TOM FORD Born in Texas in 1962‚ Tom Ford went on to become arguably the most influential designer of the last decade. Having initially trained as an actor‚ he studied interior architecture at Parsons School of Design until 1986‚ and went on to take positions at Perry Ellis and Cathy Hardwick‚ before joining Gucci in 1990. Ford was hired by Gucci’s then creative director Dawn Mello as chief women’s ready-to-wear designer‚ and later appointed design director. When‚ in 1994‚ Gucci was acquired
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I received a review copy of Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway from Simon and Schuster in exchange for a review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. I heard about this book for a while. It sounded interesting and I was hearing really good things about it. So when it arrived in my PO I couldn’t wait to read it. Emmy & Oliver follows Emmy as she deals with the return of her best friend Oliver after he was kidnapped all those years ago. They were best friends before he
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the true madness that was Vietnam. Oliver Stone began writing Platoon because the Vietnam War was "a pocket of our history nobody understands." (Schuer t24) Platoon is a movie which should be viewed by everyone‚ not only for its cinematic qualities but for its historic insight as well. Platoon is an Orion Pictures production‚ filmed in 1986. Written and directed by Oliver Stone it tells the gruesome story of a Vietnam War not known by the American public. Tom Beringer‚ who plays the experienced
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For my business speech I chose to talk about an organization called Toms Shoes. I think that I made good choice because they are sold in both men’s and women’s and can appeal to any age. The organization helps out people in need unlike majority of companies that we buy from. When coming into class the following week after I had given my speech a fellow classmate (Faigy) told me that she was out and noticed someone with a pair of toms on and approached them telling them that she knew what they were and
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that we have to rethink our ideas about the primacy of writing.” — Robin Tolmach Lakoff‚ “Some of my Favorite Writers are Literate: The Mingling of Oral and Literate Strategies in Written Communication” I was pleased when Robin Lakoff mentioned Tom Wolfe in her essay. Wolfe’s colorful writing style has influenced my own writing as I’ve looked to his work for both inspiration and instruction. Wolfe creates characters that‚ in my opinion‚ feel genuine‚ and I initially believed that his characters’
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into their prey. It can kill. Furthermore‚ Mary Oliver‚ the writer of "Owls"‚ successfully delineates the two-faced personality nature is affiliated with. In this rich excerpt‚ Oliver makes it a priority to point out that nature can be both miraculous and corrupt at the same time. Like the jellyfish‚ nature can bring “immobilizing happiness"‚ but it can also be complex‚ and bring forth "death.” From the get-go‚ Oliver uses Vonnegut-like imagery to create a distinct contrast
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The book Emmy and Oliver is definitely for you. Emmy and elly is about two people who have been best friends since they were born. One day in class‚ a note gets passed around asking Oliver if he likes emmy as a crush‚ or in first grade terms‚ ‘like like?’. He replied yes. By the time emmy got the paper back‚ id had thousands of creases in it as if its been opened and close numerous times. She sees the question and answer. Her eyes lit up softly and she was so excited to ask Oliver if it was true or
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Emmy and Oliver were best friends since they were born‚ only a few hours apart. They were next door neighbors and in the same first grade class. One day on a three day weekend‚ Oliver has to go to his dad’s house. His dad‚ Keith‚ picks him up from school and never brings him back. The police send out a nationwide alert letting the country know that he has been kidnapped by his own father. Emmy‚ Drew‚ and Caro who are all best friends and only in first grade‚ start getting questioned. The search continues
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Jamie Oliver is a chef who has made a number of television programmes for Channel 4; in most of these programmes he is cooking and instructing the audience‚ although he is sometimes part of documentaries about food‚ for example in schools. His style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in this transcript because he is cooking and explaining his actions
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Oliver Sacks is not your typical research doctor that continuously tests and examines the subject as if it were not human. Dr. Sacks leaves behind the cold‚ clinical view of the hospital and spends quality time with his subjects in their normal environments. He goes on trips‚ takes holidays and really gets to know the neurologically different people about whom he writes. This is all portrayed in his writing as he talks about the different trips he takes to certain places around the world‚ in particular
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