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Jack Benny was an American comedian that performed in vaudeville, radio, television, and motion picture. He was known as the leading American entertainer of the 20th Century. His main character portrayal was a miser that played his violin badly. Ironically, he was actually very good at playing the violin. Jack was known for his perfect comedic timing. His career spanned over 50 years. Jack Benny’s birth name was Benjamin Kubelsky. He was born on February 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois. Both of his parents, Meyer Kubelsky and Emma Sachs Kubelsky, were Jewish immigrants. Jack didn’t want to be part of his father's business so his parents encouraged him to learn the violin instead. He had a natural talent for music and he was known in his hometown for being so good at the violin. Jack did very poorly in school which resulted in him getting expelled. Eventually, he started playing the violin at local vaudeville theaters for $7.50 a week. During World War I, Jack enlisted in the Navy and started performing at camps. His early performances weren’t too good so he started telling jokes instead. The other enlisted men really enjoyed his jokes. Personally, I think he just loved making others laugh, much like many other comedians. He then returned to vaudeville as a comedian and focused lees on his violin. With time, Jack perfected his comedy. He developed a very likeable stage persona. Jack Benny recognized that vaudeville was not as big as it used to be so he made the transition to…

Howell’s approach staff reduction is flawed. Inaccurate performance appraisals cannot be used and a different layoff criteria will need to be used. The best option for Howell is to coordinate with Brad Smith, the San Francisco division manager, to determine staffing requirements at the San Francisco division. Through collaboration, Smith and Howell can determine which departments at the San Francisco facility are short on staff and which departments are overstaffed. Once manning levels at the…

spotted owl’s habitat area, and this is becoming a serious predicament. In states such as California, Oregon, and Washington, spotted owl populations have decreased drastically, and scientists are working rapidly to try to find solutions. These researchers have exhaustively studied the habitat and livelihood of the owls, and have determined that the barred owls are responsible for this drop in population and habitat area. Scientists have tried to find different solutions, but there is…

I was born and lived in San Jose, California up to the age of thirteen years old. Right before high school my parents decided to relocate to Modesto, California. While living in Modesto, my mother was diagnosed with diabetes. I remember how it was difficult to watch my mother go through the symptoms of diabetes. She was losing weight, she was always tired and her vision started to deteriorate. It made me feel so helpless. I recall going with my mother to her doctor appointments, and seeing…

On any given day while passing by the campus side entrance of Martin Luther King Library, the main library of San Jose State University, one can hear loud, upbeat music playing, and if one were to look for the location of the music they would notice a group of 3-10 people rhythmically moving to the music or loudly chattering. After spotting this same activity, the group always consisting of what seemed like different people yet always in the same location, I realized that it was not a…

Visiting the PEM museum and discovering Gardner Pingree house and the Yin Yu Tang house, I learned many things throughout my whole experience. Going through two different houses and contrasting both of the houses seemed very easy because both of the house were from two different parts of the world. The Gardener's Pingree House was from U.S.A and the Yin Yu Tang House was from China. The Yin Yu Tang house was a Chinese house whose owner was a late dynasty merchant. The house was originally…

I will focus on Penrose- St. Francis Hospital here in Colorado Springs, Colorado which is a non-profit faith based entity for the local community. If one were to review their website, even with the designation of a non-profit status they are consistently ranked at the highest levels for service. Penrose St. Francis was awarded the following: • Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in 2014, 2015, and 2016 • Americas 50 Best Hospitals Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015 • Women’s Health…

Bret Johnson has associated himself with the x-games, gravity games, World X games, and Rockstar Energy drink. The collaboration with Rockstar and the x-games made him grow in this industry as a fan and a business man. He understood a sport well and that led him into becoming a leader in movement to make this sport viral. But there are certain aspects in towards how somethings he could’ve doing better. Bret Johnson had one goal while working at Rockstar and that was to beat the prestige’s red…

Hugh Jackman: The Great Australian Actor Hugh Jackman is a world renowned Australian actor and producer born October 12th, 1968, and is 47 years old. He has been in a countless number of movies and tv shows. He is most famous for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men movies. However, he was not born into the acting business. Jackman took a long climb from his childhood life to get where he is today. Young Life It…

The best and most recommended place to be a recreational therapist happens to be in California. In California, there are more job opening and get paid higher than other states. The job projections for a recreational therapist increase faster than average, at 12%. The number of job availability changes but right now it lingers around 19,000. A benefit to this job centers around the flexibility. A person can work part time or full time and that can help with someone who has more than one job.…