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    Acct 4620: Martha Stewart Case Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is primarily comprised of a magazine publication and a television show created by home décor aficionado, Martha Stewart. Both sources of media primarily feature home renovating and decorating products. Also, having an emphasis on do it yourself (DIY) projects for a more stylish and satisfying home. Stewart herself, described Martha Stewart Living as, “the most trusted guide to stylish living.” While MSLO brings in revenues from

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    This paper examines a well-known business women Martha Stewart who started her business Martha Stewart Living Inc. in 1997 and since then had been well known business women and the face of her company she would do anything to keep the perception of the perfect business women. In 2001 she made a decision that would change the perception of her and her company. Martha was involved in a scandal of inside trading with a company known as ImClone in the stock market. Inside trading is not only illegal

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    Sometimes people can be angry or furious. However, when the time passes they do not even remember their anger. Should they stay angry or should they let it go as Martha C. Nussbaum says in the “Anger and Forgiveness” book? To answer this question, the notion of anger needs to be explored. For instance, according to Nussbaum, in “the Middle Realm”, anger is the “domain of life”, and affects the way we spend our lives (p.138). Nussbaum says that we mostly deal with people who we meet temporarily;

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    Martha Stewart was mostly known for her television shows, magazines, and books. Martha Stewart, Inc., which the company name later changed to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, helped her reach her celebrity status of being on of “50 Most Powerful Women,” according to Fortune. In 2002, her reputation of being a successful businesswoman took a plunge when rumors leaked regarding her involvement of insider trading of ImClone stocks. She took part in selling her ImClone stock after hearing news of the

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    Nussbaum: The Importance of Being Well Rounded Martha Nussbaum, author of Not for Profit, argues that the system of education in the United States and abroad is diminishing the country due to the lack of an overall curriculum and awareness of self. Countries are teaching specific skills that will benefit the economy, but it will hinder the citizen’s freedom of expression. Nussbaum addresses the need for arts and humanities, especially the process of critical thinking, in order to enhance global

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    Martha Stewart, founder and CEO of her own multimillion dollar corporation, Martha Stewart Living Omni media was indicted, on charges of lying to investigators, securities manipulation, and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to five months in a West Virginia state woman’s prison and 5 months on house arrest. Originally it was said that Ms. Stewart was indicted on charges of insider trading, however obviously those charges could not be proven. After a year and a half investigation, she was

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    Martha Graham is a contemporary choreographer that had a huge career with her unique style of choreographies. During her lifetime she seen dance evolve and grow from an art form to an established one. She was a pioneer and a visionary who created her own movement language, she showed that dance could be a serious art form because it explored human emotions. Today; her movement techniques are used worldwide and is a commonplace in dance classes as well. One of her famous dance pieces Appalachian

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    Martha Graham was known as ‘the mother of modern dance’ She was born 1894, in Pittsburgh USA. Graham has influenced modern dance through her technique, performance and choreographs. Mather graham was a prime revolutionary in the arts of this century and the American dancer and choreographer whose name became synonymous with modern dance (nytimes, 1991). Throughout her career of more then 50 years she created more than 180 works form solos to group pieces. She has given modern dance a new depth of

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    Sidi Laribi Cherkaoui’s piece Mosaic, danced by the Martha Graham Dance Company, opened. Mosaic was a mysterious, suspenseful and provocative work that embodied many ritual and mystical traditions from Middle Eastern culture. However, the tone of the piece was not created by the music and choreography alone, much of the overall environment was created by the technical aspects of the performance. Compared to the other pieces performed by the Martha Graham Dance Company at this show,

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    Countless artists have created works that integrate themes of historical events. Martha Graham, also known as the Mother of Modern Dance, has produced several renowned pieces with this. I believe that her piece, Panorama, is a great example of a piece that uses history that is timeless. The dance was choreographed in 1935 for students at Bennington College in Vermont during their summer dance workshops. These workshops contained unique American modern dancers and choreographers that shared their

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