tough times. It is now September 14, 1979 Hampton has asked for an extension to the end December 1979 on the $1 million loan they took out from the St. Louis National Bank at the end of December 1978. The loan was originally taken out on the terms of monthly interest payment at a rate of 1.5% with the principle to be paid back at the end of September 1979. Hampton also has asked for an additional $350,000 loan to also be repaid at the end of December 1979 with interest payments monthly at the
Humorous Wedding Speech Made by a Fellow Teacher Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honour to be standing here. I suppose I should actually say it's an honour and a pleasure, but I know the pleasure won’t kick in until this speech part is over. I must admit to being a little surprised when James invited me to his wedding as I only met him a few years ago. But on reflection, I think he was swayed by the fact that I know very little about the first years of his life, which therefore puts some rather
The country’s recently heightened airport security measures have become a source of controversy and debate across the Nation. Due to a recent attempted act of terrorism, where a man on an international flight to Detroit attempted to blow up the plane using a bomb, the department of homeland security has taken new measures to ensure national security in the form of new high- tech full-body scans and pat down procedures in airports. The new body scanning machines create images
If a teacher carries a firearm when a shooter unexpectedly enters a school, not only will they keep their students safe and protected, but also they will show perseverance when they secure the students lives if they are in danger. When President Obama is telling a speech anywhere around the world, isn’t he guarded? People with guns guard him. Why can’t teachers guard the most precious children to our parents? This question is asked all around the country. This controversial topic has many Americans
Robert Sommer, author of the text. Personal Space in a Digital Age suggests a relationship between age and gender in determining of personal space. He explains, “It has been interesting to observe personal space enter the popular culture. Airlines advertise more of it in their seating, homeless shelter residents complain that they have too little of it, and corporate training manuals warn employees to respect each other’s personal space. What is clear is that the concepts of personal space and interaction
There is a growing debate as to whether or not student-athletes should be paid. NCAA was much simpler back when President Theodore Roosevelt helped to create it in 1906. Then, it was an institute for regulating certain rules and supporting the sports that everyone loved. Yet now in the 21st century, the NCAA is a billion dollar company that keeps growing. The increasing possibility of the unionization has brought more and more attention to whether student-athletes should be paid. The opinion varies
As a child, I was always mesmerized with beautiful things. My dad had a watch which I liked to loosely drape around my wrist and my grandmother had an exquisite fur coat which I loved to get lost in when she came to visit. One thing, however, captured my attention and managed to retain it for all these years. I first noticed it when I was younger, clasped around my mother’s neck. As time went on, my fascination did not fade. This piece, that had so enthralled me, was a locket. While trends
Sales Shear Essence Salon will start to conduct business in August of 2014, just before the school seasons starts and one of the busiest months for salons. Sales are based on the total market potential (TMP) for clients that live in Jackson County, Oregon. Based on the population of 208,545 and the amount of times men and women get their hair cut per year the TMP is 2,248,393. Shear Essence sales potential after adjusting the guidelines to include all people five and over (94.2%) and all incomes
The Dallas Cowboys, America’s football team, one of the most well known professional football franchises in the sport’s history. The Cowboys own five super bowl titles, which were won in ’71, ’77, ’92, ’93 and ’95. They are also home to 19 renowned individuals who have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame including standout football stars Tony Dorsett, Emmit Smith, and Troy Aikman. Established in 1960, the Cowboys have been a dominating force on the field and still continue to produce to this
In today’s job market, there are many reasons an individual could be turned down for employment. According to Deborah Rhodes, author of “Why looks are the last bastion of discrimination”, appearance should not be one of them. Rhodes is a law professor at Stanford and holder of numerous titles for her outstanding work in legal matters. She is also the author and co-author of over 250 articles (Directory). In this article, she addresses an issue with profound impact on today’s society. She proposes
The goal of this paper is to provide ‘Blue Ocean Strategies’ for five different products using the tools and techniques described in Kim and Mauborgne’s 2005 book “Blue Ocean Strategy.” Product #1: Corn Due to increasing health consciousness, mass produced genetically engineered corn is facing a lot of noncustomers including international export markets such as China and France (Bloomberg News, 2014, June 11, Deike, J., 2014, Mar, 17) and hence the blue ocean strategy for a corn farmer would be to:
The Iranian Revolution lasted from 1978-1979 and was a revolution that ended in the Iranian citizens overthrowing the monarchy on April 1, 1979. Iran was ruled by the Shah, who gained power because of a coup backed by the United States. The Iranian Revolution led to a conflict between Iran and the United States. This resulted in the Hostage Crisis that lasted from 1979 to 1981. This led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic. The King of Iran, Mohammad Pahlavi, also known as the “Shah”, was
and truly succeeded in creating an islamic state using political Islam. The modern western tendency to separate church and state is frowned upon there, Islam is believed to be an integral part of politics, a way of life. This is evident through the 1979 Iranian revolution and institution of the Ayatollah Khomeini. The catalyst to the period of modernization in Iran was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad
As told by Jim Grove, power is a “desire in all man that ceaseth only with death.” Many crave power, yet only few know how to maintain it. In the novel, The Battle of Jericho and the films, Apocalypse Now and Citizen Kane, rank or position, pride and gender inequality promote power in lives of the protagonists and significant characters. Each element indirectly correlates with advancement of power. Rank or position plays a pivotal in the development of power role in these three forms of art. In
in fact there are more than 300 million in the United States alone (Hagen 3). Meanwhile the inventor of the cell phone also known as Martin Cooper was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 26, 1928 (Leard 1). Then later inventing the cell phone in 1979 (Brown 21). Martin Cooper was inspired by Alexander Gram Bell and his invention of the Telephone. Alexander Gram Bell lived within the period of 1847 to 1922 (Fieldman 204). Without Alexander Gram Bell’s telephone and Martin Cooper’s cell phone, the
The 1979 Iranian Revolution or the Islamic Revolution is usually misunderstood because of its unusually violent nature. The people of Iran were fighting for their rights and prosperity for their country. The revolution called for violence and blood because there was no other way, in the Iranian people’s perspective, to achieve their goals. In the decade prior, the Unites States was facing somewhat of a revolution of its own. Civil rights leader Malcolm X described revolution as “...bloody. Revolution
The 1979 Iranian Revolution represented a resistance to westernization in efforts to restore Islamic principles. Iran during the 1970s was plagued by corruption, despotism, and repression. Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi faced massive resistance specifically by a coalition led by Muslim fundamentalists and Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini believed that “As for those who oppose us because of their opposition to Islam, we must cure them by means of guidance, if it is at all possible; otherwise, we will destroy
The Islamic Revolution of 1979 placed an ideological wedge that created an increasingly pervasive rift in gender equality that is now only gradually being successfully challenged and correct upon. Prior to the Islamic Revolution, Iran was ruled by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, and furthermore, not governed by religion. The Shah’s White Revolution launched a series of reforms in 1963 that are indicative of where women’s rights for Iran were heading prior to the Islamic revolution. The reforms
Alien (1979): Feminism In the thirty years since its release, Alien has become a film of various debates amongst film theorists. Academic analyses of the film draw attention to many differing themes, most popularly with feminism. Most critiques, academic and otherwise, ultimately conclude that Alien is a feminist film because of its representation of the workplace as a home to equality and a place where traditional gender roles have been obliterated. What is ultimately revealed by Alien is the anxiety
VOX Cycle The VOX 5 is part of the VOX Cycle composed by Trevor Wishart between 1979 and 1988. The six independent movements of the VOX Cycle were written for four amplified voices (soprano, tenor, mezzo and bass) and electroacoustic music (in some VOXs he uses both amplified voices and electroacoustic music, in others he uses only one source). The cycle explores the aspects of what it means to be a human being and uses the voice, with various extended techniques, as the main instrument. The cycle