PHIL KNIGHT Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of the athletic gear company‚ Nike. He was born in Portland‚ Oregon‚ on February 24th‚ 1938. Knight and Nike helped start a sports business revolution in the 1970s‚ changing old-fashioned tennis shoes into highly specialized equipment and promoting them as symbols of athletic prowess and success. Nike’s success made Knight one of America’s wealthiest men. Celebrity Endorsement Strategy Known as a taskmaster CEO‚ Knight
Premium Nike, Inc. Bill Bowerman Athletic shoe
allowed America’s land to increase further and also granted greater Westward Expansion. Another piece of land that allowed for the Manifest Destiny was the Oregon Territory. The Oregon Territory was acquired from Britain. At first‚ President Polk‚ in order to win the vote of common folk promised to make a treaty with Britain to get all of the Oregon Territory to 54 degrees and 40 minutes to the
Premium Native Americans in the United States United States American Civil War
expansion. This expansion took place in areas like Texas and Oregon. There was a belief that Americans had a mission which was divinely inspired to spread their democracy to the less fortunate. The less fortunate consisted of Native Americans and other non-Europeans. The phrase "manifest destiny" first came in the 1840’s‚ which was primarily used by Jackson democrats‚ with annexations to expand territory and spread its form of democracy to Oregon territory‚ Texas Annexation‚ and the Mexican Cession‚
Premium Native Americans in the United States American Civil War United States
the blueprint for what would become the world’s No. 1 athletic-shoe company while working on his master’s degree at Stanford University. Assigned to write a term paper on starting a small business in an area he knew well‚ the former University of Oregon track star naturally chose running. He outlined a plan for breaking the stranglehold Adidas had on the running-shoe market by using cheap Japanese labor to manufacture a cheaper‚ better-quality running shoe. Shortly after graduating in 1962‚ Knight
Premium Bill Bowerman Nike, Inc.
14/03/03 Response on " Diary of Mrs. Amelia Stewart Knight" When I finished this article I started to realize that the life of pioneers was not just one big adventure‚ but they had to face some really difficult problems like dangerous river crossing‚ bad weather‚ different kinds of accidents and diseases along the way without any chance for medical treatment. But first of all I had make a research to answer one question before all the problems along the way. It is how much did pioneers traveling
Premium English-language films Problem solving Oregon Trail
pre-existing routes established by the courier-de-bois‚ Spanish settlers‚ and the Indians of the past. These routes‚ which flowed through the only passable areas of the Rockies‚ naturally led to Oregon and California‚ which caused an increase in the population of these regions at the time. These trails‚ such as the Oregon Trail to the north‚ the Mormon and Spanish Trail to the south‚ and the California and Overland trails in between were very rough and bumpy‚ making the trek no easy task. On the home front
Premium Human migration Factor analysis Native Americans in the United States
students outside of the classroom. A perfect example of this took place on the campus of University of Oregon‚ it was a debate whether or not the Pacifica Forum should be allowed to hold meetings in University of Oregon’s classrooms
Premium University Campus
opportunity. Americans began to buy into settling unexplored western frontiers‚ they first moved into Michigan‚ Arkansas‚ Wisconsin and Ohio (Norton 2007). The nation expanded quickly in just five years. Texas negotiated with Britain for half of Oregon country and wanted more as the war with Mexico went on. The Westward expansion had many consequences for the Native Americans the expansion meant that occupation of their lands. The United
Premium Native Americans in the United States United States American Civil War
Manifest Destiny is defined as "a belief that it was God’s will that Americans spread over the entire continent‚ and to control and populate the country as they see fit." Many expansionists conceived God as having the power to sustain and guide human destiny. It was white man’s heavy burden to conquer and Christianize the heathen and savage land. While the positive side of Manifest Destiny was a surge of enthusiasm and energy from the white settlers for pushing West‚ the negative side was the belief
Premium Native Americans in the United States American Civil War United States
The journey towards the West was the path for American emigrants to search or move to new land. The trail that was used to move west became known as the Oregon Trail. The trail was over 2‚000 miles long. The trail was more used during 1840-1860.Over 500‚000 emigrants used the Oregon Trail. It took 4-6 months to travel the trail. Fur trapper would travel on horses or by foot.. Marcus and Narcissa Whitman were one of the first settlers. They decided to make the path accessible for everyone. Years later
Premium Native Americans in the United States United States California