Going for the Look‚ but Risking Discrimination by Steven Greenhouse The New York Times‚ Sunday‚ July 13 A funny thing happens when Elizabeth Nill‚ a sophomore at Northwestern University‚ goes shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch. At no fewer than three Abercrombie stores‚ she says‚ managers have approached her and offered her a job as a clerk. “Every time this happens‚ my little sister says‚ ‘Not again‚’” said Ms. Nill‚ who is 5-foot-6 and has long blond hair. She looks striking.
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Review of India’s Look East Policy “India’s Look East Policy is not merely an external economic policy‚ it is also a strategic shift in India’s vision of the world and India’s place in the evolving global economy. Most of all it is about reaching out to our civilisational neighbours in South East Asia and East Asia”-- Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Introduction In many ways the post Cold War external environment of a globalizing world‚ without rival political alliances‚ gave India the
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A Closer Look at We Were the Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates caught the hearts and attention of many when she wrote We Were the Mulvaneys. Oates was born during the Great Depression‚ a time when feminism and gender played a big role in her life. (Powers 333). Even as a small child‚ she enjoyed writing. She majored in English and eventually earned her master’s degree. Shortly after‚ she taught at the University of Detroit‚ University of Windsor‚ and at Princeton. Aside from her teaching career‚ she
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“Going for the Look” Employment Discrimination The cliché “don’t judge a book by its cover” is hopelessly lost on the people of the younger generation in this modern day. People in general have these subconscious desires to intermingle with others who “look” a certain way. Retail marketing companies such as Abercrombie and Fitch have implemented these emotional impulses as a marketing strategy to the point at which practice has become policy. Marketing is being taken to new heights
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A SECOND LOOK AT WILDERNESS: A SUMMARY OF WILLIAM CRONON’S “THE TROUBLE WITH WILDERNESS; OR‚ GETTING BACK TO THE WRONG NATURE” In the past several decades‚ wilderness has been illustrated as the sole standing retreat for civilization to escape to when our world becomes overwhelming. In William Cronon’s The Trouble With Wilderness; or‚ Getting Back to The Wrong Nature‚ he preaches how over time our definition of wilderness has completely changed. Today‚ we define the concept of the wild as natural
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Jay Gatsby is Truly Great In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby who is a man who over time‚ becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen. But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great in order to impress Daisy‚ but Daisy is an unworthy goal. Many stories fly around about Gatsby but no one knows what to really
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A Look at the Ethics of Marijuana Legalization Martha Hays SOC120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Instructor Michelle Gardener March 18‚ 2013 A Look at the Ethics of Marijuana Legalization The topic that I am writing my paper on is legalizing marijuana. The topic of legalizing marijuana is controversial and often debated. In this paper I will discuss the ethical issues that come up on both sides of the issue as well as my own personal opinion. With marijuana legalization
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1. The title Look For Me By Moonlight is relevant to the novel because the main character Cynda would meet the mysterious man staying at there hotel whom she had a crush on at moonlight every night. It is appropriate because Cynda grew very fond of Vincent by these visits every night‚ which lead to the main conflict. 2. It was approximately seventy pages before the author captured my interest in this book. This occurred when Vincent first started staying at the Inn. The mysterious man made
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Strayer University Bus 340 Tactics To Look Out For Nancy Wilson-Walker Professor Gary Reinke Contract Negotiations Week 8 Assignment 4 June 02‚ 2013 Strayer University Bus 340 Tactics To Look Out For Nancy Wilson-Walker Professor Gary Reinke Contract Negotiations Week 8 Assignment 4 June 02‚ 2013 References Dawson‚ Roger. (October 10‚ 2011). Top Twenty Power Negotiating Tactics. Home Business Magazine‚ 3rd Edition. Retrieved from http://www.homebusinessmag.com/marketing/how-guides/top-twenty-power-negotiating
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Xiao Gu 9/8 2°Eur/Lit Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination After reading the article “Going for the Look‚ But Risking Discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse from the New York Times. I decided to disagree with Cohen’s argument‚ because it is hurtful and unfair to intelligence‚ experience and personality. Maybe they don’t have skills or abilities for the job of the company. Then the company will get down even close. The most expensive thing of the 21st century is talented people. So only
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