line of neckties. The brand he established‚ Polo‚ is now one part of an empire that includes fragrances‚ home furnishings and luxury clothing. In 1967‚ Lauren established his Polo label with an instantly successful line of handmade‚ wide and flamboyant ties—which stood in sharp contrast to the narrow and conventional tie fashion of the time. Lauren chose the name Polo because he was interested in promoting a lifestyle‚ and to him‚ the sport of Polo embodied a world of elegance and style
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Chewing Gums with 31% people voting it as No 1. Reason for purchasing Polo As per the sample data‚ most prominent reason for purchasing Polo is as follows – “It acts as a mouth freshener” with 42% people endorsing this reason for purchasing Polo. 23% of the people purchase Polo considering it as a “Just for fun” consumable item and 15% of the people consume Polo “To avoid bad breath”. Since the total percentage of people purchasing Polo either as a Mouth Freshener or for avoiding bad breath or after
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from god to travel west to the blessed isles. He lived on an island known as Canada today. He taught Indians many things including agriculture. Marco Polo had an influence on others from his long dangerous but successful journeys to China. In 1477‚ the Caxton press was invented. This invention is what made Marco Polo’s book‚ The Travels of Marco Polo so popular. Hence influencing others to travel west‚ such as Christopher
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Marco Polo’s Journey In the late 13th century‚ a man named Marco Polo would embark on a journey around Eurasia that would be one of the greatest journeys ever made by any European at the time. In The Travels‚ Marco Polo shares his expedition with his father and his uncle as merchants trading goods as they moved along the Silk Road. They encountered many various providences that where large‚ small‚ and populated. In these towns Marco Polo studied and observed the different types of environments and people
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Marco Polo converses in a garden with Kublai Khan on a daily basis and tells him of the travels that he has experienced. We are met with many different descriptions of cities‚ some light and some dark. The novel describes a world of constant uniformity. Although there is a wide sense of travel throughout the novel‚ there is also a sense of stagnation. We are taken on voyages to many different cities but at the same time all of the cities are hypothetical. In Cities of the Dead 2‚ Polo describes
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attempts to provide the scope of KAP7’s water polo cap market opportunity analysis‚ current water polo cap marketing program and partnerships‚ product technology and overall business model for growth in a niche environment. FNDINGS KAP7 International is a privately held company that aims to provide products which promote and advance the game of water polo‚ as well as supporting the community and culture around the sport. With a strong presence in the water polo community as the result of a few high
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy‚ in a wealthy and merchant family. In 1260‚ the first journey east of Marco Polo’s father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo‚ set out and they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1265. The Polos brought 100 European priests to Kublai Khan according to the suggestion and they returned to Venice in 1269. In 1271‚ Marco Polo had his first journey when he was 15 years old after his mother’s death. He departed with his father and uncle to China and they
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Marco Polo in China-Or Not Did Marco Polo Go to China? by Frances Wood Review by: D. O. Morgan Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‚ Third Series‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 2 (Jul.‚ 1996)‚ pp. 221-225 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25183182 . Accessed: 05/04/2012 09:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor
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“Cities and Signs” of Calvino’s Invisible Cities In page 15 of Invisible Cities‚ Marco Polo makes his way towards the city of Tamara. His observation of signs before entering Tamara has lost its personality upon entering the city. In the outskirts of Tamara‚ Marco Polo sees signs that are not at first glance obvious: an imprint of a tiger‚ stream‚ and flower. He recognizes these signs because it invokes some sort of emotion within him; the imprint of a tiger invokes fear in the possibility of dying
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flawed though they were‚ created a strong motivation for Columbus. In the 12th of May 1492‚ Christopher Columbus‚ accompanied by the writings of Marco Polo‚ sets sail to change history forever. Marco Polo’s travelogue was the only written account to have enlightened the European world with details of the Eastern world. In the year 1254‚ when Marco Polo was born in a noble family of Venice‚ the public knowledge of the East was close to nothing. Ever since the years of Alexander the Great‚ Europe had
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