Joe Louis 10 facts 1. Joe Louis was born on May 13‚ 1914‚ in Lafayette‚ Alabama 2. Joe Louis went on to become the heavyweight champion of the world‚ holding the title for nearly 12 years and through 25 challenges‚ the longest reign in professional boxing. 3. In 1942‚ Joe served in a segregated unit with Jackie Robinson in the U.S. Army‚ who later became the first African American to play major league baseball. 4. Joe won the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union 175-pound championship in
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Fiat Stilo: Positioning Problem Statement Fiat is doing poorly in the Spanish market due to poor customer perception. The company wishes to launch the new Fiat Stilo with hopes of obtaining profit in Spain. Fiat must choose in which way it should position the new model so that it can reshape the way Spanish consumers perceive their brand. Situation Analysis Customers: In Spain‚ the automobile sector is divided into segments depending on the specifics of the vehicle‚ mainly size and type
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Higher Education in Japan The Japanese higher education system can be distinguished as an example of diversified mass higher education in a highly industrialized country. Higher education system consists of various categories and types of institutions that are different in their missions‚ functions‚ academic standards‚ prestige‚ status‚ and financing methods. After World War II‚ especially from the 1960s to the 1980s‚ the increase in higher education institutions was very striking. The number
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The most important scientific invention of the nineteenth century was braille. Braille is the only written language available for the visually impaired. When Louis Braille invented braille‚ a window opened up to sightless individuals everywhere; they were no longer at disadvantage to peers who could easily read written language. In 1829‚ Louis Braille published the first braille book entitled‚ "The Method of Writing Words‚ Music and Plain Song by Means of Dots‚ For Use by the Blind and Arranged by
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WALMART in Japan 1. Why‚ historically‚ has the level of FDI in Japan been so low? 2. What are the potential benefits to the Japanese economy of greater FDI? 3. How did the entry if Walmart into the Japanese retail sector benefit that sector? Who lost as a result of Walmart’s entry? 4. Why has it been so hard for Walmart to make a profit in Japan? What might the company have done differently? Japan‚ an island nation on the Pacific ocean‚ has none of the natural advantages that have facilitated
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companies headquartered in the state of Oregon. The company was founded in 1962 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bower man and Philip Knight‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. in 1978. The company takes its name from Nike‚ the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚ Nike Skateboarding‚ Team Starter‚ and subsidiaries including Cole Haan‚ Hurley International‚ Umbro and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike
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China | Japan | * Confucius Society * Forced into a reform mode * Realized‚ the West was eager to gain access to Chinese market (opium) * Technological superiority * The government tore up first railway line. * Modestly interested in Western military innovation. * Civil war broke out between semi-Christian religious group and the government. * Boxer Rebellion- Chinese rebellion against foreign influence. * Intrusions by Europeans reduce economy‚ increased hostility. * Footbinding
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Louis Pasteur was an incredible man who changed much of history that led to the improvement of public health. He was born on December 27‚ 1822 in Dole‚ Jura in France. He was the third child of parents‚ Jean-Joseph and Jeanne Roqui. His father had always dreamed for Louis to have a good education and apply that to his future career. Pasteur was only an average student skilled at drawing and painting‚ which would help him illustrate what he saw in the microscope later on in life. In a college exam
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Rebecca Huang Louis Armstrong I. Early Life A. Childhood B. Family C. Armstrong’s natural talent from God II. Performance Career A. Experiences in New Orleans and Mississippi B. Chicago and Jazz Band C. Life from 1924 to 1930s III. Late Stage A. Armstrong’s 1950 life B. The end of Louis Armstrong’s Music Life IV. Music History A. Trumpet and Early Jazz B. Collaborators and Followers C. Armstrong’s Music Style 1. A Jazz musician
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impersonal (Gere). Louis’ skepticism in the traditional medical practice arose when he found himself helpless during the mid of an epidemic of diphtheria (Gere). Eventually‚ Louis grew to become a therapeutic nihilist and came up with an experimental design to seek for the numeric evidences‚ indicating the inefficiency of the traditional healing method (Gere). The first clinical trial that Pierre Louis conducted involves the testing of the common healing method of bloodletting. Louis used his numerical
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