Star Trek: Voyager

As the company branched out and expanded to different states so Jack changed the name in 1969 to Enterprise Leasing Company, in honor of the U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier upon which he served in the Navy. The energy crises of the 1970s hindered Enterprise Leasing Company’s expansion but accelerated growth occurred in the 1980s even though Hertz and National entered the hometown market. According to Tucker and Salamie (2005), “a key ingredient to Enterprises success was the innovative…

When people ask what I want to do with my future, I notice myself jumping to the thought of making my mother proud. Growing up, my mom had always taught me to be kind, have courage and conquer the world. Growing up, I was bullied. I was discriminated against because of my appearance, I was underestimated because I was quiet; I was hidden in the shadow of others. It wasn’t until when I was 9. My mom was diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis. Prior to the surgery, the surgeon warned my mom that…

Introduction Communication in the workplace is being clouded by the constant growth of business and the barriers affiliated with such growth. Organizations need to be proactive in their dealings with barriers and gaining knowledge and adopting policy and procedures, without knowledge and a plan in place, the optimal success of an organization will be crippled (Manoela, & Cecilia, 2013). Barriers to communication are not easy to overcome and new barriers are invading workplaces daily, in order…

"Go to school, make good grades, get a great job and retire with a pension!" This was the advice passed down from generation to generation for at least the last one hundred years. And how many of us remember 2008? The year that most Millennials were supposed to take on life, or the American Dream for themselves. And then BAM! Most students graduated with at least 80k in student loans, and then no decent jobs to help pay all of that back. Obviously we attribute that to the Real Estate bubble…

Technology is constantly changing, forcing the new generation, also known as Millennials, to lose the real concept of life. With technology, and social media at the fingertips of most young adults, real life human contact is starting to become a thing of the past. A study done by Pew Research Center reported that 92% of teens reported going online daily (Lenhart). With an amount that high, it becomes very clear that technology is becoming an everyday thing for most Millennials. In Simon Sinek’s…

Dear, Ms. Stewart I think you need to call Mrs. Bruss and get her back because the teacher we have now isn’t a good teacher. Mr. Suarez is a nightmare he enforces things that doesn’t even need to be enforced and no other teacher enforces it just him. The reasons I think that you should bring me Mrs. Bruss back. I don’t think anyone in this school likes Mr. Suarez he is a nightmare. This kind of teaching shouldn’t be allowed when we come into class he tells us to sit our laptops on the desk by…

Aubrey Drake Graham, also known as Drake, is a famous singer, songwriter, artist, and actor. Throughout his career, he has been known for many other things besides his music such as playing the role of Jimmy Brooks, a physically disabled character on Degrassi. He has a number of fans who admire what he does and look up to him, especially from his new single God’s Plan where he seems to be doing good things in the rural areas, local Miami schools, and others. Although one can see the good…

Generations are like advancing technology. They continuously evolve and build upon themselves. As generations rise and fall, their history follows and unfolds for the next generation. This then gives birth to character, the synthesis of human genetics and growth of unique personality through life experiences. Generations and character are both prominent themes in the novel, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. The four mothers in the novel represent the older, Chinese traditional generation and their…

Reminiscing on the memories I hold dear of my family, tends to make me feel downhearted. It seemed that the days went faster than anticipated. All the moments my family and I shared have made me realize how much I miss the “good old days.” As I have developed loving relationships and lasting memories, I want to make sure that my children forge the same impressions. Just like I learned to work as a family and uphold tradition, I would only hope to do the same for the next generation. A vivid…

In the video Simon Sinek on Millennial & Internet Addiction, Simon Sinek argues that children and adults in this generation receive instant gratification, and that they do not learn social coping mechanism. This issue affects everyone in this current generation because it’s true that in today’s world, we are lacking in patience (one of our ancestor’s important, key values). We want everything instantly, whether it’s instant test results, or instant likes on Instagram pictures. This issue…