...BIBLIOGRAPHY 36 1 Introduction: A second-hand or used good is one that is being purchased by or otherwise transferred to a second or later end user. A used good can also simply mean it is no longer in the same condition as it was when it was first transferred to the current end user. Used goods may be transferred informally between friends and family for free as "hand-me-downs" or they may be sold for a fraction of their original price at garage sales. Used clothing sector has grown into an important economic factor. It has clear consumer benefits. This is especially true in countries with low purchasing power, and for poorer consumers though it seems that almost all socio-economic groups are choosing to buy used clothing. Affordability is the key reason why people buy these goods. Fashion and consumer preferences also seem to be shifting towards western-style clothing. Many believe that clothes that are second hand are dirty. While this can be true in rare occasions, many times second hand clothing comes from clean homes and clean people who wash the clothes before they redistribute them. Second hand shops are not always for poor or poverty stricken folks, many middle class and wealthy individuals shop at second hand shops and also swap designer clothing on a regular basis. There are different types of second hand clothing that you can purchase or receive. Any article of clothing from shirts to pants to shoes and under garment can be redistributed as second hand....
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...The many years that he devoted to education helped contribute to his separation from God; it could be argued that the relation between these two sides where inversely proportional to a point where he began to question Gods existence. Grant himself could not stand the suffering that he was able to witness and undoubtly made him question why God would let so much of this struggle take place if he is too good as Reverend Ambrose insisted continuously. As a firm believer of God, I can see where Grant's questionings arise from. There is a God and he is the path of life, and through him we accomplish living on a daily basis, but as a believer you always try to imagine how big or how small what you actually believe in is. God is big, and probably hard enough to wrap our minds around the fact that he is so great that thinking merely about the size of his power, his love and his influence on the world itself is simply a challenge for our humane...
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...been a massive wave of Irish and German Catholic immigration. However, even with the massive wave of drinking came a reform from Maine instituting a prohibition on alcohol. There were those who were against the consumption of alcohol known as the Know-Nothings and then there were the Democrats who were known for “Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion.” In 1838 Boston continued on the path of trying to improve the nations drinking habits by coming up with a law to try to deter people from drinking as much. This law stated that it was illegal to sell spirits in quantities under fifteen gallons. This created an immense amount of opposition because it was seen as an attack on the poor because the rich would be able to buy fifteen gallons at a time, but the poor were unable to buy that much at one time. Tavern owners found a way around this law by allowing patrons to by the fifteen gallons of spirits as well as one drink and then they would be able to return the fifteen gallons after they finished their drink. Another way around this law was offering customers a chance to view a “pig” which was really the tavern owner, but while they were able to view the pig they would get a free glass of rum. This law was repealed in February of 1840. During the 18030’s, 40’s, and 50’s there was a rise of anti-immigrant parties such as the Nativists who were also known as the American party. There targets were the Democrats who were gaining...
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...When a company has good slogans it prompts consumers to associate certain thoughts and feelings with that company. If the USPS does a good job they could come up with a slogan that prompts both excitement and joy, pushing customers to be more apart, and increasing the company’s production. Slogans can be very beneficial to a company, but it takes more than that to keep a company floating. The USPS Postmaster feels that by eliminating Saturday deliveries it could help save the USPS (Source C). However, Richard Honack believes the exact opposite. He thinks that the USPS should also deliver on Sundays (Source A). Not only would this be risky, but it could be just what the USPS needs to separate itself from competition. For as long as mail has been delivered, it has never been delivered on a Sunday. Although today it seems very normal that shops are open on Sundays, it didn’t used to be...
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...Journey from My Past to My Future Alicia Gomez PSY 202 Kendra Nicole Hope-Moore July 29, 2013 I. Where are you from? A. From the South B. Laredo, Texas II. What was your family like? A. I am the fourth of the family B. Strong Catholic family C. Had our ups and downs III. Who were the important people in your life? A. My parents B. My older sister C. My uncle IV. What things do I remember about my childhood? A. Hearing my parents fight B. Holidays C. Going to the lake D. Being sick V. What are your Personal, Professional, and academic goals? A. Academic goals are to gain my Associates and Bachelor’s B. Professional goal is to have my own day care Journey from My Past to My Future I had dreams of going to college right after high school, but for whatever reason it didn’t happen. In this paper, you will know some of my experience in life that I had to go thru to get where I am at this time in life. Reading the adult development theories in this class made me learned more in life. There is a goal that I want to accomplish in the future. I grew up in Laredo, Texas south of the border. When I say south of the border is because there is a bridge that separates Mexico and the United States. The city of Laredo, Texas and the surroundings areas have seen their population jump almost a third, to 172,000, between 1990and 1995. Much of this is tied to Laredo’s position...
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...will be always one of our magic food trailers near from the customers. It consists in a mobile fast food restaurant unit. Instead of a store, we have several wheels sustaining our delicious food. The Parisians that were in doubt if Paris has or not a place to eat after midnight and early in the morningwill be now our #1 fan. The Homemade Kitchen will be located in the most crowded places of Paris and near from non-stop commercial places and universities. Our target is to be Paris #1 option to eat healthy fast food and offer a comfortable place for our customers with friendly service. After clubs, parties, shows, in the middle of work time, the lights of our trailers will be on! Since we saw it is almost impossible to find a place to eat or buy drinks late at night, we wondered why not opening a place that fills this needs at an affordable price with high quality products. At the same time we are constructing a strong brand, we will give to our customers an new option of eating healthy food if they want. Our Kitchen promise to deliver a great tasting experience and will provide the best natural ingredients for this. Our business is to...
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...Persuasive Piece Contention: Heroin must be decriminalised The prostitution of twelve-year-old children as heroin peddlers on the streets has sent shockwaves through the community. The devastating effects of heroin have ruined the lives of hundreds of families through the loss of loved ones. The precious lives of teenagers and adults alike are being sacrificed on the altar of those, whose dogma prevents them from accepting the need for a new approach. Heroin must be decriminalised, in order to control and curb the devastating effects its use inflicts on the community. The importation, sale and use of heroin has been banned for 43 years, yet ironically heroin is now more freely available than ever. Outlawing heroin has not hindered its use, instead it has been conducive to other evils. Rather than depressing the “500 heroin-related deaths” occurring in Australia annually, prohibition has furnished the epidemic of HIV and hepatitis C in the community through the “use of unclean needles.” Instead of controlling heroin, prohibition has delivered the illicit drug as a franchise to organised crime. The continuing eruption of the black market has been sustained by the staggering “640 billion dollar” annual profit. It is this filthy profit that allows for the corruption, exploitation and intimidation of anybody, from the corner shopkeeper to the judiciary. It has provided the criminal element with the impetus to carry out every endeavour necessary “to expand demand and...
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...Banal Nationalism is “introduced to cover the ideological habits which enable the established nations of the West to be reproduced.” Billig argues that banal nationalism is “the endemic condition” rather than extreme variants, which surround the idea of nationalism. Banal Nationalism refers to the everyday representation of a nation which builds an imagined sense of solidarity and belonging amongst the residents of the given nation. The wearing of a remembrance poppy surrounding remembrance Sunday, marking the armistice of World War One, is a national symbol to remember those lost in war and the families of lost soldiers affected by the wars. The example of a remembrance poppy has both aspects that support the idea of ‘banal nationalism’ yet also argues against it. A remembrance poppy is a visual symbol of remembrance of those lost at war during recent and major world wars. It not only remembers those lost but those who are left behind when their family members are killed at war. It is argued that the poppy, made from paper and plastic that is worn on the lapel of a persons jacket or shirt, supports war and the deaths of innocents as a consequence. With such a sign being worn by British society, regardless of age, it could be argued that British society supports the idea of war and violence. The poppy is a symbol of blood shed at war and the destruction caused furthermore the Poppy Appeal is highly evident across British society around the end of October up until the 11th of...
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...DeVyne Lowe What and where was the Dust Bowl? The Dust Bowl is an area of land where vegetation had been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice. The Dust Bowl hit areas like Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas. The Dust Bowl was the name given to the Great Plains region devastated by drought in 1930s depression-ridden America. The Dust Bowl was a dangerous storm that damaged many places. For eight years dust blew on southern plains. Tons of topsoil were blown off barren fields and carried in storm clouds for hundreds of miles. After a while the entire world was affected. The Dust Bowl got its name after...
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...Elisabeth Schauer Mary F. Lyons LCS 360 A March 4th 2014 The Importance of Religion throughout African Americans in the 1900’s Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing” and Solomon Northrup, “Twelve Years a Slave” are two memoirs with similar themes that encompassed their societies. These literally works depicts many life stories in which thematic concerns of religion, racism, chauvinism, education, poverty and seclusion carry an American dream. One quickly notices that they both relate in the way they pass out their different themes especially the theme of religion in this case. Religion is the main concern in this article considered for literary analysis. Therefore, the two authors used religion as part of their larger story to bring out a more or less the same thematic concept. Maya Angelou composed a stunning and energizing personal history titled “I know why the caged birds sing” of her hardship in her growth as a dark young woman in the southern states of America. Set in the 1930's the place the legacy of subjection remained. One thing, which made this literature work so fascinating to peruse, was the way that this book had such a variety of topics, which are both relative and imperative to us today like the absence of equivalent chances, prejudice, bias, training, neediness, seclusion, religion and The American Dream. On the other hand, in his work Solomon Northrup’s, “Twelve Years a Slave” shows the pain and ill-use encountered by Solomon Northrup in...
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...BERLIM - A informalidade domina as ruas de Berlim. Como quase tudo o que é moderno e descolado na capital alemã, os melhores brechós e lojas de designers locais estão no antigo lado oriental. O caótico brechó Colours (Bergmannstrasse, 102), no bairro de Kreuzberg, e o mais arrumado Made in Berlin (Neue Schönhauser, 1), em Mitte, são sinônimos de bons achados. No bairro, a Alte Schönhauser é uma rua lotada de lojas interessantes. AComme Berlin é especializada em vestidos; a Claudia Skoda, com ótimas opções de roupas masculinas e femininas; a L’Ephemere, com batas e peças femininas. No bairro-tendência de Prenzlauer Berg, a incrível We Are All Beautiful People (Eberswalder Strasse, 26) tem camisetas com frases bacanas e saias idem. Na East Berlin, encontre jaquetas e bolsas. Percorra a Kastanienallee para encontrar brechós e araras nas calçadas. Endereços - "Paris Second Hand", Friedrichshain, Berlin Rigaer Str. 41, 10247 Berlin +49 30 49854485 U-bahn: Samariterstrasse - Lunettes Brillenagentur, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin (ÓCULOS) Marienburgerstraße 11, 10405 Berlin +49 30 34082789 U-bahn: - Elementarteilchen-Second Hand für Frauen, Wedding, Berlin Amsterdamer Str. 4, 13347 Berlin +49 173 4494718 U-bahn: Seestrasse Roupa para mulher e criança. JAMES HAND, Mitte, Berlin Max-Beer-Str. 29, 10119 Berlin +49 30 75452291 U-bahn: Rosa-Luxemburg Platz - Made in Berlin, Mitte, Berlin Neue Schönhauser 19, 10118 Berlin +49 30...
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... LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY BU1006/N ECONOMIC REPORT ON KAIRABA SUPERMARKET BY: BINTOU BAH STUDENT ID: 08001931 SEMINAR TUTOR: IAN WILLIAMS MAY 2008 CONTENTS PAGE Contents page Title Page. 1 Contents Page 2 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Background of Firm 3 2.1 DEMAND & PRICE 3 2.2 SUPPLY & PRODUCTION 4 2.3 COST 4 2.4 COMPETITION 4 2.5 PROFITABILITY & CONTRIBUTIONS 4 3.0 The Economic Problems 5 3.1 Problem One 5 3.2 Problem Two 5 3.3 problem Three 5 4.0 Solutions to the Problems 6 4.1 Solution One 6 4.2 Solution Two 6 4.3 Solution Three 6 5.0 Summary 7 6.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION: This is an economic report on Kairaba Supermarket. It opens with a background statement on the firm itself and its economic environment. Thereafter three economic problems facing the supermarket are identified and a strategy putting foreword three economic...
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...CHAPTER 4 INDUSTRY AND COMPETITOR ANALYSIS Industry Analysis 4.1 Porter's Five Forces A. Rivalry among Competing Firms - Weak Rivalry among competing firms is considerably low since NBS has maintained its position on being the largest and top bookstore and distributor of the country. Moreover, there are relatively fewer sellers that any one company's actions have little direct impact on rival's business. Products of rival competitors were also somehow different in approach as to which, say, Fully Booked and Goodwill Bookstore focus on book retailing rather than offering school supplies. Even if firms compete with same books and other materials, the pricing strategy of NBS is relatively lowest among rivalry. This has been one of the advantages of NBS throughout the decades past. Lastly, competition has already transcended on internet based systems by delivering online services which fast-paced technology-driven consumers demand. Almost all competing firms have already adapt this change and continually to develop further their online marketing, promotions and strategies. B. Threat of New Entrants - Moderate Threats of new entrants for NBS is moderate since factors of relative price of substitute, low product differentiation, big switching cost to buyers, easy access to distribution channels and high capital requirement is considered. Relatively, strong partnerships with publishers would be advantageous for potential entering firms. Moreover, it is easy...
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...day and night not to earn wealth rather survive. The day of a people used to start early in the morning when the sunrise and ends when the sun sets. The farmer did not use to get benefit from the daily hard work. They used to have porridge and beer to be ready for the work every morning. In the early colonies, the farmer's house was used to built by Edwin rice. The men used to work outside in the farm field and at the time of springtime they would be filling and planting the fields. They used all the hard labor with the help of an animal. And in the fall time they collect the harvest and...
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...And after 25 years of not seeing him, Silvas’ son found her. Now having a ministry, reaching out to families who visit loved ones in prison, Silvas’ longing is geared towards helping people get through the long, lonely nights, missing and wishing their loved ones were near. Receiving a message from the Lord that it was a part of her assignment to have service for the families driving near and far, Silvas told the Lord that if he wanted her to be obedient, then she just needed him to open the doors of the church. “I had been coming out here from Riverside for about three years, but there weren’t any churches opened on Saturday nights, and that’s a big thing. Families can only visit on Saturday and Sunday mornings, so many of them will come and spend the night and visit on Sundays. I went everywhere in Blythe with my friend looking for churches in Blythe, and finally one night I got out of the car to a church and I prayed.” As a minister for the past 17 years, Silvas was obedient and reached out to many churches, looking for a haven to host families in need. Without hearing anything back for a year from pastors and churches in the area, it was during that time that she thought, “maybe I should have the meeting in a hotel conference room,” but no matter what, she said she couldn’t just let it go. With word from a friend who knew a local pastor, Silvas shared her wanting to provide service to the disconsolates who travel every weekend to be near their loved ones. After meeting...
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