Andre Fernandez Ms. Walton English 3H, FLVS June 28, 2015 01.04 Denotations and Connotations: Assessment 1. Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire, Twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed. Synonym = adaptability Explanation: I chose the word adaptability, because the original word, "versatility" indicates that Twitter has shown that it is very all-around. I wanted to use a word that shows that Twitter is changing, or “adapting.” 2. Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service's iconic "fail whale," the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted into the air by a flock of birds, signaling a site outage.
Nationwide has been in business for the past eight-five years and has many policy holders. The nationwide.com website is a resource to help people sign up for all types of insurances or be set up with financial services. On the Nationwide homepage, there is a topic for “make safe happen,” this link takes you to another website that provides information about safety tips to prevent childhood accidents around the house. On February 01, 2015 Nationwide had the Super Bowl commercial “Make Safe Happen,” air during the most viewed television event. The ad agency WPP PLC’s Ogilvy & Mather made the commercial for Nationwide and they have made many other advertisements for several major companies such as coca cola, and Volkswagen.
In 2000 Cuban introduced himself to the NBA community when he purchased the Dallas Mavericks for $285 million (“Mark Cuban”). Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has led his social network to new heights, even as some younger users have grown tired of it. Revenue grew 58% in 2014 to $12.5 billion, supported by a jump in mobile ads (Williams 12). Some 1.4 billion people around the globe are on Facebook, and those users are watching 3 billion videos a day on the site. Its Instagram unit has more than 300 million users, while mobile messaging app WhatsApp, which it purchased for $19 billion in cash and stock in 2014, has 700 million users and is growing.
PrMichael Mondavi Mehling Mr. Rawnsley English-001A, Sect 1374 November 21, 2012 Proposition 34 Proposition 34 is beneficial for the people of the state of California. The implementation of Proposition 34 would create a grand total of $ 100 million dollars for local law agencies to solve rapes and criminal cases. Could you imagine the pain, the tears, and the sorrow the family members have to cope with? All the memories, the flashbacks, the laughs and all the moments you shared with that certain person all gone with an swing of a knife, a pull on the trigger, or the strength of your hands. Would you vote yes on Proposition 34?
The legitimacy of the Occupy Melbourne protests. Living in the democratic society in which we do, protests are not uncommon. The recent spread of the Occupy movement, an international protest against corporate greed and power has dominated media headlines and gained attention worldwide. As of October 15, the movement has spread to around 951 cities and 82 countries, raising the question whether peaceful and purposeful protests are a key component of a democratic society? The Occupy Wallstreet movement which started on September 17 has ignited copy cat movements across the world.
YMCA “Shake it to Raise it” “Strategic, Operational and Financial Business Plan for Success” Prepared by: Introduction: The YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) is a worldwide movement with 45 million members in 125 national federations. Its motto is to support health, spirit, mind, and body. The YMCA is part of the community and with that said they want to give back at a cause to their community. With one of the most threatening diseases out there we plan to raise money to research “CANCER.” How do we do that? We “Shake it to Raise it.” The objective of this event is the YMCA will be hosting a 24-hr workout- a-thon to have our community and local communities donate to help raise money for our local hospital to continue research and to find a cure for cancer.
There are many people all over the United States battling cancer on a daily basis. “Relay for Life” is an organization that raises money for people that are affected by cancer. Relay for Life began in 1985 when a doctor in Washington ran around a race track for 24 hours to benefit the “American Cancer Society”, and since then Relay for Life has become the largest crusade to help end the disease. There is an event in every state and some even take place outside of the US. When the time comes around for relay for life to happen all of the locations are different and they all do different things, but there are some things that are tradition and they happen at every race.
Walgreens Uses Technology To Fight Real World Health Problems Walgreens has be a major contributor to helping fight the flu by offering vaccinations at all of its stores, through its Take Care Health System worksite locations and store locations. The ecommerce aspect of flu vaccinations offered by Walgreens is that last year over 11,000,000 people were vaccinated in 2013. There are some staggering numbers based on survey done by Walgreens on influenza. Americans missed 230 million days of work, 8.5 billion dollars in lost wages and 91 million school days were missed by children. (Walgreens Co.) V. Summary Walgreens is the largest drugstore chain in North America operates 8,385 locations in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico.
With every missing child comes searches, and with a search is need for volunteers. So the National Center decided to team up with the cell phones services and companies. By doing this it increased the volunteer count by 182 million. My last impact I feel the Amber Alert made was how it started from Texas and then went worldwide. Not only is Amber Alert located on the highway signs but it also on the radio, televisions, and internet.
The original goal of Cover the Night, as introduced in the viral KONY 2012 video, was to make Joseph Kony famous. That happened in a matter of days thanks to millions of people around the world who shared the KONY 2012 films. The event has expanded into a global day of action, embodied by the idea that our liberty is bound together and that the human connection extends around the globe, but starts across the street. Already, thousands of Kony 2012 supporters have contacted the African Union, the United Nations, global leaders, and heads of state, asking them to support international efforts to end LRA violence. On April 20, 2012, people all around the world served their local communities to promote justice for Joseph Kony in creative and