“Best part about being a former President is you do what you want to and if you don’t want to do something‚ you don’t have to.” Those were the words of former President‚ Jimmy Carter as he told a story of a young boy who told his father that he wanted to be a “former President.” Mr. Carter and his wife arrived at Grand Rapids Community College to speak for the Diversity Lecture Series to help welcome the 100th birthday of the institution. I personally had the privilege of attending this momentous
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Edith Ann once said “I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” I agree with this quote because it pertains to Coach Carter in the movie “Coach Carter” and Mr. Simonet in the movie “Pay It Forward”. Coach Carter and Mr. Simonet are similar in the way they approach their students. In both the movies‚ both teachers want more out of their students‚ they encourage them to do more‚ and to push themselves harder. In the movie “Pay It Forward”‚ Mr. Simonet tries
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Big Jay Business Management April 18‚ 2013 Shawn Corey Carter aka “JAY-Z” Earlier Years Shawn Corey Carter was born April 12‚ 1969 in Brooklyn New York‚ to Gloria Carter and Adnes Reeves. Shawn was the last of four children born‚ “Jay-Z’s mother once said he was‚ "the only one who didn’t give me any pain when I gave birth to him‚ and that’s how I knew he was a special child"(1). At the age of 11 years old Jay’s father Adnes left the family leaving Gloria to raise the four children alone
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Soldier‚ farmer‚ warehouse man‚ professor‚ and president are just a few titles James Earl Jr. better known as Jimmy Carter‚ has held over the span of his life. Born October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia‚ Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital. He was raised in a rural community by his parents James Earl Carter‚ a farmer and businessman‚ and Lillian Gordy Carter‚ a register nurse. Jimmy and his three siblings: Ruth‚ Gloria‚ and Billy grew up during the depression on their peanut
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A Critical Review of Carter and Dunning‚ 2008‚ Faulty Self-Assessment: Why Evaluating One’s Own Competence Is an Intrinsically Difficult Task‚ Social and Personality Psychology Compass 2/1: 346-360. ‘‘Know yourself. Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful’’‚ as the saying of Ann Landers (American advice columnist)goes on‚ Carter and Dunning (2008‚ p.346) wrote an article on faulty self-assessment and the reasons behind the difficulties in evaluating an individual’s
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When Rosalynn Smith was 17 years old she went on her first date with Jimmy Carter. They had grown up together in Plains‚ Georgia. Rosalynn Carter was born on August 18‚ 1927 in Plains. Her parents were Allethae Murray Smith and Wilburn Edgar Smith. She was the oldest along side her three other siblings. Her father passed away when she was thirteen years old. As a result‚ her mother took the job as a dressmaker to support the family‚ with Rosalynn at her side. After Rosalynn completed high
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Angela Carter was an English novelist and journalist‚ known for her feminist‚ magical realism‚ and picaresque works. In 2008‚ The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012‚ Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Biography Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne‚ in 1940‚ Carter was evacuated as a child to live in Yorkshire with her maternal grandmother. As a teenager she battled against
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Sociological Movie Review: Coach Carter Introduction to Sociology (HSO 101) Kamles Kumar A/L Vijaya Kumar B1100009 Miss. Rachel Chan Suet Kay Coach Carter is a 2005 movie which was based upon a true story. The movie underlines the social structure and stratification of life in the American ghetto. The theme of the movie is the outcome of such societal boundaries on this group of students who play basketball; how it outlines their life‚ affects their social life and also their life goals
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Thomas Carter’s Coach Carter‚ which was released in 2005 had been recognized as one of the greatest basketball movies of all time. Not only did it succeed in receiving positive reviews from critics‚ it was also nominated and had won several awards in the year of 2005 and 2006. Coach Carter is an American biographical sports movie which is based on a true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter‚ who made headlines in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team‚ Richmond
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| In 1999‚ Ken Carter‚ a successful sporting goods store owner‚ accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond‚ CA‚ where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance‚ Carter sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior‚ a dress code and good grades as requisites to being allowed
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