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editor — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:50:13 +0000

Theodore Gericault in Russia Theodore Gericault, born Jean-Antoine Louis Theodore Gericault, was one of the pioneers of the romantic school of painting in France. Trained in the classical style, he eventually drifted to vigorous and heroic images, particularly those with horses, which he studied at the stables at Versailles. Although Gericault found early success with some monumental works, he changed his direction to smaller works that were not as well received. Despondent, he temporarily joined the army, and a combination of his study of figures and composition and a trip to Italy reignited his passion. He became particularly fascinated with

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China Map

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:27:00 +0000

On the other hand, the practice of offshoring can be critiqued as exploiting the labour of the global South, which in the sense of this analysis takes on the factory routine work necessary to maintain urban lifestyles. Offshoring is sometimes the source of scandal casting a shadow over leading brands. For example, in the 1970s Nike sports shoes suffered a blow to their brand identity when it was revealed they were produced in sweatshops. More recently, it was discovered that the Foxconn factory in southern China producing Apple iPhones had systematically violated worker rights, leading to employee suicides (Branigan 2011).

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