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America is a land of opportunity. First, Steve Jobs achieved his personal dreams through commitment. In addition, passion drove Ashton Eaton to winning gold medals in the olympics. Finally, determination is what led Derek Jeter to winning five world series. The American Dream can be difficult to achieve, but Michael Oher achieved it through hard work. The American Dream can be achieved through commitment, passion, and determination. Commitment is in fact a key factor to achieving the American…

In Susan Cain’s essay “The Rise of the New Groupthink” (published Jan 15, 2012), Cain puts the New Groupthink, the Plan of action that group work is more effective, on trial. Cain starts her essay by saying “Research strongly suggests that people are more creative when they enjoy privacy and freedom from interruption” (14), she then goes on to give various examples of times that has been proven this statement correct. Susan Cain points out how we have distanced ourselves from our main goal…

always had an eye for productivity. As seen with how he questioned the trade-offs with European washing machine and its efficiency. He would later bring Apple to great resurgence and popularity with the introduction of the first Macs and iPods in the early 2000's. Jobs gave constructive criticism on areas of improvement. He was someone who held nothing back, one with sore eyes. "That was…

Dat Boi was born in Texas around July 1990. Right after being born, he was gifted his father's unicycle that was passed down through the generations, at the age of 21 he abruptly decided to ride his unicycle away from home and start a new life, he rode his unicycle all the way to New York City where he found the best spot to start a headquaters. After living in New York for a year he was visited by a frog that claimed he was the King of Frog Memes” and that he would give Dat Boi a superpower;…

The ghost of Thomas Kempe is about a boy called james Harrison. He has recently moved with his family to a cottage in Ledsham, Oxfordshire. James's problem began when a message was chalked onto the blackboard his father has put outside their cottage to advertise the sale of apples. It reads: Sorcerie, Astrologie, Geomancie, Alchemie, Recovery of Goodes Lost, Physicke. Soon pot's and vases are being smashed agains't the ground and doors shut by their self when no one is near them, but James is…

The true definition of an engineer changes depending on the person defining it. For an infant in the depths of the Saharan desert, an engineer is the person who fixes the pump that brings water to her village; for a teenager hooked on video games, an engineer is the messiah who reboots his virus-stricken computer right back up to normal. Amongst this variety of definitions, however, lies a singular fundamental linking factor: an engineer is someone who makes a positive impact in your life by…

Apple’s strategy and how it’s survived in competitive huge markets . Every successful organization has a business strategy which is “a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal or set of goals or objectives (Hall, 2009). Strategy is management's game plan for strengthening the performance of the enterprise. It states how business should be conducted to achieve the desired goals. Without a strategy management has no roadmap to guide them”. Apple is a great…

J.C. Penney was attempting to sharpen their competitive edge by hiring Former Apple Inc. retail executive, Ron Johnson, as their chief executive (Kinicki, 2013). Mr. Johnson had been successful with Apple, and J.C. Penney hoped that he could revamp J. C. Penney’s stores to update their appeal and lure customer’s back. J.C. Penney’s current strategy of frequent sales only equated to approximately four customer purchases per year despite 75% of J. C. Penney’s prices being cut 50% or more.…

One of the most interesting states is California, because it is home to the most national parks in the US, and it’s the first state to have a trillion dollars in GDP (gross domestic product), mostly due to the large population and industries. Apple, Disneyland, and Barbie all started in California. Some of you may be interested in learning that it is also the birthplace of McDonalds. The world’s tallest trees are at home in California. The hottest place on Earth is in Death Valley, California.…

Humans have never realized how grateful they should be for architects and their designs.The most famous architect in the world has created many idealistic designs for all architects to follow, his name is Gyo Obata and his company is Hellmuth,Obata, and Kassabaum (the three last names of the inventors of the company). Also known as HOK. Gyo Obata is a renowned architect and although he was not raised in St. Louis, Obata should be on the St. Louis Walk of Fame because he spent his formative years…