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    already stopped beating their brain is not running‚ their blood pressure isn’t stable‚ -- meaning‚ their bodies are not functioning as to what a person needs to be alive. The people in the documentary such as Dr. Alexander‚ Christine Stein‚ and Anita Moojani claim of having meaningful experiences after all signs of hope is lost. Their stories of their journeys to the “unearthly realm” and when they get there‚ they feel the feeling of unconditional love and peace. All have the same gist but they

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    story | Romeo and Juliet | Tony | Romeo | Maria | Juliet | Jets | Montagues | Anita | Nurse | Riff | Mercutio | Bernardo | Tybolt | Friar Laurence | The doc | Chinow | Paris | I’m not sure if in Romeo and Juliet the nurse had a relationship with anyone but in Westside story Anita was going with Bernardo. In Romeo and Juliet the nurse actually looks after Juliet but In Westside story Anita is Marias best friend. Contrast The differences are quite obvious… first of all the

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    the appeal‚ which can render the conviction unsafe‚ include: Consent‚ causation and intention. The appellant Billy was convicted under s.18 OAPA of the offences against the person act for causing grievous bodily harm to the victim Anita. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 Billy and Anita was in a 12-year long relationship and they lived together. Their relationship involved engaging in inflicting pain on each other for sexual gratification. On the occasion in question‚

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    the Paris Exhibition of 1900‚ there were two bed hangings shown‚ for example. In 2004 a shawl was produced by a textile designer and entrepreneur‚ which used the silk from golden silk weavers collected in the wild. It took over three years to finish and the shawl was as exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History in 2009. In 2012 the same pair succeeded in making a larger garment‚ a cape. Both the shawl and the cape were shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London‚ England. They can

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    each community‚ be it the Hindu Brahmins‚ the Rajputs‚ and the tribal people. The soothing suppleness of the renowned Pashmina shawls is the specialty of the handlooms of Himachal Pradesh. Western influence is visible on the costumes of the younger generation of Himachal Pradesh these days .Punjab is famous for the Phulkari‚ which literally means flower-work‚ shawls that are worn with a tight-fitting Choli and Gaghra‚ traditional attire. Although western outfits are worn by Punjabi women‚ but

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    has 2‚400 stores in 61 countries‚ and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world‚ following O Boticario‚ a Brazilian company. The Body Shop is headquartered in Little Hampton‚ West Sussex‚ and England‚ was founded in 1976 by the late Dame Anita Roddick and is now part of the L’Oreal corporate group.   The Body Shop is a manufacturer and retailer of skin and hair care products based on natural ingredients. The company employs over 4000 employees.   The Body Shop made £604.4 million in worldwide

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    The Body Shop’s company values stem from Anita Roddick’s vision of the company. She believes "…there is a better way. I think you can rewrite the book on business. I think you can trade ethically; be committed to social responsibility‚ global responsibility; empower your employees with being afraid of them… That is the vision‚ and the vision is absolutely clear." Anita’s vision along with the company mission statement and statement of values set the tone for socially responsible management of

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    then brought to Mexico by the Spanish. While the garment was called chal in Spain‚ Mexicans invented their own word‚ REBOZO‚ from the verb arreborzarse‚ to cover oneself. Over the years the Mexican shawl length‚ narrowed‚ and borrowed influences‚ including ikat or tie-dying weaving techniques‚ from shawls brought from China‚ the Philippines‚ and India aboard Manila galleons in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the 19th century the “rebozo” had become the symbol of Mexican womanhood and‚ like

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    The Tradition of Textiles in India | | India has a diverse and rich textile tradition. The origin of Indian textiles can be traced to the Indus valley civilization. The people of that civilization used homespun cotton for weaving their garments. Excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo Daro‚ have unearthed household items like needles made of bone and wooden spindles‚ suggesting that the people would spin cotton at home to make yarn and finally garments. Fragments of woven cotton have also been found

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    Anita Desai’s wonderful novel tells the story of a family living in the small fishing village of Thul‚ 14 kilometres from Bombay‚ India. It is more precisely the story of two young people‚ Hari‚ a boy of 14‚ and Lila‚ a girl of 13‚ with a will to survive. Their task is not easy. Lila has to look after their mother who is very ill with fever and requires constant care. She is also in charge of all the household chores and has to look after their two younger sisters‚ Bela and Kamal. Hari on the other

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