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Jessica Wray

Dove's Latest Ad Entails Tricking Women to Wear Fake Beauty Patches - ABC News - 1 views

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    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      I cannot believe that this is real; if I were to have a patch on my arm for a few weeks, I would hide it and wonder how it is possibly helping me...Does it really make them feel confident???!
    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      This relates to advertisement which relates to consumerism which relates to services. Services depend on and affect societies and culture. Different regions of the world have different types of society and culture. Thus, this article relates to the theme of REGION.
    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      This article deals with advertisement, which is a huge part of consumerism. Consumerism dictates services- if a service is not desirable by the people, then it will not thrive and will not be in a place. Dove attempts to become more popular by making a commercial in which woman wear fake patches that make them feel confident, and even more so upon the revelation that it is made of nothing and is worthless!
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    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      I don't understand how any woman would feel better by wearing the patch...? What did the patch claim to do exactly- why did they want to "show off" such a thing?
    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      This is an older article; I'll post another one, but it certainly relates!!!! http://weburbanist.com/2010/11/08/15-cool-crazy-controversial-advertisements/
    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      http://abcnews.go.com/Business/banana-republic-sued-allegedly-deceptive-discount-signs/story?id=23178043 This current event also involves silly and questionable advertisement tricks to attract customers...
    • Mr. Reidy
      Mr. Reidy on 17 Apr 14
       
      How does marketing manipulate the range and threshold of services?
    • Jessica Wray
      Jessica Wray on 10 Apr 14
       
      This relates to advertisement which relates to consumerism which relates to services. Services depend on and affect societies and culture. Different regions of the world have different types of society and culture. Thus, this article relates to the theme of REGION.
  • advertising
  • Dove may have struck advertising gold last year with its “Real Beauty Sketches” ad, but not everyone is praising its latest attempt at a viral video in which women were given beauty patches for two weeks as part of an experiment and then told the whole thing was fake
  • sychologis
  • “I’m beautiful. I’m strong. I’m independent. And I can just be whoever I want to.”
  • Dove: Patches campaign was designed to evoke conversation about how the right state of mind can unlock a powerful feeling of beauty that lives inside all women.
  • Bronte Lebo on 10 Apr 14
     
    This is really interesting. I wonder if any of the women at least suspected that something was going on. The whole idea seems kind of ridiculous, but I don't really see why so many people were extremely offended by it!
  • Thomas Nicewicz on 10 Apr 14
     
    Jes, your article was fascinating. It is baffling how far people will go to "fit in." You made a tremendous point about Dove's advertisement. TV commercials are sources of globalization since they connect different people from around the world.
karasmith3

Myanmar Army: Ethnic Rebels Kill 7 Gov't Troops - ABC News - 1 views

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  • Ethnic rebels attacked an army outpost in northeast Myanmar, killing seven government troops and wounding 20 others
  • dozen ethnic rebel groups that have been fighting for decades for greater autonomy
  • The army's offensive was part of an effort to force ethnic groups to incorporate their militias into a government border guard force, a move most resisted
  • karasmith3 on 19 Dec 14
     
    Myanmar is a region of high ethnic conflict because there are about a dozen ethnic groups who all want more power in the government.  How would ethnic conflict in Myanmar effect religious tension?
  • mwaardenburg on 22 Dec 14
     
    Kara- I liked how you chose an article that dealt with ethnic conflict. In Myanmar, the ethnic groups struggling to gain power are a great example of how ethnicity effects the way people live and what their culture is like. This situation shows that ethnic conflicts are more common than people seem to notice.
Padraic Manning

Growth Eases in China's Service Sector - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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  • investors have sold stock and currency investments and moved them to developed markets. Signs of slowing or weak activity in China and other major emerging markets are further hastening this shift.
    • Padraic Manning
      Padraic Manning on 10 Apr 14
       
      I'm not surprised that business' are moving back to developed regions where they can target consumers with more range and money to buy there products.
    • Padraic Manning
      Padraic Manning on 10 Apr 14
       
      Cultural landscape is shown here as business' should expect growth to slow during this time because of cultural traditions in China.
    • Padraic Manning
      Padraic Manning on 10 Apr 14
       
      Shouldn't China's economy be growing since many manufacturing jobs are being outsourced from developed regions for cheap labor?
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  • The cooling growth in the service sector before the Lunar New Year, China’s biggest holiday, echoed a slowdown in its factories. Over the weekend, a government survey showed growth in Chinese factories slipped to a six-month low in January.
    • Padraic Manning
      Padraic Manning on 10 Apr 14
       
      I would have thought that a major holiday such as this would have caused a rise in the consumer services as people buy more goods to celebrate.
  • Thomas Nicewicz on 10 Apr 14
     
    Padraic, I found your article to be interesting. You made a great point that China's manufacturing jobs should be increasing due to outsourcing. I agree that it is odd that growth is easing in China.
  • Jake Kurtz on 10 Apr 14
     
    I am surprised by this, but yet again, I am not. Today we are seeing commercials on TV about "buying American" or even on news channels like ABC; they are pushing the regrowth of U.S. industry by purchasing domestic products. So this has the possibility for being a turning point for America.
  • hseig13 on 11 Apr 14
     
    I do agree that it is weird that manufacturing jobs in China are slowly decreasing but also at the same time it makes sense. Outsourcing takes a long time and even though transportation by ship is the cheapest transportation, it is also one of the most inefficient. With advanced technology, developed countries will be able to find ways to produce their own goods quicker and cheaper, causing outsourcing to be pointless. Until countries like China find a more efficient way of producing and transporting than the developed countries today, I believe that the amount of outsourcing will slowly decline.
Mr. Reidy

2014 FIFA World Cup: How Brazil Built a Stadium in the Jungle - ABC News - 0 views

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Themes of Geography AND Geography of Soccer Urban Geography

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  • Mr. Reidy on 24 Jun 14
     
    How was geography a factor when building a stadium in the Amazon?
Mr. Reidy

Look Inside Pakistan School Reveals Horror, Devastation of Taliban Attack - ABC News - 1 views

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shared by Mr. Reidy on 17 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • Seven Taliban gunmen stormed the Army public school with bombs strapped to their bodies Tuesday, officials said.
Mr. Reidy

Made in America: How Much of Your Car is American Made? - ABC News - 23 views

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Industry

shared by Mr. Reidy on 26 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Mr. Reidy on 26 Mar 15
     
    Post examples!
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  • adukkipati on 31 Mar 15
     
    My dad's Volkswagen Jetta, only 7% of parts made in America!
  • Mr. Reidy on 31 Mar 15
     
    Thank you for sharing, Sir!
  • owencourtney on 31 Mar 15
     
    My mom's Dodge Grand Caravan is 82% parts in America.
  • $ APThugLife $ on 01 Apr 15
     
    I was under the impression that my Cadillac was all American, but 35% of its parts are made elsewhere. FO' REAL DOE.
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