Sam Walton

For many Texans kid, including James E. Crisp, Sam Houston might become their childhood idol. The victory that Sam Houston bring for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the Texas’ independence from Mexico. James E. Crisp, on his book Sleuthing the Alamo is investigating Sam Houston’s speech that he made to the soldiers at the small South Texas settlement called Refugio. Crisp was not investigating Sam Houston’s speech suddenly. Instead, Crisp found out that the content of his speech is…

Zick woke up in his bed with a start, staring at the opposite wall. He stood up grabbing the pants he wore the previous day off the floor throwing them on and grabbing a shirt and lab coat out of his closet. His stomach gurgling as he realizes he hasn’t eaten since yesterday morning. zick opens his door and walks into the hallway shutting the door behind him. He whispers quietly to himself, “i wonder whats for breakfast?” He walks slowly down the hallway trying to guess what breakfast will be.…

Texas and greatly impact our nation was born on March 2, 1793. Samuel (Sam) Houston was born to Samuel Sr. and Elizabeth Houston in Rockbridge County, Virginia. At the age of 14, after his father’s death in 1807, Sam moved to Blount County, Tennessee with his family. As a rebellious youngster, he left home when his older brother tried to make him work at the family store as a shop keeper when he was 16 years old. During this time, Sam lived with the Cherokees who he started to recognize as his…

am Sam” is a story of a mentally challenged man fighting for the custody of his daughter, Lucy. Sam had a child with a homeless woman, who left him alone, to raise his daughter. Eventually, the state took away Lucy from her mentally challenged father and placed her in a foster home. The state argued that Sam was ill equipped to raise and nurture his daughter. Sam decided to fight back in hopes of regaining custody of Lucy. He approached an accomplished lawyer Rita, who at first dismissed Sam but…

I chose the movie , “ I am Sam.” It was about this mentally retarded guy named Sam, who accidently got a homeless girl pregnant. Right after she had the baby, she left Sam with the little baby girl named, Lucy. Sam has the mind capacity of a 7 year old so raising a little girl could be difficult at times. Sam would take Lucy to IHOP every night and they would both get the same things. But once the state realized that Sam was an unfit parent because he didn’t have a job and he acts the same way…

disabilities because they do not understand them. However, there are people in the world who are willing to help those with disabilities. People whom have disabilities, especially ones like Sam has in the movie I am Sam, understand on some level that they are different and they care how people see them. In the movie Sam is able to teach those around him many things, including Rita on how to be a good parent. Sometimes it is not the people with disabilities that need to learn to adapt but the…

I believe to live the life and others will find trust in me to make the right decision that will benefit them. In this post I choose Sam Walton making decisions based on people since I am not currently working. References: Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2013). O ethics: Ethical decision making and cases [9th edition]. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning. Retrieved from https://www…

Back in the 1940’s in Newport, Arkansas, Sam Walton started franchising a Ben Franklin’s variety store, until he came up with a bright idea. Walton went on a voyage talking to suppliers throughout the small town looking for deals to make bargains so he could bring more supplies and goods into his store. Although, retailers that manage to get bargains from wholesalers would not change the store prices just so to make profit and income from the sales. Walton knew that he could perform better in…

Walmart is a great example of effective leadership. A single store opened by Sam Walton in 1962, has grown to be the largest retailer in the world, regarding revenues and number of employees. Sam Walton had a vision of leadership through service, by offering product at an affordable price to consumers. His belief that true leadership is dependent on willing service is the foundation that…

Cost of Low Prices argues, the Walmart corporation believes that they truly help small businesses and benefit communities. When Sam’s Club was founded in 1983, Sam Walton’s goal was to give entrepreneurs the ability to buy the products they need to create and sustain successful local businesses. Just like any other entrepreneur, Walton knew how challenging it was to run a small business, after all, Walmart had to start somewhere. Sam’s Club was founded due to Walton’s “passion for leadership…