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    OF HUMAN BONDAGE: The New Realities of Slavery and Consumerism Guy Kirby Letts “Wipe the sleep of slavery from your eyes.”—Tecumseh A barrage of new studies have recently come out showing that slave‚ indentured‚ and child labour have not been so widespread since the turn of the 20th century. It is estimated that some 27 million people today are currently enslaved‚ and even though slavery is illegal in every country‚ it is a rapidly growing practice throughout the world. Whether we are speaking

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    Fast Fashion promotes consumerism through impulse buying among young consumers. Fast Fashion retailers target young consumers who are looking to form their identity through dress. This is done because they have many different styles where other retailers might be limited. Young buyers like to shop at these retailers because they offer replica pieces straight off the runways. The concept of “fast fashion” refers to low-cost clothing collections that imitate current luxury fashion

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    Good morning Mrs Njapha‚ teachers‚ parents‚ students and to the class of 2016. It is really an honor for me to be addressing you at your speech day function today. When Mrs Lategan asked me to be the guest speaker at this function I was initially pretty nervous was I going to be funny‚ interesting or inspiring. Afterall the last time I spoke at a public function was at my sister’s wedding and considering they were family it wasn’t a tough crowd to please. Standing here on the podium gives me an immense

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    Consumerism: Affecting Families Living in Poverty in the United States Katelynn O’Brien University of Phoenix COM/220 Research Writing May 26th‚ 2013 Outline I. Introduction of consumerism and brief explanation of its impact to the society II. Consumerism; definition and deep explanation of its impact to the world economies III. Advantages of consumerism A. Economic developments B. Growth and developments of companies C. Production of quality by companies D. Increase in

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    ever-increasing international consumerism According to Noreene Janus in his article “ Cloning the Consumer Culture”‚ transnational corporation makes it possible that countries of different areas have access to other tangible goods and intangible values‚ which provides premise of the materialism that widespread the world. For example‚ you will not shock by the westernization in Asia or Africa. One one hand‚ we can’t deny the benefits that international consumerism contributes to ‚ such as it

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    unethical marketing. But certain enactments like Consumer Protection Act 1986‚ Competition Act 2002 etc have put some barriers on companies. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE The objective behind this research is to throw light on marketing‚ ethics and consumerism and how these concepts are misused in a high consumption and materialistic economy like India to deceive end cheat or deceive the consumers. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This research is based on secondary sources like reputed newspapers‚ magazines‚ journals

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    SPEECH WRITING Format of a Speech: 1. Salutation 2. Introduction of the speaker and the topic as the case may be. 3. Expression of one’s views 4. Compare and Contrast your views with others 5. Use of illustrations to impress meaningful pictures on the minds of the audience‚ and thereby‚ stimulate interest‚ highlight important ideas‚ and facilitate learning. 6. Summing up or Conclusion Purpose of a Speech: To convey information orally to a large gathering of people‚ forcefully and convincingly

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    Ms. Lindsey 2014-2015 Speech Syllabus Hello students! We are going to have a great semester in Speech! This syllabus is to provide you with some guidance into how I expect the class to go during your time this semester. Below are my expectations for this course. It is a required course and you cannot graduate without passing this class. I hope you all do your best and work hard! According to national surveys‚ fear of public speaking ranks among Americans’ top dreads‚ surpassing fear of illness

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    1. Defining Communication Theories Cognitive Dissonance Theory Cognitive Dissonance Theory argues that the experience of dissonance (or incompatible beliefs and actions) is aversive and people are highly motivated to avoid it. In their efforts to avoid feelings of dissonance‚ people will avoid hearing views that oppose their own‚ change their beliefs to match their actions‚ and seek reassurance after making a difficult decision. Communication Accommodation Theory This theoretical perspective examines

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    Introduction Modern day media plays a very important role in people’s daily lives‚ as its level of penetration is very high. The general public is surrounded by commercials of all forms: television advertisement‚ billboard imagines‚ and even cinema showings that all deliver powerful visual messages that gradually form people’s own ideologies of living. In particular regard to the consumption of fashion products‚ the media serves as a highly effective marketing channel for fashion brands to influence

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