In every war there is an enemy (Freedom Writers 2007) Marcus‚ much the same as some of the other students in Ms. Gruwells’ class‚ had a harsh past. When Marcus was a young boy‚ his friend Clive found a gun and they felt that they could finally protect themselves from gang members and bullies. Shockingly‚ Marcus friend Clive wounded up inadvertently shooting himself. Marcus being frightened like any other kid would be just sat right there and stayed with his friend until the police showed up. When
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KEL145 ROBERT D. DEWAR Customer Focus at Neiman Marcus: “We Report to the Client” There is never a good sale for Neiman Marcus unless it is a good buy for the customer. —Herbert Marcus This simple philosophy expressed by Neiman Marcus co-founder Herbert Marcus became the foundation of a highly successful customer-focused strategy with which Neiman Marcus became the second largest and the most profitable specialty retail chain in the country. The “Client” in 2006 She’s rich—the
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And White which is a book about two seventeen year old boys who played football and basketball for their high school and both have the skills and potential to continue their career throughout college and possibly the professional career. Eddie and Marcus‚ the two high school boys‚ have some other plans of how to make money without going to work they set up a few “stick-ups” and rob people at gunpoint so that they can afford the new Nike basketball shoe that some professional basketball players are
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unproductive stories and reconstructing newer‚ healthier ones. Vignette Marcus is a twelve-year-old boy in sixth grade. He lives with his mother‚ and his two brothers. One brother is in eighth grade‚ the other is in third. They receive public assistance and mother does not work. Mother has brought Marcus for help because he is failing in school and defiant at home. When Mother and Marcus meet with the teacher‚ she communicates that Marcus is capable‚ but is distracted‚ disorganized‚ and doesn’t complete
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Is it right to tell an adult if you know that a friend is about to commit a crime? While you ponder on this question about morality. Imagined that the child who ’s willing to commit the crime is your child and the one person that might be the only witness to the crime is your child best friend. This is my case study about a nine year old boy who faces his own moral dilemma at the early stages of his cognitive and moral development. Should he tell on his best friend and be a labeled as "tattletale"
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The hit list was set as the Second Triumvirate rose to its power of a three man dictatorship to hold power over Rome. The select three‚ Octavian‚ Antony and Lepidus‚ had handpicked the group that was to face punishment for speaking out against them. Among this group of the damned‚ an orator named Cicero stood proudly. Previously having spoken out against Caesar for fear of the loss of liberty‚ this great speaker felt the need to call out Antony on the same charge. As the Second Triumvirate rose in
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“The die is cast” - Julius Caesar The expansion of Rome‚ the ruling of Julius Caesar and his death‚ and the civil war that followed his death all led to the collapse of the Roman Republic. The expansion of Rome created political‚ social‚ and economical changes. Politically‚ the government did not change to suit the expanding of Rome. The economic changes were that poor farmers could not afford anymore to compete with the estates run by slaves‚ so they sold their
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“No Caesar‚ we will answer on their charge/ Make forth; the generals would have some word” (V I 24-25) Mark Antony has the art of persuading people to gain his power. Secondly‚ a powerful person can rule over everyone. As Mark Antony‚ Octavious and Lepidus sit around a table Antony says: “These many then shall dies; their names are pricked” (IV I 1). Antony can kill someone from all the power he has. Although he is a powerful and ambitious person Caesar still has the most power towards the people of
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the point of view and construction of the characters Will and Marcus my own understanding of the world‚ particularly ideas of masculinity are challenged. The point of view in About a boy is limited omniscient‚ each chapter changes narrator from Will to Marcus‚ and the thoughts and feelings of both characters are conveyed to the readers. “"People often thought Marcus was being funny when he wasn’t. He didn’t understand it”‚ when Marcus describes how people reacted to him as a character who is somewhat
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Black and White is a novel written by Paul Volponi. The story is set in Queens‚ New York City. It was first published in 2005 and has won a large number of literary prizes. The main characters are Eddie and Marcus‚ star players of their high school basketball team. Eddie is white and Marcus is black. They have risen above the racial differences and are best friends. They think that nothing is going to stop them fulfilling their dream – getting a sports scholarship to a prestigious university and
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