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everyone else who i grew up around. My dad owns a basketball company and because of this much of the things i do and participate in are affected by this. As I’ve grown older and because my dad is still developing his company, I have come to learn so much about responsibility. Growing up I have been expected to “ help out” with the company even though it is not always what I want to do. This is a constant struggle between me, my parents, doing what i want to do, doing what it is expected of me…

Born on a farm in Stanton, North Dakota, Harold Schafer grew up in many different towns. With his parents and two siblings, they moved from town to town, but kept coming back to Bismarck, North Dakota. When Harold was 12 years old, his parents split and his mother moved the family from Jamestown, Glen Ullin, and finally back to Bismarck. In his young years, Harold came to know hard work and valued it among all which would define him as person. At the age of eight, Harold took his first job in a…

About 3 years ago I saw my parents struggle economically to provide the essentials for my sisters and me. My mother used to work at a sewing company that paid minimum wage. She had to quit because her sight wasn't allowing her to complete her work anymore. My father worked as a tortilla deliverer on his own account meaning he bought the product and found stores to sell to. When both of my parents worked they made enough to get by. My father's sales dropped so he wasn't earning as much and since…

“Why is this gum commercial making me sad?” This is a common question asked by viewers of advertisements created by the brand Extra of the Wrigley Company. “Father and Daughter”, one of the aforementioned advertisements for the company, depicts the touching story of the relationship between parent and child changing and developing over the years while one common factor remains as she grows into adulthood, an origami crane created by the father using the metallic wrapper of the chewing gum. In…

environment that helps them stay on track to graduating and going forward in life. It was very generous of Milton Hershey to give back to the community after he had made a profit in his business. He and his company incorporated corporate citizenship and went beyond what was legally required. Unlike other companies that we have seen films on, Hershey is…

10 years would have been a lot less stressful if my parents were around to fall back on, but I made it on my own and I am thankful for the values and responsibilities they taught me in my teenage years. Growing up with parents from the Baby Boomer generation, they have taught me to live with what you have and to make the most of it. I didn’t get to experience the boomerang effect that Rosie Evans describes in her…

Multigenerational Analysis, I was fortunate enough that my parents and my sister fit the criteria for the generations as outlined in the assignment sheet. My Baby Boomer was my father, Winston. My dad is 56 years old and he currently works in the IT department of an investment company, BlackRock Inc. His formal job title is IT Administrator, which entails him to work on a team to perform technical support, but also provide technological assistance to the company by the means of implementation of…

The very popular sportswear company Columbia™ was first founded in Portland, Oregon, created so that the people of the Pacific Northwest could enjoy the outdoors with more comfort. The brand was founded in 1938 by Paul Lamfrom, who is the father of the present chair(wo)man Gert Boyle, who has held that position for forty years. Gert has practically grown Columbia into what it is today, a GLOBAL sportswear company. Even though it is a global company, it is still based in Portland, making apparel…

entertaining, funny, well written and easy to read. The author, Tony Shieh put his personal touch in telling stories that are very significant and important on how he became the CEO of one of the most admired company in America today. Being ranked as one of the Top 100 “Best Companies to Work For” for seven consecutive years (ranked 86th this year, 2015) by the Fortune magazine. The lessons he learned from his personal experiences in life and being an entrepreneur at a young age in middle…

children of their employees and students to provide a close and safe environment that the parents can trust and pay for. A day-care being provided will be significantly convenient to the student or employees in multiple ways, such as already knowing the people in the environment; therefore, putting the workers at ease. This…