Sam Waterston

The film American Beauty was written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes. The motion picture was released in 1999, and was distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. Although this movie was very controversial it won awards that include: best picture, actor, and screenplay. In this film, actor Kevin Spacy stars as the main character Lester Burnham, a forty-two year old man who is enduring a life transformation during his mid-life crisis years. Lester was living the typical ‘American Dream’; he had a…

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…

Walmart is the largest discount retailer in the world. The huge company we see today started out as a small chain of stores in rural towns. The founder of the these stores is Samuel Walton in 1962. Many stores have grocery sections, automotive repair shops and the lowest prices around making it even easier for americans to only have to shop there. Walmart is very convenient for middle and lower class families but what what expense for the rest of the country as a whole? Most of Walmart's…

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.…

Wal-Mart is one of the chain store around the country that provides citizens with things at lower prices. Wal-Mart is always appreciated for providing great deals. However, when it comes to how it treats its workers, it is often criticized. Many corporations provide benefits to their workers. Yet, Wal-Mart is one of those stores that doesn’t provide as many benefits that most corporations provide to their employees. Truth is sometimes not what everyone can see. It is easy to blame someone for…

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…

Since C.N. Williamson and his partner E.E “Colonel” Dickie in Bryan founded Dickies in 1918, the company has maintained growth through the many hills and valleys throughout time. Though the growth has been relatively slow. Dickies all in all occupy a substantial portion of the market with multiple sub business units. Dickies has made noticeable contact with all types of people. Competing with the Wrangler and South Pole jeans brands, Dickies brings in a differing hue of vibrancy on to the set…

I happen to have a couple of friends, which I meet with regularly, who work at Walmart and are in charge of their respective departments as assistant store managers. They are always speaking of the cost saving measures Walmart rolls out, as well as the social and environmental changes the company is trying to bring forth. I already had a good idea of the work that Walmart was doing with electric and hybrid delivery trucks, as well as many of the sustainability plans that the corporation laid out…

When someone needs to get an assortment of products, they want to go somewhere they can find everything all in one atmosphere. There are many grocery stores and shopping malls in the world today, but Wal-Mart is one of the leading companies. In a Wall-Mart near their vicinity, they can find camping products, grocery items, apparel, and much more. Being in Wal-Mart is one of the most hectic and fascinating experiences someone can and most likely will encounter. Many people have bad and good…

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…