Jim Yardley

The founder of Walmart is Sam Walton. He started off in the retail business with JC Penny’s in 1940. In 1945, he was offered a variety store called Ben Franklin in Newport, Arkansas. When the lease came up, the lease was not renewed. He then opened up a Walton’s Five and Dime store. Sam was very successful at selling high volume and low cost merchandise. His strategy was to have “The lowest Prices Anytime, Anywhere.” (Our History, 2016) The store is now a Walmart museum. In 1962, the…

‘The Truman Show’(1998, directed by Peter Weir) is a film about Truman Burbank(Jim Carrey), a man living in a world entirely constructed for him. Truman is the star of a reality TV show - but he doesn’t know it. He was orphaned as a child and therefore taken in by the TV cooperation and put in a world where everything is a set, everyone he meets is an actor, and every object holds a camera; through which his entire life is broadcasted to the rest of the world. I found this story to be very…

Jonestown Massacre is considered as one of the most horifying tragerdies in American History. Jim Jones moved his temple to Guyana after his church in San Francisco was accused of financial fraud, physical abuse of its members and mistreatment of children. When Ryan, the inestigating officer arriven in Jonestown, several Jonestown residents approached…

Many different cults have existed for many years. Some cults are peaceful while other cults can be violent and intense. One cult that ended in severity was the Peoples Temple based in Jonestown, Guyana. This particular cult was led by a man named Jim Jones. Jones had strong views on equality and wanted to create a place where people of all ages, races, and sexual orientations could live together in peace, therefore he started the Peoples Temple. The Temple was established in Indianapolis in…

In their essay "Body Image & the Media" authors, Ballaro and Wagner explore how the media has portrayed the perfect body. Over time the body has changed quite a bit, from being thick and curvy to now fragile. Women started out being the center of the media attention on imagery then it eventually turns to having both women and men. People were doing extreme diets and workouts in trying to achieve the perfect body and from that it started to cause disorders. From the disturbances, people were…

The average American spends half of their waking hours looking at a screen, equating to 20 years of their life. Technology has evolved how we spend our time, turning free time into screen time. Some argue that this evolution is for the best, technology is a massive asset for spreading knowledge and education. Others say we need to start limiting our use of this technology, for it becomes more distracting than productive. The solution is to use the vast powers technology has granted us for good,…

well known for their lead singer Jim Morrison. The Doors were a successful rock band from the 1960s that influenced music and pop culture, The Doors consisted of four members and lasted for half of a decade. Influence of The Doors The Doors were not only influential to music but also to the pop culture of the 1960s. The Doors were a music band that started in 1967 and influenced many other bands and musicians.…

For second profile analysis assignment for mgmt. 340, I was given a set of questions which are designed to identify person who is more competitive, outgoing, ambitious, impatient, or aggressive. Questions are categorized into four sections: competitive, work involvement, hostility/anger, and impatience/urgency. Overall, I felt that test was on the point, and my paper explains why. First section was about competitiveness and I received score of 8. According to the test, I have almost no desire to…

Ch 32 1 When was Backgammon invented? The ancestors of Backgammon were according to Wikipedia invented about 5,000 to 4,400 years ago and Backgammon itself 1,500. Where was Backgammon invented? Its ancestors were according to Wikipedia invented in Egypt around 3,500 B.C., Persia 3,000, then Iraq in 2,600 and finally Backgammon was invented in around 450 to 500 A.D How did Backgammon spread? According to Wikipedia, it started in the Byzantine Empire, then the Ottoman empire, so what would…

Fairfield, Iw – Jim Carrey, actor, comedian, and impressionist, gave a commencement speech to the graduating class of Maharish University of Management to inspire then about the life after they graduate and what is in store for them, in the future. “I am here to plant a seed that will inspire you to move forward in life with enthusiastic hearts and a clear sense of wholeness.” Carrey continues, “The question is, will that seed have a chance to take root, or will I be sued by Monsanto and forced…