University of North Carolina at Wilmington

“Some dismiss [communication studies] as “fluffy,” or easy” (Frierson, 2012). However, people seem to not understand that a communication studies program can prepare you for a variety of careers. Frierson (2012) states, “In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists more career opportunities for communications graduates than any other major, including computer science, engineering and mathematics.” “Communication Studies is a broad discipline that covers rhetorical theory from the ancient…

and Roslyn Jordan (Biography.com). His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was very young. James Jordan (dad) was a mechanic. Deloris Jordan (mom) was a bank teller (Biography.com).…

Association for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." After a three-season stint playing for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability,…

individual African American leaders and their contribution to the cause, both excelling the demise and diminishing it also.The second is … When reviewing The Death of Slavery: The United States, 1837-1865 (Elbert B. Smith), George Shepperson of the University of Edinburgh wrote, ‘it is regrettable, however, that, in a book which is forced to deal with the American anti-slavery movement, there should be so very little on black abolitionism. Is not Frederick Douglass, that outstanding black…

he soon moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. In Jordan’s younger years he played little league baseball. Jordan was to tiny for his basketball team, therefore he was shortly cut at the start of sophomore year; but, he played baseball, football, and ran track. Growing from five’ eleven” to six’ three” he was given the chance to play through his sophomore and junior year (Smith). At the start of his senior year he accepted a scholarship to play for the University of North Carolina at Church Hill…

Stephen Alexander LaRoque, was born in Kinston, NC on August, 1963. After earning an MBA from East Carolina University in 1993, he founded two nonprofits, the East Carolina Development Company in 1997 and the Piedmont Development Company in 2004. The nonprofits acted as a transit point for loans from a U.S. Department of Agriculture lending program aimed at alleviating poverty and spurring economic growth in low-income, rural areas nationwide. Known as the Intermediary Relending Program, it…

many fans. Michael Jordan is known for his awards, and he is known for his skills in the game. Jordan was born on February 17, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. He was born and raised to James and Deloris Jordan. When he was young he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael lived with a family of five children including himself. His father worked as a general electric plant supervisor, and his mother worked at a bank. Michael’s mother has taught him to sew, clean, and do laundry while he was…

MJ played basketball with his brothers but his favorite sport at the time was baseball but after spending countless times at the baseball court that made him change his mind about baseball. In 1978, Jordan attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and he was cut from the varsity. He didn't give up…

They studied how deer influenced understory, or ground, vegetation and oak seedling survival following the peak rutting, or breeding, season. In a protected area in North Carolina, researchers examined these effects in several control and exclosure plots. In their results, they determined that deer did not affect understory vegetation and oak survival was low and not influenced by deer. They found evidence that whitetail…

He later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina and grew up there. Jordan was very competitive and wanted to win every game he played. These two attributes stuck with him for the rest of his life. Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney high school and played baseball, football, and basketball…