚ he failed. (2)
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake‚ Bill Gates‚ and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washing and is co-chaired by Bill‚ Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power‚ the foundation has been able to make great
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charity work of Bill Gates is significant because his work changes the life of hundreds of thousands people in the United States. In the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ Bill and his wife Melinda gates started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that help with medical and educational causes (“Bill Gates”). Bill Gates are among the top Philanthropist in the world (Strouse). The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation became the largest in the world with assets of 21.8 Billion Dollars (Strouse). Bill Gates surpasses
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On August 17th‚ 1998 President William Jefferson Clinton addressed the nation on the topic of the investigation into his relationship with Ms. Monica Lewinsky. At a glance‚ the speech he gave via national television seems to be a sort of apology. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ it becomes very clear that at no point during the speech does the President actually apologize. His true intent‚ masked within layer upon layer of carefully constructed language‚ is actually to lead the listener’s attention
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Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby‚ both famous for their standup comedy‚ have their own unique way of delivering their comedy to their audiences. These two African Americans have both made names for themselves through their standup comedy and films. The differences between their styles of comedy gave each their own fame. They both are famous for the films that each performed in. Their unique styles and characteristics made them who they are. Richard Pryor was born December 1‚ 1940‚ in Peoria‚ Illinois
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