The Filipino Seafarer A Life between Sacrifice and Shopping by Gunnar M. Lamvik Dept. of Social Anthropology Norwegian University of Science and Technology Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirment for the Dr. Art. degree 2002 Contents Acknowledgements Part I Introduction 1 Part II Migration – a Philippine specialty 8 Part III 2.1 Different perspectives on migration 2.2 The Filipinos – a people in motion 9 14 Why do people go and who are actually leaving? 19 3.1 Inducements
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An essay on shopping malls and the power struggles going on within them. In this essay‚ I have given a critical analysis of Fiske ’s "Shopping for Pleasure"‚ from "Reading The Popular". In this analysis‚ I will be examining the main points in this chapter and discussing Fiske ’s explanation for including each one. I will also be examining counter arguments from other sources on his theories. There are five distinctive sections within this chapter: ’malls‚ power and resistance ’‚ ’consuming women
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My work will be based on Flight Centre travel agent and I will be talking about their products and services‚ how they work‚ the importance of the technology for the company‚ how they advertise their services and about the company’s competitors. Flight Centre Travel Group is an Australian based international travel company‚ founded by Graham Turner in 1981. In 1982 they opened their first store in Sidney‚ today they have about 689 Flight Centre stores in Australia and about 2000 overseas stores across
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adults love to visit the mall. They visit the shopping mall very frequent at least 1 2 times a week. However‚ Generation Y adults treat shopping mall activities as a social activity. They prefer hanging out with friends. Prior to that‚ they follow and tag along with peers’ opinion. As a result‚ their expenditure increases as they shop with friends. They are also loyal customer that will constantly visit the same stores each time they visit the shopping mall. Surprisingly‚ older Generation Y in Malaysia
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As the Web site The United State Shopping Center Occupancy Rate‚ in 2014‚ almost 93 percent of shopping center occupancy were in the United States. Obviously‚ many shopping centers are opening to fulfill a huge demand of the customers. Although T.J.Maxx has confused arrangement‚ it is my favorite shopping place because it has good customer service‚ best prices‚ and it is convenient. T.J.Maxx has a confused arrangement because the products were arranged by size‚ not by style. This is difference to
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IKEA’s focus towards shopping experience is part of their effort in building brand loyalty. As you can see from the pictures‚ every bed in the store are occupied‚ with children and adults falling asleep. IKEA does not discourage this. They realize that the more customers choose to relax in its showrooms‚ the more likely they will have positive attitude towards its brand and make a purchase once their incomes catch up with their aspirations. In contrast‚ competitors lack building brand loyalty
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Title1: Shopping at Orlando’s Premium Outlets:‚ Vineland vs International Drive Title2: Comparing Orlando’s Premium Outlets; Vineland vs International Title3: Differences and Similarities between Orlando’s Vineland and International Premium Outlets Orlando’s premium outlets are great places to spend the day shopping. With many brands to choose from and each giving large discounts‚ you may have a dilemma choosing between the two of the popular premium outlets‚ namely Vineland Premium Outlets and
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discovering key issues in pursuing future profitable growth. Furthermore‚ strategic solutions to their issues will be considered and a refined strategy proposed based on the analysis. Flight Centre’s strategic situation Industry definition Flight Centre describes itself as a global discount flight specialist. Taking into consideration the relative size of the Australian and international operations as well as the availability of information on global environment and competitive factors‚ for this
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issue of Detention centres and whether or not there uses are necessary to protect our nation is a subject of great debate. This issue seems to fall into a moral grey area‚ as not having them would be morally wrong in that we would be letting anyone from anywhere into our country thus leaving unchecked entries of possible terrorists and other sorts of plausible threats. But having them still‚ at the same time‚ falls into this moral grey spot. The reason that these detention centres exist is because
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Flight Centre founded by Graham Turner in 1981. Flight Centres vision is ‘To be the world’s most exciting travel company‚ delivering an amazing experience to our people customers and partners. Well haven’t they achieved this‚ having won market global market share. Is an extremely successful company considering he started out with just one bus. In Australia alone Flight Centre has 1152 business units. These cover holidays‚ cruises‚ rail and flights. Turner was quite innovative in his management
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