“How much and what will you sacrifice for her?” said the goddess. Vitus already knew the answer. Hell, he already knew the answer when he was a child. He was three, and running as fast as his pudgy legs could carry him around the grove where his father grew the crops, he had seen her, and he had been captured by her beauty. He had stopped running, and staring at her chestnut, wavy hair and her beautiful amber and onyx eyes, he tripped and fell flat on his face. Vitus smiled at the memory.…
Award-winning author and feminist Ursula K. Le Guin delivered a rhetorically complex speech to the Mills College graduating class of 1983, comprised almost entirely of women. Her speech came at a challenging time for women, as second-wave feminism began to dissolve into a myriad of disagreeing factions. The title of the speech, the “Left-Handed Commencement Address,” is a reference to her book The Left Hand of Darkness, which follows an androgynous race of space aliens. This foreshadows the…
Vesta was a sixteen year old teen, she had bright green eyes with flame red hair. Her hair was up, so it looked like her head was on fire. She also wore a black mask on the bottom half of her face, the mask connected to the black leather vest she wore all the time, except during sword practice. Underneath her vest was a black tank top that showed a great deal of cleavage. today Vesta also wore black jeans with her usual black combat boots and studded belt. Vesta was walking out of the dojo she…
Virgin Atlantic Airlines: Organizational Behavior Analysis Virgin Atlantic Airlines is part of the Virgin Group corporate structure founded by Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Atlantic was the first airline of the Virgin Group, but was later joined by subsidiary airlines Virgin Australia and Virgin America. Virgin Atlantic is based in London, England operating primarily in Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport, as well as Manchester Airport in Manchester, England (Branson, 2014). An organizational…
Dame Dash, also known as Damon Dash is a record producer, music executive, and entrepreneur whose net worth is -$2 million. His rise and fall His rise Roc-A-Fella Records Dame co-founded the music label Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay Z. The label became popular and Dame’s net worth at one time was $50 million. He was the CEO in the late 90s and early 2000s. The most popular artists had signed into the label, ranging from Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Juelz Santana, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, to DJ Clue.…
Community: a unified body of individuals. In a community, people come together to achieve great things and work together to bring each other to success. The theme of “If you work together, you can succeed” is conveyed in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind through William’s education, the famine, and the process of building the windmill. William’s problems with education were solved by the community around him; his father, his teacher, and the people at TED. William’s teacher, Mr. Tembo, him…
The Virgin Group A. Introduction It started in 1968 Sir Richard Branson as the founder of the The Virgin Group built his first business. He created youth magazines named youth and continue his business by building label record company named Virgin in 1970. And back in these days, Sir Richard Branson has known as the billionaire in England with many companies that he owned under the name of Virgin. Virgin group consisted of many companies under the founder itself Sir Richard Branson. He is…
company to become the leading Internet subscription service where registered customers enjoy unlimited access to TV programs and movies. Subscribers have the option of watching their favorite program or movie streamed via the internet to their televisions, computers or mobile devices or fast and efficient delivery of Blu-ray discs. Netflix Inc. encountered phenomenal growth in its early stage and by mid-2011 the company was servicing a record total of 24.6 million subscribers. In mid-July…
Since the 1950’s the television set has been a staple in every American family’s living room. They gathered around to watch the moon landing, nightly newscasts, Saturday Night Live, the Superbowl, presidential debates, and to find out the winner of American Idol. TV has a long history of impacting our culture and society, but what it once was is slowly dissolving and transforming into something new. We now live in the age of Netflix, binge watching, and being able to carry a TV with us at all…
In the early years of the development of television, TV shows and broadcasts could only show an actors’ hands and face due to the lack of a large screen that could broadcast the show. I have investigated thoroughly and have spent a many days researching in departments regarding television. Many people in their everyday lives interact with the television in some way or another. They may check the news, watch sports games, catch up on their favorite shows, use them for recreational purposes, or…