identity through the American clothes‚ her relationship with Somesh‚ and being widowed. When in India‚ Sumita wears saris‚ the traditional women’s clothing. She loves her vast collection‚ and it brings her comfort when going to America. “Somewhere down below me‚ low in the belly of the plane‚ inside my new brown case which is stacked in the dark with a hundred others‚ are my saris… I know then that everything will be all right.” (Divakaruni 254). When she finally arrives‚ and spends time with her
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In 1676 the Compagnie de Limonadiers was formed in Paris and granted a monopoly for the sale of its products. Vendors carried tanks on their backs from which they dispensed cups of lemonade. Sari-sari stores remains the largest distribution channel in 2011‚ small neighborhood retail outlets called sari-sari stores accounted for the
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is one of those traditional ditties that are funny in being nonsensical. Musical Instruments guitar Riddles 1.Nagtago si Pedro‚ labas ang ulo. (Pedro hides but you can still see his head. ) 2.Hindi pari‚ hindi hari‚ nagdadamit ng sari-sari. (Not a priest‚ not a king but wears different kinds of clothes.) 3.Bugtong-pala-bugtong‚ kadenang umuugong. (Riddle me‚ riddle me‚ here comes a roaring chain). 4.Heto na si Kaka‚ bubuka-bukaka. (Here comes Kaka‚ walking with an open leg.)
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especially in Asia. Pawnshops can provide these financial services to poor and low-income households for a variety of reasons. One is that pawnshops fall under less regulation than other financial institutions. Pawnshops used to operate like a sari-sari store with very little government control. In fact the only time these units came into contact with government agencies was when they paid business registration fees and income taxes. They were not even covered by the usury law enacted in 1916
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competitive players in the global industry. From its first biscuit‚ MNC has evolved into a premier food firm. Currently‚ MNC has been producing biscuits and cookies and has a nationwide reach for its distribution channels from supermarkets down to the sari-sari store. To compete with the crackers product line‚ MNC through its sister company Monde M.Y. San Corporation is a major player in the crackers category. Monde M.Y San Corporation is a Filipino firm originating from an ice cream parlor situated
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“compromising stance”. Explanation: the win some-lose some method is a kind of method wherein one party is aggravate because he/she is compromise in a certain problem or case. For example I am a driver. And accidentally my car was bumped in a sari-sari store. The store-owner suggested that I will only pay the damages so that I will not be on jail. Because I am in a compromised position‚ I should pay the damages so that I will not be jailed. In my part I “win some” because I will be not jailed anymore
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Agri-Food Trade Service Softdrinks Industry: Another Side of a Filipino’s Beverage Life1 2009 Ditas R. Macabasco Agribusiness Specialist Center for Food and Agri Business University of Asia and the Pacific Softdrinks‚ also known as carbonated drinks‚ cola‚ soda or pop‚ is one of the most consumed beverages in the country. Prior to the introduction of bottled water‚ ready-to-drink teas‚ ready-to-drink fruit juices‚ and other functional drinks‚ it was the usual choice of Filipino consumers
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Economies of scale Puregold is perhaps one of the companies that are benefiting from economies of scale‚ and for good reason. As a dominant player in retailing‚ the company’s size provides it with enormous efficiencies that it uses to keep costs low. For example‚ its size allows Puregold to do its own purchasing more efficiently since it has roughly 250 large stores worldwide. This gives the company tremendous bargaining power with its suppliers. Not only does it get its products cheaper‚ but its
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“Cultural appropriation is a sociological concept which views the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture as a largely negative phenomenon.” Fashion has always crossed boundaries‚ in the case of cultural appropriation has it gone too far? Although cultural appropriation can sound like a simple concept at first such as Chinese food adapting into American culture‚ it’s not that simple. Cultural appropriation can make people stereotype one another and stigmatise
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The Importance of good parenting In Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro and “Pigs Can’t Fly” by Shyam Selvadurai there is a clear failure in the parenting of the protagonists. Weather a complete disregard for the feelings of the child or ignoring their significant actions‚ both Pai and Arjie do not get the help from their parental figure as is deserved and they respond to this in different ways. It is the ways that the protagonists respond to the failures that makes the person. In “Whale Rider”
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