Conspicuous consumption

9/19 It's the first day I work after the long vacation. I woke up rather easily, since I've been getting up at the same hour throughout the holidays. I felt sad about my knees, because I expected them to get better after getting rest for a week. My teacher called me. She didn't show ant intention to follow the ordinary routine, questioning about my vacation and how I feel. Consequently, I didn't have that much oppoortunity to talk, but I don't have any grudge on that. I've read two articles in…

Alongside love and tragedy, class is one of the key themes in both Atonement and The Great Gatsby. Whilst there are some clear holes in Briony and Nick’s narrative reliability, readers can still gain an insight into the portrayal of class. Ideas such as class segregation, the rich’s hollowness, and class consciousness are presented through numerous techniques. These include narrative bias, metaphorical settings, and character foreboding. Fitzgerald and McEwan alike reflect their narrators as…

1. Company Background Bentley is a British luxury automaker founded by W.O. Bentley in 1919. It was acquired by Rolls-Royce Limited in 1931 and later acquired by Volkswagen in 1998. Its mission is “To build a fast car, a good car, the best in its class” (About Bentley, n.d.) and headquarter is located in Crewe, England. Bentley automobiles can be sold via franchised dealers world-wide. In 2001, it first entered China market (“Bentley Mulsanne”, 2009) and China even became the largest market…

In Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, Pip is portrayed as a boy brought up in a poor family. He inherits a large fortune from an unknown benefactor and leaves behind his whole life as he had known previously, and starts anew. Pip abandons his family and friends and only comes back to visit them when it benefits him, or whenever Estella wishes for his assistance. Things go great for Pip until near the end of the story, when his money is lost and he now must depend on his friends and…

Introduction The social writer F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby to touch upon many social issues, such as the ever-prevalent American Dream, and human pursuits such as the need for love, power, social recognition, and purpose. Set in the Jazz Age, themes such as how money and greed destroy people are brought forth. In The Great Gatsby, the characters are hedonistic and decadent; just like some people in today’s society. Fitzgerald questions this self-seeking mentality: Is it worth it?…

2. INTRODUCTION India's luxury market is expanding and is is expected to cross the $10 billion-mark by 2014 boosted by a new class of wealthy termed as the 'closet customers' who have joined the traditionally rich contributing to higher luxury sales, as per ET report. According to the CII-IMRB report, as a result of the economic slowdown in 2013 has impacted the luxury market to a certain extent but by mid-2014 the market is expected to revive and continue its growth trajectory and grow at…

With home invasions and burglaries becoming more and more prevalent, many homeowners are concerned about the security of their home and the safety of their family. Homeowners are now considering the option of installing home security systems to protect their family and their home. Home security systems are becoming more common and monitoring companies are becoming very popular as a way to increase the effectiveness of a home security system. Floodlights and alarms are good; however, a company…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…