Chris Hedges

The Benchwarmers If you like hilarious, sporty, and entertaining movies, then The Benchwarmers is for you! The first time I watched the Benchwarmers about six months ago I automatically fell in love with it.I was able to find it on Netflix after someone told me that it was the best movie ever and that I would like it. Since then I have watched it four different times. The movie The Benchwarmers is rated PG 13. It was created in 2006, so it’s not too old. The writers are Allen Covert…

This semester I had my first work experience related to my field of study. I interned with Morningstar which is an independent provider of investment research, financial information on mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds and multiple saving plans (Morningstar 2016). Morningstar’s mission is to provide software, reliable information on its investing site, online and print-based products for individual investors, professional advisors and institutional clients. It has offices in 27…

Reliance securities is the broking firm it’s a autonomous venture of Reliance Capital India Ltd. Reliance Cap is one of the India’s foremost retail broking stock broking venture , It provides customer right of entry in a stock market for trading and investment for general public to fastest growing financial market equities, derivatives, currency, IPO’s, mutual funds, bonds,and corporate FD’s. The large assortment of financial contributions help customer to accomplish their…

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine is a book written by Michael Lewis, which was published back in 2010. The story is based on a few smart individuals around the country saw something that nobody else did. They detected a behavior with the financing of the housing market that would eventually hit critical mass. A few of the people ran into each other by mistake, where others were former neighbors. In the end, two sets of groups worked together to make a bet on the flip side of the market…

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known by his online pseudonym PewDiePie, has always been scrutinized by the media regarding how much money he makes, but this time they have dug up something else to discuss. The media, specifically the Wall Street Journal, recently came out with an article discussing PewDiePie as a Neo-Nazi. Between February 2016 and February 2017 Pewdiepie has uploaded multiple videos with Nazi symbolism. This has caused a massive coverage on the subject throughout the…

Kyle Bass is still desperately clinging to his superstar image. Others are starting to realize that the damaging mistakes did more than tarnish his once shinning star. First, it is important to note that Kyle Bass was the founder of Dallas-based fund, Hayman Capital Management. Here is where the story gets interesting. He predicted the the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. Of course, everyone in the industry imagined that he had some kind of expert insider information or that he just saw the crisis…

In the beginning, Doodle’s brother is aware of a bad trait inside of him, a cruel streak, and does not fight it, but by the end, his cruelty dissolves as he learns the terrible consequences of pride. The narrator of the story, Doodle’s brother has always wanted a younger brother to play with. When he finally receives a baby brother, he is dismayed to find out that his new sibling is an invalid. The baby is named William Armstrong but is called “Doodle” by the family, and as he grows older, his…

The Pursuit of Happyness is a film based on a real story of Christopher Gardner, a renowned author, philanthropist, stockbroker, investor, entrepreneur, and a motivational speaker. While trying to highlight the most admired aspects of the life of Gardner, portrayed by Will Smith, the film also depicts the underside of Christopher Gardner. The film took place in San Francisco, California in the year 2006. Christopher Gardner is married to Linda, who for most of the film seems to have an unstable…

I have a strong belief that Percey Jackson from the movie is a better and more relatable Perseus. An interesting fact, Percy Jackson is a little more selfless. Which a hero has a right to be. Also, due to the settings being in modern times it helps making him more relatable. It also makes it feel like he has more of a social life. In Perseus the text never states that he hangs out with his friends which leads to my assumption that he just hangs out with his mom a.k.a. a mama's boy. Now that it’s…

Dwayne “ The Rock” Johnson Dwayne “ The Rock” Johnson is a famous action movie star and a professional wwe wrestler. After he performs on live tv shows and he acts on movies like Fast and Furious, Hercules, and Tooth Fairy. One way the Rock also known as Dwayne Johnson influences me, is that he shows others to keep your head up and there is always a point where someone wanted to give up but he always says don’t give up. I respect the “Rock” because he left the wwe in wrestlemania 29 after he…