The Polar Express

When an insurance commercial comes on, many people are prone to changing the channel. However, when Nationwide decided to add Mindy Kaling, the star of hit televisions series like The Office and The Mindy Project, into the mix during their Super Bowl 49 commercial in February 2015, which was ranked as one of the best according to Rolling Stone (Gallagher). The commercial opened with Kaling attempting to hail a cab in New York City while the narrator says, “After years of being treated like she…

It is every little girl’s dream and every cowboy’s most reliable companion. The past 500 years they have served as weapons, transportation, recreation, and also as pets. Horses were first brought to America in the early 1500s by Hernando Cortez. Before that, no Native had ever laid eyes on this four legged creature. From being used to fight off natives, to being ridden at a carnival by little kids, the horse has definitely evolved to suit the needs of the changing America. The person who had…

Harrods is a British institution and one of the well-known retail stores all over the world. David Jones is a similar retail store in Australia, the store was launched in 1838 by Mr. David Jones with a view to sell the best and most exclusive goods under one roof. Since then David Jones has grown to 35 stores, 2 warehouses and online store (David Jones, 2017). However, it still trails Harrods despite the growth. Few recommendation that would help David Jones grow to Harrods levels are- 1.…

tipi. The Sioux lived in tepees. The tepees were long sticks covered in bison hides. The interior was kept somewhat organized. Conclusion The Haida, Inuit, and Sioux are all the same and different at the same time. They all hunt for survival, express themselves through art, build houses fit for them, and are fluent in their language. The tribes all are tribes of Canada. The live in the same world, continent, and country. If you went to Canada during that time, what tribe would you want to…

existing competitors of American Express include Discover Financial Services, Visa, Inc., and MasterCard Worldwide. Unlike American Express and Discover, Visa, and MasterCard do not finance, which means these companies are intermediaries and “they don’t directly finance credit card transactions” (Thangavelu, 2015). That being said, Discover is more in American Express’ strategic group because they both issue cards and work within the same strategic group, so American Express and Discover compete…

Where will I be in ten years? This is a question I often reflectively pose to myself. How can one simple question, containing just seven little words, be full of such endless possibilities and outcomes? Ten years ago, I would not have said that I would be a full time student, on my way to earning a degree in Sociology. Ten years ago I was still in my career of choice, truck driving. One could say I was just “spinning my wheels”, so to speak. A truck driver is certainly not something I had…

leadership, and individual expansion, one person to refer to is American Express CEO, Ken Chenault. Chenault has decades of knowledge, although he isn’t your conventional businessman; whereas, he isn’t a founder of a company in high school, invent a manufactured article in college, or even open a company; further, his intellectual education is in history and law. (CBS New, 2014) Nonetheless, Chenault connected American Express in 1981, then, within a handful years, he organized the restrictions…

Accidents are unfortunate events that provide a potential for improvement. The crash of Empire Flight 8284 was a minor aircraft accident that resulted in injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft and airport runway. The accident provided a learning experience for the NTSB. The NTSB had nine recommendations and notated four contributing factors to the investigation report. Poor decision making and a failure to monitor standard operating procedures is what ultimately lead to the crash of…

The Orient Express Hercul Piorot was a private and a retired Belgium officer, who boards the Taurus Express Train for a vacation to Istanbul. While a board the train Piorot befriends Mary Debanham and Colonel Arbuthnot. Piorot became suspicious of the two because they acted like strangers, but were too approachable to each other just to be strangers. After the trains Arrival in Istanbul, Piorot checks in to the Tokatlian…

the final stock analysis project, I selected American Express Company (AEX) because the stock prices of this enterprise were increasing significantly since I started to monitor it. For this class project, I had to monitor the stock prices three continues weeks. Among many stocks, I decided to look at the financial industry because it is a unique industry with high revenues and high returns. Also, I am currently a consumer of the American Express and I like their customer service a lot. The…