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to be aware of the elation that charged movie houses of the 70's as cheering black audiences saw a dark-skinned hero -- iconic and masculine in his up-to-the-minute proto-fade haircut and collection of leathers -- in total control of his destiny. Richard Roundtree's on-screen relish, which was itself a kind of dynamism, connected to an audience hunger (Washington, 2000). Perhaps even more successful than the original 'Shaft' movie was the accompanying soundtrack. The upbeat and funky blues score

use of IT different from other mass customization strategies? Capital One uses IT through its information-based strategy (IBS) to “record, organize, and analyze data on the characteristics and behaviors of their customers,” as stated by CEO Richard Fairbank. Their philosophy was to exploit information by constructing scientific models that could be used to both assess the creditworthiness of potential cardholders through FICO scoring, and to customize product offerings for existing ones. This

The Film of Nixon In an adventure though time, one of the great moments to look at is, the Nixon era in American history. He was the president of the United States of America (U.S.A). He lead the U.S.A in cover ups, war, lies, and so much more. One of the best way to see what he was like is the movie of Nixon. It accurately covers most of the events in Nixon's life as president. This will explain the movie, eight points from the movie that are unlawful and/or unconstitutional, how this movie affected

President Richard Nixon’s Watergate incident and resignation in August of 1974 left the nation feeling skeptic toward the national government. Gerald Ford, who was not elected by the public, took the oath of office and became the 38th president of the United States. President Ford, coined with a repugnant image in both the eyes of the public and the media, was defeated by 56 electoral votes in the election of 1976. Jimmy Carter managed to receive similar distasteful images by the end of his single

5. Two confronting cultures 5.1 Organisational structure The organisational structure of a company reflects its culture, its management style and its leader attitude in addition to the environment in which it has to operate. Without giving a full description of the two airlines structure it is worth saying that British Airways and Virgin Airlines mainly differ in two aspects: size and culture. Both companies have a structure which is mostly dictated by operational needs characteristic to every

In the poem “To the Snake” the author Denise Levertov use several writing techniques to portray money and gambling. She uses syntax, sound imagery, color imagery, figurative language, and symbolism to represent money and gambling. Symbolism is used cleverly throughout the poem to depict a number of things that would take numerous readings to see. Throughout the poem the sentences are structured so that every other sentence is indented, with exception to the first two and the last

Roger waters, band member of Pink Floyd, wrote almost the entire album of “The wall”, one of Pink Floyd’s most popular albums, a top three sellers, with over 23 million records sold. He was the singer, songwriter and bassist for Pink Floyd. David Gilmour wrote the music while he was working on a solo album in 1978. He brought it to “The Wall” album sessions and Waters wrote lyrics for it. Gilmour believed that the song, “ comfortably numb” could be divided into 2 sections: Dark and light.

Pink Floyd, an English psychedelic-rock band founded in 1965, was originally made up of construction students Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright. They originally started performing in London’s underground scene in the late 60s, and under Syd Barrett’s creative leadership they released two charting singles and a successful debut album. In December 1967, the group added David Gilmour as the band’s fifth member following the mental breakdown of Syd Barrett during their support

he was elected as one of the Senators from Massachusetts. Kennedy received the Democratic nomination for the 1960 election upon defeating Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota the Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. He then faced Republican nominee Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy’s war hero reputation and his photogenic and confident manner on the televised debate helped boost Kennedy to the victory over Nixon. Despite the warnings from the current president Eisenhower citizens were captured by the Camelot

A five-year old boy and his father walk through the American Museum of Natural History in New York (“World Biography”). They explore the exhibits, but one in particular stands out to the child. In front of him stands a Tyrannosaurus rex. The five-year old boy was Stephen Jay Gould. He is quoted saying, “As we stood in front of the beast, a man sneezed; I gulped and prepared to utter my Sherman Yisrael. But the great animal stood immobile in all its bony grandeur, and as we left, I announced that