If you had the chance to do something that would change the way the world functions‚ forever‚ would you take it? CEO of Apple and Pixar animations‚ Steve jobs‚ in his commencement speech to the Stanford graduating class of ’05‚ "You’ve got to find what you love"‚ Jobs adopts a hopeful tone in order to inspire and persuade the graduates to do what they love‚ and live their lives to the fullest. He speaks‚ using his own credibility‚ and stories of his past to touch on the emotions‚ to inspire‚ and
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Daniel Hadden Ms. Carey English 11A 6 October 2012 Is Elizabeth Innocent Elizabeth Proctor was proven innocent‚ but she is not what everyone thinks she is. Elizabeth is the catalyst of the trials because of her relationship with Abigail Williams and how Elizabeth treated her husband. John Proctor has fights in which Elizabeth starts that make her look bad. She also had acted very poorly to Abigail after her affair with John that kick started a lot of events that lead to the trials. “I know
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Stolen By Night by Steve Watkins. The main character in this book is Nicollette‚ a 14-year-old girl who aspires to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a bicycle racer. Stolen By Night is a secondary source. I know this due to the book being described as ’historical fiction’ which indicates that this book is not a real story‚ but is based on real historical events. The author is also a man who tells me he is not Nicolette. The main topic of my book is the Nazi occupation of Paris‚ France‚
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Adam and Eve‚ not Adam and Steve Gay marriage Some may believe that gay marriage isn’t morally wrong; while mainly strong biblical based Christians (the opposing side) states it is; I am for the opposing side. The policy should not be changed in the states that are against gay marriage‚ and define marriage as between one man and one woman. In the other states and countries‚ the legalization of gay marriage still exists. Something should be done about this. Homosexuality is considered
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deal. Just three stories" Steve Jobs (Transcript Line 4 = TL4) said in the beginning of his speech in Stanford University commencement ceremony in 2005. My analysis will argue that in these three life stories Jobs shares with the audience his life philosophy‚ and suggest that if they listen to his tips‚ they would have a better life. I am interested to understand which artistic and rhetorical tools he used to persuade the audience in his ideas. My question is whether Steve Jobs can be describe as a
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In 1971 in Accra‚ Ghana‚ Steve Ewert woke up in a cold sweat. Bugs crawled out his mouth. Fear gripped his very soul. “I’m losing my mind!” he cried repeatedly to his travel companion Dick Russell. What started out as two young Kansas kids setting out to find themselves in late 1970‚ turned to disillusionment and danger. Photographer Ewert and writer Russell traveled across Europe experiencing the continent in Forrest Gump fashion — attending French President Charles De Gaulle’s memorial service
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The Big Short outlines the players of one of the largest financial fiascos of all time. Steve Eisman was a graduate of Harvard Law and University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduating law school he realized he hated law. He was able to get a job at Oppenheimer and Co. as a Junior Equity Analyst because his parents were employed there. They paid his first year salary so that he could be hired. He built credibility with several company profiles that ended up correct. He was not refined as typical
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Quyen Tran WR 121 January 23‚ 2012 Summary Response #1 Summary In “Innocent Afield” Buzz Bissinger says that high school sports has grown to be only about winning in too many places in America. High school sports create social barriers from athletes to non-athletes. High school athletes are more competitive than college athletes or professionals. An issue arose was that many coaches are being paid too much‚ close to $90‚000 a year‚ without having to teach a class. Rather than using private
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Book Report The book “The Thing in the Woods” was written by Steve Brezenoff. It was published by Stone Arch Books in August 2008 and it belongs to the Shade Books series. The book contains 80 pages and the illustrations were made by Rich Pellegrino. Also‚ it is a story of speculative fiction. I choose to read this book because the cover looked interesting and it was of mystery‚ which is one of my favorite types of book genres. The story takes place in the desert. It is hot during the day‚ but cold
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THE REAL LEADERSHIP 14 LESSONS OF STEVE JOBS – Walter Isaacson * “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do” * Helped transform 6 industries: * Personal computing * Animated movies * Music * Phones * Tablet computing * Retail stores * Digital publishing * “Making an enduring company‚ he said‚ was both far harder and more important than making a great product” 1. FOCUS * “Deciding what not to do
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