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Businesses do not operate in a vacuum, to be successful, an organization must create and foster a positive internal environment as well as monitor and react to the external environment to be viable. The organizational culture is just as important to the continued success of a company as trends and events outside of a company. In discussing the impact of an organization's culture, Chuck Williams wrote "Internal environments are important because they affect what people think, feel, and do at…

Their family had kids, a working father, and a housewife. The problem started when it was reported to the American government that two U2’s took pictures of the Soviet Union putting SS4 Ballistic missiles in Cuba. This really worried America because these missiles could range around 1,000 miles which means they could reach as far north as Washington DC. Also, it was found that they had…

U-2 Spy Plane Incident Stakes were high in the 1960’s. The tension of the cold war put pressure on Eisenhower because of the Arms race. The Soviets had many military advancements that Eisenhower was curious about. Eisenhower and his team came up with a plan to find out what the Soviets were up to. Eisenhower came up with sending spy planes to fly over areas where Soviet scientist and military were to take pictures. No problems had been discovered until May first, 1960, when a U-2 plane had been…

Overture Fantasy; however it does not have the opus number Everybody can relate to the story of unattainable love who is really contented in life? One particular piece of Romantic Era music is a shining example of this quest is the “Song for Someone"U2 by Bonno. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky connect the listener to the passion of forbidden love. Arching melodies, dynamic rhythmic patterns and a rainbow of orchestral colors illuminate Shakespeare’s story of doomed…

Various commissioned and noncommissioned Officers in the United States Army have had significant impacts on the military. The Generals of World War II, Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradley, swiftly come to mind. There are, however, other Generals who left a lasting impact once their service was complete. One exceptional individual was General Creighton Abrams. His long stint in the US Army stretched to include positions served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. During…

need for them to display their knowledge of musical catalogs. Personally, I love when a band does a cover song. I would argue that matter whether it is different or not because in most cases it is a song you have never heard before. If you listen to U2 you may have never listened to a Jimi Hendrix or Johnny cash song before. Likewise, if you listen to Johnny Cash you may have never heard a Nine Inch Nails song. When an established artist releases a cover song it helps to keep music fluid. It…

At first listen the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by Irish rock group U2 may appear to be a song written about common things such as god or love. But from further analysis it becomes evident that it is about the loss of a child perhaps through illness or abortion. This song may appear as though it is written about a lost lover. The singer Bono’s first verse paints a perilous journey all for the sake of being with someone. But in this verse only the landscapes of his journey…

Throughout history, people have used song and music to convey their messages. Older than the written word, storytelling has always held an important role in society. Stories were meant to entertain as well as to tell and immortalize historic events. They were cautionary tales, and family histories passed down orally from one generation to the next. One of the ways this was done was through song. Harpists and poets would travel the countryside, telling their tales and singing their songs to…

for the better. In the column “In Ireland, Tuesdays Grace” Bono describes the horrifying events that took place on January 30, 1972, a day better known as “Bloody Sunday”. It is a column written by Bono, the Irish lead singer in the famous Irish band U2 and published in The New York Times…

Remember when it was considered a mortal sin for a band to license¬¬¬ their music for use in an advertisement? Those days are long gone. Inevitably, the world evolves and those who refuse to conform to the new standard are left in the dust wondering how they steered wrong. MTV changed everything when it first aired; Napster did the same two decades later; Apple continued the trend with the introduction of the iPod and iTunes. Artists need to keep up with the exponentially changing way that the…