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How long did the Franks and other residents live in the Secret Annex? What did they do on a day-to-day basis? In total, the residents of the Secret Annex spent 761 days on the premises. Although each day was different from the last, the Secret Annex residents followed more or less the same routine day in and day out. Read about a typical day in the Secret Annex, as reconstructed from Anne’s diary entries.
How did the ABC Capital Cities acquisition happen? How did this affect Bob Iger’s career? In 1985, ABC was acquired by Capital Cities Communications for $3.5 billion. The ABC Capital Cities acquisition had a huge impact on young Bob Iger’s career because it introduced him to him Tom Murphy and Dan Burke, who became his role models for good management. Keep reading to learn about the ABC Capital Cities acquisition and how it changed Bob Iger’s life.
What is neo-Orientalism? What role did it play in the making of the Muslim stereotypes? Neo-orientalism is a category of contemporary incarnations of Orientalist discourse. The term neo-Orientalism is generally found in modern Orientalist literature concerning predominantly Muslim countries, in particular, in the Middle East and North Africa. Keep reading to learn about the rise of neo-Orientalism and its core assumptions.
Why did Western Orientalism scholars refuse to acknowledge modern political developments in the East? Why did they refuse to adapt their ideas in spite of the evidence to the contrary? The hallmark of Western Orientalism was a discourse built on the essential East-West divide. This is why Western Orientalists were so opposed to modern political developments in the East—they threatened to knock down this division upon which the West built its entire identity of superiority. Keep reading to learn about Western Orientalism.
When did Anne Frank’s diary entries begin? What were the main themes in her writing? Anne Frank’s diary entries began in 1942 when her parents gifted her a diary on her thirteenth birthday. She loved the gift and began confiding it immediately, writing about her life in hiding and her musings on love, identity, and sexuality. Keep reading for the summary of Anne Frank’s diary entries.
What is the Theranos story? What happened to the company Theranos and why did it fail? The Theranos story is about the rise and fall of the Silicon Valley startup that promised to revolutionize healthcare. Theranos took the world by storm but was unable to deliver on their promises. Read more about the Theranos story and what happened to the once-promising health startup.
Why were Bob Iger’s first hundred days as Disney’s CEO so important? What big changes did he make to the way Disney is run? Although Bob Iger’s first hundred days as Disney’s CEO overlapped Michael Eisner’s final 6 months, all eyes were on Iger. Iger chose to take advantage of his position to repair relationships Eisner had destroyed and to fundamentally change how Disney would be run. Keep reading to learn more about Bob Iger’s first hundred days as Disney’s CEO.
What is the connection between Orientalism and Imperialism? What role did the Orientalist scholarship play in the expansion of the Middle Eastern empires? In Orientalism, Edward Said deploys the theme of Orientalism and Imperialism to explore the role Oriental Studies played in the expansion of the Middle Eastern empire. He suggests that Orientalist tropes about Eastern passivity played a major part in legitimizing the imperialist project. Keep reading to learn about the connection between Orientalism and Imperialism.
How did Bob Iger become the CEO of Disney after Michael Eisner retired? Why did his interview process take over six months? In 2004, Michael Eisner stepped down from his position as the CEO of Disney. Although Bob Iger should have been the obvious choice as successor, the board had lost faith in Iger during his time as second in command and was hesitant to promote him. Keep reading to learn how Bob Iger became the CEO of Disney despite all of the backlash he faced.
What role did the Orientalist stereotypes play in the making of the Orient identity? Were they accurate in their representation? Orientalist stereotypes were the hallmark of the Orientalist movement. Orientalists believed there to be little if any distinction between cultures within the Orient—it was all one undifferentiated mass, so what was true for Egypt was also true for Iran, Transjordan, Palestine, and Arabia. Read about Orientalist stereotypes.