An ethnography is defined as “writing culture‚” a term that requires thorough observation‚ communication‚ and hands-on experiences‚ all while writing field notes of all the occurrences in a particular place (Defining Ethnographic Writing). It allows the researcher to really understand the culture of a place‚ as well as the daily life of a community‚ their rituals‚ social phenomena‚ etc (“How to Write Ethnography?”). To understand the American culture more‚ I chose a popular restaurant‚ Pollo Tropical
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The mini is a very historical car. The original mini was designed in 1959 by Sir Alec Issagonis. Two years later the Mini took on a more racing and sporty model called the Mini Cooper‚ named after the racing expert John Cooper. Minis are known to be a smaller‚ sportier car with maximum interior space for the driver and passengers. In 2002‚ BMW managed to bring back the retro image of the Mini‚ while at the same time making it modernized‚ affordable and safe. The Mini appeals to 2 dominant target
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ENG-101 27 September 2013 Mini- Ethnography Assignment #2 I recently sat in on Mrs. Czerneks upper history level class on Friday September 27. When I first entered the class room at 9:45‚ I was shocked to see 6 students already here 15 minutes early. The 6 students that were in the room were sitting down so I decided to note their desk selection. Two of the students were in the back‚ the other two were in the “T” section in front of the teacher and that last two were all the way to the right
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Analysis of the ethnography of communication; S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G by Dell Hymes through the tradition in Minahasa called “Maengket dance.” As what we can learn from the ethnography of communication‚ more specific in the analysis or theory that was proposed by Dell Hymes called SPEAKING as the components of speech‚ Dell Hymes proposed that this model should provide the basis for an ethnography of speaking (sometimes called an ethnography of communication)‚ which is in approach to the description of
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An Ethnography of Modern Witches The growing practice of Neo-Paganism in America has caused many to turn their heads. The misunderstanding of the religion has caused many to equate the practitioners with the popular conception of typical "witches‚" that perform black magic rituals‚ satanic sacrifices‚ and engage in devil-inspired orgies. After many years‚ the Neo-Pagan community has cleared up many misconceptions through the showing that many of them do not engage in activities‚ and are rather
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Title : The Mini Cooper Story ; The Car of the Century Order : Topical Order General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform audience the story behind of Mini Cooper time-line Introduction 1) Exciting build-up a) Prototype commissioned By the latter half of the 1950s‚ Leonard Lord‚ chairman of the British Motor Corporation (BMC)‚ had become convinced of the need for a new kind of small car. In 1957‚ he commissioned engineer Alec Issigonis‚
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MINI Countryman VS Beetle When talking about the compact car market‚ the well-known models may MINI’s Countryman and Volkswagen’s Beetle. They are often considered direct competitors in this market. This article is to analyze the commercial for each model. Let’s start with MINI’s countryman first. Background The MINI Countryman is a crossover SUV car. In fact‚ it is the first 4-door model to be launched under the MINI marque‚ whereas MINI is most well-known for its 2-door MINI Cooper. What makes
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT SBMA7138 MINI COOPER – THE MARKETING STRATEGY Assignment 2 Essay By Kunik Bharti ID: 1303608 MBA Term 1 Supervisor: Richard Small Submission Date: September 4‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION AIMS: To critically analyse and research the Marketing Strategies and possible responses of THE MINI‚ the automobile brand. Try to find the path taken by MINI after the recent takeover by German giant BMW in 1999-00. In this essay we would be looking primarily the small car sector market in the
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the other side of a carwe had a MINI convertible for a day!It didnt take us too long to fall in love with the tiny two-door and it seems like everywhere we went we drew onlookers attention. Rather‚ I should say‚ the MINI was a hit—not us—even though we were an extremely handsome couple. Maybe it was the cool blue metallic that caught peoples eyes or its 17-inch 8-spoke alloy wheels‚ or could it have been the twin chrome exhaust tips at its lower rear. Anyway‚ the MINI radiates the most powerful image
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Mini Ethnography at Colors of Inequality Conference I chose to do my ethnographic study at the Intergenerational Spring Seminar sponsored by the Unitarian Universalists United Nations Office (UU-UNO). The theme for this year’s conference was The Colors of Inequality: Costs and Consequences Conference. This conference took place at three locations throughout New York City. The three locations it took place at were All Souls Church (NYC)‚ the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission
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