A public memorial service was held for Jackson 12 days after his death on July 9, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The event was followed by a private family service. Millions of people from all around the world attended his public service. After his death, flowers and memorial items were placed on his star in Hollywood California
Native Americans are pre-Columbian inhabitants of North America and South America. The native people of Canada are commonly known as First Nation people while the native people of United States are known as Native Americans. Women played a very important role in Native American society. Before the European colonization, the situations of Native Americans were good. They were the creator and preserver of culture and tradition. They were not only the housekeepers or caretakers of children but they
What was Michael’s legacy? Michael Jackson was the “King of Pop.” From his songs “Thriller” to “I’ll be there”, everybody has loved his music. The MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award was started in 1984. Every year a recipient is awarded the award. The award is meant to celebrate “forerunners in the music video sphere”. Still today they hand out this award. Michael’s music will live forever. It is still being played proudly today from commercials to parties. How did Michael get their? Michael
The essay Black Men and Public Space by Brent Staples is very relatable to my life. I feel that it is easy to follow the essay since I live a similar life to Brent Staples every day because I am also African American. I read the everyday conflicts Staples goes through during his life in Chicago and New York and it was almost like I was him. Staples talks about how his skin color and the way he looks makes him seem like a threat to the general public. It seems that it is human nature to generalize
Brent Staples’s essay, “Just Walk on By: A Black Man and Public Space”, is about the “ability” that a black man holds; which as Staples puts it, is the “ability to alter public space in ugly ways.” African American men, or people for that matter, have stated (even in present day) that they feel the same way. This, among other factors has contributed to the fact that this essay has become very popular among different communities. As the writing prompt states, the essay has been anthologized, and obviously
Do you know the guy that sold 750 million albums worldwide? His name is Michael, Michael Jackson. But, you might originally remember him from The Jackson 5. He had Global success. Michael was also about making peace and making the world a better place. Michael Jackson is a man that hit worldwide and was one of the greatest inspirations to pop music and its diversity. Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary Indiana. His parents are named Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson. Michael Has had
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team in the western conference of the NBA, the Clippers have been in three different cities, they’ve had some good players on their team, and they’ve had unsuccessful and successful seasons. The Buffalo Braves were in the NBA from 1970 to 1978 before moving to San Diego. When they moved to San Diego they also changed their name to the Clippers. Shortly after they got to San Diego they moved to Los Angeles. The Buffalo Braves went to the
What would it be like to live in a perfect society? What would be different from our modern day society? The novel The Giver models what an ideal utopian society might look like, but later in the book, the protagonist, Jonas, realizes his society is not so perfect after all. Jonas’ society and our modern society are alike and different in many ways both resembling and having distinctions through subjects like family units, Birthmothers, and release. Family units are an important part of both Jonas’
The Power Behind “Just Walk on By” In Brent Staples article “Just Walk on By”, Staples shares his thoughts on the way marginalized groups interact. He uses his own experiences as a young African American man to shed light on how people can have implied biases that affect the way they treat other people. Staples does this to demonstrate how society develops preconceived notions in the minds of individuals about marginalized groups, primarily African American men, which are often a flawed representation
are they? Explain their product/service in detail. • Staples is a global company that offers office supplies to clients and businesses of all sizes worldwide through retail and delivery. It allows people to shop with the brand however(store/online/mobile) and whenever they want. It offers products from a number of different categories such as technologies, facilities, safety, furniture, facilities, medical, copy & print, easy tech. • Staples has private brand products, which allows the brand to
have about Staples because he is a young black m an is that he is a mugger, gang member or up to no good for that matter. He feels that he causes these thoughts to people especially white females because whenever he is around people with a white skin color get tense. When he walks by a women she gets nervous in which her body language shows. She tenses up, holds her purse tighter, walks faster and sometimes even crosses to the other side of the street. At the end of the essay Staples uses comparison
happen. We want to bring the most innovative and sustainable office products and services to the world. Our valuable team is committed to help customers in stores and online. We stand by our values.” The new mission statement is a bit shorter than Staples’ original mission statement, but it does incorporate more of the nine components a mission statement should have. It shows its concern for the public image of the company and care for its employees, which the existing one failed to express. A mission
industry, Staples Advantage is able to offer competitive pricing on a wide assortment of products” is how Staples, Inc. views its own ability to reduce product costs (Staples: Why Us - Cost Management). In 2015, Fortune ranked Staples, Inc. as the 10th largest retailer in the Fortune 500 (Wahba). Unfortunately for Staples, Inc. it was ranked behind competitors Walmart, Costco, and Target which sell many of the same or similar products (Wahba). Additionally, as previously mentioned, Staples understands
reborn, is one of life’s greatest blessings. It is obvious if someone undergoes this change of heart. By seeing the light they give off, the conclusion can quickly be drawn that they are different. They have a purpose, a testimony to share. Clive Staples Lewis, also known as C.S. Lewis, was one of these reborn. Lewis’ life is one that fascinates. If the chance was given to converse with a person dead or alive for thirty minutes, he would be at the top. His intellectual and literary mark left unto
extent to which Staples has developed a successful multichannel strategy. What factors have contributed to its success? Staples has a unique multi-channel strategy that gives them an edge over their competitors. There are various factors that have attributed to Staples’ success. The first among these factors is a combination of their existing in-store experience and extensive distribution infrastructure with a web-based technology information system. Because of this, Staples can provide a superior
figures that were taken from Staples income statements for the past four years, and of which the dollar amounts listed in the table are in reference to millions. The sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit have all consistently decreased over the past fours, while on the other hand the net income declined in a fluctuating manner (“Income statement,” 2017). Furthermore, the significant difference recorded in its net income figures for 2014 can be on account of Staples closing down 170 stores that
With Staples, Inc. having facility and suppliers impacted d by China, the decline in overall office supply sales, and profit, the global economy will continue to influence the decisions the organization must make in preparing for the future. SOCIAL Staples, Inc. has consistently attempted to align its future on social and corporate responsibility and ensuring it takes strides to be considered a good corporate citizen. By participating in programs like “Cradles to Crayons Backpack-a-thon” where it
tends to deter men from going into that particular field. Today's society is a society that labels things based off of stereotypes, and author, Brent Staples, brings the detrimental consequences of relying on stereotypes to the attention of his readers in his essay “Just Walk on By.” His use of descriptive diction and juxtaposition leaves his
Harold Staples was convicted under the National Firearms Act for unlawfully possessing a fully automatic assault rifle that was not properly registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Records. Staples claimed he had no idea that the gun could fire automatically. At the trial Staples requested a jury instruction that he could not be found guiltily unless there was proof that he knew the gun was fully automatic. The trial judge ruled that the National Firearms Act did not require
reference to millions. Staples’ 2016 fiscal year ended on January 28, 2017 and the second quarter for 2017 ended on July 29, 2017, both of which is where figures were pulled from. On the annual 10-K report for 2016, it was recorded that there are 1,255 retail stores in the United States, 304 retail stores in Canada, 14 retail stores in Argentina, 9 retail stores in Australia, and 1 retail store in Brazil. All of which gives a grand total of 1,583 fully operational retail stores for Staples. And of that amount