him to believe that his mother was his sister. According to Davin Hiskey, Bundy found out when his cousin mocked him and showed him his birth certificate. A few years later, 1951, Eleanor moved herself and Ted to Washington and there she married Johnnie Bundy. His morbid personality became prevalent at an early age. According to bio online, he had an unusual interest in macabre and knives. Bio online also says that he was a shy child but incredibly smart, excelling in school. But just like…
I don’t know how the wonderful music history of Memphis pass me by but somehow It did! I have always heard that Memphis is known for its music history, especially the blues, but I never investigated the theory for myself. The instructor at the college challenged me to write a paper about the history of the Stax Museum in a reflection paper and I am really glad she did. It influenced me to finally take the time to view the history of Memphis firsthand starting with the Stax Museum. The research,…
“Len, come on! We’re going to be late,” Lisa called to me, pulling a cap onto her head. I was currently trying to look more like a guy who had grown up in a respectable home, instead of living in a shelter for the last few years. “Lisa doesn’t rush me, I almost ready.” I pulled my own green cap onto my brown ponytail. I looked at my right-hand man or woman. She was dressed like I was, in a simple t-shirt and jeans. “We still look like thieves, don’t we?” I asked, trying out an innocent look in…
After graduation, he applied to law schools, but was rejected on account of his low entrance test scores. A year later, in 1973, he applied to the law school of the University of Utah and was accepted, but did not enroll until the fall of 1974. During the summer of 1973, Bundy felt confident enough to reunite with Stephanie Brooks again, now being twenty six years old. While on a business trip to California, he took Brooks out to an expensive dinner and won her over. She loved the man Bundy had…
Neither Dale Carnegie nor the publishers, Simon and Schuster, anticipated more than this modest sale. To their amazement, the book became an overnight sensation, and edition after edition rolled off the presses to keep up with the increasing public demand. Now to Win Friends and InfEuence People took its place in publishing history as one of the all-time international best-sellers. It touched a nerve and filled a human need that was more than a faddish phenomenon of post-Depression days, as…
Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…