an hour‚ the scarf costs at least $140 more than a similar machine-made scarf cost. Obviously‚ nobody wants to buy the scarf ‚ so why Americans are spending so much time and money performing menial labor? Actually‚ they just regard knitting as a leisure for fun. In 19th century ‚ Piano manufacturing was one of New York city’s largest industries‚ and by the 1920s‚ about 300‚000 pianos were sold annually. Because of developments in technology‚ the radio and the photograph‚ however‚ eventually drove
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medium of communication was much more important in improving leisure opportunities for ordinary people. Than were any other 20th century developments in the media how far do you agree with this judgement as applied to the growth of leisure opportunities in Britain during the course of the 20th century as a whole?” Since the beginning of the twentieth century and before the media has been a principle tenant of British culture‚ the leisure time and expendable income of the British public has grown in
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customised textbook) and Godbey (Ch 1 in digitised readings) there are three main concepts of leisure: time‚ activity and attitude. Using these readings as your sources of knowledge‚ discussthe meaning of each of these concepts illustrating your understanding with examples of your own leisure. ------------------------------------------------- Your Response There are three main concepts of leisure: time‚ activity and attitude. The first one has changed across history depending on the country’s
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Leadership Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi Founder Chairman‚ The Oberoi Group Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was born on 15th August‚ 1898 in erstwhile undivided Punjab‚ which is now in Pakistan. He was only six months old when his father died. Success and fortune did not‚ therefore‚ come easily to him. Initiative‚ resourcefulness and hard work‚ combined with the capability to face and overcome the most overwhelming odds can best characterise this phenomenal entrepreneur. Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh
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and circumstances described in Cheap Amusements ‚ the changes in the ways that leisure time is spent by women has indeed benefited them in both the workplace and at home. This position requires a closer look at specific leisure activities; where and with whom they are spent‚ and the ultimate effect that these activities had on society and gender roles. More significantly however‚ is how the establishment of leisure activities for women came about‚ rather than the simple change in availability of
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states in 1999‚ since then more countries have joined and the number of members has increased to 17. It now consists of Austria‚ Belgium‚ Cyprus‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ the Netherlands‚ Portugal Slovakia‚ Slovenia and Spain. To join they needed to adhere to the Maastricht criteria. The conditions of these were: 1. To have controlled inflation by having an inflation rate no higher than 1.5% above an average of the three lowest inflation rates of
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Everyone has his or her own definition of what leisure time looks like. What varies is the type of recreational activities people choose to do during these leisure times. There are many sociocultural factors that influence ones unique interest in what activities to chose. The sociocultural factors such as social‚ political‚ economic‚ and environment constrain our leisure and recreation for many reasons. They may or may not impact our activities‚ but they some how influence us to take pleasure in
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Seungyun Baek History 10A Appeasement - Right or Wrong? Hypothesis #1. After reading documents A and B‚ create a hypothesis regarding the questions: Was appeasement the right policy for England in 1938? Cite evidence from the document to support your answer. (Yes) Appeasement was the right policy for England in 1938. This is because It was based on the idea that what Hitler wanted was reasonable and‚ when his reasonable demands had been satisfied‚ he would stop. Appeasement was the only practical
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World Connect Airlines Distribution Strategy November 2nd to 4th 2011 Hotel Fairmont – Raffles Singapore Program May 25th 2011 Supported by: www.apg-ga.com Held in: The Network for Airline Services Dear Airline Commercial Executives‚ We invite you to attend the 2011 APG WORLD CONNECT conference‚ as our guests‚ to be held this year in Singapore‚ November 2nd to 4th at the famous Fairmont/Raffles Hotel. This year’s gathering will be geared to you‚ our clientele‚ and
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