The history says that when Cristobal Colón arrived in Costa Rica called it in such way because he thought that he would find a large amount of gold on this land. But he was wrong‚ and soon it became one of the poorest and undeveloped provinces of the Spanish kingdom. Since then Costa
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was a diverse of attitudes towards the Natives‚ and about their home settlements. Mr. Columbus did not respect the Natives; he forced them and manipulated them to be his slaves and convert them into Christianity. He said‚ “…resolved to send me‚ Cristobal Colon‚ to the said parts…that they might be converted to our holy
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Strategic Acquisition in Luxury Globalization Abstract The strategic capability of a firm or an industry is about identifying‚ developing and using its unique resources and core competences to gain competitive advantages in specific market to achieve results. Luxury is as a unique sector and the “allure and exclusivity” are well sought after by consumers‚ heavily imitated by competitors. The six unique features and competency (heritage‚ quality‚ exclusivity‚ symbolism‚ aesthetics and price) of
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Her high status in the military was an accomplishment many look up to. She was very skilled‚ especially since she was able to take San Cristobal without any casualties. Comandante Ramona was not the only woman in the Zapatista army. Women made up 30% of the Zapatistas. They made demands for equality and justice with Women’s Revolutionary Law because women workers in Mexico had little rights
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Can you believe some people don ’t consider the extermination of Native Americans an act of genocide? Native Americans once lived in peace‚ but then European colonists such as Christopher Columbus began to invade their land. At first‚ the Natives and them treated each other with respect‚ but soon after‚ Columbus turned on the Natives ’ and used their generosity to his advantage. Aside from brutal acts of abuse‚ murder‚ and thief‚ they also brought diseases such as small pox and measles which slowly
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The Alhambra Palace‚ Granada The Alhambra Palace was one of the greatest architectural wonders of the world when it was created in the 13th and 14th centuries and remains so today. It was the last and most splendid of all the Arabian palaces to be built in Spain during 700 years of Moorish domination. The Moors were vastly superior to their European enemies in all areas of culture and the Alhambra Palace became a glorious symbol of not only their wealth and power but also their unsurpassable artistic
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habitantes‚ una extensión de casi un millón de kilómetros cuadrados y más de 2.800 kilómetros de playas tropicales‚ Venezuela‚ la puerta de entrada de América del Sur‚ tiene el triple privilegio de ser caribeña‚ andina y amazónica. Descubierta por Cristóbal Colón en su tercer viaje a América‚ cuando finalmente llegó a tierra firme en 1498‚ Venezuela -que hasta 1811 fuera colonia española- es hoy el quinto exportador de petróleo del mundo. Aquí‚ en los fértiles Valles de Aragua‚ se fundó en 1796 la Hacienda
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ORIGINALITY IN FASHION BY FIRUZÉ FRENCH The Importance of Originality in Fashion By originality in fashion‚ I’m not talking about the originality of everyday people and their fashion style‚ what they wear and how they wear it. I’m talking about the difficulty top fashion designers face every 6 months when they make a great effort to create a contemporary and original collection for the fashion catwalk to please brutally honest fashion critics‚ of magazines and of the public
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Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel Fashion Designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was born in Saumur‚ Southern France. She began by designing hats‚ first in Paris in 1908‚ and later in Deauville. Her fashion boutiques (one in Paris and one in Deauville) opened simultaneously in 1914. She opened an haute couture salon in Biarritz in 1916‚ and in 1920 moved to Paris in the present quarters on rue Cambon. Ready-to-wear fashions were not introduced until 1978‚ after Coco’s death. Chanel is a member of
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Manolo Blahnik 1.cover 2.the boy who made shoes for lizards + photos short introduction for template:Manolo Blahnik is one of the world’s most successful shoe designers. born and raised in the Canary Islands he started be making shoes for lizards...then studied languages and art in Geneva before making the decision to move to Paris to become a set designer in 1965. Following a move to London in 1968‚ Blahnik wrote for Italian Vogue and worked in Zapata‚ a buzzy London boutique. Introduction:
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