"Fur is Dead" Taking a look into a once strong industry‚ shocking facts are revealed. The fur industry brings in an average of $1.5 billion in sales each year. Furs were considered a beautiful and feminine version of clothing by many women‚ until the public became aware of the horrors that accompany the industry. Activists have been a voice for animals tortured for their fur‚ making the public aware‚ and diminishing the old view of fur. Approximately 3.5 million fur-bearing
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Henry Beston‚ a naturalist‚ once wrote that animals “are not underlings; they are other nations‚ caught with ourselves in the net of life and time‚ fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.” Animal activists from around the world have been trying to end animal cruelty in the circus‚ SeaWorld‚ and dog shows for years. While others argue that this is what animals were bred to do‚ entertain. Animals should not be used and mistreated for human entertainment. Dog shows‚ circuses and SeaWorld
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Thai Traditional Clothing Have you ever seen or heard anything about Thai clothing? Thai clothing has gone back for centuries‚ and it still exists in Thai people’s daily lives to this day. Thai clothing has its history’s about why each one is worn and how it had become as one. Men and woman wear different ones but they are made almost alike‚ and they also have types of cloth that they use for each. They tell why they are worn now and how they are used for everyday wear‚ traditional wear‚ and special
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Jessica Foltz Concert Report #3 On Friday‚ May 2‚ 2014 at 5:30 P.M. I attended my favorite concert yet at the Morrison Center Recital Hall. It was a cello concert with graduate Jacob Saunders‚ accompanied by Betsi Hodges on the piano. The scene was beautiful‚ and the energy was great. White Christmas lights‚ and the position of the instruments made me feel like I was at a classy coffee shop in France. The cello and piano were the first instruments I ever learned how to play‚ and I went with
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Clothing items are amongst the most sold items on eBay and there’s a reason why this is true‚ despite all of the difficulties involved—variety. It’s through eBay buyers can find nearly any kind‚ color‚ size‚ or vintage of clothing on the planet‚ and sellers can find a place to sell the same. If you’re serious about selling clothing on eBay‚ however‚ there are a few basics to keep in mind that will go a long way toward keeping both you and your trading partner happy. 1. Size matters! Sizing is an
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1. Introduction In the globalized world of today many cultures are merged and we have to get used to different customs and thus different clothing. Fashion is bigger than ever and the fashion-interest is spreading rapidly among young people in the world today. It is important to dress “right” and to express yourself through your clothing. Clothes can even hinder meetings between people that might have understood each other perfectly cause of all stereotypes our clothes create. Through globalization
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Clothing from Spain During the Sixteenth Century‚ Spain was widely known for fashion and elegance. The traditional Spanish clothing was widely known for elegance‚ austerity‚ rigidity‚ and superb decoration. The cloth fabrics used for making traditional Spanish clothes were rich and heavy‚ with decorations in gold and silver thread with jewels or pearls. The Moorish Culture greatly influenced Spanish dressing; it introduced rich embroideries‚ use of jewels‚ jeweled buttons‚ points
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Marquisha King Professor Meghan McGuire English 101-31 14 October 2011 Clothing as a Language The generic definition of clothing is something that covers. Most people think of clothing as no more than a necessity. In reality clothing is a lot more. Clothing can tell a person’s age‚ class‚ ethnicity‚ values and more all in one glance. Your appearance dictates to other people how you expect to be treated. Clothing is used as a learned language to communicate without words. This makes it crucial
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Should animals be used for cosmetic and medical testing? In our daily lives we use many products to help us go through the day. Although‚ we don’t always think about where these products come from and how they were produced. Most products sold in stores‚ effective or not‚ have been tested on animals. From medicine to shampoo and makeup‚ the lives of many animals have been taken away. It’s not acceptable for animals to be used for cosmetic or medical testing. It’s very cruel‚ it’s wasteful and
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There were many different types of clothing in the middle ages based on your class mostly. The clothing you wore was a very big indicator on where you were located on the social class. Like today clothing was a big indicator of the person’s wealth‚ stays‚ occupation‚nationality and religion. An accountant will dress differently than a construction worker or in medieval days a king would dress differently than a farmer. Another example of the Medieval clothing being based on the social class is that
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