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    Louis Vuitton

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    events (Louis Vuitton Classic‚ Louis Vuitton Cup) and PR stunts like the $1.5 million scaffolding in the shape of two giant Vuitton suitcases around the renovation of Louis Vuitton ’s Paris store (Marinovich‚ 2007). Additionally‚ each season LVMH promotes limited bag editions; these limited editions are not promoted to make money but to drive buyers. The bags are so stunning‚ that many people who cannot afford the limited edition will ultimately buy a standard bag just to have a Louis Vuitton.

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    The Gates Millenium

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    I approach each new subject and experience presented to me as a new adventure in learning‚ because I really love to learn‚ even if that sounds a little corny. I attribute this characteristic in me to my own natural curiosity‚ my upbringing in a family that sincerely values education‚ and to my elementary school education. I attended the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School whose mission was to create a public school that would cultivate life-long self directed learners in a multi-aged‚ project-based

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    Gates Essay

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    Essay 1 Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success Essay 2 Discuss the subjects in which you have had difficulty. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties? How have you dealt with them so they will not cause problems for you again? In what areas have you experienced the greatest improvement? What problem areas remain? Essay 3 Briefly describe a situation in which you felt that you or others were treated unfairly

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    Q1.List sears strengths and weaknesses. Then asses how well each of the proposed changes in Sears strategy will build on the strengths and work to eliminate the weaknesses? Strengths of Sears - Broad category of product offerings‚ i.e: hard side(hardware) and soft side (women apparel‚ children toys etc) of Sears - Strong retail network system - Colossal numbers of stores with huge capacities are present all over the country‚ both in and off malls. - Owner of mix of brands i.e. : strong brands

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    Joe Louis

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    Joe Louis 10 facts 1. Joe Louis was born on May 13‚ 1914‚ in Lafayette‚ Alabama 2. Joe Louis went on to become the heavyweight champion of the world‚ holding the title for nearly 12 years and through 25 challenges‚ the longest reign in professional boxing. 3. In 1942‚ Joe served in a segregated unit with Jackie Robinson in the U.S. Army‚ who later became the first African American to play major league baseball. 4. Joe won the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union 175-pound championship in

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    Louis Braille

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    The most important scientific invention of the nineteenth century was braille. Braille is the only written language available for the visually impaired. When Louis Braille invented braille‚ a window opened up to sightless individuals everywhere; they were no longer at disadvantage to peers who could easily read written language. In 1829‚ Louis Braille published the first braille book entitled‚ "The Method of Writing Words‚ Music and Plain Song by Means of Dots‚ For Use by the Blind and Arranged by

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    Louis Pasteur

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    Louis Pasteur was an incredible man who changed much of history that led to the improvement of public health. He was born on December 27‚ 1822 in Dole‚ Jura in France. He was the third child of parents‚ Jean-Joseph and Jeanne Roqui. His father had always dreamed for Louis to have a good education and apply that to his future career. Pasteur was only an average student skilled at drawing and painting‚ which would help him illustrate what he saw in the microscope later on in life. In a college exam

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    Louis Armstrong

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    Rebecca Huang Louis Armstrong I. Early Life A. Childhood B. Family C. Armstrong’s natural talent from God II. Performance Career A. Experiences in New Orleans and Mississippi B. Chicago and Jazz Band C. Life from 1924 to 1930s III. Late Stage A. Armstrong’s 1950 life B. The end of Louis Armstrong’s Music Life IV. Music History A. Trumpet and Early Jazz B. Collaborators and Followers C. Armstrong’s Music Style 1. A Jazz musician

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    Pierre Louis

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    impersonal (Gere). Louis’ skepticism in the traditional medical practice arose when he found himself helpless during the mid of an epidemic of diphtheria (Gere). Eventually‚ Louis grew to become a therapeutic nihilist and came up with an experimental design to seek for the numeric evidences‚ indicating the inefficiency of the traditional healing method (Gere). The first clinical trial that Pierre Louis conducted involves the testing of the common healing method of bloodletting. Louis used his numerical

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    Louis Vuitton

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    Case 14: Louis Vuitton in Japan American Military University Abstract Established in France in 1854‚ Louis Vuitton‚ known as the oldest supplier of French luxury fashion goods‚ became known for its exquisite leather bags and trunks. Louis Vuitton opened its first overseas location in 1885 located in London‚ England. In 1888‚ Louis Vuitton developed the Canvas Damier Pattern which provided brand recognition and a symbol of product excellence. In 1977‚ Louis Vuitton expanded into the Japanese

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