Sharpe James

In Street Fight, a documentary by Marshall Curry, we see how Cory Booker tries to win an election for mayor against Sharpe James in Newark, New Jersey. The things that shape this documentary is the campaign itself, the tactics the two used, and the people's reaction to the election. Their campaigns could be summed down to experienced leadership (Sharpe James) versus change (Cory Booker). James had been serving as mayor for sixteen years and has brought many changes to Newark. He has done good for the city, and any mistakes he has made, he should know from past experiences to never be repeated again. Booker is someone new to the town. He has an outside perspective and he wants to change things for the better. He grew up living a privileged life, but he realizes the struggle many of his race has to deal with and fights so that everyone could live a better life. He advocates for more change in the communities where there has been talk of change, but no actual change. While most things in politics aren't one…

covariance values became to the long term treasury fund. This is because treasury rates fall during recessions due to higher demand for safer investments. Additionally, another concept to bear in mind as an investor is the measurement of risk-adjusted return. These returns are typically lower than one’s normal return, however, the trade off is that risk is significantly lowered as well. The Sharpe ratio is one measure of risk-adjusted return that measures the risk premium or excess return…

the condition to become favorable for me. On the other hand, if any stock I have purchased is estimated to be resulted in greater value in the future I would hold it gets getter highest returns. Sharp ratio measurement Sharp ratio is the measure for calculating the risk adjusted return of the investments. This ratio has become industry wide important and the industry standards have been set for analyzing the risk in the investment by using these methods. It was created by Nobel laureate William…

Investors want to protect themselves against the black swan risk and may purchase insurance to help with the risk, but will still lose some. The most accurate way of minimizing the loss is to update information on a regular basis and in a timely manner. There are extant models that account much better for the extreme events in security returns observed over an amount of time than the black swan. These include having order of magnitude seen in the recent financial crisis. The probabilities…

1. Vignette On September 4, 1997, James Matthew Garrison was born prematurely in a hospital. His parents are Tyler and Anya Garrison (a young couple 23 and 27 years old) who unexpectedly conceived James on New Year’s Eve at a party at an upscale hotel in New York City. Tyler and Anya Garrison are a wealthy couple and are well-known in their professions. Tyler is a successful entrepreneur in the technology field, and Anya is a world famous, traveling fashion designer and model. They are both…

I say high to everyone and then walk back through the Sasquatch sized door and walk down the hall to the living room. As I enter the room I 'm greeted by a sweet citrusy pine smell that makes the setting complete. I sit down facing the tree looking beyond into the black abyss and twinkling lights. I pull out my grandpas fly fishing book like I do every year. I read the cover, “ The Complete Angler” by James Prosek. Every year I can never seem to finish the book but I get closer every year. This…

AAARRRRR! My stomach growled so loud it sounded like a gorilla. I had just gotten back from mathematics, and I won the championship. For some reason I felt weird inside almost like I was scared. A random face comes up to me and asks ‘’did you win your math thing James’’. I said ‘’yeah in unusual way. For a second I thought he joking or something. As I walked to the cafeteria I feel very weird inside almost like I have butterflies in my stomach. Out of no were I see a kid fly like super man…

teacher, Mr. James. I say, “Hello, Mr. James! Lucky day! Guess what? It’s me! Francisco!” Mr. James says, “Yes, I see that. Please sit down. It’s time for our very first test. You did do the pre-reading, right?” I say, “I did not do the pre-reading. Or the reading. Or the post reading. I did not do any reading at all because it is summer and that is just wrong.” He says, “Well. Here’s your test. It is fill-in-the-blank. Good luck. Please, sit down.” But I cannot sit down. It is not…

That night, I went to bed and my mind was racing. Our plan was set in place. As the clock struck midnight, I quickly snuck out of bed and got dressed. I was so anxious. I wanted to be ready at a moment’s notice. It took less than two minutes to put on a thermal shirt, a sweater, jeans, and heavy wool socks. I laid on my bed, staring at the ceiling, counting down the minutes. At 12:50 on the dot, I heard muffled noises outside my window. I sat up and looked outside. There was James and his…

Rasta Man’s Cousin And Another Dream One day when I went out to get something to eat, I bumped into Rasta Man’s cousin. She told me that he had been asking about me and she asked if I wanted his number. I told her no. She was like girl, you better go ahead and get that money. I told her again no thanks. She was like I’m gonna tell him you acting funny. I just smiled and walked away. Weeks later after encountering Rasta Man’s cousin, I had a dream. I was awakened out of my…