Henry Briggs

Haines from New York. After nursing her back to health, Robert Haines “transferred her from her Canadian to American registry” and gave her the now famous name Mary Celeste (Lyons 48). Haines sold the vessel to James Winchester, Benjamin Spooner Briggs (her new captain), and two others who shared ownership over the now American ship (Lyons 48). On November 7th, 1872, the Mary Celeste along with the Dei Gratia set sail from New York headed to Genoa, Italy carrying “1,701 oak barrels of non-drinkable

A long time ago, far far away was a little village called Icelandic. The little village was an excruciatingly hot town, ruled by the powerful Goddess Pavlof. The villagers would daily be in pain from the vibrant heat, they wouldn’t complain for their queen; for they knew what would punish the courageous soul.The villagers would try to leave, but always ended up back in their homes or find some reason to stay in the boiling town until death. One day, a villager tired of being scared, a young woman

Willy Russell's "Our Day Out" Willy Russell has written many plays over the last thirty years, but there is one feature that is common to all of them: the issue of social and cultural background. This is the situation of the characters; their surroundings; their class; the society in which they are brought up, and the culture of that society. It is this that can lead to the behaviour, feelings, opinions and general outlook of the characters. Russell explores the effects that society and

It is a century old mystery that is surrounded with controversy. What happened to The Mary Celeste? This historical mystery has many theories surrounding what happened to Captain Briggs and crew. Some more accurate than others like mother nature, criminal conspiracies and, an explosion. However, the most likely of all the theories is the alcohol explosion. The alcohol explosion is the most realistic scenario of what happened to The Mary Celeste. The Mary Celeste was carrying nine barrels of alcohol

The captain of Dei Gratia was David Morehouse, a similarly experienced sailor. It’s unlikely that Captain Briggs and Morehouse did not at least have a causal relationship with each other before departure, because they had such common interests. The two ships followed roughly the same course, with Dei Gratia heading to Gibraltar and Mary Celeste originally intended

Briggs & Stratton Case Analysis Introduction History Stephen F. Briggs and Harold M. Stratton founded Briggs and Stratton Corporation in Milwaukee in 1908. Briggs was an inventor and Stratton was a successful businessman. The first product developed by Briggs was too expensive to produce and the partners were out of money. In 1909, Briggs filed a patent for a gas engine igniter to replace the existing magneto system in automobiles. This product was the beginning of Briggs and Stratton

start the engine, and of course I declined, wanting to feel like a “big kid.” With one simple tug from my father’s strong arm, the old Briggs & Stratton engine purred to life, as if brand new. Switching into the forward gear, I roared off the dock in search of circling birds, a clear indicator that fish were nearby. My great- grandfather, Stephen Foster Briggs, was born on December 4th 1885, in

The term personality refers to the various qualities an individual possesses that forge their unique character (Letzring, Wells, & Funder, 2006). It is important as it distinguishes individuals from their peers through their patterns of behaviors such as individual differences in mental, social, emotional and physical aspects (Allport, 1937). An individual’s psychological characteristics such as thoughts, feelings, motivation and they perceive the world are manipulated by their personality. The

Jung Typology Test. Jung is known as one of the pioneers in the field of psychology, along with Sigmund Freud. His research gave light to the idea of psychological types. Myers-Briggs Typology Indicator Then, motivated by and building upon Jung’s research came the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Myers and Briggs wanted to share this information with more people.

students Henry and Dana and subject matter experts Alex and Dav. In addition, we have to recommend actions for Henry Tam, which would foster better team dynamics to accomplish the task at hand. The team, after much deliberation and little success, has just 3 weeks before entering the case at the HBS Business Plan competition. In the team there is, Sasha, a former HBS MBA student with experience in drastically different industries; Igor and Roman, exceptionally gifted Russian musicians; Henry & Dana