female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka, Japan. To entertain their clients, prostitutes practiced the arts of dance, music, poetry, and calligraphy as well as sexual services, and an educated wit was considered essential for sophisticated conversation. Many became celebrities of their times outside the pleasure districts. Their art and fashions often set trends among wealthy women. Soon, peoples’ attitudes seemed to have begun to harden against prostitution. In
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Caribbean Festivals at Home and Abroad Concept of Carnival/Festival Carnival brings about a "second world condition" so that when carnival comes around, another world is created and people go into that world. Notion of carnival as one of “the decentralising forces that militate against official power and ideology. Carnival as the interruption of dominant discourses “to surrender the critical and cultural tools to the dominant class and in this sense, carnival can be seen above all else as a site
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Japan Expo Paris 2013 feat. European Cosplay Gathering - The Best Cosplay Stage in the World Every first weekend of July since 1999, airport security at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport deals with more than just their ordinary odd size luggages: along with the influx of fake weapons comes a large group of ordinary-looking visitors accompanied by their extensive and extraordinary packages. Hotels within a 10km radius of the airport are entirely booked out 9 months prior to this special weekend
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Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south-east coast, on the Tasman Sea. In June 2010 the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people. Besides, Sydney is ranked 11th in the world out of the 221 cities reviewed in the 2011 Worldwide Quality of Living Index compiled by Mercer Human. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders, comprising a cosmopolitan and international population. Sydney is
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Liberty University The Traditional Church: Creating a Culture for Change Submitted to Dr. Austin B. Tucker in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Christian Leadership DSMN 605 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Terence McCrimmon Fayetteville, North Carolina August 6, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………… 1 Stagnation within a Traditional Church………………………………….………. 1 Changing the Method does not Mean Changing the Message………………
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MKT 470- MARKETING RESEARCH Topic: A study on Bata Shoes’ success in attracting all different ages of customers of Bangladesh Prepared For: Samy Ahmed (SyA) Faculty Member School of Business Prepared By:
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Ranck CONNECTED CONSUMER Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION HISTORY FITNESS AND WELLNESS DEVICES European sector Other areas of fitness WEARABLES IN THE ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT OPTICAL WARE SKIN SENSORS DISABILITY TECHNOLOGIES FASHION AND ALTERNATIVE PARADIGMS FOR COMPUTING THE INTERSECTION OF WEARABLES, GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT AUGMENTED REALITY AND WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES TRENDS COMPANIES TO WATCH KEY TAKEAWAYS ABOUT JODY RANCK ABOUT GIGAOM PRO FURTHER READING 3 4 6 7 8 9 9 10
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................2 CONTEXT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 3 CURRENT WATCH TRENDS ............................................................................................................ 4 The Richemont Group trends and position.....................................................................
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Does Entertainment Cause Tyranny? Anonymous FdEng 201, Section 24 15 October 2012 It is unlikely that one will understand a text without analyzing it. A cursory glance is not enough to internalize the important messages that the author wants to convey. Perhaps the most important texts to analyze are those written to persuade their audiences to believe something. Failing look closely keeps audiences from understanding the text's true strengths and weaknesses. By carefully examining the
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play tennis with his friends) * Disability (there are many adapted activities available for people with disabilities, e.g. wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis) * Gender (some sports are generally associated with either men or women, e.g. Dance or Netball are mostly seen as women's activities) * Race (some activities are =1ssociated more with once race than another, e.g. people of African origin being pushed away from swimming and towards long distance running) 2 HEALTH and WELLBEING influences
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