Nike of Samothrace The Nike of Somathrace statue was unearthed in 1863 on the Island of Somathrace in the northwest Aegean. It was found by Charles Champoiseau‚ a French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). She is believed to have been sculpted in the 2nd Century but the style and drapery suggest an earlier date. The date of the Nike of Samothrace is debated‚ but was probably created between 200 and 190 B.C.E. The statue is life sized with drapery lightly clasping the female body looking as
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name and continuously we were compared to the supposedly better “Nike Team”. Myself and my team did not let this name represent who we truly were as individuals and basketball players. Infused with determination‚ passion‚ and even anger‚ we strived to defy our title and outwork every single team we faced. Once our rubber soles hit and squeaked against the polished hardwood floor‚ we were on a mission to prove everyone wrong. The “Nike Team” was always handed opportunities on a silver platter‚ while
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In this video source‚ Kristen Messerli‚ owner of cultural outreach‚ is interviewing Maria Lopez-Knowles a chief marketing officer for Entravision on cross-cultural communication strategies. Maria has worked for over 30 years in community marketing and research in the ever-growing Hispanic population Maria’s primary viewpoint is to focus on the duality between generations within the Hispanic culture in the U.S. She further explains this through breaking down the generations in language and context
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its supply chains around the world? a. Apparel manufacturers and distributors face many unethical horizons when conducting business overseas. There primary goal in outsourcing is to reduce costs anywhere deemed possible. Although‚ companies such as Nike fall into a slippery slope when production is high‚ exposure is minute‚ and regulation nearly a pipe dream. This type of behavior leads to inhumane working conditions; such as strenuous work hours‚ minimum pay‚ and restrictions to god-given rights
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As I walk in my comfortable well-fitted Nike shoe‚ I lack the knowledge behind the journey of the shoe’s existence. The Nike brand‚ better recognized as the swoosh logo or slogan of “Just Do It”‚ is also the violator of several labour practices. To begin‚ the creation of Nike shoes is accomplished in sweatshops in Indonesia‚ China‚ and Vietnam (Global Exchange‚ n.d.). On a typical day in Vietnam‚ Nike shoes are manufactured in a factory where human dignity is nonexistence. These violating practices
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Communication Strategies Team B HCS/490 January 13‚ 2014 Bryan Alexander Communication Strategies Many hospital systems have successfully launched diabetes clinics. There are several crucial factors that influence the successful launch of any new service. The benefits of communicating with a broad range of potential clients goes far beyond the bottom line. Many patients have very little access to diabetes clinics; therefore‚ marketing will be an integral part of communication. The chief marketing
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So Nike’s management held a meeting to try and figure out a new strategy to rejuvenate the firm. The management had some new plans to address their financial woes. In Joanna’s memo to Kimi about Nike’s WACC‚ she calculated it to be 8.3%. She also provided some assumptions she made while developing this WACC. First‚ she noted that she decided to use a single cost of capital because she did not believe that other segments with Nike were large enough to make a considerable difference on the weights
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Special Challenges Associated with the Service Communications Strategy 1. Intangibility and inseparability present special challenges. First‚ services are often consumed as a shared experience with “other customers‚” mistargeted communications may result unanticipated consequence. Two diverse target markets must respond differently to the same communication at the same time. Service managers should also be aware that the firm’s communications are interpreted as explicit service promises that consumers
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Foreword Oral communication help students to improve their self‚ it fulfills a number of general and discipline-specific pedagogical functions. Learning to speak is an important goal in itself‚ for it equips students with a set of skills they can use for the rest of their lives. Speaking is the mode of communication most often used to offer explanations‚ transmit information‚ express opinions‚ make arguments and make impressions upon others. Students need to speak well in their personal lives‚ future
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Today we will be looking at the Mythological Allusions of Nike. This will go from Nike the company to a Nuclear Warhead Defense System. Nike is the Goddess Of Victory. So keep reading to find out what the Nike Logo means or what the Nuclear Warhead Defense System is just keep reading and you will have a good time. Nike is the Goddess Of Victory. For instance in http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Nike.html The goddess Nike would celebrate the victories of her fellow companions (Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hera
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