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    In Jean Froissart’s “Chronicles” we are immersed in a version of historical events in France that involve French peasants in a current revolt against the nobility and knights that control the lands. With this sample, the audience is unaware of the reasoning of why and what particularly bewildered peasants to amass thus leading to a huge scaled revolt against the higher “gentleman” class. To recap the main details of the story, the combined French peasants numbered in the thousands manage to destroy

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    The readings for this class concerned the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, and included documents 60 Wage and Price Regulations, 62 Chronicle Accounts of the Peasants’ Revolt, and 63 Peasants’ Revolt Trials. The documents, with the exception of document 60 which was written in 1349 and 1350, were all written contemporarily with the event. This paper will take approach A, attempting to create a unique thesis for each document individually due to the differing nature of the documents. Document 60 on wage

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    with the trade. Also he needed someone that was familiar with the trade to put this idea into action. Levi agreed to patent the idea. On May 20, 1873, the patent was given to Jacob Davis and the Levi Strauss & Company and the “ blue jean was born.” The iconic “blue jeans” were originally called “XX.” In 1886, Levi had a two horse logo branded onto a leather patch which represented the strength

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    production of these expensive marvels. The target of the pursuit of possession marketed by popular brands will make people focus more on materialistic value instead of the reinvention of the fashion market in how our clothes are really made. That pair of jeans you saw in a Black Friday sale advertisement, or a crew neck long sleeve shirt on sale at H & M caught your eye because to you, its worth the bargain, but to the person who made this item for you, it wasn’t worth their demise. The ill-informed consumers

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    Basic Information #1 • Buckle is a specialty store • The store image specializes in casual fashions; earthy, rocker, and edgy bohemian styles including: a. Blacks, whites, greys , purples and blues b. Chain, stud, and stone adornments c. Intricate designs d. lace and embroideries #2 • Buckle Inc. was founded in 1948. It was formerly known as Mills Clothing Inc. and changed its name to Buckle in April of 1991. The company’s annual sales for 2010 total $898.3 million and are up 3% from

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    50 Shades of Mt Druitt

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    I was pulled forward so my bottom was perched on the edge of the sofa. I grabbed at his Bad Boy jeans and professionally whipped open his buttons in one swift flick of the fingers. His sweet aroma of Brut and smoke hypnotised me as his yellow stained fingers twisted at my nipples, he got turned on at the small amount of milk lubricating his movement

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    Implementation: True Religion Brand Jeans True Religion Brand Jeans is a relatively new company, establishing itself in late 2002, and taking denim in a new direction. Just over three years old, the company has capitalized on the latest Hollywood trends and narrowed their target market to the likes of celebrities and high fashion ‘gurus' who don't seem to mind forking out $400 for a pair of jeans. Currently, True Religion's strategy is through differentiation of their product through prestige, brand

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    Case 2 Bell Jeans Berhad Bell Jeans Berhad was founded in the mid-sixties. The firm survived several lean years and economic recessions largely as the result of the market durability of its dominant product—blue denim jeans. Bell Jeans had been a market leader with "wash-and-wear," bell-bottom and flare jeans, and modern casual pants. By 2009 it was one of Malaysia’s largest clothing manufacturers. It offered a wide variety of dress and fashion jeans for both men and boys and a complete line of pants

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    Straus is bringing down the Levis name. Personally I would not buy Levis jeans anymore if I knew that there were such low price Levis jeans around. It degrades the brand to the eyes of the higher end customers. 2. What do you think Levi’s image is among the following? What are the marketing implications of your response? a. Tween girls (aged 10 to 12) (I don’t think they will necessarily have a strong opinion, at this age jeans

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    My drive way, always annoyed me, it was made of rocks, not pavement. The rocks made it hard to first learn how to bike and scooter, and roller blade, I could never balance, because all the rocks were different. I live in Westport Connecticut, some people in Connecticut imagine westport a place full of beautiful and perfect and rich people. That word “rich” bothered me. I wasn't rich, so was I not an official “westport girl?”. As a child, when I first learned the stereotype of westport, I always felt

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