Access provided by The University Of Texas at Austin‚ General Libraries (5 Apr 2013 15:10 GMT) Beauty Queens Behaving Badly Gender‚ Global Competition‚ and the Making of Post-Refugee Neoliberal Vietnamese Subjects Nhi T. Lieu Beauty pageants have received plenty of scholarly attention in the past two and a half decades‚ demonstrating through critical analyses and well-researched studies that these spectacular contests perform a number of cultural‚ social‚ and symbolic functions for any given
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“A Comparison of Competitors’ Websites” The retail industry such as Men’s Wearhouse‚ Macy’s‚ Burlington‚ and Express operate websites and are part of a highly competitive industry. They contend with local‚ national‚ and global online retailers that bring comparable products and offer comparable services. Consumer opportunities in retail are shifting quickly with online retail stores‚ with an innovative future‚ which includes speed‚ convenience‚ and personalized mobile access. The change to e-commerce
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Gender Roles in Sports Ever since the beginning of the Olympics Games in Greece in 776 B.C.‚ women have always been put on the back burner when it comes to sports. To this day there are very noticeable differences in women’s sports compared the nature of men’s sports. Women and men alike experience their inequalities in sports. For example‚ of you were to ask a group of people what they would rather watch: women’s basketball or men’s basketball; generally speaking the majority of the group would
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and you are not very active start off slowly. To increase your aerobic level you need to overload your body. It is a low impact workout session and so any injuries to your joints and muscles are prevented. Equipment needed? When in competition – Swimsuit: Usually very tight and sometimes longer down the legs and arms. This provides the least amount of drag so you take off is al lot faster. Goggles: Protect your eyes and see everything more clearly avoid
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Walking out of class with her new friend Allison‚ the only one at this school that seemed to really understand her‚ she said ‘What does she mean I have to live life? My boyfriend was lacrosse captain! I was prom queen! When I was sixteen I got attacked by a dog at the winter formal and had to stay in hospital for a week! Not many people can say that!’ ‘I don’t think you should be bragging about that. It sounds pretty traumatic actually‚’ Allison replied as they walked out the building. She can’t
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X-men: Hero’s that reinforce stereotypes Racism no longer exists‚ but a new prejudice against gifted people has risen. No longer is one judged by their skin color or social class‚ but by the fact that one can project lasers from one’s eyes or manipulate the forces of magnetism. In 1963‚ Marvel Comics released its first issue of a series entitled "The Uncanny X-men". The comic book series deals with the typical theme of good versus evil‚ but emphasizes mostly on the struggle of race. The X-men
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Jasmine Howard 23 October 2013 Hip Hop’s Portrayal of Black Women Hip hop has changed drastically over the course of years. In the earlier ages‚ Hip hop artists valued plenty of originality by creatively expressing themselves in a positive way to their surroundings. Now it seems as if artists are preying on women as if they’re animals by lacking its true originality and being ran over by commercialism. Hip hop represents a tree gradually losing its leaves over time. Somehow‚ the hip hop
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technological developments has impacted sports tremendously. In this report‚ we aim to explore how photo-finish and hawk-eye technology have brought more fair competition in professional sports today as compared to the past. We will also look into how swimsuit technology enhances physical attributes to improve the performance of athletes. However‚ as with all forms of technologies‚ there are criticisms and controversies involved. We will examine the controversies thoroughly and conclusively argue upon
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Kiara Cogdell English 2200 4 February 2013 Imperfections of Being Perfect I’m trapped in a world of fame. Not much of my life goes unrecognized by the public eye. The bright cameras‚ the constant paparazzi‚ and the false accusations have taken over my life. I’m not quite sure what these “normal” people want to be famous for. They admire me. They want to be just like me. The numerous amounts of fan mail I receive darken my spirits. How could you look up to someone like me? Why would you trade
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Victoria’s Secret I‚ Company Background: Victoria’s Secret (VS) is an American retail brand of women’s wear‚ lingerie and beauty products. It was established by Roy Raymond in the San Francisco during the 1970s. Raymond saw an opportunity in taking “underwear” of the time and turning it into fashion. Products stood apart from the traditional white cotton pieces‚ which department stores offered‚ with colors‚ patterns and style that gave them more allure and sexiness. They combined European elegance
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