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Culture of Jeans, 2000.
A look at the ideology and symbolic meaning behind jeans and how this has changed over time.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 60.95
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The ideology of Jeans in the United States has been changing for decades due to the shift in pop culture. Because of the diversity of American culture, the idea behind the jeans has evolved from hard-working to self identification. The author examines the changing symbolic significance of jeans for American society over time and the symbol they serve for popular culture.
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"Jeans, or to be exact, blue jeans, have been carrying its very symbolic significance for America over the last 150 years. For the past century and a half, the culture of jeans has changed the ideological symbolism from initial proletarian wardrobes (toughness, independence, and hardworking) in the mid-nineteenth century to modern twenty-first century representation of selfness (uniqueness, individuality, and personal styles). Not only has the ideology changed over time, but the jeans per se, its design, style, embellishment, or even marketing strategy also change from ?western-era? plain style emphasizing durability, through ?rebellious-period? creative style stressing anti-tradition, to ?post-war epoch? advocating casualness, following neck-and-neck along the societal pulsation. Jeans therefore can serve as an accurate barometer of trends in contemporary, now and then, popular cultures."
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Nostalgia and Popular Culture, 2002.
Discusses the views of Jean Baudrillard on post-modernism, progress and popular culture.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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Jeff Lewis's summary of the contribution made by Jean Baudrillard emphasizes that many regard his view of post-modernism as too negative an even nihilistic, in that Baudrillard describes post-modern culture as a combination of technological determinism, strong pessimism and general human bewilderment and wonder. (2002, 235) There is the suggestion that progress and change of different kinds have arrived so quickly, that few people venture to know what to make of them, how to explain clearly what is happening, of what cultural trends really are afoot.
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Blue Jeans and Society, 2006.
A look at the history of denim jeans and the impact denim has had on society.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews the intertwined, complicated history of denim jean fabric and how the name came about. This paper also takes a look at how the denim jean fabric has had an impact on society, fashion and culture.
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Introduction
The Origin of Jeans
Technical Aspects: What is Denim?
The History of Blue Jeans
Impact on Society
Conclusion
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"There are several sources which ascribe various meanings to the word denim. Many of the source books on the subject state that denim is derived from the English translation of the South of France French phrase 'serge de Nimes'. Denim fashion history has therefore become associated with Serge de Nimes. (Denim Jeans - Fashion History). The Serge de Nimes was originally a wool silk mix, twill weave. There was also fabric which was known as "nim" in France and both these fabrics were composed partly of wool. (A history of Denim)
The word "Jeans" is considered by most source to come from 'Genoese'. This was the name give to Italian sailors in Genoa who "...when at sea dressed in blue fustian fabric composed of a cotton and wool or linen blend." (The Blue Jeans Story) Another European fabric made from a cotton, linen and wool blend "... was known as 'jean' after the sailors of Genoa, Italy, who wore it." (Denim Jeans - Fashion History)"
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Apple Bottoms Jeans, 2005.
An analysis of the company and product, "Apple Bottom Jeans".
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 10 sources, $ 97.95
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The paper reports on the company and the product "Apple Bottoms Jeans", a line of women's jeans designed by a rapper named Nelly and sold through a distribution company. The paper examines how Nelly designs the clothing and his cousin operates the company. The paper further examines how the company does its own marketing, and the product is sold through an association with the music world, as well as other endorsements and methods of marketing.
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"Apple Bottom Jeans is a company that has had considerable success in a relatively short period of time. It is also a company with an unusual genesis, having been created by a hip-hop artist who designed a pair of jeans for women and has since marketed those jeans in a very effective manner."
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"Guess!" Jeans, 1999.
A critical analysis of the firm's business and labor practices and problems, management, public image and finances.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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"Guess! Jeans is a company producing women's, misses, and junior outerwear and men's and boys' separate rousers and slacks. The company has annual sales of $513.3 million employees a workforce of 2,800.
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"Guess! Jeans is a company producing women's, misses, and junior outerwear and men's and boys' separate rousers and slacks. The company has annual sales of $513.3 million employees a workforce of 2,800. The company was founded in 1981. It designs, markets, distributes, and licenses upscale jeans, casual apparel, and accessories. Guess! stands as one of the top jeans makers in the United States today and sells its products through more affluent department stores, more than 100 company owned stores in the U.S., and about 270 international stores operated by licensees and distributors. The company also licenses its name for a variety of products, including Guess Watches, Baby Guess, Guess Kids, and Guess Eyewear. Maurice, Paul, and Armand Marciano are brothers of founder Georges Marciano and control about 80 percent of the company. Maurice Marciano is the Chair ..."
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Marketing Women's Jeans to Japan, 1993.
An examination of the potential returns and pitfalls, product choice, points of sale, consumers, manufacture, advertising and management.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 111.95
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"Today's manufacturers are no longer able to concentrate on a single nation's markets for success. The vagaries of any individual nation's political climate and economy make the risks to significant. A single downturn can mean disaster for an otherwise successful and profitable enterprise. Instead, manufacturers are recognizing that by expanding their markets outside a single geographic region, and, in many cases, outside the American market, they minimize the effect that any one economic or political event can have on their business. Increased market share among diversified markets can help companies reach and maintain success. The most obvious markets for expansion are those that are strong economically. Trading partners such as Europe and Canada are being supplemented by trade with Asia and the Middle East. This research focuses on..."
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Levi Jeans: Marketing in Eastern Europe, 1997.
Examining the company background, defining market, product image, counterfeiting costs & remedies and distribution of Levi's.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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"MARKETING LEVI STRAUSS JEANS IN EASTERN EUROPE
Introduction
This research examines the marketing of Levi Strauss jeans in Eastern Europe. Where practical, the focus within the Eastern European region is placed on Russia and the states of the former Yugoslav federation. The results of this research are presented in seven discussions. These discussions cover company background, market definition, product image, the counterfeiting issue, the Levi Strauss strategy to combat counterfeiting, financial losses attributable to product counterfeiting, and Levi Strauss distribution channels in Eastern Europe.
Company History and Background
The Levi Strauss Company, based in the United States, is a global marketer and a global producer of wearing apparel products..."
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Comparing Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard, 2007.
This paper compares the philosophies of Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard through two of their works.
2,832 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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This paper compares Michel Foucault and Jean-Francois Lyotard, both early postmodern philosophers, through the use of two of their works, as well as other sources. These works are Foucault's "The Body of the Condemned" and Lyotard's "The Postmodern Condition". In addition to these works, other information about Foucault and Lyotard is used to indicate the similarities and differences between these two works, their philosophies and their beliefs. While the two works are analyzed, the overall philosophies of Foucault and Lyotard are also addressed.
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Michel Foucault
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Conclusion
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"Foucault fits into the general philosophical tradition, but it is the critical tradition, similar to Kant, and most of what Foucault writes about and proclaims is a very critical history where human nature and thought is concerned (Foucault, n.d.). This does not mean that the history of ideas that he discusses is also an analysis of the errors that might be seen when issues are examined after the fact. Instead, it should be taken to mean that Foucault's work is an analysis based on the relationship between object and subject, and what conditions are seen to either form or modify those relationships (Foucault, n.d.)."
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Jean Lafitte: The Gentlemen Pirate.
This paper discusses Jean Laffite, a pirate who played a heroic part in the Battle of New Orleans.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that the legendary pirate, Jean Laffite, who lived from 1780 to 1825 (approximately), was born in Bayonne, France. The family eventually migrated to the Island of Espanola from where the Laffite brothers sailed the Gulf and the Caribbean and were involved in many privateering missions. The author points out that a pardon was offered to Laffite in 1814 by the British if he would assist them in attacking New Orleans, but Lafitte refused and informed the U.S. of the plans, which resulted in Lafitte fighting for Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and receiving a pardon from President James Madison. The paper relates that Laffite sailed to Mugeres Island, which is off the Yucatan coast, where he continued his pirating activities until sometime around the year of 1825 when he became "mortally ill," returned to the mainland, and died.
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Jean Laffite
Laffite and Governor Claiborne
Laffite and General Jackson: The Battle of New Orleans
Laffite: The Hero
Conclusion
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"The U.S. Army and Navy attacked Laffite and captured some of his ships. Laffite still announcing his loyalty to the United States offered his assistance to the worn and weary troops of General Andrew Jackson defending New Orleans in exchange for a full pardon for himself and his men. General Jackson accepted the proposition and Laffite and his men, now called the Baratarians, fought with all their might in the Battle of New Orleans, which took place in December of 1814 and January of 1815. General Jackson said that Laffite was "one of the ablest men" in battle and a proclamation of pardon was issued by James Madison, President, for Laffite and his men."
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Jean Watson, 2006.
An analysis of Jean Watson's views on nursing and health care.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the theory of Jean Watson, who situated nursing and health at the very center of human nature and as our source of unity. The paper claims that Watson was chosen because she focused on what had often been neglected in nursing - the spiritual dimension of the person and maintains that her position helps nurses to view nursing in an entirely different light.
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"Jean Watson Introduction Jean Watson situated nursing and health at the very center of human nature and as our source of unity. She maintained that "the task of nursing and health and healing is related to the very nature of our shared humanity" (Watson, 2003, p. 197). Watson was chosen because she focused on what had often been neglected in nursing: the spiritual dimension of the person. Furthermore, her theory is derived from her own values, beliefs, and experiences. Watson's framework fits nursing perfectly since her theory is based on becoming, knowing, and doing."
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Jean Watson, 2004.
A brief analysis of Jean Watson's "Theory of Human Caring".
735 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the theory of human caring as propounded by Jean Watson. The paper contends that Watson's theory is based on the notion that love and care have therapeutic properties, and when used properly with medical competencies, they can become major healing forces. The paper explains that the theory is grounded in humanism, which seeks to provide patients with spiritual, emotional, mental, as well as physical comfort and well-being.
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"The theory sounds complex to many because of its rather perplexing terminologies and extensive use of overlapping and sometimes vague concepts. But it is definitely one of the most important nursing theories to have emerged in the late 20th century and is solely responsible for turning ?caring? into a science. It has become a standard for judging new practices and competencies in nursing because Watson has successfully managed to bridge the gap between theory and practice by incorporating the two into the same framework.
With rapid changes in the medical field and with new technologies emerging everyday, people especially those in the nursing field are in constant danger of losing sight of their core objective i.e. personal care. Nursing tasks have become too technical in nature and thus it is important to stress the need for transpersonal relationships and one-on-one personal connection between nurses and patients. By including mind, body and spirit into the whole scheme of care, Watson guides nursing in the right direction."
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Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea", 2007.
This paper discuses the protagonist Roquentin and his discovery of the contingent nature of existence in Jean-Paul Sartre's novel "Nausea".
1,360 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that, in Jean-Paul Sartre's "Nausea", the protagonist Roquentin's vocation as a historian entails a process of attributing causality, plausibility, order and even predictability to certain observed events; however, throughout the novel, he comes increasingly aware of the fact that human existence is contingent, which is the very opposite. The author points out that Roquentin's realization of this contingent nature of human existence moves him to acknowledging that all of the actions of Rollebon (a character in the book whom Roquentin has spent years researching and writing about) might have been random. The paper relates that Roquentin's discovery of the contingent nature of human existence makes him re-examine everything and everyone in his life and moves him to a point where he is able to liberate himself from the nauseating awareness of absurdity and nothingness that might otherwise have paralyzed him. The paper includes many quotations from the novel.
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"And this is precisely the existential crisis that Roquentin faces as he increasingly realizes the contingent nature of reality - he realizes that what he believes about himself and the world are merely his way of unifying his own knowledge. As such, while it may at times be comforting, it is not real. He observes other people making up such unifying stories, aware that he can no longer do this. ... Roquentin's knowledge of the contingency of human existence increasingly means that he cannot make up such comforting stories to impose rigorous order on random events."
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Jean Paul Sartre?s ?No Exit? (?Hois Clos?), 2004.
This paper discusses Jean Paul Sartre and his contemporary masterpiece, ?No Exit? (Hois Clos), first produced on stage in 1944.
2,815 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper relates that the existentialist plays of Sartre and his contemporary, Albert Camus, had a big impact on European and American theater as vehicles for the presentation and expression of existential ideas and beliefs. The author points out that Sartre?s ?No Exit?, as existentialist theater, was a new perspective for audiences because, previously, theater had grown out of a surrealist tradition, led by writers like Jean Cocteau. The paper relates that there are many adaptations of ?No Exit?, but they all use Sartre?s attitudes in their presentation of the play?s relationships, language, indifference, desire, sadism, masochism, love, and hate.
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"The host of sufferings that evolved from World War II also led to the formation of a new ideology that affected the theater of entertainment at that time (Lein). A growing dissatisfaction over superficial entertainment could not be denied or stifled any more, along with the increasing rejection of the criteria of pure art in any field of the time. It was simply that the shattering effects of war bore on French complacency, hence a change of popular taste into or preference for serious entertainment, which satisfied audiences as artistic, useful and meaningful (Lein). Sarter?s and Camus? existentialist theater was that literary theater that was grounded both on ideology and philosophy and, at the same time, responsive to the honest yearnings of a new public."
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The French New Wave and Jean-Luc Godard, 2003.
An overview of the French New Wave film movement through an analysis of one of the key film makers of this period, Jean-Luc Godard.
2,031 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines the French New Wave, one of the most significant movements in cinema?s history, which occurred during the period of around 1958 to 1964 and contained a whole new interpretation of cinema and narrative techniques. In particular, it analyzes Jean-Luc Godard's films "A Bout de Souffle" and "Le Mepris" and comments on the way these films show Godard's relationship with the classical Hollywood period through the visual style and techniques he uses.
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"European cinema is felt to have gained its greatest strength in producing smaller-budget films as a reaction to the big budget genre films produced by the Hollywood studios. These are called ?art-house? films, or ?art cinema?. Instead of the escapism and spectacle that Hollywood narratives offered, art cinema focussed on realism (nouvelle vague), ambiguity and innovative styles. A Bout de Souffle (Breathless), Godard?s first feature length film, set the tone for the French New Wave as it was one of the first successes to come out of the period. It is still very much discussed today as it offers a good example of the period?s conventions. The film also uses many conventions of Hollywood genre narratives, but whilst it can be seen as pastiche, it could also be said that placing conventions from different cinemas also creates distance between them to allow for intellectual criticism. The film is based on a Hollywood type script by Truffaut, with a 1930?s film noir style narrative."
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?The Social Contract? by Jean Jacques Rousseau, 2004.
This paper discusses how Jean Jacques Rousseau addresses the problem of political obligation and individual freedom in ?The Social Contract?.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, in ?The Social Contract?, Jean Jacques Rousseau clarifies the idea of the social contract and the way the state should work together with its subjects to create a perfect and peaceful society. The author points out that Rousseau?s opening statement that ?Man is born free? is intriguing because, according to the rest of the section, this statement is not true; a child is obliged to be in bondage to its parents until it can leave the home on its own. The paper contends that, until lessons from the past can be recognized, books like ?The Social Contract? will have academic value only; practical applicability is entirely dependent upon the human ability to recognize lessons, to adjust, and to evolve accordingly.
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"Rousseau makes a strong argument in his first book when he states, ?One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.? (Book I; ch.i). This is applicable to current society, which is more often than not subject to some or other less than laudable human trait such as greed or addiction. People are slaves to money, drugs, success or any other of a maze of possible enslavements. This was also true in Rousseau?s time, and he recognized that human beings are in bondage since birth."
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