Douglas McGregor

The article “Violence of football is becoming too difficult to justify” written for the Denver Post is titled and written in a way to that demands attention. Attempting an attack on America’s sport is something that will catch the eye of most readers. Groothuis writes for a sympathetic audience all the while using pathos as a guide to convince any reader, the author also crosses the line as he tries poisoning the well for any new, and inexperienced football fan. The NFL is a multi-billion…

encounters between Lincoln and Douglas has gone down in history as an excellent series of debates; “What was peculiar about these debates was that they were not, in the strictest sense, debates at all. They were sequences of speeches, with only the most meager nod in the direction of interaction between speakers.” (Guelzo, 2008, p. 94) However, Lincoln used this almost unorthodox form of debating to his advantage. Over the course of the debates both Lincoln and Douglas would speak for hours at a…

things will happen: there will be something to stand on or you will be able to fly. The novel Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland illustrates one's spiritual identity at the end of all certainly, through the power of religion and storytelling. Coupland concentrates on the aftermath of what it means to survive, and to continue to believe at the edge of your faith. Hey Nostradamus! By Douglas Coupland is four stories united by a single tragic thread. It opens with a Columbine High School-style…

General Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Address: Duty, Honor, Country. On May 12, 1962 General Douglas MacArthur spent his last day on duty at West Point and gave his very famous Farewell Address. President Kennedy had just been elected President of the United States and the Americans were head over heels for him. He gave an overwhelming peace among the U.S. with his caring words of charisma. Many things were happening in this time period such as the fight for Civil Rights among the African…

Douglas Adams was a great writer, he wrote the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy in 1978 it originated as a radio comedy that was later turned into a five part novel. Douglas also wrote many other books such as Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul, he also Co wrote books because a The Meaning Of Life, The Deeper Meaning Of Life, and Last Chance To See. Although he had made a good name for himself through writing books, Douglas did not stop there, he also…

Arctic Enterprises is an ATV, side by side, and snowmobile company. This Company's first name was Polar Manufacturing, but was soon changed to Arctic Enterprises. Arctic cat went bankrupt in 1982. Arctco, a new company took over Arctic Enterprises to keep producing Arctic cat machines, Two year after the bankrupt. Arctco was so successful they changed there name to Arctic Enterprises and kept selling Arctic Cat machines. The first Arctic Cat snowmobile was launched in 1961, and Arctic…

The Life of Douglas Macarthur Douglas Macarthur was a man of honor, stature, pride, and a love for his country, and I’m here to tell you about it. He lived a long life of military service and with forever be remembered as “The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces.” I will be explaining the years of his life; young to old. Though he is an amazing commander many lives were lost in world war 2 long forgotten by youth but haunts families. The early years of Doug was always about…

The famous speech titled “Duty, Honor, Country” was delivered 12 May 1962, at West Point, New York by General Douglas MacArthur when receiving the Sylvanus Thayer Award (The Sylvanus Thayer Award was awarded annually by the Graduates Association to 'an outstanding citizen of the United States whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplifying personal devotion to the ideals expressed in the West Point motto, 'Duty, Honor, Country'.) as an acceptance speech for his award and…

Sitting in the Pacific, the Bataan Peninsula was a key target for the Japanese to launch a full-on attack. Knowing this, General Douglas MacArthur aimed to protect and defend the Filipino people against a potentially devastating Japanese invasion (Janda 190). This major defensive plot against the Japanese became what is known today as the Battle of Bataan—the “greatest surrender in American military history” (Conroy 58). Numerous factors contributed to the inevitable defeat, including the…

Criminal Profiling is a technique whereby the probable characteristics of a criminal offender or offenders are predicted based on the behaviors exhibited in the commission of a crime. The job of a criminal profiler is very crucial in homicide cases. It helps the law enforcement to find and arrest the killer by knowing little details that determine possible suspects for the crime. Criminal profilers investigating serial killers have always tried to formulate some idea of the characteristics of…