Jim Valvano

Figure 1: This line graph represents the prune’s weight in grams, in each beaker, over time. The prunes initial weight were all different, ranging from the heaviest prune in Beaker A, middleweight in Beaker B, and lowest weight in Beaker C. The weight of the prune in Beaker A increased at the fastest rate, followed by Beaker B and then Beaker C. Figure 2: This line graph represents the temperature of the water in each beaker, over time. The water’s initial temperature were all different,…

On October 6th, ABC Family Worldwide announced in a press release that they would be rebranding ABC Family as “Freeform” beginning in January of 2016. Tom Ascheim, the president of ABC Family stated that this rebrand is in response to the evolution of the company’s business strategy. The station is turning slightly from its current/old consumer sect and super serving a group of consumers they have labeled “Becomers.” Becomers are defined as a group of people a bit younger than the millennials,…

The Office is an amazing TV series. This sitcom follows the daily life of Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. Watching the characters interact and react to different situations is truly hilarious. Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, is the manager. His crazy personality made so many fans fall in love with his priceless character. In season six, Steve Carell left the show. Ratings dropped significantly. While the show was still good the last 2 seasons, it suffered. Like Michael Scott is to The Office, so…

Petsmart is a retail industry that offers many products and services to cater to their customers needs. As seen in many ads and TV commercials, this is the pet store you want to bring your pets to. The store is a happy-friendly environment which makes the customers and pets feel comfortable and safe . Many would say it will be your dog’s favorite place to shop. There are about 1,500 petsmart stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Headquarters of the company is located in…

I chose to listen to Stevie Wonder’s album called, “Innervisions” since it is known for its adulation. In order for me to fully assess the song, “Too High,” I must google the lyrics. After I examine the lyrics, it made me conclude that I will not like the song based off the lyrics. I tried to relate to some of the lyrics that are being said such as, I'm too high but I ain't touched the sky.” I only feel this way when I am dunking a basketball; you feel as if you jump so high, but you did not…

Jim Jones was born in rural Randolph county Indiana to James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam. Lynetta was said to believe that she had given birth to the messiah. During the great depression, in 1934 the Jones family moved to Lynn Indiana. Jones was said to have studied on Joseph Stalin, Karl Marx, Mao Zedong, Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler. He concentrated on the strengths and weaknesses of each. Jones also developed a great interest in the idea of religion. Early on in his adulthood he…

very calm but very outgoing guy. Usually he along with everyone else in the office can handle the all of the pranking that goes on in the office. Until one day Andy has enough and becomes very angry due to the fact that Jim and Pam hid his phone in the ceiling tiles of the office. Jim and Pam repeatedly call his cell phone while Andy searches everywhere for it. Eventually Andy get tired of hearing his phone go off every five minutes and he gets very angry, starts yelling at everyone in the…

Directed by Ron Howard, the movie Apollo 13 recounts a mission, following the moon landing, where everything went wrong. Tom Hanks starred as Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13. Bill Paxton plays Fred Haise, the lunar module pilot. Kevin Bacon played Jack Swigert, the third member of the crew who was originally on the backup crew. Jack Swigert got moved up thanks to Ken Mattingly, played Gary Sinise, predicted to get the measles. This movie takes place in 1970, close to a year after…

6-hour work day Yes. I believe that U.S should transition to 6 - hour workday from 9+ hour workday. I thing that people spend too much time at work. That's why people do not have time to spend with their families. People also do not have time to do things that they love. Working long hour every day is also not good for our health. So what to do to change that? All we have to do is to switch from 9 hour workday to 6 hours workday. My goal in this paper is to prove that this is a good idea. First…

Born on October 31, 1930 in Rome, Italy, Michael Collins is sometimes known as a the “Forgotten Astronaut” of the Apollo 11 mission. As a child, he lived in Oklahoma, New York, Texas, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. Finally, he settled in to attend school in Washingtion D.C. He graduated from Saint Albans School in Washington D.C. and received his Bachelor of Science in 1952 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He worked for the US Air Force flying F-86 fighter jets…