According to the recently deceased Nelson Mandela, “Sports have the power to change the world." What makes sports so powerful? If you have ever participated in a sport or watched some type of event you have experienced it. This greatness does not occur during the game; but rather, this powerful encounter takes place after the game. For example, boxers beat each other into a pulp for twelve rounds, but after the match they hug and congratulate one another. Football and hockey players shake hands after
his business in my hometown. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and went to Cleveland high school. After high school, he attended the University of Oregon for undergraduate school, where he was a collegiate track runner. Then went to the Business school at Stanford. After college, he had a desire to get into the athletic apparel business. “The idea for the athletic apparel giant came from running track at Hayward in Oregon and out of the classroom at Stanford business school.” (Golden) He
Nike was originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (know known as aisics) which was started by a Japanese native, Onitsuke Tiger, who made and sold running shoes. In 1963-1964 a Portland track coach and middle distance runner, Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight united with tiger to import and sell cheap high quality shoes to track runners. At the time most of the shoes were coming from Germany and the shoes were much more expensive then what Blue Ribbon Sports shoes were. Bill Bowerman was always trying
(Murphy 203). Steve Prefontaine depicted the embodiment of hard work, determination, and he trained hard every day in an effort to pave the way for other amateur athletes. Steve was born to Ray and Elfriede Prefontaine on January 25, 1951, in Coos Bay, Oregon, “Ray Prefontaine had returned from serving with the U.S. Army occupation forces in Germany with his new bride, Elfriede”(Jordan 5). Pre’s life was not as hard as you would imagine. He was raised in a middle-class family in a small town. Pre worked
know, started with a simple purpose and goal. Bill Bowerman, a co-founder and coach, wanted to create more efficient running shoes and raise his student’s performance. The name of this student was Phil Knight, he was a runner, scholar of Stanford University, and co-founder of Nike. Phil Knight wrote a paper suggesting that manufacturing shoes in Japan would help many retailers compete with big-box brands. This suggestion was unheard of, and no one was buying into it, so he decided to pursue it himself
contracts. I include a works cited page at the end of the paper also. The Start The founder of Nike was Phil Knight. Bill Bowerman, a former coach to Phil Knight, joined him later in the year as a co-owner. Phil Knight was a college runner in Oregon. In one of Knight’s college classes, they had to write about a new business idea. Knight had taken note of how Japanese cameras had infiltrated the American shops and drove the German cameras out. Knight believed the same thing could happen with
learning in classes. In conclusion, I would like to end with a quote from Dr. Monte Hessler: “You earn the right by paying your dues, being foresighted, and taking some risks.” And this is exactly what I am doing: getting into Southern California University of Health Sciences, study hard, pass the exam and help with people that needed me.
born in Portland, Oregon where he was forced to begin working at a young age of twelve due to his father’s death when he was merely nine. Although Pauling was often preoccupied with family responsibilities, he quickly realized his interest in the field of science. In 1922 Pauling finished his schooling at Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. To quote a biography written by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, Linus was “a remarkable
Corvallis, OR Repertoire Performed: Quartet Op 11 by Samuel Barber, Alleluia by Randall Thompson, Awakening by Billy Childs, Quartet in A minor Op 132 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Overall evaluation/Music appeal: The LaSells Stewart Center is in Oregon State University serving the Corvallis area as its performing arts meeting. This auditorium is 1,200 and is world know for its acoustic excellence. The performance was very elegant and well organized, however as I looked around I saw several people fall asleep
For $100,000 a year, imagine working with nuclear and radioactive materials and finding ways to improve daily life, ranging in various fields from medicine to power. Nuclear engineering is a small industry. There are fewer job in this field compared to some other engineering careers, however there are limited number of nuclear engineers to fill those jobs. In 2010, nuclear engineers held a total of less than 20,000 jobs. However, due to a growing need to manage nuclear plants, and a large number
WKU- The life of an autism student is not always easy, but it is possible with help and confidence within yourself. Caithlynn “Kat” Sullivan, 20 years old, junior at Western Kentucky University, experiences this on a day- to- day basis, Sullivan has high- functioning autism. High- functioning Autism, HFA, is a type of autism with people having an IQ above 70, but still lacking in communication, emotion recognition and expression, and social interaction skills. Diagnosed at age 3, she has gone through
Paul's Character in Paul's Case Pauls's Case is the story of a young man who struggles with his identity. Paul feels that he knows where he belongs, but his family and teachers refuse to support his choices. In the middle of Paul's Case, there is a switch in narration. At this point, the reader can associate with Paul and his problems. Paul struggles with both internal and external conflicts, causing him to be quite a puzzling character. From tha perspective of his family and teachers, Paul seems
college to attend. There are a variety of factors that finfluenced the final decision. Some of these factors included financial aid, reputation , college experience and college size. Choosing acceptance to Case Western Reserve University was a better choice compared to The Ohio State University. One of the biggest issues that many students and parents have concerning college education is the cost. Due to the state of the economy, affording college has become very difficult. Fortunately, the government
represent her case. As a result, her new lawyer lost her case as there was not enough evidence to settle her case. In the article of “Getting What You Deserve” by Jim McElhaney, a Hostetler distinguished scholar in trial practice at Case Western Reserve University School of Law Cleveland, describes how lawyers are responsible for explaining to their clients that they need to be fair on their decisions. McElhaney states “one of the most difficult jobs of precession can be trying to convince your own
done overtime. Phil Hampson Knight was born on February 24, 1938 in Portland Oregon. He grew up in Eastmoreland where he went to Cleveland high school. His father owned a newspaper place Oregon Journal but never gave Phil a job there so he went to The Oregonian newspaper and there kept track of sport scores during the night shift. After he graduated high school, he went to the University of Oregon. At the University of Oregon, he was a runner that could
While planning these events, I will pay particular attention to my weaknesses in the topics of “Knowledge and Application of Evidence-Based Practice, Knowledge of Measurement and Psychometrics,” and “Diagnosis” as significant weaknesses (Western Oregon University, 2017). Further, if there are workshops available to increase my knowledge of the Behavioral approaches to counseling, I will be cognizant of my aversion towards these approaches and make sure I attend them. In conclusion, I have reflected
Model of Western Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. J. Nutr. 2013; vol. 143 no. 3, 315-323. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/143/3/315 Oregon State University. Some omega-3 oils better than others for protection against liver disease http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2013/feb/some-omega-3-oils-better-others-protection-against-liver-disease Depner CM, Traber MG, Bobe G, Kensicki E, Bohren KM, et al. (2013) A Metabolomic Analysis of Omega-3 Fatty Acid-Mediated Attenuation of Western Diet-Induced
Her mother Betty is of Jewish and European Ancestry. When LaDuke was five, her parents divorced and at the time her mother took a position as an art professor at the Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, a small logging town. In high school, she was on the debate team that placed 3rd in the Oregon State Championships. She eventually attended Harvard where she took part in the Indian activist group. At the age of eighteen, she involved herself in Native American Environmental Issues
in the far northwest corner of the United States. It has 66,582 square miles between the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Idaho boarder to the east. Washington borders Canada on the north and Oregon on the south along the Columbia River. Washington is the 20th largest state and has very different western and eastern natural environments, which are divided by the Cascade Range. It is home to 6 million residents (2001 census estimate) who are employed in a diverse economy dominated by aviation; software
utilized styles and compositions not seen before in western art circles. Abigail Solomon-Godeau and Jill Lloyd focused their articles on how Paul Gauguin and Emil Nolde used their knowledge of the countries they researched, to create indigenous inspired paintings. The articles focused on how each artist used primitive paintings to express their impressions and experiences within the countries they explored. Relating primitive cultures to their western counterparts, Abigail Solomon-Godeau discusses how