Globalization-the growing integration and interaction of societies around the world- has been one of the hotly debated issues over the past years and it has significantly effected all aspects of our life. The good illustration of this, narratively can be seen from fashion industry. A group of teenagers wearing Nike T-shirts are playing over the school yards in a school of London, far away in Tokyo, a men with a magazine which is full of sports brands including Nike, is walking through the shopping mall looking around the same Nike T-shirts . Globalization has made it possible to promote newest style to the whole world at same time and more surprisingly supply products successfully which required from consumers. Therefore, great share of fortune is throughout the world after globalization. However, globalization also resulted fast production of fashion as well as 'fast-fashion' so called disposable fashion in developed countries that lead to increased pollution of environmant. This essay proposes addressing the question of how does globalization effect fashion industry by analysing the benefits of globalization and the result of pollution which fashion industry produced after globalization.
Globalization has brought significant changes, furthermore, great opportunities to fashion industry. In early Victorian era(1837-1860), fashion trend slightly changes yearly only among nations(Pauline, W,T. 2008). However, it has reported that nowadays, fashion trend have brought new styles weekly as generally people would spend more money on it to follow its cycle(Anke, J. 2008). It has not only brought comfort and convenient to consumer but also brought prosperous opportunities to the world market. International trade in garments reached 276 billion dolars in 2005, and this figure is about 2.7 percent of the world's merchandise trade (Plunkett research. 2007).
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/115-9/focus.html
http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/the-globalization-of-language-art-and-world-culture/
http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/
http://www.globalization101.org/index.php?file=news1&id=103
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Vocab of fashion
Garment : an article of clothing
e.g : She disguised her true sex under a man's garment
Apparel:clothing in general, provide with clothes or put clothes on
e.g : His house is tastefully appareled
A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk
Respire :breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
Utter: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
：express, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
：emit, let out, let loose
express in speech
：talk, speak, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
equivalent : e.g :He changed his pounds for the equivalent amount in dollars
Hub : a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
bound:
accoutrement:
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
synominon：accessory, accouterment
e.g : She disguised her true sex under a man's garment
Apparel:clothing in general, provide with clothes or put clothes on
e.g : His house is tastefully appareled
A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk
Respire :breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
Utter: articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
：express, verbalize, verbalise, give tongue to
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
：emit, let out, let loose
express in speech
：talk, speak, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
equivalent : e.g :He changed his pounds for the equivalent amount in dollars
Hub : a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
bound:
accoutrement:
clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
synominon：accessory, accouterment
Monday, September 1, 2008
Exemplification
There are many language families in the world, which generally can be seen from Sino-tibetan languages and germanic languages. The Germanic languages are the languages which are used in mostly European countries, such as English, German, Dutch and Swedish. The Sino- tibetan languages are normally used in East Asia, for instance, Chinese, Tibetan, Thai, and Burmese.
Writing is the method of human intercommunication by means of conventional visible marks. The good illustrations of the writing systems are mainly ideographic and phonetic. The ideographic simply presents meaning by one graphic symbol, and phonetic presents the meaning by its sounds.
Nowadays, learning another languages are a hot issue in educational and business aspect in our life. There are many advantages of learning foreign languages, for example, it helps understanding of another culture, understanding of other attitudes and enables us to understand information in another languages.
Writing is the method of human intercommunication by means of conventional visible marks. The good illustrations of the writing systems are mainly ideographic and phonetic. The ideographic simply presents meaning by one graphic symbol, and phonetic presents the meaning by its sounds.
Nowadays, learning another languages are a hot issue in educational and business aspect in our life. There are many advantages of learning foreign languages, for example, it helps understanding of another culture, understanding of other attitudes and enables us to understand information in another languages.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Introduction 2
To what extant globalization is beneficial to fashion industry.
The most charged issue of the day is globalization, which is a process of interaction and integration of different people from different places which started hundreds of years ago. Due to less interactions and communications between countries, the fashion cycle was very slow that it changes yearly in early Victorian era (1837-1860) (Pauline, W, T. 2008). Surprisingly, if we turn to now, fashion cycle is changing weekly as generally people would have doubt that where it can be produced such effectively (Anke, j, 2008). According to the development of interaction andcommunication by globalization in recent years, fre trade resulted successful business to smart business man and it speeded up the process of fashion. Therefore, the fashion industry is unprecedentedly prosperous and also produces wondrous comfort and convenience to people's life. How ever, are there benefits shared by everyone under the global effects of this world? This eassy will address the question of 'Is globalization is beneficial to fashion industry?' by analyzing how the process of fashion is done and how the benefit is taken by MEDCs (moe economically developed countries).
Great share of wealth is throughout the world after globalization. It provides cheaper materials from LEDCs(lower economically developed country) to companies and leads to have petter qualities on clothing though the communications between companies.
Even higher employment is created for people in LEDCs. However, People in LEDCs wor long hours for low wages.
However, because of relocation of multinational companies in LEDCs if the labor cost gets high, less choice is provided for LEDCs to increase their income.
Not only LEDCs have negative impact on fashion industry but also in MEDC, such as many closed clothing factories appears due to the competition with cheaper imports from LEDCs.
The most charged issue of the day is globalization, which is a process of interaction and integration of different people from different places which started hundreds of years ago. Due to less interactions and communications between countries, the fashion cycle was very slow that it changes yearly in early Victorian era (1837-1860) (Pauline, W, T. 2008). Surprisingly, if we turn to now, fashion cycle is changing weekly as generally people would have doubt that where it can be produced such effectively (Anke, j, 2008). According to the development of interaction andcommunication by globalization in recent years, fre trade resulted successful business to smart business man and it speeded up the process of fashion. Therefore, the fashion industry is unprecedentedly prosperous and also produces wondrous comfort and convenience to people's life. How ever, are there benefits shared by everyone under the global effects of this world? This eassy will address the question of 'Is globalization is beneficial to fashion industry?' by analyzing how the process of fashion is done and how the benefit is taken by MEDCs (moe economically developed countries).
Great share of wealth is throughout the world after globalization. It provides cheaper materials from LEDCs(lower economically developed country) to companies and leads to have petter qualities on clothing though the communications between companies.
Even higher employment is created for people in LEDCs. However, People in LEDCs wor long hours for low wages.
However, because of relocation of multinational companies in LEDCs if the labor cost gets high, less choice is provided for LEDCs to increase their income.
Not only LEDCs have negative impact on fashion industry but also in MEDC, such as many closed clothing factories appears due to the competition with cheaper imports from LEDCs.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Introductin 1
To what extent globalization is beneficial to fashion industry!
Hundreads years ago, there were not much interactions and integrations among different nations and governments. Aside of this, the wave of lifestyle-change was slower than nowadays which have a prompt process on entertainment, busisness and politics. these process have assisted fashion industry to become unprecedentedly prosperous. it is generally agreed that globalization have brought significant changes to fashion industry, such as comfortable clothing, trendy stuling, and reasonable prices. How ever , it has also been controversial along with its changes, which has rising dispute about widened gap between poor and rich countries turnover of fashion manufactures and lost original cultures of clothing. This essay will address the question of is globalization beneficial to fashion industry by analyzing the impact of global environment to fashion industry and discus how fashion business and tread are made for rich countries.
MEDC: More economically developed countries
Hundreads years ago, there were not much interactions and integrations among different nations and governments. Aside of this, the wave of lifestyle-change was slower than nowadays which have a prompt process on entertainment, busisness and politics. these process have assisted fashion industry to become unprecedentedly prosperous. it is generally agreed that globalization have brought significant changes to fashion industry, such as comfortable clothing, trendy stuling, and reasonable prices. How ever , it has also been controversial along with its changes, which has rising dispute about widened gap between poor and rich countries turnover of fashion manufactures and lost original cultures of clothing. This essay will address the question of is globalization beneficial to fashion industry by analyzing the impact of global environment to fashion industry and discus how fashion business and tread are made for rich countries.
- People in LEDs work long hours for low wages
- Employment is created for people in LEDs
- There is a greater share of wealth throughout the world
- MEDCs can buy cheap raw materials from LEDs
- Multinational companies relocate their factories if labour costs get too high
- Many clothes factories in MEDCs have closed down due to comptition with cheaper improtant form LEDCs
- Actions and events in MEDCs can affect lives in LEDCs
MEDC: More economically developed countries
Useful information
Tehran’s fashion week began in 2006 and features modestly dressed women in brightly colored and print hijabs, jilbabs, abayas, and other traditional Islamic outfits. 1 Sixty designers were featured in India’s 2006 New Delhi Fashion Week, attracting 160 buyers (of which 70 were international) and bringing in $50 million dollars in revenue.2 Fashion Weeks offer opportunities to highlight national and international designers and to attract media attention and tourist dollars. The proliferation(a rapid increase in number) of fashion weeks around the world is only one aspect of the globalization of fashion.
The fashion industry faces many of the same challenges as other industries, such as outsourcing, intellectual property and piracy, environmental challenges, and the loss of local styles/goods.
The fashion industry faces many of the same challenges as other industries, such as outsourcing, intellectual property and piracy, environmental challenges, and the loss of local styles/goods.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
The globalization of English language
Good Expressions: 1, New Englishes are mushrooming the globe over, ranging from "Englog," the Tagalog-infused English spoken in the Philippines, to "Japlish," the cryptic English poetry beloved of Japanese copywriters
2, English has become the common linguistic denominator
3, It's also a great reminder to communicators - especially those who work in organizations doing business internationally - that when communicating in English, it's becoming more likely, if not probable, that a significant and increasing proportion of your audience will speak a different English than you do. People who no longer can patronizingly be described as "non-native English speakers" - they are creating their own versions of English.
Useful information:
there could be a tri-English world, one in which you could speak a local English-based dialect at home, a national variety at work or school, and international Standard English to talk to foreigners.
The article says "non-native English-speakers" worldwide now outnumber native ones 3 to 1. In Asia alone, Newsweek says, the number of English users has topped 350 million - roughly the combined populations of the United States, the UK and Canada. There are more Chinese children studying English - about 100 million - than there are Britons (that's nearly twice as many).(New weeks article)
Technology also plays a huge role in English's global triumph. Eighty percent of the electronically stored information in the world is in English; 66 percent of the world's scientists read in it, according to the British Council. "It's very important to learn English because [computer] books are only in English," says Umberto Duirte, an Uruguayan IT student learning English in London. New technologies are helping people pick up the language, too: Chinese and Japanese students can get English-usage tips on their mobile phones. English-language teachers point to the rise of Microsoft English, where computer users are drafting letters advised by the Windows spell check and pop-up style guides.
Vocabulary:
genuinely
1,in accordance with truth or fact or reality
synonym：truly, really
2,genuinely; with authority
synonym：authentically
2, English has become the common linguistic denominator
3, It's also a great reminder to communicators - especially those who work in organizations doing business internationally - that when communicating in English, it's becoming more likely, if not probable, that a significant and increasing proportion of your audience will speak a different English than you do. People who no longer can patronizingly be described as "non-native English speakers" - they are creating their own versions of English.
Useful information:
there could be a tri-English world, one in which you could speak a local English-based dialect at home, a national variety at work or school, and international Standard English to talk to foreigners.
The article says "non-native English-speakers" worldwide now outnumber native ones 3 to 1. In Asia alone, Newsweek says, the number of English users has topped 350 million - roughly the combined populations of the United States, the UK and Canada. There are more Chinese children studying English - about 100 million - than there are Britons (that's nearly twice as many).(New weeks article)
Technology also plays a huge role in English's global triumph. Eighty percent of the electronically stored information in the world is in English; 66 percent of the world's scientists read in it, according to the British Council. "It's very important to learn English because [computer] books are only in English," says Umberto Duirte, an Uruguayan IT student learning English in London. New technologies are helping people pick up the language, too: Chinese and Japanese students can get English-usage tips on their mobile phones. English-language teachers point to the rise of Microsoft English, where computer users are drafting letters advised by the Windows spell check and pop-up style guides.
Vocabulary:
genuinely
1,in accordance with truth or fact or reality
synonym：truly, really
2,genuinely; with authority
synonym：authentically
patronizing,
(adj):(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
(v):assume sponsorship of
synonym：sponsor, patronize, patronise
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
synonym：patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
treat condescendingly
synonym：patronize, patronise, condescend
be a regular customer or client of
synonym：patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
denominator (分母）
eg :The success of the film demonstrates the denominator（平均水平） of public taste
unprecedented：（adj) having no precedent; novel
eg: That is a situation unprecedented in the history of the school
absorb(吸收）:take up mentally
outnumber：eg:Payments by cheque easily outnumber cash transactions
We were completely outnumbered(数量上超过） by the enemy
evolve：undergo development or evolution
eg: Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that Man had evolved from lower forms of life
He has evolved a new theory after many years of research
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Garath Pugh- London Fashion week
Gareth Pugh. May 2007
Born: August 21. 1981 Sunderland. England
Nationality: English
Education: City of Sunderland College, Central Saint Martins
However, Pugh claimed in March 2007.that he had yet to sell a single dress as he is shifting more wearable cloths to his runaway shows.
Personally I love his design and colour constructions. It always gives me a fresh, dramatic feeling of life from his collections. But it seems to be changing because of commercial and critical purpose. Still, I am looking forward his next fashion show and I believe that he won't let me down.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
QUESTIONARE for myself
-5 questions that people USUALLY ask me
Can you speak English?
Do you take passport picture?
Is London expensive to study?
What is your plan after finish your study in London?
How long have you been in the UK?
-5 questions that people don't USUALLY ask, but I'd quite like them to ask?
Do you want me to pay for it?
Do you need help?
Do you want me to cook for you?
Do you want me to do washings for you?
Are you single?
-3 questions that i am happy that people don't ask, because i don't want to answer/don't know how to answer?
Are you chinese?
How do you think/how do you feel about it?
Do you like it?
Can you speak English?
Do you take passport picture?
Is London expensive to study?
What is your plan after finish your study in London?
How long have you been in the UK?
-5 questions that people don't USUALLY ask, but I'd quite like them to ask?
Do you want me to pay for it?
Do you need help?
Do you want me to cook for you?
Do you want me to do washings for you?
Are you single?
-3 questions that i am happy that people don't ask, because i don't want to answer/don't know how to answer?
Are you chinese?
How do you think/how do you feel about it?
Do you like it?
How can we take a nice Shots
This is my work i have done in my university in China. As you can see here, this is a set of quick sketches. What is this connected with photograph? You might have a query of this picture and photography.
Now i am going to tell you in two simple ways that can make easy-nice shot.
Mainly it divides 2 main reasons that make gorgeous pictures.
First of all, you have to know which spot you want to focus on. As same as human beings eyes, lens only can focus one spot. If you can catch the main subject you wanted to, the picture is half succeeded.
Secondly, as you can see my sketch above, you need to imagine a frame to the spot you focused. It dose function as decorate your main subject. Obviously, different direction, lights, and the things you included in picture will effect your pictures a lot.
This is the basic one of the hundreds of photograph skills that you will need to know if you are interested about photograph.
SUCCESS: Richard St. John (from TED)
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What is success?
Richard St. John will tell you what leads to success in 3 minutes.
About RICHARD ST. JOHN: Success Analyst & Author of 8 To Be Great
He has been running marketing communications company for over 25 years. It spent his first career to helping some of the largest hi-tech companies de-mystify their customers. Richard have found the 8-Traits that leads to success after he had interviewed over 500 successful people including Martha Stewart, actor Russell Crowe, DNA discoverer James Watson, and the Google founders. Now, He is best kown as a success analyst. His new concept of life is to make simpler the whole subject of success as people can easily understand and apply to their own lives.
What is success?
Richard St. John will tell you what leads to success in 3 minutes.
About RICHARD ST. JOHN: Success Analyst & Author of 8 To Be Great
He has been running marketing communications company for over 25 years. It spent his first career to helping some of the largest hi-tech companies de-mystify their customers. Richard have found the 8-Traits that leads to success after he had interviewed over 500 successful people including Martha Stewart, actor Russell Crowe, DNA discoverer James Watson, and the Google founders. Now, He is best kown as a success analyst. His new concept of life is to make simpler the whole subject of success as people can easily understand and apply to their own lives.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
* APPRECIATE* means Fully recognize
Last week, exactly on 20th of this month, I received a letter from London Met University(which currently i m studying in). It said according to the record, I didn't pay my last part of tuition by 30th of April. Furthermore, It was warning me that "you should appreciate that it would bring negative impact on your further academy course". Such a fun that actually I payed my tuition on time and that was the system in university couldn't read the information about my debit payment.
They made a mistake and the result went to me directly. Put me in trouble of using student ID card as couldn't get into university, and get the unpleasant letter from Income office head. I could ignore all of this. but why I have to.
As a result, I really want to say that the letter from University office should be more friendly. University is the place that teach not only ability but also manner to student. If they want to partly get support from international students as they pay full tuition, they should be more alert on their speech. Also do their work more effectively that reduce such mistakes which bring a lot of problem to both University stuffs and students.
They made a mistake and the result went to me directly. Put me in trouble of using student ID card as couldn't get into university, and get the unpleasant letter from Income office head. I could ignore all of this. but why I have to.
As a result, I really want to say that the letter from University office should be more friendly. University is the place that teach not only ability but also manner to student. If they want to partly get support from international students as they pay full tuition, they should be more alert on their speech. Also do their work more effectively that reduce such mistakes which bring a lot of problem to both University stuffs and students.
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