Describe and Explain State of Fashion and Haute Couture in the 1960s By the 1960s the ‘Golden Age of Couture’ was over‚ Christian Dior (1905-57) never lived to see the demise of haute couture and the rise of ready-to-wear fashion. Cristobel Balenciaga (1895-1972)‚ however‚ did and he did not survive the transition‚ just one of the couturiers who‚ in failing to adapt to the new fashion atmosphere‚ therefore failed financially. During the 1950s the Parisian couturiers were the dictators of fashion
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The women’s lives‚ roles‚ and statuses Michelle Shepard His 103 World Civilizations 1 Instructor: Jill Walsh March 25‚ 2013 Women’s lives‚ roles‚ and statuses changed over various early world history eras and culture areas in many ways‚ are comparative perspective‚ marriage/ divorce‚ education‚ and military‚ and it is amazing how the change in women since the stone age time women have been behind and were uneducated and the women stay at home and took care of the children‚ and the women would
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conventions‚ rather than with his beloved. Touchstone‚ the professional jester‚ makes a parody of romantic love in his having the country wench‚ Audrey‚ for a bride. Touchstone is himself aware of only the sexual aspect of love & reminds us of the same. He looks for a bogus priest to solemnise his marriage‚ and thinks of a divorce even before marrying Audrey. It seems that the Forest of Arden is replete with love‚ though all the versions of love are not genuinely romantic‚ and there are gestures of
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Single Mothers Many women take for granted the freedoms that they have today. Some have forgotten what their own mothers and grandmothers went through. Women have started to receive many of the same rights that men do in the work place and at home. At home many women find it more socially acceptable to be single with a child. No longer does society look down on this. This relatively new sense of feminism has helped cause the growing trend of single mothers. With divorce on the rise‚ the dilemma
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1997‚ entered into its force in February 2005 and is in power till December 2012. The paper consists of 27 Articles and 2 Annexes. The Kyoto mechanisms are: * emissions trading‚ * clean development mechanism‚ * joint implementation (Hepburn 2007). Today most of the countries support this Protocol and it results in reducing of CO2 in the atmosphere so there is a hope that global warming process can be at least slowed if not reversed. The broad participation is surely a great advantage
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Journal #1 The past few months have been pretty rough on Ed Kennedy. After being treated like garbage for his whole life‚ he finally has some purpose‚ except he doesn’t know why. In I am the Messenger‚ an adroit mysterious person has told Ed Kennedy to preform acts that would help the people living around him have better lives. This mysterious person communicates to Ed through playing cards‚ particularly aces‚ with directions listed on them. Ed has already finished all of the directions and is
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would be how the Japanese communicate mostly through body language such as bowing when greeting. iv. Role of women: In the movie Japanese women are expected to stay out of business discussions and let the men handle it but as seen in the movie when Audrey did not leave the table as the men were having a meeting. v. The differences in work values are similar to those for Collectivism vs. Individual but to add to it the Japanese were very structured and focused on quality assurance and the Americans
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Hiram King Williams‚ also known as Hank Williams‚ was born on September 17‚ 1923 in Mount Olive‚ Alabama. His dad was Lon Williams‚ a locomotive engineer. His mom was Lillie Williams‚ a church organist. Hank spent most of his childhood in Georgiana and Greenville‚ Alabama. Hank Williams was a key person in the development of modern country music. He caused a shift in country music from a regional‚ rural phenomenon to a nationwide‚ urban acceptance in the late 1940’s. He turned “hillbilly”
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ThI don’t think Audrey Sellars is entitled to self defense claim for the simple reason that what she did was in the heat of the moment and that the verdict that was handed down to her‚ the court had sufficient evidence to support that verdict of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of Johnny Mitchell. According to the state statute dealing with manslaughter: "§ 2903.03. Voluntary manslaughter. (A) No person‚ while under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit
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Hardy manages to make a life of sin seem more attractive than one of virtue. By contrasting Audrey and her grubby country life of drudgery with that of Amelia‚ the fallen woman with fine clothes and leisure‚ he suggests that virtue is its own reward. Audrey’s parting comment about wishing she could enjoy such a life is countered by Amelia pointing out that she cannot unless she is also ruined. One wonders if Audrey follows in her friends footsteps. Incidently‚ Elsa Lanchester recorded this poem as a song
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