Earvin “Magic” Johnson Born Earvin Johnson Jr. on August 14‚ 1959‚ in Lansing‚ Michigan‚ Magic Johnson dominated the court as one of America’s best basketball players for 12 years. He retired from the LA Lakers in 1991 after revealing that he had the AIDS virus. He has since then built up a business empire‚ which includes real estate holdings‚ several Starbucks franchises‚ and movie theaters. He is also an author and has written several books including this autobiography titled “Magic.” I was
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Hazel Johnson also known as the mother of the Environmental Justice Movement. Johnson‚ a South Side environmental activist who fought Chicago housing officials on asbestos‚ blasted corporate polluters and rallied residents to protest contamination. Mrs.Johnson‚ a longtime resident of Chicago’s Altgeld Gardens public housing development‚ was spurred into environmental activism after her husband‚ John‚ died of lung cancer in 1969. In the late 1970s and early 1980s‚ she hit the streets and began documenting
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The American fashion designer Betsey Johnson was born August 10th‚ 1942 in Wethersfield‚ Connecticut. Ever since birth Betsey has been a fashion designer in the making. As a child Betsey was enrolled in many dance classes‚ which is were she has gotten her inspiration and love for costumes. “I am basically about a ballerina torso and a full skirt‚” she told a reporter for the Soho News in 1982‚ “a dancing school dress-up craziness.” Betsey’s successful because she is truly one of a kind. A few
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QUESTION 1 Refer to the case on “Johnson Turnaround” in Appendix A. The newly appointed CEO of Johnson Pte Ltd.‚ Encik Azmi‚ is tasked with the design and implementation of a turnaround strategy for the company. An effective turnaround strategy consists of assisting the company to identify‚ develop and implement initiatives that increase profits and market share‚ or position the firm to raise needed capital. The objective of the turnaround initiative is to focus on areas of business risk
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Dorothy Lawrence Dorothy Lawrence was an English journalist and war correspondent during World War I (WW1). She disguised herself as a man with the help of British soldiers to serve on the front lines in France. She revealed her gender to her commanding officers after becoming ill and‚ eventually‚ wrote a memoir of her experience entitled Sapper Dorothy Lawrence: The Only English Woman Soldier. Dorothy Lawrence was forced into an asylum in her later life and perished with little recognition and
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LBJ‚ All the Way Who was Lyndon B. Johnson? Well‚ Johnson said the following while describing him‚ “I am a free man‚ an American‚ a United States Senator‚ and a Democrat‚ in that order. I am also a liberal‚ a conservative‚ a Texan‚ a taxpayer‚ a rancher‚ a businessman‚ a consumer‚ a parent‚ a voter‚ and not as young as I used to be nor as old as I expect to be—and I am all of these things in no fixed order.” Lyndon Baines Johnson was the thirty-sixth president of the United States‚ serving
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Johnson once said “Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time”. Johnson was a president who had his own priorities and the priorities of others in his mind at all times. The war for civil rights was at its peak and before the election Johnson was noticeably against civil rights until one day he changed his mind. What forced Johnson to change his mind about civil rights‚ and why did he sign the civil rights act of 1964? Did Johnson have any personal motives for
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very different places‚ Dorothy Fanny and Maria Guadalupe Felix share two different experiences through interviews and share a wealth of memories and rich insight of their ever maturing lives. Their place of birth‚ education‚ work‚ and their personal lives are shared as to giving us a glimpse of their mark in history. Dorothy Fanny was born on April 29‚ 1923‚ to a pair of hardworking middle-class parents named Allen Michael Stern and Sarah Stern. Her name at birth was Dorothy Lee Stern. She was born
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FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES OF INDUSTRY Michael Porter has postulated that the intensity of competition in an industry is determined by its underlying economic structure1. And he further contends as we saw above‚ that the industry structure is shaped by five basic competitive forces: the threat of new entrances into the industry‚ the bargaining power of suppliers to the industry‚ the threat of substitute products or services‚ the bargaining power of customers or buyers‚ and the Rivalry among Existing
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Ben Johnson‚ a Canadian sprinter was once considered the fastest man on earth. He had an Olympic gold medal and held the 100 metre world record of 9.79 seconds to prove it. However‚ after being found using illegal performance-enhancing drugs‚ he was stripped of all his sporting successes and suspended from competing. In Rome of 1987‚ Ben Johnson set four indoor world records and won the outdoor World Championships. Johnson was expected to win gold in the 100 metres at the Seoul Olympics in Korea
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