Brad Pitt

person who has achieved fame or notoriety or who has voluntarily become involved in a public controversy. A public figure (or public official) suing for defamation must prove that the defendant acted with actual malice. Example: Movie stars like Brad Pitt or Gwyneth Paltrow fall into this category. • All-purpose public figure: A person who achieves such pervasive fame or notoriety that he or she becomes a public figure for all purposes and in all contexts. For example, a person who occupies a…

I. The Voice of Love Interfaces with Humanity and Nature (Song 2:8-9) Love, humanity, and nature are perceived, understood, and valued intricately in the passage. One can only be understood and described in terms of the other two. The entire poem (2:8-17) was voiced by the young woman . There is no part of the poem that was not touched by voice. Although the entire poem was voiced by the woman, there are three voices that can be heard: the voice of love (vv. 8-10), the voice of creation (vv.…

Historical Appreciation Project: In the Heat of the Night Fifty years ago, as the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum, activists protested across the deep South, and tensions rose between black demonstrators and the police. During this time, John Ball wrote his first book. It was a murder mystery set in a small Carolina town. The crime-solving detective of Ball’s novel was Virgil Tibbs, an famed homicide detective from Pasadena, California, who happened to be passing through the area on the…

NGOS/Charities When it comes to NGOS, charities and organizations everything appears really black and white. I feel that media really portrays it as that way. So I decided to put it in color and bring out some facts by providing certain certain incidents that take place in these groups. I feel that it is very important to do research before donating. In your mind you may think this money is going to individuals in need but in reality these groups may be using it for their own benefit. It is…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…