Shaquille O'Neal

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

THE GLOBAL EFFECT OF CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS TOWARDS CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR What is the working title? The Global Effect of Celebrity Endorsements Towards Consumer Buying Behavior – The title chosen focuses mainly on how consumers all over the world base most of their buying decisions towards certain products towards the celebrity that endorses the product. Abstract Celebrity endorsers are constantly use to promote products such as alcoholic products, diet products and especially beauty…

In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Radley Balko discusses in chapter five the use of police in the 1970s. He starts of by mentioning Sam Ervin a senator from North Carolina who would try fight then President Richard Nixon Administration stance on the no knock warrant. At the time the main focus for any political election was showing the public that they were tough on crime in order to tally up votes. This started to set up policies and agencies that will soon begin the war on drugs. First thing was the…

Effective leaders don’t grow on a tree; nor are they born. They are molded through the process of education, training, experience, and studying of oneself. An effective leader shows a desire and willpower to inspire individuals to perform at their best. Leaders are never satisfied with just being okay. Effective leaders are consistently working and studying to maximum their leadership skills. They take accountability that true leadership doesn’t stop with just improving themselves, but they make…

Market Research With the innovation of technology and social media, the Los Angeles Lakers organization has focused on the use of social media to learn more about potential and current customers. The Lakers have over 33 million followers combined with Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Through these social media outlets, the Lakers organization is able to learn who their customers are, their ages and nationalities, what they want in terms of game experiences, who their favorite players are, what…

Aamodt writes about this throughout the Wire article, also stating how those who remembered this recalled Sinbad being in it as a genie. There was an actual movie in 1996 called Kazaam, which starred Shaquille O’Neal (who was also a genie), with hundreds remembering Shazaam, possibly as a ripoff of it. Aamodt goes on to write about how several different events around the actual movies release could've led to this memory being made. For example, 90's films…

Hip hop artist and basketball players are both performers, who have a rich connection and similar persona, showcasing style, swagger, urbanism, bravado, and coolness. This rich bond was established in 1979; from 1984 to 2009, a new era was conceived, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” In 1979, the first mainstream explicit connection between hip-hop and basketball was established. The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” which is commonly referred to as the first mainstream hip-hop song,…

Hip hop artist and basketball players are both performers, who have a rich connection and similar persona, showcasing style, swagger, urbanism, bravado, and coolness. This rich bond was established in 1979; from 1984 to 2009, a new era was conceived, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” In 1979, the first mainstream explicit connection between hip-hop and basketball was established. The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” which is commonly referred to as the first mainstream hip-hop song,…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…