VANS is an American based manufacturer of sneakers‚ BMX shoes‚ snowboarding boots‚ skateboarding and other shoe types. They target and cater to groups of youths and active consumers who do skateboarding‚ surfing and snowboarding. There are also apparels and accessories from the same company to cater to the same youth market. The first store was started in California by Paul Van Doren and three partners in March 16‚ 1966. What makes them special at first is that they sold shoes manufactured from
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When Johannes Kepler was born in the late sixteenth century‚ scientists believed that planets in the solar system traveled in circular orbits around the Earth. The occasional problem was solved by the addition of miniature circles test — epicycles — to planetary paths. But Kepler not only adamantly defended the idea that planets orbit the sun‚ he also revealed that their paths were not perfect circles. His descriptions of planetary motions became known as Kepler’s laws. Born in December of 1571‚
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“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” By Sir Walter Raleigh Summary: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is Sir Walter Raleigh’s response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe‚ “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” In the Marlowe poem‚ the shepherd proposes to his beloved by portraying their ideal future together: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring. Raleigh’s reply‚ however‚ debunks the shepherd’s fanciful vision. While Marlowe’s speaker promises nature’s beauty and
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The book of Daniel is the 27thThe book of daniel is named after the author and the main character‚ Daniel. It contains popular stories about daniel‚who was a loyal Jew. Daniel in the lion’s den is a good example of a story that shows faith in God and His ten commandments. Today‚ daniel is a role model for christians to be faithful and trust in God. PartA Daniel was held captive during Nebuchadnezzar’s first attack on Jerusalem during the reign of King Jehoiakim. He became chief minister at the royal
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Artists have inspired many people to create art in various forms and ways to express different moods for many years. For years‚ artists all around the world have become legacies due to their fine art collections. Both Michelangelo and Hieronymus Bosch are incredible European artists who have influenced many people with their famous jaw-breaking paintings (The Last Judgment and The Garden of Earthly Delights). These two artists share similar characteristics with knowledge in painting and influences
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5 How can the Haber-Bosch Process be Political? The whole conflict arose by the implementation of this technology. The application of this new technology if thought beyond common sense is much more unclear. It has political‚ economic‚ nutritional and military aspects. Theses aspects merged during the Great War in resulted in the lengthened the war for an additional war and extending the industrial destruction. The technology had an obvious effect on public life‚ the question is if it was in an authoritarian
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For this painting Johannes Vermeer used charcoal‚ chalk‚ tempera‚ white lead‚ red and yellow ochre‚ vermillion and oil paints in various tones most of which he grinded up himself daily. No one knows how Johannes Vermeer made the initial drawing for this painting but it is thought that preliminary drawing on the canvas was to act as a guide during the painting and also intended to fix the significant contours of the composition. Once the initial outline drawing was finished he began the underpainting
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In the poem “ The Nymph’s reply to the Shepherd”1 Sir Walter Raleigh’s nymph believes the shepherd only wants her for her physical beauty‚ and as her beauty fades his shallowness will be revealed. Raleigh proves this intent by contrasting the idealistic world the shepherd offers with the reality they live in‚ and by criticizing the things the shepherd would her. This viewpoint is important because it highlights Raleighs willingness to highlight a point of view usually not heard in sonnets.
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used in anti-colonial conflicts such as in Ireland‚ Britain‚ Algeria and France. It is used when settling conflicts between different groups in possession of homeland such as Palestine & Israel. It is also used in religious disagreements in the case of the Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland and in internal conflicts between revolutionary forces and established governments‚ for example: Malaysia‚ Argentina‚ Iran‚ and Nicaragua. All in all‚ terrorism went from numerous attacks
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CHAPTER- 1 INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY The automotive industry designs‚ develops‚ manufactures‚ markets and sells the world motor vehicles. In 2008‚ more than 70 million motor vehicles‚ including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. In 2007‚ a total of 71.9 million new automobile were sold worldwide. Around the word‚ there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007: the burn over 260 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The numbers
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