the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap Inc. new president. Shortly there after‚ Gap Inc. purchased Banana Republic. This purchase rescued the struggling company from financial distress with Drexler revamping its clothing line and turning Banana Republic profitable
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Psycholinguistic peculiarities of oral speech Psycholinguistic or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enables humans to acquire‚ use and comprehend and produce language. Psycholinguistics covers the cognitive processes that make it possible to generate a grammatical and meaningful sentence out of vocabulary and grammatical structures as well as the processes that make it possible to understand utterances‚ words‚ texts. Psycholinguistics
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History of Greece Stone and Bronze Age Excavations show that the first settlement dates from the Paleolithic era (11‚000-3‚000 BC). During the second millennium BC‚ Greece gave birth to the great civilization of the Minoans (2600-1500 BC)‚ the Mycenaean (1500-1150 BC) and the Cycladic civilization. The Stone Age According to archaeologists‚ the earliest settlements in Greece date from the Palaeolithic era‚ between 11‚000-3‚000 BC‚ when a population coming from the east (and‚ as some believe
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“Religious Background of India” I am an Indian‚ so I have a lot to say about my religious background India is home to population of over 1.2 billion people‚ speaking more than 24 languages and following a wide range of religious communities. India is also the birthplace of four of world’s major religions‚ namely Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism and Buddhism. This diverse religious nature of India is result of social integration of religions brought in by invaders and conquerors like Greeks in 180
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the Americas Fall 2010 Oral History Essay & Analysis On New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) Professor Nicole Burrows In the late 1800s‚ oral history was the only way to pass stories down in order to preserve cultures and traditions. According to Encarta Word Dictionary‚ oral history is a written work of history based on interviews with or recordings of participants. It is one of the most traditional ways of retelling and learning history. For my oral history project‚ I interviewed
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Candler had acquired complete ownership of the Coca-Cola business. Pemberton was forced to sell because he was in a state of poor health and was in debt. He had paid $76.96 for advertising‚ but he only made $50.00 in profits. Candler acquired the whole company for $2‚300. Within four years‚ Candler’s merchandising flair helped expand consumption of Coca-Cola to every state and territory. 1893 - In January "Coca-Cola" was registered in the U.S.
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Family Relations and Background: Agrippina was related to the Claudian ‘gens’‚ one of the oldest and most illustrious patrician families with imperial connections. Her father Germanicus had risen through the cursus honoroum to two consulships and the proconsulships of Germany and Gaul. Germanicus’s brother was the brother was the future Claudian emperor‚ Claudius. Agrippina’s family lineage was therefore immensely prestigious. Her mother is quoted twice by Tacitus asserting her descent from the
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in my life make me‚ me. This cultural background paper is about the values‚ experiences‚ worldviews‚ and different identities that have shaped me throughout the years. It makes you think hard about the things you let into your life‚ or even the values you developed through your family or on your own. Unfortunately‚ there are things that influence our identity in a negative way and can overtake what we think about ourselves. Starting with my cultural background I am a daughter‚ sister‚ granddaughter
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I have two cultural background which are Cherokee Indian and African American . Cherokee is really pronounced as “CHAIR-uh-kee” in our language. Cherokee comes from a Muskogee word meaning ‘speakers of another language’. Cherokee Indians originally called themselves Aniyunwiya “the principal people‚” but today they accept the named Cherokee. But in their language it is pronounced Tsadagi . The Cherokees are original residents of the American southeast region‚ particularly Georgia‚ North and South
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Juliet.’ Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young “star crossed loves” whose death ultimately unite their feuding families. 2. Good Afternoon‚ my name is Yasmine‚ and in my oral today‚ I will be taking the role of William Shakespeare and presenting my favourite passage as well as discussing what my intentions were for writing this play. Throughout my play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ my favourite scene of all time is when Juliet asks
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