9/8/11 Marketing: Article Summary #1 “Sports” “Tennis Icon Maria Sharapova to Represent Canon” Maria Sharapova is one of the most popular tennis athletes and is a well-known celebrity around the world. She came on the scene is 2000 but it was not until summer 2004 when she captured the attention of business companies when she won Wimbledon defeating Serena Williams. Sharapova ’s tennis success and appearance have enabled her to secure commercial endorsements that greatly exceed the value of her
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a famous doctor and teacher; she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School‚ and she was one of the first female physicians in Italy. Montessori worked with children for most of her life; teaching them‚ observing them‚ and taking care of them; her theory was: “Children teach themselves if only we will dedicate ourselves to the self-creating process of the child (Gordon and Brown 13-336).” She believed that
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“How I Met My Husband” Throughout Alice Munro’s short story “How I Met My Husband” the main character Edie changes. She interacts with different characters and her identity is influenced with every person she comes in contact with. Edie seems to reflect each person she talks to and mirrors who they are. By the end of the story though Edie figures out who she is and the reader is able to understand what forced her into being this person. The theme of this short story is that in order to find the
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Joshua Marston was extraordinary in his movie debut as director in the film Maria Full of Grace. It was very impressive because nothing seemed to deter him from displaying many serious and important issues going on all over the world. This particular film dealt with many political‚ immigration‚ anti-feminist and cultural issues and that is just to name a few. What really interested me the most about this film is that it is a movie about survival and the various struggles people must confront. His
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a spectator‚ I do believe that both cultures are privileged in different parts of the books‚ and the influences on both generation of acculturation and assimilation in this book also need dialectic discussion. But the author ‚as I think‚ cares more about Hindu culture and tends to foreground it. The life for the first-generation immigrants is very hard. They should not only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before
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A Log in the River: An Analysis of “I Just Wanna to Be Average” It’s a typical Monday morning. The alarm goes off and you roll over to get an extra five minutes of sleep. Eventually‚ your mom comes down and pulls you out of bed because you are going to be late for school. You drag yourself to class and the day passes you by. I agree with Mike Rose that having a strong mentor or dedicated teacher changes one’s outlook on education and success in class. The effect a strong mentor or dedicated
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Aditi Bose Manic Pixie Dream Girls: Geet Dhillon in “Jab We Met” Geet Dhillon. Educated‚ independent‚ confident and loves herself. Geet. Sweeps into Aditya Kashyap’s life despite his resistance. Geet. Teaches Aditya to abandon sorrow and live life to the fullest. Geet. Makes us laugh and cry with her. Geet. Can we even imagine ‘Jab We Met’ (Ali‚ 2007) without Geet? Yet‚ this strong‚ fiery character has very little substance to her. She exists only when Aditya (and the story) needs her
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“Beyond Myth and Legends: A Narrative History of Texas” is written by five university professors. There are twenty essays found within this book. These essays entitled “Myth & Legend’ are located at the end of each chapter. Storytelling is common to every culture. What are the myths and legends? Myths and legends are stories that have been told in the previous hundreds of years‚ and have been exceptionally popular on the planet for quite a while. There are debates of the stories that are told myths
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Maria Gaetana Agnesi Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1719-1799). Born in Milan‚ she was a gifted scholar. She was a scientist‚ mathematician and later in her life she devoted herself to religious beliefs. She is most famous for the Witch of Agnesi. Her father married 3 times and had 21 children‚ which she was the oldest child. Her first essay was published in Latin when she was only 9 years old. She wrote in defense of higher education for woman. By age 13 she learned and spoke more than 6 languages. In
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. Learn about Maria Teresa Tula‚ a leader of COMADRES‚ by accessing http://rfkcenter.org/maria-teresa-tula. Maria Teresa was kidnapped‚ raped several times‚ and severely beaten‚ yet she continued her struggle even when family members rejected her for being raped. However‚ rejection after being raped triggered her questioning about women’s subordinated position in society and helped her to start seeing the world through gender eyes. Read about her story and then write a paragraph about your personal
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