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Even though the rubber band was developed and patented in the 19th century, at this point it was mainly used in factories and warehouses, rather than within the common household. This improved thanks to William Spencer of Alliance, Ohio. The story goes, according the Cincinnati Examiner, that in 1923, Spencer noticed the pages of the Akron Beacon Journal, his local newspaper, were constantly being blown across his and his neighbors' lawns. Consequently, he came up with a simple solution for this

Good morning/afternoon Year 9 Geography and Mrs. Fairfax. Today myself and Brooke are going to be talking to you about the popular brand of footwear, Nike shoes. Nike is a popular active and footwear brand that is owned by the CEO, Phillip Knight. Founded in 1964, the company has become extremely popular in creating exclusive footwear, clothing, and sporting equipment. We chose to research this topic as Nike is very well known brand and we were curious as to what happens behind the scenes. As Nike

Students do not put as much time or effort into revising as they are required to do. The rough draft is meant to be byzantine, with the understanding that a thorough editor will comb through every sentence and completely tear it apart. “In a great swoosh of energy, [the writer] plunges into the writing, putting down everything that occurs to him in the first of what may turn out to be 9 or 10 drafts” (Epstein para. 10). Of course, it often ends up being a repetitive and extensive process; however

Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh _____________________________________ In this video I learned incredible amounts of information about the Nike brand and how they run their factories. The video itself contained information about how two people, Jim Keady and Leslie Kretzu, flew to Indonesia to live off a factory worker’s wages in an attempt to inform people how inhumane the workers are forced to live. They experienced the physical as well as the mental issues involved with living on a worker’s

“3,2,1 !”Swoosh Jordan Michael Jr. has won the championship game for the tower high roadrunners.He made a three pointer with 3 seconds left on the clock .They have won the championship game with the score 101 to 100.After the game he went to a pizza restaurant called Toronto Pizza .Him and his coaches and his team and parents were there celebrating.Everybody went home.Him and his friends were walking to the park and they decided to take a shortcut .They walked threw an alley,the alley was pitch

that leads to diseases like cancer. In addition to that, those people cannot afford the medication because they would rather feed their kids than recovering. All these details were derived by Jim Keady, the producer of “Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh”, who discovered how the workers are treated in the Nike factory in Indonesia. Keady, a soccer coach at St. John’s University, refused to wear Nike products because he believes that Nike is against his catholic beliefs. Actually, this film helped

conquests, a popular footwear company of the 20th century designed products in her name to push new levels of achievement in athletes worldwide. The Swoosh logo at the side of each shoe is intended to represent the wing of the Greek Goddess Nike. The vibrant spirit of this ancient goddess has bridged the gap between

have been on a downward slide for some time now (in this Designer's opinion). Take logos for example. I can't tell you how many logos I see out there featuring a swoosh or swipe looking graphic that shoots out as though orbiting the text that makes up the logo. I would like to tell you that the Designers who created the thousands of swoosh logos out there, utilized this staple of design because it was the best solution for their client. I can just hear them stating how this simple element is really

The highly recognized name brand—Nike— fails to notice the faults that are happening in factories that are violating a few disturbing rules. The company’s reputation has decreased due to demands and claims Nike; implying that they utilize sweatshops to produce more products at a lower pay. The company has been sued numerous times for abusing and exploiting their employees in factories for years. Another problem that Nike has faced throughout the years was making employees work in poor environments

success of Nike. • Nike's management's bet on celebrities marketing. These athlete celebrities including Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods had introduced and placed Nike and its "swoosh"