hours Part-A: Reading Test (40 Marks) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it: I have never thought that I'd do an MA, let alone in fashion. But here I am in Nottingham, six months into an MA course in Fashion & Textiles at Nottingham Trent University. I am beginning to realise that doing a postgraduate degree in fashion is not really about being able to design wonderfully creative clothes, but about discovering my own potential. Every step I have been taking has brought me
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The poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, discusses how people think that beauty is the most important thing. As a child grows up, society brainwashes them into thinking that looks are more important than anything else. Every little girl has had a Barbie doll, and that Barbie is always beautiful with an hour glass figure and this is where it all starts. When a child becomes a teenager, their body starts to change and develop into ways that society may not improve of. Then when adulthood is reached
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Group: Diamonds Strategy Term Project 2-3 MGT 695 – Strategic Planning January 26, 2013 Ralph Lauren Corporation Module 2: Mission, Goals, and the Strategic Management Process 1. Search for a mission statement for the firm. Not all organizations publish such a statement, so alternatively you can look for enduring principles and values upon which the firm seems to be anchored. This information is often available at the firm’s website or is contained in its annual reports. You may also interview
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In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy, she illustrates the effect that society has on the expectations of women. This expectation is that women, like the girl described in the poem, should be perfect. She should know how to cook and clean, but most importantly she should be attractive according to the impossible stereotypes of womanly beauty. Many women in today’s society are being compared to the unrealistic physical looks and life of the Barbie doll. Through the past many years, the Barbie
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is over the career of Fashion Design. I chose this topic, because I have always had a desire to one day have my own clothing line and see other people support me by wearing my creations. Also because I like to mix different articles of clothing and create my own unique style to go out and express to the world. This paper will highlight the details about a fashion designer, like what type of education you need, skills required, the work environment, and their salaries. Fashion Design is a career where
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Vanessa Calderon English 102 April 16, 2011 Research paper Sandra Cisneros Sandra Cisneros a well known author has written two stories that are different in subject but reflect her life in some way. These two exceptional stories are “Barbie Q” and “Eleven”. Most of her writings are about the different events that she encounters throughout her life, some are about the Hispanic community and some about the role of women in society. Cisneros writes about how important is to love one
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Most parents randomly buy toys for children without considering the influence these toys have on the behavior of their children. Many studies do indicate that parents treat daughters and sons differently in areas specifically related to gender expectations: giving them different toys (Lips 404). Children learn through the process of observation and imitation; hence, the children are exposed to the need of observing the environment in their daily lives. Most parents limit the type of toys their children
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Mobile and Wearable Devices IT/200 Wearable Devices The use of wearable technology has increased massively within the last few years, from smartwatches, pedometers, activity trackers etc, there has been a demand for wearable technology so that consumers to be able to keep up with information that is important to them. In the past wearable technology were limited to one or two functions, whether you wanted to count your calories for the day or how many steps you have walked,
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options in magic mirror like there is a button that help you to choose clothes according to your mood and if you do not know what you should wear you can ask the mirror to help you to choose because there is a data base in the mirror of the latest fashion design and the opinion of the designer which colors designers recommend this time. You can also share your clothes pictures with your friends who also have magic mirror and they will help you to choose clothes. Every time you buy something new you
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Barbie Doll Women have a wrong perspective about beauty. With media and social networking on the rise, the standard of beauty is skewed to what others portray it to be. Women who don’t have supportive people around them to reinforce the true concept of beauty often grow up to be self-destructive and seek validation from all the wrong places. There is too much importance and too much anxiety placed on women to surrender to the image of being or becoming a Barbie doll. In the poem “Barbie Doll,” written
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