Julie Taymor was born December 15‚ 1952‚ in Newton‚ Massachusetts. She is an American director of theater‚ opera‚ and film. She is best known for directing the stage musical The Lion King in 1997. Taymor became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing the musical‚ in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design (“PBS‚” n.d.). She always had a passion for theater. When she was younger‚ she created backyard performances for her family and friends‚ that led her to play Cinderella
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maquiladoras. What are maquiladoras? they are Factories built by US companies in Mexico near the US border to take advantage of much lower labor costs in Mexico. In the painting “Self Portrait Along the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States” by Frida Kahlo‚ one of Mexico’s most famous artist‚ She shows how America is affecting her country‚ Mexico. She painted something to show her culture and how it is being ruined. The factories‚ Maquiladoras‚ are effectuating the air in Mexico with all its pollution
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In 1921‚ Guccio Gucci opened a leather goods company and small luggage store in his native Florence. Though his vision for the brand was inspired by London‚ and the refined aesthetic of English nobility he had witnessed while working in the Savoy Hotel‚ his goal on returning to Italy was to ally this classy sensibility with the unique skills of his native Italy. Specifically‚ with the master craftsmanship of local Tuscan artisans. Within a few years‚ the label enjoyed such success the sophisticated
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Artists are bound to be influenced in one way or another by external forces throughout their lifetime. The fact that although abstract in nature‚ the title of the work to imagery by external forces through their lifetime. Life experiences such as Frida Kahlo’s tragic accident can change an artist’s whole
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Unit 4 General Psychological Issues in Cultural Perspective Subunit 1 Basic Psychological Processes and Culture Article 3 1-1-2004 Decision Making in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures C. Dominik Guess Northern Illinois University‚ dguess@unf.edu Recommended Citation Guess‚ C. (2004). Decision Making in Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture‚ 4(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1032 This Online Readings in Psychology
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Gucci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡuttʃi]) is an Italian luxury fashion house‚ part of the Gucci Group‚ which is owned by French company Kering formerly known as PPR.[2][3][4] Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921.[5] Gucci generated about € 4.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2008 according to BusinessWeek magazine and climbed to 41st position in the magazine’s annual 2009 "Top Global 100 Brands" chart created by Interbrand.[6] Gucci is also the biggest-selling Italian brand.[6] Gucci
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A famous speech by Shakespeare’s Falstaff questions the value of: honor 1. ( T or F ) Aristotle considered plot more important than character or thought. True 2. ( T or F ) Aristotle was both a theater critic and a philosopher. True 3. Aristotle’s famous analysis of tragedy is found in a work called: The Poetics 4. Aristotle’s work on comedy is how long? 5 acts long 5. What did the Commedia delle’arte specialize in? 6. What is satire? a literary genre or form‚ although in practice
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Frida Fogdemark HTS – 2101 Professor Flamming and Winders December 10‚ 2011 Nazi Germany: Reproductive laws and policies. When the National Socialists rose to power in Germany in 1933 they reversed the gains that the women of Germany had previously made with respect to work‚ voting rights and overall equality. Previously‚ under the Constitution of the Weimar Republic that was adopted in 1919‚ women were guaranteed “equality before the law and full political rights for women‚ as well as labor
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Doing Business in Bangladesh | Bangladeshi Business Culture A Bangladeshi Overview Fact File o o o o o o o Official name – People’s Republic of Bangladesh Population – 156‚118‚464* Official Languages – Bangla (also known as Bengali)‚ English Currency – Taka Capital city – Dhaka GDP – purchasing power parity $259.3 billion* GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $1‚700 Overview What is today known as Bangladesh was established when Bengal separated from India in 1947. It was then
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However‚ these people are obviously wrong. Many people would even assume that immigrants come from other countries with the sole purpose of using the united states only for welfare; while taking advantage from our government and giving nothing back. Frida Kahlo; a Mexican painter‚ who is known for her prominent and controversial self portraits; in 1932 painted a self portrait of herself on the border of the United States and Mexico. She paints the United States as a place of opportunity complete with
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