Upmarket brands may have begun stalking mass consumers‚ but the trend labelled ‘massluxe’ (or ‘masstige’‚ take your pick) is more about chain stores smartening up. Gap‚ for instance‚ went one step further than H&M by naming Domenico De Sole‚ the former chief executive of Gucci group‚ to its board‚ and hiring designers who had previously worked with Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein. To underline the change‚ a subsequent print advertising campaign starred Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker‚ a style
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3.1 Analyse why life expectancy has increase over the last century. Life expectancy in the human race has risen dramatically in the past century reaching its highest level for both male and female on record. Between 1981 and 2002 life expectancy at age 50 increases by four and a half years for men and three years for women and two years respectively. By 2002 women who were age of 65 could expect to live to the age of 84 while men could expect to live to the age of 81. The primary reason for the
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Impact of Globalization on Agriculture in Uganda Definition: Globalization: is a process by which regional economies‚ societies‚ and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication‚ transportation‚ and trade. Globalization according to Webster’s Dictionary‚ means: “to make worldwide in scope or application”. Globalization can be viewed as the integration of inputs and outputs into global markets‚ sharing of information and knowledge‚ and promulgation of rules governing
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no matter how ignorant or petty their manner. The German society developed through tolerating offensive behavior from anyone wearing a uniform. If the elites committed themselves to a liberalized government‚ then the conditions for eventual democratization could have possibly been favorable. The clear distinctions between different social statuses blemished the equality between different class levels. The ideas of democracy fractured as individuals within the country differentiated from one another
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Puerto Rico: “We‚ the people of Puerto Rico… do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Commonwealth which‚ in exercise of our natural rights ‚ we now create within our Union with the United States of America” (Constitution of Puerto Rico) Democratization of the island was an important step. The Puerto Ricans can also elect their own political leaders at all levels of local government. The establishment of the commonwealth turned the economy from agricultural to industrial. Tax rates were offered
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failures‚ maladministration‚ scandals and corruptions and this makes mass media the voice of the disadvantaged. A long tradition of liberal theorists claimed that a free and independent press within a nation can play a vital role in the process of democratization by contributing towards the right of expression‚ thought and conscience‚ strengthening the responsiveness of government to all citizens and providing a pluralist platform of political expression for a multiplicity of groups. Thus‚ radio being
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SOUTH AFRICAN CAPITALISM IN CRISIS The 1980s were a very intense period in the history of South African politics. The Apartheid regime was intent on stemming the tide of political rebellion as it continued to find a solution to the political and economic crisis of capitalist rule. In their attempts to advance and consolidate their position the unions made sure they remained true to the tradition of industrial organization. The many unions that had sprung up in the preceding years were encouraged
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Torture “To torture or not to torture” – the main topic in debate between Charles Krauthammer and Andrew Sullivan is whether torture should be permissible under certain circumstances or never at all. The debate of torture between Krauthammer and Sullivan began three years after the Bush administration defined “torture” in the narrowest terms – the permitted coercive‚ physical abuse of enemy combatants if the military necessity demands it. (317) Krauthammer discusses extreme situations that
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The Chinese Internet Age Dynamic Processes in Regime Changes 3th December 2012 CHAU‚ Pak Hong (3035002825) POLI0094 Political Participation: Why and how? Department of Politics and Public Administration Faculty of Social Sciences The University of Hong Kong The Chinese Internet Age: Dynamic Processes in Regime Changes “Internet will bring freedom to China.” - George W. Bush Internet has played a vital role in China’s contentious politics said by Yang (2009). The inter-relationship between
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The Rise of China and the Possibility of Interstate War Thursday November 15th‚ 2012 The rise of China as a power player in the international sphere has led many to speculate that China will not only serve as a great challenge for the United States but also the world. The proclamation has been made by many scholars‚ that the greatest threat to international security lies not in terrorism or even in regional conflict but instead in the longer-term collision of interests between the US and an
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