...use your pity. Listen with understanding. Put yourself in my dirty, worn out, ill-fitting shoes, and hear me. Poverty is getting up every morning from a dirt- and illness-stained mattress. The sheets have long since been used for diapers. Poverty is living in a smell that never leaves. This is a smell of urine, sour milk, and spoiling food sometimes joined with the strong smell of long-cooked onions. Onions are cheap. If you have smelled this smell, you did not know how it came. It is the smell of the outdoor privy. It is the smell of young children who cannot walk the long dark way in the night. It is the smell of the mattresses where years of "accidents" have happened. It is the smell of the milk which has gone sour because the refrigerator long has not worked, and it costs money to get it fixed. It is the smell of rotting garbage. I could bury it, but where is the shovel? Shovels cost money. Poverty is being tired. I have always been tired. They told me at the hospital when the last baby came that I had chronic anemia caused from poor diet, a bad case of worms, and that I needed a corrective operation. I listened politely - the poor are always polite. The poor always listen. They don't say that there is no money for iron pills, or better food, or worm medicine. The idea of an operation is frightening and costs so much that, if I had dared, I would have laughed. Who takes care of my children? Recovery from an operation takes a long time. I have three children. When I left...
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...products of the same kind. In view of the perfumes shown to us, Bench body and Dolce and Gabbana, one would automatically judge the two differently. The products have the same purpose: to make people smell good. But people would perceive it as to which one smells better, which one is more classy, which one is more expensive, or which one is more famous. When it comes to social class, people who have more money are more likely to possess the more expensive perfume, which is the Dolce and Gabbana. Though there are some people who do not have enough money would still choose the said perfume just to consider themselves as classy. Dolce and Gabbana is a reputable foreign brand for producing luxury fashion products. Any Filipino who acquires such perfume would be thought of someone as high-class. On the other hand, practical people who do not have enough money are more likely to choose the less expensive perfume, Bench body spray. In the Philippines, the Bench perfume is more familiar and affordable, and thus Filipinos view it as common and of less value than the Dolce and Gabbana perfume. But of course, there are some people who choose either of the two perfume depending on their preference of smell. Criticizing the two perfumes economically speaking, the Bench body spray saves more money because of its cheaper packaging, tin cans, than the other perfume which uses glass. Though Dolce and Gabbana contributes to the economy by increasing the import market and foreign investment in the...
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...consumer do you prefer a brand name or a generic name? Do you shop at Wal-Mart or Save a Lot? The business world has multitudes of options to choose from depending on how much you want to spend. If you cannot afford a brand name product then you will more than likely go with the generic. Not only does price affect the decision of buying the generic or name brand but some people believe that quality is everything. In these hard times we have to be smarter about the products we choose to use because money is scarce and the average dollar don’t stretch like it used to. The brand name products are always more expensive because in the business world companies spend more money on research and development, as well as advertising. Have you ever seen the bright, bold and colorful labels on the boxes? Business companies try to draw the consumer’s attention on the advertisement not the actual products. Odd shapes or sizes in the product could confuse the consumer into thinking the name brand has more quantity than the generic. When the generic could possibly have the same amount and could be cheaper. When the consumer buys a product that is more expensive they tend to feel secure with the fact that the product is name brand than to spend less money on the generic brand and still get the same product. For instance, the “active ingredient” in Advil is ibuprofen. The generic also has to have an efficacy rate similar to that of name brand, usually within a twenty percent range. All this means...
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...Building a brand can be challenging, and, if the latest retail trends are anything to go by, it just got a whole lot more so! Today's consumers expect that something extra before they bond with a brand; the way your store smells could well be the decider. Smells sell; the key is to find the scent that will translate into dollars once it's pumping through the store. There's nothing new about using fragrances to attract business: think coffee and fresh baked bread. What is new is a focus on experiential marketing - connecting consumers with brands in a combination ot 'personally relevant and memorable ways', such as fragrancing and music - and the research going into the effects of ambient odour in the retail environment. Helen Thompson-Carter, general manager of Ecomist Systems, the New Zealand company that's leading shoppers by the nose here and in Australia, Korea, the Philippines and South Africa, cites research which demonstrates in-store fragrancing results in customers staying in-store longer, buying more, and coming out with an increased perception of the quality ot the store's services and products. Michael Morrison, from Monash University's department of marketing, is a specialist in experiential marketing. He says. while the connection between smells and emotion is well accepted, even without the use ot research, surveys in real stores with real customers have produced some very interesting results. "These include a significant change in behaviour when the store combines...
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... The path of the underground rail road was taken by many to pursuit the rote of freedom. There were many paths a slave could take to get to freedom. (Bernier 2) All of the paths were different in many ways size, length and time travel. (Bernier 1) They also would use underground tunnels for safer travel and because the dogs would not be able to smell them then. (ROGER 12)...
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...also lessens the stain marks or other kinds of damage to the hard word and other flooring. However, buying ready-made floor wax is expensive and has unpleasant smell. The researcher decided to make an environment and economy friendly floor wax which is very affordable and has no unpleasant smell that can give equal equality as the commercial floor waxes can. It is possible to mix raw wax crystals and kerosene with banana peelings or banana leaves extract and orange extract to create a substance that can be used in polishing floors without getting an unpleasant smell. Kerosene’s oil will be used to ensure that the substance would be not so sticky because kerosene counteracts banana peelings’ stickiness. The orange extract will give a pleasant smell. The Homemade floor wax will give an equal quality of commercial products. Statement of the Problem The researcher aimed to answer if the banana leaves or banana peeling’s and orange extract are effective to be used as an orange scented floor wax. The researcher would also answer the following questions: 1. What are the differences between the “Orange-Scented Homemade Floor wax” and the commercial floor wax? 2. Are there advantages of using “Orange-Scented Homemade Floor wax” instead of using a commercial one? 3. Can the orange extract replace the unpleasant smell of the floor wax? Hypothesis The researcher would test if the orange extract will work well with the banana peelings and kerosene. The researcher...
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...covered in garbage - when this garbage remained for weeks, I began to wonder why nothing was cleaned up. The question came to mind, 'does anyone here care what their city looks like?' The Polish students in Sabinki told me that they never give money to people on the street because there are many easy jobs that the government provides for them to make money. After I learned that, I really thought that no one cared; however, always in my mind was the expectation that there would be a 'spring cleaning' after the snow stopped precipitating. Now that spring is here, my hypothesis was shown to be correct, and there has been a large change in the amount of garbage in the streets, even the roads, sidewalks and medians have been well swept - it is quite pleasant. One thing that I now realize is very important for me, and something that I took for-granted, is excellent air quality. Since in Canada the wind has a tendency to blow to the east, the air that I breathe is fresh, and relatively pollution free, ocean air. Sometimes I do not notice the air quality in Poland though sometimes I feel like I need to cover my mouth. The smell that really gets to me is not normal emissions - sometimes I experience the toxic smell of poorly burnt oil. A friend of mine has an old oil burner that he uses to burn his used engine oil -...
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...Hewlett-Packard | MC4001X Design and Creativity in MarketingReport and Visual Portfolio:Martyn Horridge | Stay Fresh Shoe Tree | | Martyn Horridge | 29/04/2013 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Contents Content 1 Design Brief: 2 Ideate the innovation, demonstrating design thinking, sources of inspiration brainstorming, Design………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 Critical Reflection: 11 References. 12 Appendices. 12 Design Brief: Design Brief: The problem is to identify a marketable product that will improve shoe hygiene and the overall lifespan of a sports shoe within the fitness and sporting world for both professionals and other fitness participants. The product being introduced to the market is a new unique and effective device that will increase the consistency and lifespan of the sports shoes. The product is a flexible and modern fragrance and delivery system that is designed to maximise a sports shoes lifespan, by optimising the endurance of the shoe and minimising occurrence of the shoe to misshape. When coming up with a design and a product to meet people’s demands there are many features that have to be considered. ‘Design is a process that turns a brief or requirement into a finished product or design solution’...
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...get rich and famous and so they thought that they just could go to America and become rich overnight. What they don’t realize is that you have to have a skill because you need to earn your money and earn your respect. In the text about Arnold Schwarzenegger he tells us about his journey from being a little Austrian boy, to being a big American icon. When Arnold was young he said to himself that he wanted to be the best in the world in something. The dream of being the best stuck with him and now he has won the Mr. Olympia six times, and he is even the governor of California. He moved to America because he wanted people all over the world to know who he was. He wanted “The American Dream”. His dream about being the best is exactly what the American dream is all about. Arnold’s story is a success story. He made it and now he is living the American dream. In the text he says that it’s important to have more than one dream in life. You have to keep yourself occupied. I think that deep down Arnold knows he hasn’t reached “The American Dream”. The American dream is an everlasting search for a better life, a way to stand out. “The American Dream” concept started for many centuries ago. When foreigners came to America, the land of hope and opportunity, they all got settled in. Some earned a lot of money and again some went from poor foreigner...
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...A Rose for Emily Summary Analysis A Rose for Emily was indeed an s story that has great emotional moments to it that I felt made the story stand out then the rest. The first thing I will discuss is the characters of the story the role they played for the author. I will also give a description of Emily from her younger days until her age of 74. Then reason why everyone felt so sad for Emily and what made the feelings change. Then I will discuss the event at which they discovered a dead body in the house. Lastly will be my final thoughts of the story. This story is a key story that displays deep emotions of those around you. In this story are they’re several different characters that played a key part to collaborate each other. The first character will be the main one Miss Emily Grierson she starts out young then she works her way to death in the end at the age of 74. She was a beautiful woman during her youthful days all the man flocked to her but as she gets older very few did because she gotten fat. Also people accrued she had aggressive order that filled the area. She was very stubborn and very much a southern bell. Our next character was Colonel Sartorius he was the town’s mayor he always very light with Miss Emily due to the fact her father loan the town money prior to his passing. There was also alderman which was pretty much the town counsel. There was also a Negro the servant of Miss Emily. There was two cousins she had that was from Alabama. There was a druggist...
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...within the brain while others believe smell and other senses greatly influence our attraction. But that's not all attraction is based off of. Attraction is separated into two different types; physical, and sexual. Before you learn about those you need to learn what attraction is. So what really is attraction? Attraction is, according to the dictionary, the action or power of evoking interest, pleasure,...
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...“ It wasn’t meant for the bees.” 2016 sep 28 a local pesticide spraying took place. That sunday morning from 6:30 am to 8:30 am bees fell by the millions. “Thousands of bees dead bodies covered andrew mackes property in south carolina, reports the post and courier newspaper. He was at work when it took place. His wife called and said we have a mass killing . flower town had lost more than 2 million bees due to pesticides. We need to bring attention to mosquitoes pesticides spraying. It has to stop because we are ruining our health, it’s a waste of materials and money, and our eco system. Something that a lot of people think about is with mosquito spraying is it can even harm us as humans in really bad ways. Spraying can harm people...
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...Iftekher Hossain The name of the organization is Ruposhi Bangla hair Dresser Unisex hair salon. Address: The Mission is to make money. Contact person and title: Jibon 1718 424 2531 Phone number: 1718 424 2531 Email : 1) How did you hear about this place/organization/neighborhood? I have heard about this place from my friend who usually goes to Ruposhi Bangla Unisex hair salon to cut hair and it is also my personal barber. 2) Why did you choose it for the study? I have choose to study this place because it deals with immigrants who are from many different cultures, such as, Pakistan, Indian, and Bengali, who works together to serve the Jackson Heights community, which is full of immigrant . The Jackson heights community is culturally diverse and has many different race, such as Hispanic, Indian, Bengali and Asian. So I thought it would very interesting to find out how does these people from different race and cultures come across each other’s and I also live there. 3) What do you want to learn from this project? I want to learn how different cultural people interact with each other in Jackson height community, and how do they behave toward each other’s, are they racist, are they friendly, do they respect each other’s cultural norms, values, and how do the Barbers communicate, are they only good with their own kind of people or do they treat everybody the same. 4) Do these questions relate to any themes or key concepts discussed in class? If so, which ones...
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...both think their pets are the best. But how are they so sure? One big controversy between dogs and cats, is that both species lovers believe their pet can hear, see, and smell better than the other. But who’s correct? On the category of smell, dogs can smell human fingerprints that are a week old. Their noses are so sensitive they can even smell electricity. The source of the dogs exceptional smell ability is their wet nose, which of course a cat does not have. However, even though dogs may have the upper paw on smell, cats come on top with hearing. The cat’s outer ear flap can rotate 180 degrees and works like a high tech satellite to locate extremely faint noises. Cats can also hear higher pitches than dogs, a cats range starts at 30 hertz and goes up to 60 kilohertz. However a dog’s hearing only goes up to 40 kilohertz. Cats and dogs are red-green colored blind, meaning they see various shades of yellows, whites, and blues. Dogs have superior night vision however, they can also detect motion a 1/2 mile away. On the other hand, a cat can dilate their pupils, into a slit which gives them good vision in the day and night, better than a dogs. Now a very big argument between dogs and cats is, that one is more manageable than the other. In reality, a cat very much is. Dogs require more attention, money,...
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...both think their pets are the best. But how are they so sure? One big controversy between dogs and cats, is that both species lovers believe their pet can hear, see, and smell better than the other. But who’s correct? On the category of smell, dogs can smell human fingerprints that are a week old. Their noses are so sensitive they can even smell electricity. The source of the dogs exceptional smell ability is their wet nose, which of course a cat does not have. However, even though dogs may have the upper paw on smell, cats come on top with hearing. The cat’s outer ear flap can rotate 180 degrees and works like a high tech satellite to locate extremely faint noises. Cats can also hear higher pitches than dogs, a cats range starts at 30 hertz and goes up to 60 kilohertz. However a dog’s hearing only goes up to 40 kilohertz. Cats and dogs are red-green colored blind, meaning they see various shades of yellows, whites, and blues. Dogs have superior night vision however, they can also detect motion a 1/2 mile away. On the other hand, a cat can dilate their pupils, into a slit which gives them good vision in the day and night, better than a dogs. Now a very big argument between dogs and cats is, that one is more manageable than the other. In reality, a cat very much is. Dogs require more attention, money, and time than cats. Cats are more independent easier to...
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