Wall Street The 1987 film‚ Wall Street‚ directed by Oliver Stone starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas‚ is the story about a naïve Wall Street broker who desperately wants to make it big on Wall Street. But Bud Fox played by Charlie Sheen soon finds after being mentored by the Wall Street giant‚ Gordon Gekko‚ played by Michael Douglas‚ that being the best requires a lot more than he expected. A reoccurring theme that Stone threaded throughout the film was greed. Stone uses Gordon Gekko
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Lincoln Douglas Debate Affirmative Case Outline Before you begin your speech briefly thank the judge and your opponent for providing the opportunity for this important debate. I. Engage With an Attention-Getter. The attention-getter is designed to intrigue the audience members and to motivate them to listen attentively for the next several minutes. There are infinite possibilities for attention-getting devices. Some of the more common devices include using a story‚ a surprising statistic
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Douglas Mcarthur who commanded the Southwest Pacific World War II‚ an American general supervised the success of the Allied Occupation of Japan after the war‚ led to the United Nations forces in the Korean War. A more than life‚ a controversial figure‚ Mcarthur’s talent‚ frank‚ many‚ selfish eyes. He graduated from the United States Military Academy‚ graduated from West Point 1903‚ to help the first World War (1914-1918) period‚ led the forty-second division in France. He continued to serve as chief
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the invitation of President Roosevelt. The Philippine Army continued to fight the Japanese in a guerilla war and were considered auxiliary units of the United States Army. December of 1941 The invasion by Japan began March of 1942 U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and President Quezon fled the country. The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in April 9‚ 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war crime. The 60-mile (97 km) march occurred after
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During the 50’s director Douglas Sirk made his name as the master of melodrama with such classics as "Written on the Wind" and "Imitation of Life‚" as he examined romantic relations and intrigues that showcased leading man Rock Hudson. In what can only be called heartfelt homage‚ writer/director Todd Haynes captures the interpersonal angst of Sirk and updates it to the new millennium in "Far From Heaven." Sirk propelled Rock Hudson to movie icon status as a regular player in many of the director’s
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(1)In his 1960 book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ Douglas McGregor proposed two theories by which to view employee motivation. He avoided descriptive labels and simply called the theories Theory X and Theory Y. (1)Theory X assumes that the average person: dislikes work and attempts to avoid it‚ has no ambition‚ wants no responsibility‚ and would rather follow than lead. Is self-centered and therefore does not care about organizational goals‚ resists change‚ is gullible and not particularly intelligent
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Midway Island‚ west of Hawaii . Their plans were once again decoded by the US. 10 Japan strucj first and the US unleased planes‚ destroying 332 Japanese planes and all four aircraft carriers. US won. Turning point of war in Pacific. 11 General Douglas MacArthur‚ commander of Allied land forces‚ devised the plan of ‘island- hopping” This involved passing Japanese strong points and seizing weakly defended islands. 12 Japan was building an air base on the island of Guadalcanal. On August 7‚ 1942
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and becoming executive officer. He was assigned to attend the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth Kansas to study warfare and theories. During the war‚ he decided to return in Washington which he became the personal aide of General Douglas MacArthur. Along MacArthur’s side‚ he helped MacArthur for planning the Military defense in the Philippines. Despite of their difference‚ Eisenhower stayed with MacArthur until they took command in the Philippines. After the invasion of Pearl Harbor
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environment. People need to do their best not to pollute. Prevention is an important step‚ so set a litter-free example for your family‚ friends‚ co-workers and neighbors to help keep your community. Each year‚ each person uses almost a 100-foot tall Douglas Fir Tree in paper and wood products. There is a great importance for recycling to reduce the amount of trees cut down. It is not a hard
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Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams focuses on the chaos and potential destruction of the Galaxy. Arthur Dent travels from planet to planet in order to find a new life. Ford Prefect fights the corporate regime. Tricia McMillian has an alien encounter. All three lives help decide the fate of the Galaxy. In chapter one‚ the history of the Galaxy is a confusing mess. People try to exceed the speed of light‚ but it is impossible to do. Only bad news travels faster. People continue to try to exceed the speed
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