Rita Dove was born in Akron Ohio on August 28‚ 1952. Although she has African American descent‚ she has lived in America the majority of her life. Dove has been writing poetry and other works of writing since 1980‚ making her a contemporary poet. She has attended Tubingen University in West Germany. There she met her husband‚ Fred Viebahn. Dove has also won many prestigious awards and “fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts‚ the Guggenheim Foundation‚ and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation”
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2008 JOHN DEIGHTON Dove: Evolution of a Brand In 2007‚ Unilever’s Dove was the world’s number-one “cleansing” brand in the health and beauty sector‚ with sales of over $2.5 billion a year in more than 80 countries. It competed in categories that included cleansing bars‚ body washes‚ hand washes‚ face care‚ hair care‚ deodorants‚ anti-perspirants‚ and body lotions. It competed with brands like Procter and Gamble’s Ivory‚ Kao’s Jergens‚ and Beiersdorf’s Nivea. Dove had recently launched what
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New Zealand’s Involvement in the Vietnam war Introduction The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War and referred to by the Vietnamese as the American War. It was a conflict that went from 1955 to 1975 between the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (currently known as North of Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (currently known as South of Vietnam). North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies. South Vietnam was supported by the United States
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HANOI—As Vietnam’s economy has boomed in recent decades‚ so too have pollution levels in its major cities‚ with experts concerned that air pollution could pose a major public health concern. "Environmental pollution in Vietnam is a real problem‚" said Tuong Lai‚ former dean of Vietnam’s Social Science Institute. "It’s not just foreign visitors who have complained about our dust pollution—people in our country are also very dissatisfied with it‚" he said. A study conducted by employment consultants
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Global Restaurants‚ Inc (KFC Vietnam 2008). The company now was known as Yum! Brands Inc which included all the restaurants: A&W Restaurants‚ Long John Silver’s‚ Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. KFC has more than 11‚000 restaurants operating in more than 80 countries and territories in the world. Today it is one of the most famous and strongest brand names in the fast food market (Entrepreneur Media 2009). In 1997‚ KFC restaurants opened its first outlet in Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam. Today‚ due to the trend
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Black Hawk Down is illustrious movie depicting a mission-gone-wrong during the U.S.’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia in 1993. This is the story of a planned 30-minute mission that turned into 15-hour blood bath when American troops were sent unprepared into Mogadishu to capture the ruling warlords. The film gets off to a rather slow start. Its attempt to set up the characters just does not work. We get some rather stale comments from a few soldiers about whether they think the US’s place in Somalia
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It is one of the fastest growing segments within the tourism industry‚ generating millions in revenues for cities and countries. MICE is also the popular trend of tourism in almost every country in the world‚ including developing countries like Vietnam. However‚ Europe and America still remain the major markets worldwide in respect of the number of meetings‚ conferences and exhibitions. Here is the rank of countries which have the highest number of meeting last year 2007. You can easily find out
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3 (February 14) – Vietnam: market entry decisions Answer the following questions: 1. Does Vietnam represent an attractive investment opportunity? Vietnam is 12th nation in the world with more population and its economic growth is expected to keep increasing in the following years. Thanks to the Doi Moi economic reforms since 1994 the country’s GDP is the third in growth rate in Asia‚ the inflation has decreased from 775% to 14% and the FDI is everyday more important. Moreover‚ the population
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Executive summary 1.1 Introduction of company Vietnam Airlines is the national carrier of Vietnam‚ which was established in 1956 under the name Vietnam Civil Aviation. Vietnam Airlines offers excellent service‚ high quality products‚ relaxing atmosphere at competitive price to their customers. They also generate a hospitable‚ effective and dynamic working environment for all their employees to perform the best abilities and skills to the company. Vietnam Airlines mission: Their mission is to be one
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considerable evidence that the POW MIA issue contains validity. The Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam was signed on January 27‚ 1973. This document‚ finalized during the Paris Peace Accords‚ signaled the end of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)‚ the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)‚ and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (representing various South Vietnamese insurgents) joined the US in signing
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