Word: homework
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...retired jock and a guy who left Michigan State after his sophomore year, Johnson brings a sophisticated business mind to the game. "The Magic Theatres work because we do our homework," says Johnson, who was always interested in business while he was playing ball. "I don't know everything, but I get caught up on what I don't know." He's got some fancy tutoring too. Among those who help him brush up on balance-sheet analysis is former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz, a close friend. Adds Lombard: "Earvin is a tremendous businessman. He has the same...
...from those early days at Pascagoula Junior High, the well-starched and whip-smart boy started reaching out, discreetly helping others with homework. He paid special attention to the kids who, like himself, weren't athletic or attractive. "And you know what?" he says. "Turns out we were the majority...
...tidy as Clinton was sloppy, Lott dressed as crisply as a Sears-catalog model, showed up on time with his homework done and protested nothing. Neither the civil rights movement nor the Vietnam War made much of an impression on him. "I and my classmates came up in more of a positive, upbeat, 1950s kind of great time," says Lott. "We didn't think about national issues...
...Diversify your funding sources." When applying for any grant, it is important for the donors to know that you have done your homework and considered all options...
...When I talk to teachers older than myself, they say that people didn't used to be given homework," Raff said...