Michael Dukakis

Artifice is an essential skill ? In Chris Hedger’s excerpt Empire Of Illusion, he contemplates the ideas of artifice being an essential skill in political theater. Lying and deception is an intriguing talent, that once mastered can be used as a great advantage especially to gain political and economic power. It can be seen throughout a large number political leaders. Leaders create a persona for themselves to citizens, claiming they are truthful and kind individuals, when in reality…

Porter’s Theory Porter’s Theory relates to the profitability of different companies in terms of their business outlook. What company is the most profitable? How can we gain better clientele? Where do we rank amongst other competitors as far as profitability? These are all questions that a company would search to find the answer to when debating their position in the business world. FILA is a known sneaker and clothing company that has taken a huge fall within the last decade. In this research,…

In Chapter 4 of Outlier’s "The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2," starts out about the story of growth in Chris Langan. It about Chris Langan and how came up from poverty and a troubled childhood: with his biological father disappearing at a young age and how he took his last name from his biological mother's abusive and thoughtless fourth husband. After how Langan grew up during hard times, Langan eventually attended Reed College on a full scholarship. However, in which he lost the…

A bit of imagination, music, movies, novels and live entertainment can all have the same topic: marine creatures. In fact, when you hear some relaxation music themed around whale songs, that you read a novel titled Moby Dick, which is a legendary white sperm whale or even some facts about the blue whale, being the largest mammal on Earth, it is easy to think of whales. The confusion comes when the term whale is part of a sea creature's name. You see, when people talk about sharks, their mind is…

"We will come back with a good group of good football generation but for that we need to build from foundation not from the roof." This was the statement from the new Fiji football coach Christophe Gamel who is planning to change the fortune of Fiji football with his vision and projects which he bought from France. Gamel who has been part of the Paris Saint-Germain FC as the assistant coach and he had also been the physical trainer for the Qatar national under-17 team for the qualification for…

My grit factor was a "grit superstar". Of the traits mentioned in the book, one I believe I already possess is ditching the dream. I've always had the dream of becoming the best in my sport of barrel racing. I was definetly a dreamer until I realized that dreaming will get me nowhere. So, I took matters into my own hands. I ride every day in the summer. Its all I do because I know that the more I practice the better I'll get! Last year I was thrown off my horse during a competition and was run…

INTRO 1: Triathlon and active lifestyle is the way of living for Dan. Click here to read more about his passion towards swimming, main achievements and life lessons. TEXT: Your colleagues have nominated you for Inspiration of the Month in August, based on your outstanding performance in swimming. Please tell us how did you start swimming and why did you choose it? Actually I started to swim quite late in my childhood, I was about 12 years old at that time. But three years ago I realized that I…

Since 688 BC, in the world of boxing there have been many great boxers. However Muhammad Ali was the absolute best boxer that ever stepped into the ring. His record, hard work, and determination shows that he is the best. Not only was he one of the most popular person during his time he his still the most recognizable man on earth. His success as a boxer is widely respected. He was a champion, a leader, and an artist. His work inside and outside of the of the ring truly makes him “The Greatest…

It's a lot of things i can talk about in my life. I been through lot like everybody else have. but i'm not going to talk about my whole life in this essay because i'm real personal about the things that went on in my life, but i will talk about the main thing which is me being tall and how i started playing basketball. it was a rough journey, but i'm still with it until i become successful with it by making it to the League I wasn't always tall. I'm from When i was younger, i say probably before…

Badminton game was invented in ancient Greece and has been a major game in the sport. Badminton was originally a child's play and was initially called 'battledore' or 'shuttlecock'. Badminton has been an old game in the PE class for decades. A fantastic sport that young people and adults can play, badminton requires a small amount of equipment and offers an exciting exercise that will improve eye and hand coordination as well as agility. In badminton, players use rackets to kick the shuttlecock…