instruments. Revlon’s successful international presence in the 1960s was because of the “American Look” campaign featuring known U.S. models. The Charlie fragrance line was introduced in the early 1970s and the sales surpassed $1 billion by 1977. Michel Bergerac took over the company after the death of Charles Revson. By 1985‚ two-thirds of Revlon’s sales were health care products and the company was losing ground in cosmetics. It is then sold to a subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings‚ Inc. which
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Allusion An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to‚ or a representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. A brief reference‚ explicit or indirect‚ to a person‚ place or event‚ or to another literary work or passage Function The function of allusion depends as well on the author’s intent; a reader may search out parallels to a figure of speech or a passage. Example: In act one of Death of a Salesman Adonis
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Ronsard Written in Anglo-Norman (old French language) ANNE FAVIER-TOWNSEND INTRODUCTION THO THE ARTS IN FRANCE 2 SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013 FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION Literature 17th century Cyrano de Bergerac Literature 17th Century Molière Literature 18th century Voltaire (Candide) Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Social contract) Madame de Lafayette Literature 18th Century Olympe de Gouje 1st feminist! Payed a heavy price for fighting
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At first‚ Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes off as a fantasy/adventure‚ but it is in actuality a satirical commentary on society. Gulliver’s travels is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the “traveler’s tale” literary sub genre. The fascination of the tale lies in the fact that although every phase seems immediately comprehensible‚ the whole subject matter is endlessly complex. The novel offers a clear parody of colonialism and it’s working against what is conventionally known
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the lipstick market with the slogan “Matching Lips and Fingertips”. Thus‚ after six years the small nail Enamel Company transformed into one of the most recognizable brands and companies in the world. After the death of Charles Revson‚ Michel Bergerac took over and built up the pharmaceutical side of the business. As a result of this‚ Revlon lose its ground in cosmetics. Thereafter‚ Ronald Perelman‚ chairman and CEO of MacAndrews and Forbes‚ made five offers to purchase Revlon‚ took over the company
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Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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« ROBINSON CRUSOE » Daniel Defoe Cours du 1er décembre 2010 P.14: This book is perceived very differently across cultures and also across the different periods of time! Not the same in the 18th century than in the 21st. EPITOME/ARCH representative picture of western man. * Blueprint for colonization Women absent from the picture: it is quite possible in literature to find journeys of exploration that actually involve community‚ women! Here: male at the center of the story. Next week:
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer‚ retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups.[2] The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus‚ Georgia.[3] The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more
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101 Great Books 101 Great Books Recommended Reading for High School Students and Readers of all Ages (Provided by collegeboard.com) **Denotes titles typically included in the CdS Curriculum Author | Title | Author | Title | ------- | **Beowulf | Ford‚ Ford Madox | The Good Soldier | Achebe‚ Chinua | Things Fall Apart | Goethe‚ Johann Wolfgan von | Faust | Agee‚ James | A Death in the Family | Golding‚ William | Lord of the Flies | Austen‚ Jane | Pride and Prejudice | Hardy‚ Thomas |
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Poetic Drama /Verse Drama of Modern age Poetic Drama Eliot’s plays attempt to revitalize verse drama and usually treat the same themes as in his poetry. They include Murder in the Cathedral (1935)‚ dealing with the final hours of Thomas à Becket; The Family Reunion (1939); The Cocktail Party (1950); The Confidential Clerk (1954); and The Elder Statesman (1959)..(1) Indeed‚ Eliot hoped that the study and critical reception of early modern verse drama would shape the production of modernist
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