Ken Ferguson is a famous Kansas City ceramicist. He was born in 1938 in Illinois. Ferguson’s pieces often resemble ancient artwork and themes. Most of the pieces are high fire works or salt fired. His current studio is in Shawnee. Under his influence‚ the Kansas City Art Institute became on of the best in the country. He was named one of the twelve greatest living potters in the world. His connection to Kansas City is a obvious one; if it weren’t for him‚ we wouldn’t have the ceramics department
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Ken Kesey was an interesting man who grew up and lived throughout the World War II; which‚ lasted from 1939 – 1941. He also lived‚ for the majority of his life‚ through the Cold War; which‚ lasted from 1946 - 1991. He witnessed the acts against freedom and segregation going on in the United States‚ and also the repercussions of Hitler’s rein. Kesey took part in some government studies that altered his mind‚ maybe for good‚ or just for the moments while under the influence. All of these events
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Kenan shows kindness in many ways in the novel but one way was by sharing with others. Kenan isn’t the type of person that takes the available resources to himself‚ but he likes to share it and give it to other people an no charge. He has also made a promise with Mrs. Ristovski that he will bring her water until everything is back to normal again. This shows how he cares about others and doesn’t have any greed. Even though his very own family is barely getting anything to eat he is still helping
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Iman Oweisi Professor Jen Bartman ENC1102 15 February 2013 Creativity Is Leaving Our Future Ken Robinson‚ an educator and public speaker‚ presented his view of how schools are killing creativity at a TED talk conference in 2006. There were many different tactics that have been shown throughout the video‚ and this is what allowed Robinson to reach out to his audience‚ and convince them on his views. One way that he went about introducing his claims‚ was by using many different real-life scenarios
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Ken Blanchard – Situational leadership Ken Blanchard’s background and era in which he worked: Ken Blanchard – Kenneth Hartley Blanchard was born in 1939 in New Jersey and was raised in New York. He received a master’s degree from Colgate University‚ and a bachelor’s and PhD from Cornell University. He is a guru‚ an American author‚ a speaker and an influential business consultant. He is known as one of the most effective and sophisticated storytellers and leadership expert for his phenomenal book
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impossible. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Address” (PBS 2014) takes place at the Greenwood School in Putney‚ Vermont. Part of their curriculum every year‚ for students that have not already completed it‚ is to learn the history behind and recite the Gettysburg Address from memory to earn a school coin. It’s a difficult and daunting task for many of the students at the Greenwood School‚ but by the end‚ it helps the students gain confidence in public speaking and overcome some of the fears they have. Ken Burns
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On the surface‚ Ken Jackson and C.P. Ellis led remarkably similar lives. As Studs Terkel records their stories‚ it is noted that both are born into low-income families with alcoholic fathers‚ neither one cared for school‚ and both got into their own sorts of trouble‚ for Jackson gangs and prison‚ for Ellis the Klan. And both men end up in relatively similar places too‚ Jackson works with at-risk youth‚ Ellis with unions and workers‚ with the intention of bettering their communities and stopping
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"Tunnel" Essay Sarah Ellis’ main character‚ Ken‚ in her short story intitled "Tunnel" is a study of a reliable‚ responsible‚ and brave young teenager. Ellis’ characterization of Ken reveals his teen life‚ and also provides insight with regards to his later life‚ and compliments upon his change in attitude towards life‚ from being wild and adventurous to having a summer job as a babysitter. Throughout the story the characterization of Ken is detailed and clear. Not all teens are responsible‚ but
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Reflective Learning Journal for Industry Practicum Student Details Full Name: Kan Yin‚ Ken Student No: 13601156S Employment Details Company Name: The Hong Kong Jockey Club General background of the company: The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is a non-profit organization. The net-income of HKJC donates for charity work. For the operation‚ it provides horse racing‚ sporting and gambling entertainment in Hong Kong. There are two horse races at Sha Tin and Happy
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Jan & Ken: Managing Conflict in Relationships Unit 9 Assignment Marie Holloway Kaplan University Author Note: This research is being submitted on March 11‚ 2014 for Mark Lambertson’s CM206 Interpersonal Communications course. Q #1: Using the chapters on language and emotions to help frame your answer‚ suggest two ways that Ken could open this conversation more productively‚ beyond clearly expressing his emotions and using “I” language. Ken could have used language that promotes
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