Essays on Outfit

Although not many of us realize it, gender is an important aspect in how we present ourselves in the society we interact with daily. The gender and sexuality of a person has an impact on his or her behavior, actions, and attitudes in general (West & Zimmerman). In order to see how gender influence actions, I decided to analyze my behavior myself. Immediately after waking up in the morning, I first check my phone for messages and updates from my social media accounts. Afterwards, I get up from the bed and go through my morning routines—washing my face, taking ...

Introduction

Sleeping Beauty is a 2011 written and directed by Julia Leigh. It is the story of a female college student named Lucy that works various part-time jobs. She was approached to a job that involves serving upper-class gentleman in sexy lingerie, eventually settling for a new role wherein she is sedated and taken advantage of by elderly men on the grounds that there will be no sexual penetration involved. The film climaxes in the protagonist waking up from her sleep finding an old man dead of an overdose beside her. Throughout the course of the film, the issue of ...

Executive Summary

Globalization has allowed people to move from their native homes in search for greener pastures and better living standards in foreign countries such as the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and United Arab Emirates. One of the population that has gone global is the Desi population that is originally from Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. People from these countries share a common history and culture because the three countries were in the past one. However, something unique with the Desi population is that they still want to maintain their unique tradition even while in the foreign countries. One of their ...

This paper will look at love, sex and gender within the backdrop of postmodernism, existentialism and orientalism in the novels The Women of Algiers in Their Apartment by Assia Djebar, Foam of the Daze by Boris Vian and The Lover by Marguerite Duras. In the novels love/ and sex are shown as something that a woman has no control over, something that destroys due to its intensity, and something that forever changes a person, respectively. While gender is seen as being something that disenfranchises women in a male dominant, unequal society and something that can destroy a man if ...

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A wedding dress, or a wedding gown, is an elegant clothing which a bride wears to her wedding ceremony. Usually the wedding dress is white, but the bride can actually choose any colour she would like to. There is also a variety of style solutions to the wedding dress depending on fashion trends, the festivity of the wedding ceremony and the choice of the bride. The style of the fashion dress depends on the cultural traditions of every particular country, but in the Western tradition it is accepted that a white dress with a veil is the most classic ...

Show Specs

Leave It to Beaver, CBS Main characters are Beaver Cleaver, Wally Cleaver, June and Ward Cleaver, and Eddie Haskell. Storyline In a 1958 episode of Leave It to Beaver entitled, "Voodoo Magic," Eddie, Wally and the Beaver are headed to the movies to see both "Voodoo Curse" and "Massacre at Blood River." Wally and the Beaver's mother, June, wants them to see something a little tamer and forbids them to watch either movie. They defy her and end up watching "Voodoo Curse," after Eddie convinces both Wally and Beaver to go. Upon returning home, June asks Wally and Beaver ...

The image that I selected is a still from an advertisement that one of the SuperPACs supporting Donald J. Trump’s candidacy for the presidency placed. This is an attack ad against the current front-runner in the Democratic race, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The ad features Secretary Clinton at the right, her face set in an earnest expression, as though she is in the middle of a serious conversation. At left is a picture of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. His hands are pressed together, and he is leaning slightly to his left and looking at his wife, but ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designers, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant today. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes derived from 1960s’ ...

The song titled Formation is a black power trap anthem sang by songstress Beyoncé Knowles. This song opens up the soul and speaks to us on numerous levels. Its main aim is to clearly bring out the oppression and liberation of the black population in the United States of America (Scribner 5). This is due to the fact that both the visuals as well as the textual lyrics in the song aim at embracing the black race. Beyoncé in the song struggles to shun the stereotyping of the black population. She advocates for the liberation of their suppressed voices ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designer, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of the art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant up to date. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes ...

Introduction

When we hear the name “Anna Wintour,” images of flashy models and trendy designer clothes definitely flash across our mind. This is a lady who has achieved a lot in matters pertaining to fashion and journalism. Her achievements in this million-dollar industry of fashion that cannot be overestimated as she is one if the few the most popular outstanding designers who became an inspiration for various books and movies, got plenty of world renown awards and handles both American and British divisions of Vogue magazine. Not only has she molded and brought up stars but she has also stirred ...

For several decades, film and movies have been used express different perspective in both the contemporary and traditional society. Sex and city is a series film with four girls as the main characters. The movie was aired from 1998 to 2004, and it received several awards among them are Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. The main characters were Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and Samantha Jones. This research paper aims at studying the role of film in expressing different perspective of the society such as fashion, gender, age, and history as reflected in Sex and City movie. ...

Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch is a delightful comedy based in the year of 1981. A play on words, not only is the character Courtney Coleman (Jenna Morris) getting hitched that day, her ex-boyfriend shows up causing a slight hitch in the day. The dynamic between her straight-laced fiancé Harper (Conor Farrell) and her free spirited, Jack Karouac loving ex-boyfriend Ryan (Brian Heaton) as well as her straight-laced parents creates a wonderful comedy. The play group was excellent, bringing together impeccable acting, fun scenic designs and appropriate costuming to produce a thoroughly entertaining two-act play. It is little ...

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999 founded the Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād which is the present day ISIL. Initially, the organization pledged support to the Al Qaeda and fought alongside them against the Multinational force which invaded Iraq in 2003 (Spark 3). In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died and the remnants of his militant organization founded the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Subsequent leadership who had the ability to keep the group aligned to the ideology of Al Qaeda died in US led attacks (Spark 4). Eventually, the Al Qaeda, in 2014 realized it could no longer keep ...

Films like Tootsie (1982) and Victor/Victoria (1982) belong to genre that is called gender farce which is a subgenre of comedy films. More often than not they portray people who have to pretend to be someone else, most of an opposite sex, in order to overcome some life obstacles. Thus Tootsie and Victor/Victoria present viewer with light and entertaining farce that depicts the silly situation with cross-dressing and living a double life. However, besides witty and humorous remarks lay serious topics of gender identity and roles which are dressed in irony and sarcasm. Moreover, both directors manipulated and played ...

Brian DePalma’s 1983 film Scarface is one of the most well-known drug and crime films in the history of popular culture. Everyone knows Tony Montana’s famous line, “say hello to my little friend” (DePalma, Scarface), regardless of whether they have even seen the film or not. However, what many people do not realize about the film are the many racial undertones and stereotypes that occur within the layers of context. The film is based around the conflict between Cubans and Americans, beginning with the importation of Cuban refugees to the United States to the escalation of the ...

Main Argument: The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria has recently waged war on the two countries and annexed vast amounts of territory. Under the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the newly declared state has waged war in Iraq and in Syria that has caused the death and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and massive damage to property. According to AL-QARAWEE, ISIS is the most recent re-creation of an outfit known as Tanẓīm Qāʻidat al-Jihād fī Bilād al-Rāfidayn formed in 2004. A critical analysis of the sectarian conflicts in the Middle East ...

The uniform was one of the methods through which fashion was applied in the men’s bodies. This happened, especially during the World War II. Battle prejudiced the guys’ physiques were socially shaped by the substantial forces that profoundly affected not only the texture of the body and row shape, but also the castigations applied machismo and the principles applied to the body. The uniforms were able to outline the men’s body in that, those that were physically fit, others personnel could admire their hard effort they inflicted to look that amazing. The outfits clung onto their bodies ...

Al Capone was an enigma of the "Roaring Twenties." As a gangster, Al Capone rose to be the boss of one of the largest organized crime syndicates in American history at the time. The name of the gang was the Chicago Outfit (Pasley, 2004). Born as Alphonse Gabriel Capone, he perhaps serves as a representation of American society in the 1920s. A push towards liberalism meant that people let down their guard in enforcing the social fabrics that the American Society had hitherto been built on since the nation's founding. The desire for quick rich schemes rose exponentially because ...

Costume and Makeup

The history of theater and filmmaking has its long and full of changes journey. But, there are two things that remained unchanged from the very beginning. These two things are actors themselves and their costumes. Who would ever presume that costume is an essential part of every dramatic production? But we always admire the great work of costume designers. But what makes costume such an important part of the theater and film production? Firstly, a costume is an incarnation of a character. It can provide us with a bunch of information about a character. A costume together with the ...

Part One

Hector Adjectives Charming - "I want to inhale the perfume of your hand!" (Anouilh 5) Dominating - "Hey!, what do you think you're up to? Have you gone crazy?" (Anouilh 7) Cynical – “(Nudging Peterbono) Yes. Undreamed of - absolutely undreamed of" (Anouilh 19) Money grubbing - "I've a date tonight with a girl who'll be mine before you can say mischief, and who wears over two hundred thousand francs worth of diamonds on her middle finger" (Anouilh 7)

Habitual - "Since it's customary-" (Anouilh 7)

Yearningly - "Your little hand, once more" (Anouilh 5) Possessive – “My beloved. A good two hundred thousand. And not a flaw ...

Music provides a unique reflection of different issues in the society by use of both lyrics and videos. Music videos help to reinforce the main theme of the song, which may include issues of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, class, and religion. The different elements and styles employed in music videos tell a sort of visual story, which is the case with Grimes’ music video titled Genesis. Directed by Claire Boucher, the video is part of Grime’s 2012 album titled Visions (Battan, 2012). The video, which involves both a suburb and desert scene ties into several ideologies including those about ...

Flatiron, New York City, NY–(10 February 2016) Bandier, an online retailer of active fitness wear, has announced the arrival of Reversible Crop Tank, a fitness top that offers the capability of being worn from sides. It comes with a rounded and higher neckline thus becoming a mortar destination for fitness fashion. The new collection of fitness wear will be convenient to women fitness seekers. The fitness wear incorporates a range of styles thereby featuring an overall print on the body part. It is made of 80% Polyester and 20% Spandex, a combinational design that makes it a world ...

Strategy to Fight Transnational Organized Crime

The strategy to fight transnational organized crime comprises to all national power’s elements that are geared towards protecting citizens and the national security interests of the United States from the convergence of the transnational criminal threats of the 21st century. The strategy is premised around a common unifying principle that is to build, integrate and balance the American power’s tools for combating transnational organized crime and national security related threats as well urging the nation’s foreign partners to observe the same principle. The long term goal of this strategy is for the reduction of transnational organized ...

When the Huston Astros made a stadium naming deal with Enron the future looked bright. Enron was a company which was making a lot of dividends and a major player in the American economy. Association with such a company is prestigious and highly lucrative for any sports outfit. Enron however collapsed and filled the biggest bankruptcy in American history. This soiled the reputation of the Huston Astros that had affiliations with the company. To add insult to injury the reputation of Enron took a nose dive due to the manner in which the company collapsed. It was associated with insider trading and corruption. This further ...

The U.S., from its very inception having a penchant for land or real estate, subordinated the whole of continental United States by the end of 19th century. It turned towards the sea as its new area of expansion. The nation was now tempted to become the world power and politically dominant. The people perceived their intrusion into foreign territories as their moral obligation to propagate democracy in the entire length and breadth of the world. It came to be referred as neo-imperialism or new imperialism, and the Spanish-American War in the closing years of the 19th century is an example ...

Approximately 31 were killed and 11 people missing in one of the most recent flood incident to hit the state of Texas and Oklahoma in May 2015 . As early as May 12 there had been reports of storm and tornados looming around the state of Texas and nearby community, alerting the people of the possible threat that was within their midst . Different media outfit covered the news beginning from warnings issued by the National Weather Service. The subject of interest had been drawn by the belief that what was building up during that time was to be considered as ...

Stress testing is a procedure done to diagnose coronary artery disease. The procedure works by in a way that information is obtained on how the heart works when someone performs physical exercises. An exercise stress test is usually done to determine how effective a human heart can function during physical exercises. A patient is subjected to some physical mostly peddling an exercise bicycle of walking on a treadmill for a short time of about three minutes. The intensity of the exercise in increased while the reading of the heart performance in recorded. The results are then found and interpretation done (Wenger & Collins, 2005, p.175). ...

Introduction

Simply put, a family business is a corporate entity that has members of the same lineage managing its affairs. In this arrangement, members from outside the family outfit are not allowed to engage in any form of dealings formally or informally. Every family member has a role to play to the extent of each role is allocated. While it is not obvious that every member of the family may have a role to play, each must have a say with respect to how the business is run. This in essence means that consultations in this arrangement must be key in ensuring that a level of ...

The challenge of keeping a national identity as a subculture in some countries is most evident in connection with special events such as transition rites. For instance, the coming of age is such an event. No culture remains unchanged without steady efforts by its subjects to keep and reaffirm it. However, cultures do not survive only by being maintained. This is so because in the globe where all things change; culture has also changed. However, the continuity and changes of the subculture are currently at stake. The humanities help people to understand their place in the earth via ages to a current ...

Introduction and general background of the culture

The Aymara live in the rugged high plain (altiplano) of South America. The approximate number of Aymara language speakers in the region is two million. These high plains lie between two huge ranges of the Andes Mountains. The major mode of transport is via water through the highly navigable Lake Titicaca. Many Aymara villages line around the lake. The lake is used for fishing and conducting commercial transport. It also provides reeds that are used in basketry. The reeds also provides fodder for livestock. The Aymara engage in subsistence labor-intensive agriculture and animal keeping to earn their living, ...

Beginning in March 2014, a heated discussion on wearing mini-skirts in public has been questioned. Many Kenyan’s were, in fact, outraged by the said proposal, claiming that aside from being a violation of a woman’s right and curtailing their freedom to wear what they, please. For many, it was a direct discrimination. However, what drew people especially women to even greater disgust and fury was the public humiliation that some women experienced from the hands of some people after they have been stripped and assaulted for wearing the said clothing article. Kenyans had long battled gender discrimination that prevails in ...

#211905869 - Expanding Your Business

Boston will make a great location for our second store for the following reasons. The city has a very rich history both technologically and education-wise. This meets the vision of our business which is to sell rare books both online and offline. This is the case for the following reasons. To begin with, the city of Boston is home to over 50 highly acclaimed colleges and universities including Ivy League universities Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to this, Massachusetts in general is home to some of the best performing public schools. This ...

History of the crime family

The Gambino crime family is among the five crime family operating in New York. It is named after its previous leader called Carlo Gambino who controlled the criminal operation of the family from 1959 to 1976 (American Mafia History par. 1). The family originated from the unification of the Salvatore D’Aquila gang and the Morello gang in the 1800s. The group operated in New York for close to twenty years until the incarceration of its boss, Giuseppe Morello. The conviction of the boss and underboss of the gang left a leadership gap that disrupted the gang’s activities. Salvatore ...

The customers for our firm may be any individuals who may require custom made garments since the standard size may not fit them. This will be known as the Business-to-Consumer transaction. It involves direct interaction between the business entity and their customers. In this situation, the customers will place the order from any country. Timely delivery and accuracy of their order should be checked by the management. Another form of customers will be the wholesalers and retailers. They are interested in making bulk orders and are willing to have an extra lead time. This will be their Business-to-Business ...

Introduction and general background of the culture

The Aymara live in the rugged high plain (altiplano) of South America. The approximate number of Aymara language speakers in the region is two million. These high plain lies between two huge ranges of the Andes Mountains. The major mode of transport here is water via the highly navigable Lake Titicaca. Many Aymara villages line around the lake. The lake is used for fishing, providing reeds to be used in basketry, collecting fodder for livestock and conducting commercial transport. The Aymara engage in subsistence labor-intensive agriculture and animal keeping to earn their living, and they sell the little ...

Last weekend I was at home doing nothing and I felt so bored because there was nothing much I could do. I had spent the whole morning sleeping and so, wanted to do something to keep me busy in the afternoon. I then remembered I needed to catch up with sports and news on my favorite channels. I love sports because it is entertaining and best of all, I get to know what is happening in the world of sports. I also love news because they keep me updated on what is happening around the country and even the ...

How Akon actively misrepresents any kind of “Real Africa” in accordance with Kleim’s theory from Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind Kleim suggests in his prolific work, Mistaking Africa (2009) that a variety of factors, including the media and educational systems, confound American understanding of African culture and that we create stereotypes of Africans easily with little knowledge or hesitation. He proposes that “Real Africa” cannot separate into tribes or any preconceived boxes of primitive culture. Kleim states in the opening pages of the work that mentioning Africa to most Americans bring up thoughts of ...

The Themes Addressed on Bastard of the Party and their Relation to the Rest of the Work Engaged in the Entire Program

The concept of war as an ultimate resolution in the documentary Bastards of the party has been highlighted prominently. This has been reflected on regard to the approaches considered by the listed gangs towards the address of their social disparities. The concept of war being deployed in the settling of such disputes extends further to the involvement of security forces. Their approaches, as elucidated in addressing the gang wars, seems to be advised from the same concept ...

I am patiently waiting at the mall and expecting my girlfriend to show up any second. The time that we decided to meet was 6:00pm, and right now it is 6:05pm. Since I am aware of how she and most girls customarily take it longer to prepare for this “momentous” occasion and stereotypically tend to arrive later, I am using this as my opportunity to construct my paper. Although, I am not aware of the outcome yet, I can predict that the coming 30-40 minutes will be a catalyst in my judgment of a typical American society, both as in reality ...

The book is a firsthand account and detail of the events that took place in the life of author herself. It stretches back to the days when she was faced with the issue of containment in Toronto Interval house. She along with her mother had to live there. The story gives an account of the events that unfolded in the mid 1970s, exactly in 1974. The overall dismal outlook of the social institutions and the lack of awareness and attention being given to the women’s problems that are faced by them, along with the various other associated disturbances have ...

Roberto Cavalli, a fashion designer, was born in Florence, Italy in 1940. His background is largely responsible for his artistic talent. Cavalli’s grandfather was an impressionist painter who was widely celebrated. Therefore, his artistic talent is not a surprise. Roberto Cavalli has a rich history for his brand, which spans for more than forty. As such, Cavalli has been able to come up with exquisite collections for his fashions as will be evident from the fashion shows he has held recently. The history of Roberto Cavalli’s brand dates back to 1957 when he enrolled in Florence’s Art Academy. ...

Carrington College

Many factors are involved in professionalism and ethics in the workplace; how an employee dress up, carry himself during work, his attitude, and how he interacts with colleagues and more. Professionalism specifies that a person perform his tasks with genuineness and truthfulness. It means that a person performs his job with sincerity; maintain his professional etiquette, and his ethics in the workplace. Professionals are more aware of the significance of performing any business anytime stated in the agreement of the Institute of Real Estate Management code of Professional Ethics (IREM). As stated in the first paragraph of the code, the principle ...

Introduction

The Hindenburg disaster is recorded in history as a spaceship that was involved in a crash marking the end of their use in air travel. This scientific design had marked one of the largest space travel aircraft. No such a large aircraft had been used for space travel before. This involved building a craft that was lighter than air and one that used hydrogen gas for propulsion. However, the crash of this aircraft created controversy including marking the end of their use in air travel. May, 1937 marked the day of the accident in which the Hindenburg aircraft arrived at the air station ...

Who is an ordinary person? This is a question that has numerous answers depending on various circumstances. Some of the conditions may include; the environment, the culture that surrounds the individual or what the person or society at large has been led to believe by their doctrines and each other’s expectation. One of the many definitions of an ordinary person is a person who often settles for expectations of the society and does whatever it takes for that approval. They put their wishes and desires aside fearing that changes may occur. They settle for less than what they deserve, but ...

Writer’s Name

Culture is deep rooted in the civilization of any nation, which can be seen from this picture that shows a woman with her traditional outfit wearing burka, robe and scarf sitting in a chair near a pool where a young girl in her bikini is sitting beside the pool. In fact, the word nation is used to refer to a group of people who share a common language, culture, history, ethnicity and descent. In the picture, there is a very young girl of 25 years Saudi Arabia in her traditional outfit. Hence, in this regard, culture happens to be the soul of any nation and provides ...

Introduction - Pop Culture-General Impressions

Thesis Statement – Pop culture a snowball of shared emotions created by its receivers Body - A Closer Look to Pop Culture Formation

Body - A Closer Look to Pop Culture Formation

The integrated approach of pop culture

Pop culture in “Twilight” – an example of integrated approach Michael Jackson – the development of a pop culture icon Pop culture in social networking Pop culture in applications and video games Conclusion - Pop Culture-a Fun Industry Pop Culture Now Introduction - Pop Culture-General Impressions Pop culture is vibrant, is permanently actual, is constantly defining the moment, what goes and what does not ...

China on Screen: Chinese Identity

China on Screen: Chinese Identity The majority of classic popular Chinese cinemas are filmed and published by the fifth generation directors. The fifth generation directors focus on three key aspects to their production, in which are the social framework of the countryside, the past-aesthetics, and the global film distribution. These aspects have been well illustrated through the films of Yellow Earth and Hero directed by two well-known fifth generation directors, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. Both directors believe in the power of aesthetic matter to convey the issue of Chinese identity. Despite the fact that both films appeared ...

Carson McCullers’ short story “The Jockey” was first published in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, a collection of short stories, in 1951. The 1950’s in America were a tumultuous time, and McCullers could clearly feel the tension and strain of the changing societal tides when he wrote “The Jockey.” “The Jockey” tells the story of three characters: first, Bitsy Barlow, the titular jockey, but also Sylvester the trainer, Simmons the bookie, and finally, the “rich man” who funds the horse racing outfit. The interactions between these four characters are very symbolic, and are demonstrative of the divide between the ...

The Girl’s Generation are a group of nine Korean idols who are currently shaking the pop industry through their album. The most reverberating and entertaining hit is the song “I Got a Boy.” It shall be the subject of this paper. Indeed, one may rightly posit that the popularity of the song is only second to “Gangnam Style” which is not surprisingly also Korean in origin. It is the paper’s contention that the multi genre approach and the inclusion of fashion in the presentation is responsible for its international acclaim and perhaps specifically in America. The release of the ...

Abstract

In the current global economies, organizations aim at achieving competitive advantage given the intensified competition in the global market. This can be related to the story of Under Armor Inc from 1996, where the founder Kevin Plank aimed at making superior T-shirts. The idea originated from the fact that he was a former student and football player in University of Maryland.

Under Armor Strategic Management

In the current global economies, organizations aim at achieving competitive advantage given the intensified competition in the global market. This can be related to the story of Under Armor Inc from 1996, where the founder Kevin Plank aimed at ...

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 ...

Introduction

Abdallah Azzam Brigade, also known as AAB is an Islamist terrorist outfit. This terrorist group is said to have a connection with terrorist group al Qaeda and several other terrorist groups operating from different parts of the world. AAB is said to start its terrorist operations from the year 2009. This terrorist group became terribly infamous in the year 2010 when it attacked M/VM Star, a Japanese oil tanker in the Hormuz strait. This terrorist group keeps trying to hamper the interests of western countries in the region of Middle East and at other places, wherever it can. This paper intends ...

British designers today are creating fashions that incorporate romance and unusual items, ethnicity with 3-dimensional fabrics, and classic colours juxtaposed with city neon bright colours. Victoria Rangayah has made a name for herself creating romantic clothing with a softness that reflects her Lithuanian ethnicity. Her label, z-modem is considered a “contemporary ladies wear fashion label” (youngbritishdesigner.com). Photograph 1depicts her beautifully romantic classic navy blue dress. From the waist up the dress uses sheer fabric in three dimensions with curves of sheer material held together with a brooch. Perhaps the brooch is a piece of antique Lithuanian jewellery because the look of the brooch and ...

Way that Politics is Reported in a Western Liberal Democracy?

In any liberal or democratic state, the role of media has always been pivotal in politics. To certain extent, media’s power and ubiquitousness have made them more lucrative especially during elections or in times of national political scandals (such as the impeachment of then U.S. President Bill Clinton). Think about any national media outfit and how it has played the vital role in the political process and activities of a country. For instance, think about how the U.S. national media outfits such as CNN, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR, WaPo, and New York Times supported the candidacy of Barack Obama ...

Wal-Mart is one of the biggest retail companies in world with international sales exceeding $ 450 billion in the year 2010 . Listed among the fortune 500 companies, Wal-Mart has grown from a small retail outlet established in 1962 to be a chain of super retail stores without any equal. The expansion of Wal-Mart was most phenomenal with a well execute strategy. Local growth in the United States was so rapid that by mid 1990s, local market seemed too small for the company. The company sought international expansion and thus headed for several nations in South America, Asia and Europe. This multinational expansion registered ...

Summary

This paper discusses the impact of globalization and fashion media in the clothing of Saudi Arabian men and women. Saudi Arabia's apparel industry has enjoyed a massive growth due to the changing fashion orientation of the people and the infiltration of Western influence on the fashion designs and styles. These designs and styles, however, are adjusted to conform to the teachings of Islam. A comparison is then made between the traditional and modern styles of Saudi Arabian clothing and it is evident that only the clothing styles are changed while their purpose and meaning remain the same. They remain ...

Outline:

Introduction

I. Open with impact: When meeting someone for the first time, how do ensure that you make the best out of it? II. Thesis: We shall discuss ways of creating a good first impression. III. Connect with your audience: Many little things that you do, contribute to a positive experience for that first meeting. (Preview :) To make a good first impression, one needs to consider; time, confidence and demeanor and dressing.

Body

I. Main Point: Arrive early

A. It is better to arrive early than late

B. Allow ample time for eventualities

C. Start early preparations. (Transition :) Once you are there one needs to check ...

ISLAM

Part 1 The discussion in the first part of the article discusses the reinforced vigor in the Muslims living in Central Asia. As stated in the first line itself, upon being asked if they are Muslims the reply was ‘Al-hamdulillah I am’. This clearly shows respect and admiration that Muslims have towards Islam in the Central Asia. Furthermore the article discusses how Muslims in Central Asia have managed retain their identity and have created a unique culture. Even though Islam prevails in Central Asia right from the 8th Century, the religion has accepted modernism in many aspects. No ...

ABSTRACT

McDonald's is a food- service retailing outfit founded on 15th May 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald. She is arguably the number one in the global food-service retailing business. The McDonalds brand is synonymous with quality, cleanliness, service and value for every customer anytime. Pizzas are undoubtedly one of the most popular dishes worldwide and it is on McDonald's menu and goes by the product name McPizza. McPizza comes in various sizes, from the average sized 10 inch pizza to the giant sized 24 inch size. This project discusses in detail, the process of marketing the product.

INTRODUCTION

McDonald's is a food- ...