Denim

Margaret Foley is the brand manager for UnME Jeans. UnME jeans was “one of the most successful up-and coming players in the junior denim market.” Their name is derived from “you and me” to encourage teenagers and young women to be unique and individual. The brand also wants young women to break away from peer pressure; instead of falling into peer pressure they encourage accepting and appreciating different styles. Foley is faced with the challenge of expanding her marketing efforts into Web 2.0…

Being a young woman in the United States, means growing, finding yourself, and being free during that process. Not all young women have the same sort of freedom that Westerns have. The United States is a secular country, which is a country that have no religions or beliefs embedded in it’s laws. The countries that these films are based, Iran and Israel, are Islamic nations. An Islamic nation is governed by Islamic laws and cultural practices with a primarily Muslim community. After watching the…

48Cd, 80Hg and 82Pb "I like smoke and lightnin', heavy metal thunder." Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf (1968) Heavy metal, often dubbed as the Devil's music, is no stranger to controversy and criticism. Baptist minister Jeff R. Steele, famous for his sermons warning about the dangers of rock and roll music, expressed his disdain and attached adjectives such as 'sick', 'repulsive', 'horrible' and 'dangerous' to the genre (Weinstein p. 1). Dr. Deena Weinstein, professor of sociology at DePaul…

When Lucy stepped through the wardrobe and into Narnia, it changed my life. It was the moment I realized that as difficult as things may seem there is the possibility of magic and something bigger just beyond the door. My life changed at that moment. I had found freedom to be the little girl I was, if only in my imagination. It was more than I had ever known. Screaming and fighting always seemed to be going on at my house. My dad was a heroin addict and Mom was a rage addict. Everyday there…

The gleaming sun caressed my squinting face as I glanced up at the magnificent blue sky decorated with white, fluffy clouds that resembled cotton candy. I was outside exploring the vast backyard while barefoot. It was my first morning in the United States. My stepfather, my siblings, and I had arrived seven hours ago from the Philippines to our new home in Rhode Island from the T. F. Green Airport at around midnight. Last night was my first time seeing my mother in a year. I was furious,…

Ethical Situations in Business EST1 Develop an applicable standards and procedures section that includes a minimum of four elements of acceptable or unacceptable behavior found in a code of ethics. Standards and Procedures Policy: Employee Conduct at work. Purpose: To inform employees of company expectations. Expectation: Employees are required to follow all rules of conduct. • Always maintain a professional attitude and demeanor towards co-workers and customers. • Employees will not abuse…

The History of Barbie Barbie is the most popular doll in the world. She is a worldwide fashion muse and pop culture icon for girls of all ages. Barbie has worked with many designers over the years being created and improved. She creates an unrealistic body-image causing some women to go to extremes to look like her. Barbie is so popular she is collected and has had lawsuits over her. The world’s famous Barbie dolls were created by Ruth Handler. She got the idea of Barbie from her two children…

SPENCER’S RETAIL LIMITED VISION To “build Spencer’s as the most professionally managed retail business in the country through: 1. Excellence in all operating processes 2. Nurturing and facilitating a learning and growth culture; 3. Building a unique retail experience for the customers”. Spencer’s, the retail giant is one of the largest retail chain supermarkets in India offering food items, apparel, durables, fashion, electronics, lifestyle products, music and books through its 350 stores…

The Outsiders is about a story written in 1960s by the main lead, Ponyboy Curtis. Through narration, the story was told in a first person perspective. The story evolves between two groups of people, the lower-class group of Oklahoma youths called greasers and the upper-class youth from the west side of town called Socials, Socs for short. One night, some of the Socs were unhappy with some of the greasers when they befriended their girlfriend, Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in. Later that…

The story, “Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx presents us with a character named Ennis del Mar who is unwilling and unable to reach for his heart’s desire, a man named Jack Twist. Jack and Ennis meet when they are both young men, having grown up in almost identical situations. Both were high-school country boys with no prospects, brought up to hard work and privation, both rough- mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life. Both are real cowboys, both are also living the life expected of…