Yvon And The Depiction Of Patagonia

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The idea of an inevitable death is dreary for anybody to think about but as human beings we have the capability to use the emotion for good. Throughout my essay I have described how one company was able to do this and their reasoning for the motive. The interview with Yvon along the river can be compared to the paper I wrote just now and how the depiction of Patagonia through the eyes of an outside source is seen and interpreted. I believe that they have gone above and beyond the call of duty for any company and their influence is as widespread as it gets but the issue still remains the same. I think we will have to do much more research on the subject of adaptability of large corporations and hope that someday everybody can give their 1% back

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