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Shoes for Social Conscience, 2006.
A discussion regarding how alternative culture makes us into corporate toadies.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This essay explores the culture of culture jamming via Blackspot sneakers and how this sales campaign reveals that the self-identified socially conscious are possibly competitive consumers rather than social care-takers. This discussion focuses on the media coverage; promotion and marketing materials of the Blackspot sneakers recently deemed "one of the 12 hottest urban brands" as an example of a consumer product that represents the counterculture in the sum of its parts.
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"In an early publishing of an article in Forbes magazine, Adbusters' Blackspot sneakers were discussed in terms of their unrealistic ability to take on mega-brands such as Nike. Still, and as noted in the article, Adbusters has managed to sell 20,000 pairs since 2003 (Whelan, n.p.). Even with the cost of manufacturing, this sales figure can easily be worth up to a half million dollars in profit over three years; not bad for a small alternative magazine outfit in B.C. Interestingly, to even entering in this conversation, one must acknowledge that Adbusters has become part of the mainstream culture, where concerns of sales and marketing are central topics."
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Brazilian Business Plan: Synergy Shoes, 2007.
This paper is a complete global business plan for Synergy Shoes, a shoe manufacturer that wishes to expand into the Brazilian retail market.
9,300 words (approx. 37.2 pages), 25 sources, APA, $ 191.95
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This paper presents an extensive analysis of the business conditions in Brazil. The author believes that the Green-Field theory in which the company, as a wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil, sets up a new international operation that will give it firm control of the Brazilian operations and the freedom to engage in global strategic coordination with the parent company, is the best mode of entry for Synergy Shoes. The paper relates that Synergy shoes will use the best leather for durability and style by importing the leather from Haining, China, which is the leather capital of the world. The author points out that, to measure the effectiveness of the manufacturing and management processes at Synergy Shoes, a feedback program will be implemented for customers, suppliers and employees.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Comprehensive Environmental Analysis
Organization Description and Product Offering
Mission Statement
Political History of Brazil
Economic History of Brazil
Regional Alliances
Political Analysis
Economic Analysis
Cultural Analysis
Business Risk Analysis
Political Risks
Exchange and Repatriation Risks
Supply Chain Risks
E-Business Risks
Market Risks
The Legal Environment
The Tax System
Trade Barriers and Support
Global Strategy and Operations
Ethical Concerns
Entry Strategy
Strategic Marketing Goals
SWOTT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Trends
Differentiation and Product Modification
PLC (Product Life Cycle) Issues
The Marketing Mix
Product
Price
Place
Promotion
Organization and HR Issues
Human Resource Management and Cultural factors
Supply Chain Management
Information Technology
Research and Development Strategy
Financial Overview
Sources of Financing
Investment Levels
Budgeting
Operational Feedback and Control Mechanisms
Timeline
Various Exit Strategies
Recommendations
Market Synergy Shoes as a Great Investment Opportunity
Selling the Business to a Strategic Business
Recommendations
Appendix
Budget and Organizational Chart
Timeline
Supplier Feedback Form
Customer Feedback Form
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"Synergy Shoes (Synergy), as stated earlier, will establish six retail stores located in the following cities; Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio Grande do Sul and Federal District. Over the next six years, Synergy will have built the retails outlets in two phases. The first phase will be in the following cities, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. This phase will cost Synergy approximately US$ 3.5 Million per location for a total of approximately US$7.5 Million. Then, once these stores have reached profitability, the remaining three stores will be built."
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Selling Soccer Shoes, 2002.
This paper gives a pitch to a shoe manufacturing company on how to sell soccer shoes.
1,925 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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The writer describes to the client the importance of knowing the audience: The people who are recently reinventing soccer as the world's most popular sport. The paper then illustrates the ways in which soccer shoes are currently flawed and proposes ways to improve the quality and therefore garner greater profits for the company.
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"The growing popularity of soccer on both an amateur and professional level has brought renewed focus to what is the already the most popular sport on the face of the planet (Official Omonoia..., 1999). In short, this is the target audience for a more usable and desirable soccer shoe. The growing numbers of individuals who will become involved in soccer will discover that the orthodics available are not always what they need. Add to this all the individuals world wide who already play soccer who have had a less than satisfactory experience with their current brand of shoe, and the target audience is huge. Not to be forgotten are the shoe manufactures, plus the secondary and tertiary markets."
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U.S. Women's Designer Shoes Market, 2005.
Examines the U.Swomen's designer shoes niche.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines the U.S. women's designer shoes niche, identifying major designers and characterizing the niche's place in the market. It discusses why designer shoes are not just footwear but a status symbol. The paper looks at prominent shoe designers.
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"Women's designer shoes-the top brands in the country-have found a highly profitable niche in the U S market. For the purposes of this paper only non-athletic non-casual designer shoes will be considered ..."
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Conscience in Literature, 2004.
Briefly examines the role of conscience in "The Lord of the Flies", by William Golding, and "Beowulf".
700 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 24.95
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"The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience", says J.F. Clarke. This paper proves the validity and accuracy of this statement with respect to two important fictional works, namely "Beowulf", by an anonymous author, and William Golding?s "Lord of the Flies". The paper shows that conscience is the only beacon of hope for man when surrounded by evil forces.
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"Though Grendel and his mother are strong opponents, Beowulf manages to overpower them with his strong faith in the strength of the good against the evil. Near the end, Beowulf is again pitted against a massive evil force in the form of a Dragon. Beowulf manages to overcome him but loses his own life in the process. Beowulf lives his life following his conscience and the golden principle that he firmly believed in:
It is always better/to avenge dear ones than to indulge in/mourning./For every one of us, living in this world/means waiting for our end. Let whoever can/win glory before death. When a warrior is gone,/that will be his best and only bulwark. (II. 1384-89)"
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Review of "The Red Shoes", 2007.
This paper provides a review of Michael Powell's 1948 dance film, "The Red Shoes."
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 49.95
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In this article, the writer analyzes the film "The Red Shoes". The writer considers a number of aspects of the film including characters, lighting, dance sequences and color. Further, the writer highlights a number of the film's main themes including passion and jealousy. Overall, the writer maintains that the film's appeal should be attributed to the good taste of Michael Powell and the multitude of prestigious aids he employed such as Jack Cardiff, Robert Helpmann, composer Brian Easdale, and art director Arthur Lawson. Their contributions to the film are invaluable, making "The Red Shoes" a special film that offers overwhelming visual and aural sensations. The writer concludes that combined with the complicated philosophical and emotional issues, Powell and company produced a movie that should stand among the greatest in its genre.
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"By the time this plot has come fully to fruition, the film is nearly over. The second act last somewhere around one hundred minutes; it is not hard to imagine a less patient audience being bored with, if not entirely dismissive of, the film's long path toward a culmination that last only a matter of minutes. The Red Shoes, however, is not really a love story at all; the relationship between Craster and Paige is present only to set up some of the larger themes that are all resolved in the end. Thus, the concrete story must be approached as something to be dissected, a narrative with many layers to be pulled away and exposed.
The real goal of Powell's film is to examine the pressures and costs of passion. This theme is focused directly on Vicki Paige; she is the character most influenced by Lermontov and most willing to sacrifice everything for the ballet."
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Heidegger, 'Aletheia', and Van Gogh?s Shoes, 2005.
Discusses Heidegger's concept of truth, known as aletheia, through his given example of Van Gogh?s painting of a pair of shoes.
1,859 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Heidegger had an alternate understanding of truth, aletheia, which involves an ?unconcealedness? of being. He illustrated this concept by way of a discussion of Van Gogh?s painting of a pair of shoes. The paper shows how this interpretation drew the criticism of art historian, Meyer Schapiro, who questioned whether the shoes are that of a peasant woman. This, in turn, triggered a response from Jacques Derrida about the subjective projections on both sides. This paper argues that what gets lost in the flurry of words is whether we have a mode of properly understanding aletheia.
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"Consequently, it is possible to consider the concept on its own terms, regardless of how tenuous or how strong its ancient Greek origins may be. With such an allowance, it is possible to elaborate on two points in regards to Heidegger?s intent and purpose. First, al?theia results in knowledge that lies outside of interpretation and conceptualization, accompanied by the matching of those concepts with ?the facts.? In a later writing, Heidegger introduces the idea of wonder or astonishment in which one persists in a state of unsettledness. (1984 esp. 120) In contrast to the effort of matching mental contents with reality, an outright grasping for meaning and certainty, and the insistent elimination of confusion and doubt, things are left ungrounded and open."
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Proud Shoes, 2005.
This paper discusses race relations by focusing on Pauli Murray's collective biography, "Proud Shoes."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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The paper examines Pauli Murray's collective biography, "Proud Shoes," which is brilliantly conceived and structured, for it provides a century's worth of broad perspectives as well as unique, personal insights on race relations in America. The paper explains how examining the dramatic experiences of her own family against the backdrop of the tumultuous Civil War and its aftermath, was what enabled Murray to thematically explore the implications of race, slavery and bigotry on both a personal level and a societal level.
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Conscience, 2002.
A look at issues of conscience through a review of "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and "Judge Waring" by Septima Clark.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines what prevents or allows one from following his or her conscience. The author uses evidence from two articles, "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell and "Judge Waring" by Septima Clark.
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Eminem & Dr. Dre: Guilty Conscience, 2003.
An analysis from a poetic perspective of Eminem & Dr. Dre's "Guilty Conscience."
2,283 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper analyzes Eminem and Dr. Dre's "Guilty Conscience." It shows that rap music has many common elements with poetry to the extent that it ought to be considered and analyzed as poetry. The paper dissects the song, looking closely at its language, style and themes. The writer believes that rap music has a strong poetic message which should not be ignored or stereotyped.
From the Paper
"My choice of poem to analyze may surprise you as a bit unconventional. I will analyze the hip-hop music star Eminem?s song Guilty Conscience. I was initially going to choose Milton?s Sonnet VII, a poem that is more than 350 years old, contains some of the classic themes of poetry, and is written by one of the most renowned poets ever. With Guilty Conscience, my approach will be almost the equal and exact opposite. The ?poem? is a mere one-year in age, it contains some themes that do not yet seem to have been really discussed in the English literature academic community, and is written by someone whom most adults know at best as a controversial entertainer. Nonetheless, it is my opinion, which I hope to henceforth argue, that hip-hop music (also known as rap music) is another form of poetry and therefore is as valid a candidate for analysis as other poems."
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Human Conscience and Dramatic Theatre, 2002.
A look at the evolution of human conscience and the history of dramatic theatre through a review of three different tragic plays.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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This essay examines three kinds of tragedy in the history of dramatic theatre. Greek, Shakespearean, and Modern tragedies are discussed here, and analyzed in relation to exemplary tragic plays. Antigone, Hamlet, and A Raisin in the Sun are considered in relation to the tragedy that describes their composition. The differences and similarities are discussed, and the social evolution of theatrical literature is explored in the conclusion.
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Individual Conscience and Corporate Authority, 2001.
Analysis of theme of conflict between conscience & authority portrayed in Aeschylus' "PROMETHEUS BOUND" & Sophocles' "ANTIGONE."
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 63.95
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T"his research examines the issue of individual conscience versus corporate authority as articulated in Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound and Sophocles's Antigone. The plan of the research will be to set forth the pattern of ideas in each work that appear relevant to the conflict between conscience and authority and then to discuss the means by which the plays achieve sentient and intellectual impact on account of their theme.
Prometheus Bound, as the title implies, portrays the god Prometheus's punishment by Zeus for stealing from the gods the "treasure" of "all-fashioning fire" and giving it to mankind. Personified characters Strength and Violence, with the help of the fire god Hephaestus, shackle Prometheus, to a rock on an ocean shore. Prometheus stays in place for the entire action of the play, and is visited in turn by a chorus, comprising daughters.."
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"CAD: Designing and Manufacturing Shoes":, 2002.
How CAD technology helps in shoe production.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This six-page paper explains the benefits and limitations of using CAD system for the manufacturing and designing of shoes. Since technology is growing at a very fast pace, thus designing and manufacturing is now carried out through computerized technology.
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Jane Eyre's Struggle Between Conscience and Passion, 2005.
An examination of Jane's internal struggle in the final section of "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 31.95
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The final portion of the novel "Jane Eyre" presents the protagonist with a number of choices where she is forced to weigh matters of conscience versus her passions. This paper considers the last few chapters and discusses whether conscience or passion wins. It also analyzes how her fight between conscience and passion contributes to the novel as a whole.
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"Feeling her perception of Rochester's voice to have had some mystical provenance, Jane immediately returns to Thornfield, discovering only a burnt-out ruin where the beautiful manor once stood. Once she finds Rochester-who was injured in the fire which killed Bertha and now lives in a smaller house in the woods-he confirms the supernatural nature of what she heard just before rejecting St. James' proposal. Rochester proposes marriage to her, and she accepts. Now that Bertha is gone, there is no impediment to Jane's and Rochester's marriage. They are married in a quiet ceremony and live as equals. As was her decision to share her inheritance with her cousins, this decision is one where her passion and her conscience coincide."
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Strategic Management - Payless Shoes Ltd, 2002.
A strategic management review for a shoe company including forecasts, history and figures.
1,415 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper studies Payless ShoeSource Inc.?s business management practices and makes recommendations for more efficient operation and profitability. It discusses the company?s vision, mission, corporate values, objectives, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT), main goals and recommends a strategic action plan. These items are derived from Payless? press releases and website as well as stock analysts? assessment of the company. These assessments and the author?s own assessment constitute most of the input to the SWOT section of the paper.
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"The corporate vision is to continue practicing the value principles of high quality; affordable, and fashionable foot ware and accessories while retaining Payless? position as the number one value-oriented shoe seller in the United States. These principles are implemented through an extensive network of suppliers and efficient distribution of large volumes. Continue to support tax-exempt organizations, such as United Way, through the Payless Foundation."
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