Essays on Elegance

Abstract

This paper is about the strategic management and strategic competitiveness of an organization. Apple Incorporation is an American-based multinational corporation, which is mainly involved in designing, development, and selling computer software, consumer electronics, online technological and user-based services. Apple Inc. is currently the largest information technology company across the globe and second largest phone manufacturer in the world. It relishes a superior brand loyalty and as per 2014, it was the most valuable brand with an approximate valuation of US $ 118.9 billion. The paper discusses how globalization drastically influences the business style, capabilities, proficiencies, expertise, and overall business performance ...

The Concept of the Collection: Japanese Warrior

Introduction Nature, the environment and the universe as a whole, provided a huge influence on mankind for a long time. It was particularly pronounced prior to the active development of technical progress. Japanese culture can be considered as one of the brightest representatives of such influence. It is a multi-faceted, surprising and unusual world of images and objects. Everything is living his own life in harmony with the surrounding space. Japanese style evolved over the centuries. Now it is an excellent example of the preservation of a constant shape in combination with the cycle of patterns and colors. The ...

The fashion process is the gateway to understanding the human realm. In my experience, I have come to appreciate the benefits of using clear approaches in the materialization of concepts. Fashion would be quite meaningless if designers failed to handle it systematically. A close look at significant fashion icons shows the extent which process can vitalize clothing concepts. For example, Wales Bonner’s ideas follow a consistent pattern. Her creations are characterized by a strict adherence to particular themes. Arguably, she can be described as a revolutionary fashion warrior. This is owed to the significant leaps she has made ...

Volleyball Officiating

Volleyball Officiating Officiating is a central aspect of any sporting activity. It is the avenue through which the winner of any sporting event is decided. In volleyball, referees play a significant role in ensuring that the players observe the rules of the game and ensure that the competing teams do so fairly.

As a referee selected to officiate a game where the teams are made up of young people, I should not only act as an official but also as a special trainer. This is because I will help the learners know more about volleyball. The officiating in this ...

Wabi (侘)1 refers to the ‘rustic beauty’ and this pertains to the things that have the ability retain the elegant charm despite the flaws or imperfections present on its surface. The Kanji character for wabi symbolizes ‘isolation’ through visual perspective; an object that is marred yet, it was because of the marred quality of the object that makes it beautiful and appealing even to the discerning eyes of the viewer. On the other hand, the character for sabi (寂)2 pertains to the intrinsic meanings of the object, such as its history. In this way, the concept of sabi can ...

Dennis Baron in “Who Owns Global English” opines that English is the new global language. “Baron holds that the English language has established itself as the go-to vessel and medium of communication globally. Baron shows the pervasiveness of the English language in today’s society and shows how the language is slowly rising and evolving to a much larger unanticipated communication platform. In the beginning, “Baron posits what is the composition of proper English.” There is a lot of controversy in Spain where there is a heated campaign that is advocating for English-Spanish speaking schools. The campaign is facing ...

One of the largest issues that a company faces is when their brand grows stagnant. This has happened to many well established brands all over the world and it is up to the marketing team in order to ascertain what would prospectively be the best option to consider when looking into how to redevelop the brand. Some factors that can cause the brand to grow stagnant are: lack of attention to the global sustainability initiative, branding that is old and dated, and competition that is using a fresh strategy that highlights that corresponding brand in a negative light. A ...

Introduction

The Ottoman Empire was one of the world’s largest empires with history dates back to the Islamic medieval period from the 10th to 11th centuries. The main religion of the Ottoman Empire was Islam and most of their architecture and art was based on the religion as well. The beautiful buildings that exist today were the relics of the old Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was originally founded in 1299 by the tribe who distinguished themselves as Oghus Turks under the rule of King Osman I. Ottoman empire stretched from the mainland Turkey and controlled various countries in ...

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http://www.bigcakelittlecake.com.au and http://cupcake-elegance.com.au represent two websites addressing wedding cakes and qualities that influence wedding cake choices in unique ways. Both the two websites show different cakes that can help in weddings although they present the idea differently. The latter offers more extensive information about the cakes hence it is more usable than the former website. Simplicity of the data also influences the usability of the website according to the paper. This paper forms an intensive analysis into the usability of the two websites and qualities that influence such usability.

1.0 Introduction

Wedding cakes form the best moments in weddings with many ...

Eighteenth century how to become an icon in the history of fashion and influence our life

Embellishment, poise, elegance are some of the adjectives that can be used to describe the trend in art and architecture of 18th century. The age witnessed the most elegant and stylish way of fashion. It can also be called as a fashionable era. 18th Century era is generally known as the Age of Enlightenment. The beginning of this century experienced a significant change in culture, art and architecture. Fashion industry also was on its peak. The fashion centre in this era shifted from Versailles to Paris. The educated Aristocratic class was called bourgeoisie class. They settled down in Paris. The new ...

Dolce and Gabbana are a name that represents the eccentric and authentic luxurious products. It signifies the style that shows elegance and manifests itself as contemporary classicism that is based on innovation and creativity. This brand has maintained its identity by remembering the pillars and the roots on which the organization is stands. It has been evolving and growing continuously with the passage of time. This company has sought the help of attractive female and male models in order to position itself. For example Andreea Diaconu, who is a Russian female model who is 22 years old, is a renowned name for ...

Several types of information were used to study the customers. Some of them were the customer’s preferences and sensitivity in terms of the features they like and most need. The initial strategy for coming up with a competitive advantage was the pricing policy. However, the best strategy used was the production of several models, in that the low cost, eco-friendly, family and image. The company has maintained this strategy by improving on the models and using different market strategies to market. On the analysis of the team, several things have been done to effectiveness. The first one is the ...

I lived during the reign of Queen Victoria from the late 1830s until the early 1900s in London. Thus, this period was popularly known as the Victorian Age or Victorian Era, which was synonymous with grace, high morals, elegance, and social responsibility, among others. While the era was often referred to as the age of sophistication and style, it was also widely known as the first industrial society in the world. During this time, we, as a society were fond of entertaining family and friends. In fact, the Victorian period was known for “extravagant entertaining for the upper middle ...

In a quick span of time, American Apparel has emerged as one of the leading Apparel companies in the US with a unique business strategy of appealing to consumers who look for natural beauty. Over the years since it was founded, American Apparel has earned reputation for its policies like sweatshop-free environment, and environmentally friendly business practices. These policies have made it one of the most respected apparel manufacturer in USA. It continually implemented social welfare programs for its employees like English language training, medical care, and job security. But the company has been facing an allegation regarding some its business practices ...

Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt, a symbol of beauty, intelligence, power, and bravery. Her romance, politics, and entire life have encountered many magical appeal that strongly captivated Egypt, Rome, and the world. The effect of her unique characteristics has been told in every generation that highly considered the style of art and fashion. Cleopatra was rich, cruel, and extremely appealing. She has made a history that fascinated the people during her time and today. People have found different inspirations in the fascinating characteristics of Cleopatra through the ages. Her influence as a person or a woman has demonstrated a great impact in today’ ...

Originally debuted at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London in 1986, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s famous production, The Phantom of the Opera, was re-staged for television in a twenty-fifth anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall (PR Newswire 1). As a special televised performance, props and sets were designed for close-up viewing, and the regular Royal Albert Hall cast was augmented by special guest performances from original 1986 cast members such as Michael Crawford (the original Phantom) and Sarah Brightman (Christine Daae) (PR Newswire 1). These aspects lent a particularly surprising enhancement to an already classic and timeless production, providing a wonderfully stark ...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 18TH CENTURY GARMETS AND INTERIOR DESIGN

The Relationship Between the 18th Century Garment and Interior Design Introduction The 18th century fashion encompasses the characteristics that earned its distinction of opulence. The period is renowned for elaborate clothing paired with wigs with rich intricate of embroideries particularly on women’s clothing of full gowns worm during special occasions in the court. The Mantua gowns embodies the epitome of design elegance during the era, but the most notable characteristics of 18th century fashion is striking relationship between the clothing design and craftsmanship embedded on the interior design. The discussion will highlight this relationship by identifying ...

One unique thing about this exhibition is that it’s more than admiring. Just imagine beautiful costumes on the mannequin showing how diverse costume design could be, how they are connected to the performance, designer’s emotions, and the characteristics of different time periods. All the designers have something in common - their appreciation of the elegance, and athleticism of the body’s movement. A good dancing performance is made by good dancers; every dancer is unique and has his own soul, which makes every performance unique, because the time, setting and emotions of each performance can never be ...

Jim Hall, my host at the Chaparral Cars Facility, graced the races for the last time in the mid-1990s and, in 1999, to honor his achievement alongside others in the Chaparral facility, a wing was added to the Petroleum Museum in Midland (Wikipedia). This was meant to be the permanent home to the Chaparral legend. I had the privilege of visiting this museum last year, and was enthralled by what it has to offer. In the Chaparral Gallery, I encountered six of the seven existing Chaparrals; (1) the Chaparral 2 USRRC racer, (2) 2D endurance racer, (3) 2E Can-Am car, ( ...

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the ad campaigns of Chanel N5 and Dior jádore, and how they motivates the buying decision of their target audiences. The report deeply analyses the Nikole Kidman advert of Chanel N5, Dior jádore advert performed by Oscar winner actress Theron. Both the commercial reflects Hollywood touch, style and class in them. Referring to existing literatures and websites, a detailed understanding is being provided in the report about the relation between ad campaigns with luxurious perfume brands and they stimulate buying behaviour in their target audiences. Key words: ad campaign, Dior, Chanel N5, ...

This proposal suggests the integration of domed shapes and sensor fabrics to construct multi-domed mazes with senor fabrics for children. Mazes are often a part of playground equipment for children but they are conventionally built as closed spaces with 90◦ C angles. Each space within the maze consists therefore is square or rectangular. A maze laid out with all corners the same angle can be boring as well as claustrophobic. Another disadvantage is that the person caring for the child may not fit in the maze but does not what is happening inside the maze with the child. This ...

Enter The Dragon was Bruce Lee’s last film before his death in 1973. It was the first Warner Bros’ Chinese martial arts film. Lee’s intention was to express his Chinese culture. The film comprises of three main characters; Lee who is recruited by an organization to investigate Han’s drug trade, Roper who to hide himself from the mafia because of gambling debts and Williams who is harassed by racist police officers. The film is an action that has a lot of wrestling and the intended motive achieved through fighting. Braithwaite, from British intelligence approached Lee for ...

Creative architecture is a creative, innovative and unique approach in architectural designs that result in the construction of artificial structures that distinctively stand out from the usual. These structures include bridges, buildings, and roads among others, and even though they come out as normal structures, architects can twist their designs to separate them from other similar structures. The twist may be in the form of appearance, composition, method of construction or even the technology that will be used in their construction. Most structures that come to exist as a result of creative architecture more often than not have to incorporate new ...

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The Virgin and Child (Virgin of Paris) in Notre-Dame is a sophisticated, demure piece, as it depicts a stoic Madonna, standing in a sconce on the famous cathedral, holding her child. She wears a large, ornate crown above her head, while her toga flows modestly around her. In her right hand, she holds a goblet, while in her left arm she holds the infant Christ. Christ is depicted as looking like a small adult, as opposed to a pure infant, though his face is still cherubic and innocent. The Christ’s tiny arms are outstretched, reaching past her for the goblet with one hand while holding a ...

Assignment 2.

Concerning the circle of Hell I would send him to, as Dante, it might have been the second circle, meaning the one responsible for lust and where sinners were hunted by horrible storm. On the other hand, I think it would be too mild because Dante's perception of lust is more connected with love and obsession with one's beloved one, rather than an act of dominance and possession of one' will and freedom. So, I would place him in the Seventh circle for violence because he committed violence against those women he raped. I would place him in the ...

Grace Kelly’s Fashion Style and Influence on Contemporary Fashion

Introduction Grace Kelly was an actress known for her extensive work in film and stage during the 1950s. Kelly starred in many films and portrayed iconic characters including Lisa Carol Fremont in “Rear Window”, Frances Stevens in “To Catch a Thief”, and Princess Alexandra in “The Swan”. She was born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Kelly was born to a family of athletes, she showed interest in acting at a young age and joined several plays and presentation in school and the community, and signed up for small modeling projects. Later on, Kelly attended the American Academy of ...

The revolution of Mexican Architecture led to the emergence of many architects who sought to bring about modernism in Mexico. However, most of the architects focused on developing modern aspects or rather styles with little or no consideration of the traditional designs. Luis Barragan sought to link traditional architectural designs with his rather modern outlook of his works. He used his art to express the poetic richness of Mexico’s past. He also used his works to address the aesthetic trends of the modern world. The two aspects that inspired Luis were the physical beauty of nature as well ...

Introduction

“Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition”, said Marilyn Monroe as she was defining the power of women thru their charms and presence, and not thru equal work with men. This concept, according to which femininity is the aspect that most empowers women in relationship with men was developed in various writings of the nineteenth century and comes as a contradiction to the binary relationship man – woman, which suggests that woman is placed on the negative side, as she is disempowered. Three novels, “The Awakening” (Kate Chopin), “Mrs. Spring Fragrance” (Sui Sin Far) and “Maggie: A Girl ...

ART AND ARCHTECTURE

The Villa Almerico Capra, designed by the architect Andrea Palladio, is popularly known as the Villa La Rotonda. The structure is well known and is now recognized as a UNESCO historical site.1 Palladio has been described as “the world’s most imitated architect” by the architectural historian, James Ackerman.2 Thomas Jefferson was inspired by the Villa Americo when he designed the rotonda at his home in Monticello.3 Art and architecture meet in the most beautifully designed villa in the world Villa Americo Capra. A rotunda most simply defined is a circular room topped by a dome but the Villa La Rotonda ...

US Mexico relationship

The relationship between United States of America and Mexico is a complex love-hate relationship. The kind of rapport both the neighboring countries share is unique and reason behind such complex relationship is the huge disparity between both the countries. Various international policy analysts suggest that since the disparities between the two countries are in a large number and in all the fields the situation becomes difficult for the weaker one. This disproportion between the two countries is visible in all the fields, whether it is economy, size, technology, military strength, international ties and reputation or be it any other field; Americans ...

Analysis of Orbach’s Statement

According to Susie Orbach, femaleness is an aspect that has been widely blown out of context by women (1). Women develop certain unrealistic approaches to the issues surrounding femaleness with aims of belonging into the feminine world. The social and psychological pressures have been on the increase amongst humanity. The desire to feel appreciated and noticed by the rest of the society has pushed many individuals to ignore the reality and instead pursue fantasies and self motivated objectives. While women are considered as the ones majorly affected by the complicit femaleness, men are also equally affected by the pressures ...

The story line of the commercial is cat food but uses a loving couple to enhance the advertisement. It incorporates the value of love in a relationship. The fancy feast commercial enhances a standard of cleanliness and order on the side of the man who dedicates his time in making a good place for the kitten. He ensures that the kitten has enough space a nice place to stay. The commercial also portrays a high-class society that can afford an entire room for the kitten. Additionally, the commercial portray Sean as a dedicated man and loving. Sean is so dedicated to make Lisa happy. Sean learns ...