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"Anything for a T-Shirt", 2007.
A review of the main character in Ron Rubin's book "Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace."
1,539 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses Ron Rubin's book "Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace," which is the story of a man who managed to surpass his limits in order to achieve his goals, and, in doing so, influenced the evolution of the New York City Marathon. The paper discusses the history of the marathon and how it has evolved. It discusses the book's portrayal of the main character.
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"The number of participants was however rather low for different reasons. On the one hand, in the early days of the marathon, competing was even dangerous, as the police did not offer adequate protection to the racers; moreover, the prizes did not represent an incentive for all those involved in the run, because only those who actually won the marathon would be rewarded. From this point of view, the marathon was relatively unattractive for the common people. Lebow, taking this into consideration, decided to deal with both issues. On the one hand, it worked out different arrangements with the authorities to ensure that roads are closed to traffic and that police cars insure the security of the racers; the funds for financially supporting these actions came from well off members of the New York Road Runners Club. This move transformed this organization from a leisure volunteer based club into a business enterprise which worked with a profit target set in mind. Therefore, from this point on, the Marathon became a business."
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Business Plan for an Internet Site Selling Women's T-Shirts, 2002.
A description of a venture.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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Description of venture. Clothing line & pricing. Targeted market. Financial need. Marketing plan. Production Plan. Organization plan. Risk assessment. SWOT analysis Financial plan. 3 Tables.
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"Business Plan for an Internet Site Selling Women's Clothes
Description of Venture
This plan is for the creation and selling of a specific line of women's clothing, i.e., casual and dress T-shirts. The store will be called "Casual-Tees" and the targeted market consists of women, aged 18 to 40.
Tee-shirts were chosen for several reasons:
A. They are growing as a fashion trend
B. They come in easy to fit sizes
C. They are a "known" item since they are worn world-wide
D. They can bear a substantial markup.
E. They are inexpensive to ship.
The "Casual-Tees" store will cater to women with..."
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Generation Y Voters, 2008.
This paper is a personal essay of a Generation Y voter who intends to become an active voter in coming elections.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper explains that the opinions of the Generation Y are important and can be expressed by voting. The paper then points out that voting is a right that not everybody always was allowed to possess; therefore, voting should be taken seriously and not for granted. The paper relates that the author of the paper registered to vote because he wants to help put the best President into office. The author underscores that someone who is indecisive, not well educated, and has never taken control of a political situation is not someone that he wants to have as his leader. The paper describes a very liberal website PunkVoter.com, which teaches "punk" fans about the policies of George Bush, Jr. The author stresses that votes by the Generation Y will play a huge factor in where this country will go in the future.
Table of Contents:
Issues
The Right Person
T-Shirts
PunkVoter.com
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"PunkVoter.com is very informational to its members in regards to local elections and registering those to be able to vote. Down the right side of the column, the audience is persuaded to become a member of PunkVoter.com. Being a member allows PunkVoter.com to email the member information on local elections, policies, and campaigns to keep them up-to-date. It also allows the reader to register so they will be able to vote in upcoming elections."
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Sportswear Fashion, 2004.
This paper discusses 1990s fashion trends, especially in men?s sportswear.
1,590 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the movement to a casual, if not sloppy, style of dress, with popular sportswear plastered with the manufacturer?s name. The paper points out the importance of a new, manufactured cellulose fiber, Tencel lyocell, whose manufacturing process is non-polluting, and its application in popular active sportswear. The paper relates that the ?Casual Friday? look has expanded to the whole week, although the suit has not disappear entirely from the workplace, but is often worn with a mock turtleneck or even a T-shirt instead of a dress shirt.
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"The relaxed attitude toward dressing during the 1990s was evident in trends like see-through blouses for women. Business casual became widely accepted. Fashion and corporate logos merged. Designer names were everywhere. There were many who argued that the North American obsession with fashion, youth, and beauty had gone too far. Images of beauty were constantly thrust in front of us through billboards, TV, movies, and magazines. Most of these images had been computer-enhanced. A wide range of fashions was available - yet strangely, everything looked much the same."
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Adolescent Social Learning, 2005.
This paper analyzes, through observation, the social behavior of teenage boy's ages fourteen and fifteen practicing and playing baseball at a local park.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the most obvious observation was how similarly the adolescent ballplayers were all dressed, not in baseball pants but in sweatpants with t-shirts, because dressing differently would bring unwanted attention, which adolescents do not want. The author points out that almost every player had a cell phone and, as soon as the game finished, they shook hands with the other team and then went straight to check their phone messages. The paper concludes that social learning is a big part of an adolescent's life; therefore, adults have to surround these adolescent with the right people to generate more positive adolescent social behaviors.
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"Another thing I noticed was that five of the boys were wearing their hats a bit to the side. Those same five boys would be next to each other every time the coach huddled them up. It seemed as if they had their own little things going on apart from the rest of the team, kind of like the cool crowd. This particular observation of the boys wearing the hats a bit sideways is interesting because I see this often with kids not just playing baseball, but also the average teenage boy."
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Thinking Geographically about Global Processes, 2005.
An examination of globalization and human geography.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes the significance of the t-shirt in terms of human geography with a special emphasis on the process of globalization.
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"The t-shirt is an object in our everyday lives whose significance we almost never think about. Almost everyone will have worn one at some point in their lives. However, whether we purchase expensive cotton t-shirts at a designer store, or cheap mixed fabric t-shirts at discount stores, it is likely that they will all have one thing in common: a "Made in China" label."
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The Hip-Hop Movement, 2005.
This paper discusses the hip-hop movement, or more specifically gangsta rap beginning in 1992, as an example of a pop music explosion similar to Beatlemania.
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that a pop music explosion, such as hip-hop, (1) creates a cultural upheaval of class and race, (2) distinguishes a youth subculture, (3) changes the way people think and act, (4) influences a broad shift in sexual mores, political beliefs and economic aspirations and (5) establishes a pervasive sense of chaos. The author points out that gangsta rap is a form of raw, urban social commentary written by and intended for poor minority youths; however, its appeal has broadened widely. The paper relates that the hip-hop movement of this generation has produced a myriad of fads and styles such as showy gold jewelry, baggy pants, designer name t-shirts, furs and expensive running shoes with which hip-hoppers blur the class lines by wearing clothes, like Ralph Lauren and Kaygol, typically sported by rich people.
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"In the late 1980s and 1990s rap music became a medium used to express dissent and attack the government and law enforcement agencies, longtime persecutors of the black community. Rappers like Public Enemy, NWA, and Eric B. used their music to spread a message about social, political and economic issues. Turmoil ensued in 1992 when ex-NWA rapper, Ice Cube, released Body Count featuring "Cop Killer"."
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The Language of Fashion, 2007.
An overview of the history of fashion.
1,138 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses how fashion is much more than a hot new dress or a dazzling new shirt; it's a language. It's a language that human beings have been speaking for thousands of years, ever since that first human draped an animal skin over his body. This paper covers a short history of clothing as it relates to social status and religion, what a person tries to communicate through dress and the social psychology of clothing.
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"Clothing not only identifies people and their social class, but also identifies a person's religious view. Buddhist monks wear a one shoulder robe that shows how close they are to nature and how far away they remain from technology and society. As said before, Muslim women cover their arms, legs, and hair to make their selves appear less attractive to men once they have been married. Mormon women wear no make-up and long dresses to also signify their faith and make them less attractive to on-looking men (Barnes, pp. 116). Of course, there are conservative and liberal groups in all religions. Consequently, not everyone is going to wear what is traditional for people of a certain faith."
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Body Images in GQ and Vogue, 2008.
This paper discusses magazine body images focusing on the ideas of active men and idle women.
972 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that magazine advertisements employ a wide array of methods to catch the easily distracted eye and send, within the brief period in which the reader actually looks at the ad, sophisticated messages about body images. The writer analyzes the implicit body image messages present in two very different magazines--one for a male audience, the other for female readers. The writer points out that the central argument is that male ads usually focus on the man's functional worth, as a worker, driver, or the like, while ads for women normally emphasize the woman's beauty and aesthetic value. The writer concludes that the message portrayed in the ads is that the worth of a man's body is relative to its utility and functioning power while a woman's body is measured by the tyrannical criteria of beauty.
Outline:
Introduction
GQ Ads
Versace suit ad
The designer shirt ads
Women's ads in Vogue Paris
A. Dining woman ad
B. The "Mountain Woman"
Conclusion
From the Paper
"The top half of this specific ad (GQ 219) advertises an expensive designer shirt and, at first glance, the dinner table scenario seems fairly ordinary. However, this seemingly inoffensive ad reveals the same characteristics as the ad mentioned above. In it, a chiseled-faced male is dexterously carving and arranging the meal's meat course. His skilful performance with the instruments sparks the admiration of his attractive companion, who sits close to him and stares at his working hands with unqualified admiration. In the bottom half of the ad, this same couple is seated in a car (this ad, too, advertises the same garment) and it is not surprising to see that the man is operating the steering wheel while his companion looks on. These are not, obviously, incidental poses, and the proclivity to focus on the body's functioning abilities: driving, working, cutting, rather than on its aesthetic characteristics is clearly discernable in a large number of GQ's advertisements."
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Hispanic American Cultural Diversity, 2005.
This paper explains that, since the early 1600s, Hispanic Americans have influenced many aspects of today's American culture such as art, religion and education.
2,320 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper relates that Hispanic Americans, also known as Latinos, are residents of the United States who can trace their ancestry to countries in the Western Hemisphere where the Spanish language is spoken. The author points out that the Hispanic American community is a mix of subgroups with roots in various countries of Latin America, such as Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama; many Hispanic Americans are uncomfortable with the term Hispanic American and prefer more specific designations, such as Cuban American or Mexican American, which more clearly reflect their community organization. The paper relates that almost every city in the United States has a Mexican, Cuban or other Spanish oriented restaurants from the corner "Taco Bells" to fancy sit-down cafes; Hispanics American culture has been greatly influenced the clothing industry with brightly colored skirts and dresses and all-cotton Mexican shirts popular style for golf-wear.
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"The Spaniards found exotic stories to be very real. They also fed on wild rumors, stories from the Indians and survivors of early expeditions, and the fervid imaginations of explorers on the edge of a strange New World. The possibility of finding cities of gold and gilded kings was given credibility by the conquering feats of Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro. In 1521, Cortes looted the fabulous treasure of the Aztec empire in central Mexico. In 1533, Pizarro vanquished the huge Inca Empire of western South America, centered in what today is Peru, exposing rooms full of gold and silver. These stories not only have become wonderful tales but also have found entry in the United States history books."
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Politics of Child Labour, 2006.
An analysis of how globalization has shaped the meaning of child rights.
2,866 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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Media portrayals of third world children making shoes, shirts, or rugs for sale in their homelands have provoked calls for trade sanctions and boycotts against companies and countries that use children as their cheap labour source. This paper argues that the simple abolition of child labour in a third world nation is not the best way of helping third world children. It looks at how one has to understand the complex relationship between child labour and the rights of children and their unique social, economic and cultural backgrounds and norms if one is to help improve living conditions of the marginalized group of children in third world nations.
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"According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there were some 211 million children ages five to fourteen at work in economic activity in the world in 2000, which is a little less than one-fifth of all children in this age group. Over one hundred and twenty million are employed full-time and one hundred and thirty million combine their works with non-economic activities, such as helping chores, running errands, or babysitting their younger siblings. In the Asia and Pacific region, nineteen per cent of children ages five to fourteen are economically active, Latin America and Caribbean sixteen per cent, and Sub-Saharan Africa twenty nine per cent. "
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Fitzgerald and Nafisi Compared, 2004.
Examines the theme of finding one's true self in "The Great Gatsby" by F.Scott Fitzgerald and "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi.
1,352 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald?s "The Great Gatsby" are largely members of a falsely created American aristocracy. But some of the higher aspirations of this decadent elite for truth, beauty, and, more importantly, a secure sense of home and identity, mirror the far less decadent, but equally passionate desires of the members of the all-female book reading society found in "Reading Lolita in Tehran". This paper shows that Jay Gatsby desired to improve himself by ?making himself up? to be worthy of the love of the faithless Daisy Buchanan. He did this through bootlegging, purchasing fine shirts, and securing a home in Great Neck, Long Island. The paper shows that, similarly, through a shift in attire and place, the women of Azar Nafisi?s book wished to reinvent themselves by casting off their chadors and the external social and moral strictures that restricted them in their theocratic, Islamic educational framework.
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"The girls revealed the hidden colors of concealed banned clothing, from under chadors, colorful as Gatsby?s fine shirts that he showed to Daisy, concealed in his drawers. ?Recovering himself in a minute, he opened for us two hulking patent cabinets which held his massed suits and dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts, piled like bricks in stacks a dozen high.? (Fitzgerald 91) Yet like these Iranian women, Jay Gatsby too has a hidden past and life, of his mundane Midwestern beginnings, as well as his criminal past. Gatsby keeps this boring past hidden life, filled with the shame of wealth he has not inherited, concealed under the colors of his shirts, while the women of Tehran keep their colorful plumage and reading a secret under cloaks of blackness that hide their faces and light. But like Gatsby, too, ?it was not until I had reached home that I realized the true meaning of exile,? writes Nafisi. (Nafisi 145)"
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Italy?s Serie A Football Team, 2004.
A history and overview of Italy?s Serie A football team.
7,419 words (approx. 29.7 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 163.95
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This paper examines how the Italian Football League, or ?Lega Calcio?, dates back to 1946 and describes what comprises the teams of Serie A in Italian football. It identifies the business drivers for the sport, the characteristics of the teams, the motivation of sponsors, and the formula for revenue. It also looks at how the business model has changed over time from a customer-centered model to a shareholder-driven one and how nowhere was this more evident than during the postponement of the 2002-2003 season because of pay-per-view contract issues.
Outline
Italy?s Serie A Football League: A Brief History
Italian Serie A and B
The Business of Football
Sponsorship
Shirt Sponsorships
Player Contracts
Wages
Revenues
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A ? Sports Classifications
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"With the advent of television, a venue for was created for pro football players to showcase commercial products. In 1951 Stanley Matthews (the first pro football player to be knighted) received ?20 a week from CWS (Co operative society) for sporting football boots. At this time, however, most players were tied to their clubs, bound to a maximum wage and abiding by the retain-and-transfer contract system, necessitating that they keep their ?day? jobs. When England hosted the World Cup Finals in 1966, the ceiling for the maximum wage was lifted. It was at this time a mascot entered the fray, the tournament was effectively ?branded?, and the first superstar, George Best was born. (Critcher, 1991) An official song was created for the tournament, replica ?World Cup Willy? Lions were sold, and approximately 400 million people world wide watched the TV coverage."
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"Stories from a Ming Collection: The Art of Chinese Story-teller", 2002.
An analysis of this book which was translated by Cyril Birch and a comparison of two stories from the book.
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper will analyze the book "Stories from a Ming Collection: The Art of Chinese Story-teller" translated by Cyril Birch. By understanding the ideas of ethical premise that are within the two stories "The Lady was a Beggar" and "The Pearl Sewn Shirt" we can compare them to better see the human relationships that exist in the tales.
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The Survival of the Sari, 2002.
Discusses the culturally symbolic importance of the Sari to India.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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The sari is the primary element of women's wear in India. In the urban centers of India, however, it is blue jeans, T-shirts, and baseball caps that mark a glamorous wardrobe. The sari represents a mainstay of the global fashion market. Now, the sari remains as the central symbol of constancy and culture within India.
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