Paul Poiret who at the height of his career in pre-World War I France was the undisputed "King of Fashion." His sweeping vision led to a new silhouette that liberated women from the corset and introduced the shocking colors and exotic references of the Ballets Russes to the haute couture. "The historic significance and influence of Poiret’s work is breathtaking‚ and felt in fashion to the present day‚" said Harold Koda‚ Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. "Poiret pioneered
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Marijuana and its medical benefits have been a controversial topic for years. Medical marijuana can help cure most diseases‚ but other people believe that marijuana has no medical benefits and should remain illegal. I believe that medical marijuana should be legalized on the state and federal level because it’s a medicine that helps people with debilitating diseases‚ there are many ways to consume marijuana‚ keeps good people from going to jail‚ and if taxed would add massive amounts of revenue back
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Home‚ My Sweet Home I don’t know the meaning of the word “ordinary”. Ordinary. Some regard mundane as dull‚ but some do not. I love uniqueness‚ but also love commonness. I believe that there is a bountiful criterion for “ordinary”. I thought my life was quotidian‚ before I faced a new life with a new family. My life was quite different with them‚ but their life was normal‚ too. After all this happened‚ I pondered about the definition of “ordinary” and the “ordinary” life. I was just an audacious
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Claude Thompson Jr. Ms. Rubin English 1001 12 September 2016 Concussion Entertainment in the United States is a major part of our society‚ and it generates billions of dollars each year. One of the biggest forms of entertainment in the United States is football. On every level‚ football games bring in large sums of money because of the violence‚ fast pace and emotional aspects of the sport. Most people want to see that “big hit‚” which gets everyone excited. It’s this excitement that makes
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Managing Cultural Diversity Assignment Introducing a Friend of a Different Culture Introduction: Nowadays‚ Hong Kong society are become more and more diversity‚ you can see many different nation people in the street. Most of them are come from Middle East. In IVE (HW)‚ there are many foreign students. For understand their culture‚ I have joined Immix Buddy group this years. Therefore‚ I meet Jeff. Jeff is a Pakistani and 20 years old. When he was 12‚ his family decide go to Hong
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Oasis Hong Kong Airlines: The First Long Haul‚ Low Cost Airliner in Asia Team A Scott Burgoyne‚ Marvin Cook‚ Randy Collins‚ Amanda Baldwin‚ Jason Odle and Cynthia Hicks-Leeper Everest College On-line Business Policy and Strategy MAN 4764-1001 Instructor Monya Ashe February 11‚ 2012 Introduction Oasis Hong Kong Airlines was founded in February 2005 by Rev. Raymond C. Lee‚ and his wife‚ Priscilla H. Lee had they survived; this month would have marked their seven year anniversary. Unfortunately
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knack for piloting boats‚ so he bought Bjarni’s boat and crew and set off for the new lands in late 1000 AD. He used sciences such as solar position‚ warmth of the water‚ and the sighting of certain animals to guide his trip. Leif first landed in 1001. It was a flat‚ barren‚ and rocky land. Leif and his crew decided on the name Helluland‚ because it was the Old Norse world for "flat stone rock". Helluland is believed to be modern day Baffin Island‚ Canada. The second place that Leif landed in was
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How many mistakes are acceptable to make in order to win? Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower correctly argues that it doesn’t truly matter‚ as long as you don’t make the very last one. He was speaking of chess‚ but this also applies to many parts of life‚ especially the competitive ones. The one to make the last mistake is always the one to lose‚ as can be seen in games‚ competitions‚ and sports. And although one could argue that the winner must be more cunning or a better player to win‚ it all comes
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Southwest Asia is the term geographers’ use when referring to the Middle East. "Middle East" is a political term coined by the British in the 1930’s to distinguish the region from both the Far East‚ which included China‚ Japan and Indochina‚ and the Near East‚ which included portions of Western Europe. All of these areas are truly only "east" of Europe. In order to emphasize a more global perspective‚ geographers prefer to use the politically neutral term "Southwest Asia" because it does not connote
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