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    Tucker: The Man and His Dream Assessing the Organization’s External Environment April 30‚ 2011 In the film Tucker: The Man and His Dream‚ the main character Tucker is an ambitious entrepreneur. He invented a car often thought of as produced before its time‚ with safety features and aerodynamics that were thought of as futuristic. These innovations also presented a threat to the big three automakers in Detroit. The film highlights and closely examines many of the hardships Tucker endured

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    DESCRIPTION Architects use their knowledge of physics to make sure the building is a safe place‚ and people are comfortable to be inside the building. They don’t necessarily need to actually do the physics calculations‚ but they do need to understand the concepts in order to meet certain requirements. There are normally engineers and specialists who work with the numbers. For example‚ physics comes in when architects are trying to design an energy efficient building. Architects use their knowledge

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    individual and specialized tasks‚ but this paper will only talk about two; architects and transportation engineers. All engineers essentially do the same thing‚ but each one is special. Architects and transportation engineers each design and build structures. Architects build structures for people to live and work in while transportation engineers build and design ways to get from one place to another. The first architects were the Ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids. 4‚000 years ago‚ Asians

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    Architect Eero Saarinen TWA Terminal‚ JFK Airport‚ New York Architect Eero Saarinen(1910-1961)‚ classified as a Neo-Expressionist‚ brought a sculptor’s sensibility to his buildings. Neo-Expressionism architecture is modernist and abstract‚ but with romantic imagery and the intuitive shapes. Saarinen is best known for the TWA Terminal‚ JFK Airport‚ New York‚ where he captured the excitement of flight with giant wings of concrete. Other examples of the Neo-Expressionism style of architecture are

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    Santiago Calatrava. Calatrava is known worldwide for his architectural designs and sculptures‚ which combine fluid‚ almost aerial forms with strongly functional structure. "Wave" reflects the creative combination of engineering and movement that is the hallmark of Calatrava’s great architectural projects. Architect‚ artist‚ and engineer Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28‚ 1951‚ in the town of Benimamet‚ near Valencia‚ Spain. Calatrava family on both sides was engaged in the agricultural export

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    Jordan Gatling (1818-1903) was born on a plantation in Hertford County‚ North Carolina‚ on September 12th 1818 (Wikipedia.com). He is an American inventor best known for his invention of the Gatling gun. His father worked on machines to sow cotton and thin out cotton plants on the plantation (britannica.com). He worked with his father to perfect the machines on the farm at an early age. At age 15 he started to work at the county clerk’s office‚ and by the time he turned 19 he left the county clerk’s

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    one. He tries to keep order in the hostile jury room. The role evolve to the Architect in the course of the film because he was the only odd ball in the room who vote not guilty and he manage to change everyone vote by the end of the film. His successful strategies for leading the group include encouraging equal and inclusive participation and taking time to deliberate slowly. 2. Why do jurors listen to the Architect? He is the lone dissenter initially but eventually is able to persuade

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    Ross: A Manager in His Own Words 1) Larry Ross (not his real name) was interviewed by writer Studs Terkel over 30 years ago. Do you think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way? I think most managers in the 21st century would describe their jobs in the same way which is manager is a difficult job. Over 30 years ago Larry Ross described the corporation as a jungle in where everybody had to be alert‚ even the CEO. “You’re thrown in on your own and you’re constantly

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    Q : Oedipus Rex –A Victim of Fate or his Own Will ? The play Oedipus by Sophocles is a play whose focus is the interplay between fate and free will. The story basically goes like this: Oedipus was fated to kill his father and marry his mother as he learned from the Oracle at Delphi. So‚ Oedipus does everything to escape-he runs from his own land and starts his life over. However‚ Oedipus is a character that clearly demonstrates that no matter how much free will men assert‚ fate has already written

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    inspect buildings‚ and administer the construction of buildings‚ sites and interiors. If you do not have a passion for drawing‚ design‚ or creativity then this is not the career for you. An architect is usually working in a comfortable environment. Some may call this an occupation an office job because architects spend around 90% of their time in the office. They may often make visits to the construction site to ensure progress with the project. Their schedule is quite busy‚ many work around 50 hours

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