Colonel Sanders

CHAPTER I Company Profile HISTORY Harland Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana (near Louisville, Kentucky). When Sanders was five years old, his father died, making his mother to work at a canning plant. This left Sanders, as the eldest son, to care for his two younger siblings. His mother taught him how to cook when he reached the age of seven. After leaving the family home at the age of 13, Sanders passed through several occupations, with mixed success. In…

food chain that even Colonel Sanders won’t tell you! As always, we are here to give you the real scoop on everything there is to know about KFC. We can tell you now that this is all true, but when you see these facts, you still might not believe them! Be sure to come back for our part two and part three articles, to learn the top 11 things you won’t believe about KFC! Number Sixteen: The Secret Formula. If you have ever thought about trying to get your hands on Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe,…

and burn all of the mountains. The men still hear the noises after the barrage; so they march back to camp and are questioned abut the airstrike by the colonel. However, instead of answering, they give the colonel a blank stare and salute him. In this story, the colonel is the figure that does not listen. The blank stare the soldiers give the colonel represents the madness that war brings. While on the listening patrol, the soldiers lose touch with reality and hear imaginary noises. “The…

The Chance to be Great “Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?” This quote by Jimmie Johnson is an inspiration on how to live life. In option, this quote is saying that you should want to take chances in life and make it great not to live it out as safely as possible. Johnson really describes the society of today where it's all about trying to be the best at what that person does and that you can't just live to survive. This essay will use the life…

Harland Sanders Harland Sanders was by far the most unique entrepreneur we have seen so far, but I would argue he is nowhere near the top of the Pantheon. There was nothing extraordinary about Sanders that I did not see in any other entrepreneurs we have looked at, and there were many characteristics the other entrepreneurs possessed that Sanders did not. He was an entrepreneur, he was not a great entrepreneur. Growing up, he encountered adversity quite often, so he knew how to deal with…

businessman. Another famous example is Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. According to the article, “20 Successful Entrepreneurs with No Experience”, by Annie Pilon on small business trends website, Colonel Sanders had no restaurant experience before starting what would become K.F.C. He started in the restaurant business only because he was running a local service station in Kentucky, and his chicken immediately gained attention from the people. Colonel Sanders did not spend…

sixth-grade year because he did poorly in school. Later in his life, he would go on to do many jobs such as a service station clerk, lawyer, fireman and many other jobs but he failed. In 1956, after receiving his first Social Security check for $105, the Colonel packed his white Cadillac with a pressure cooker, timers, and his prepackaged herbs and spices, and set out to license his chicken recipe to as many restaurants as he could visit. Later he would patent his chicken, and now KFC is a…

company who is supposed to be in Vietnam attacking a village with certain coordinates, yet they find themselves in an unknown location and attack this random village without question. Long story short, this battalion of soldiers under command of Colonel Durkins, attacked an unknown village and killed every single helpless soul that lived there. Throughout the text, it is evident that Durkins knows that there will be civilians there, yet he says “We clear the area” (Wilhelm 65) to his soldiers.…

Christmas time it's election time. With Elections comes all the fanfair about who should we actually vote into office. Even though I personally believe politics has turned into a joke if I had to vote for somebody I would vote for Bernie Sanders. I believe Bernie Sanders should be president based on his view over the issues considering minimum wage, health care for veterans, and believing all public high education should be free. Minimum wage is the lowest amount a person can be paid for while…

I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill How can you succeed if you never try? How can you go to your grave knowing that you never tried? Don’t go to your tomb empty. You may not know what paths will work best for you, the only way to discover the right path — is to try. Try and try, until you discover your difference. Try until you learn where you can be a success.…