Cotton Industry Vision 2029 Final Report March 2010 Emergent Futures Pty Ltd Level 27‚ 101 Collins St‚ Melbourne‚ Victoria‚ Australia 3000 Ph: 61 (0) 3 9018 7917 Fax: 61 (0) 3 9012 3580 www.emergentfutures.com Key Contact: Sandy Teagle Mobile 0408 002 909 sandy@emergentfutures.com Emergent Futures – Cotton Industry Vision 2029‚ Final Report 1 Contents 1. E xecutive Summary.............................................................................................
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PICKING COTTON BY DAVID GRAVES Abstract This story is about two people‚ two victims of crime. Two people that suffered from circumstance and circumstantial evidence. Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson are these two people. This story is about the way circumstantial evidence convicts and the way DNA exonerates. Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson are living the ultimate human story. It is one of error‚ recognizing it and being redeemed. Ronald Cotton and
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The most famous nightclub in New York during the Harlem Renaissance was the Cotton Club. Important black entertainers of the times played to all-white audiences. The attitude white Americans had toward African Americans‚ the African American entertainers‚ and the colorful atmosphere caused white Americans to be the clientele of the Cotton Club. The Cotton Club was a famous nightclub in the Harlem district of New York City. It opened under the name of Club Deluxe during the Harlem Renaissance in
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The antebellum south was built on the success of cotton. Cotton is a fiber used in many products‚ such as fabric and paper. Throughout the 1790’s‚ the production of tobacco declined because of soil depletion and diminishing value; simultaneously‚ in Europe the fabric industry was growing‚ creating an international demand for cotton clothing ("The Cotton Economy and Slavery"). When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin‚ this provided the South with the machinery for the expansion in the global economy
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When a traumatic event happens‚ a multitude of people are affected. In Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption written by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton‚ the story of Thompson’s rape and Cotton’s conviction is unraveled through the perspective of both authors. The emotions that both Thompson and Cotton endure in the aftermath of the rape are shown with the alternation of speaker. With the change in speaker in each part of the book‚ the read gets to see the most significant
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COTTON CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.. .. .. .. .. .. .. … … … … … … … … … … … 1-3 Origin History COTTON-CULTIVATION… … … … … … … … …. … … ……4-6 Hardiness Propagation Cultivation Processing TYPES OF COTTON… … … … … … … … … … …
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Cotton Mather Description: He was the son of Increase Mather‚ and grandson of both John Cotton and Richard Mather‚ all also prominent Puritan ministers. Mather was named after his maternal grandfather‚ John Cotton. He attended Boston Latin School‚ where his name was posthumously added to its Hall of Fame‚ and graduated from Harvard in 1678 at age 15. After completing his post-graduate work‚ he joined his father as assistant pastor of Boston’s original North Church.[1] In 1685 Mather assumed
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fibre production of cotton‚ flax and other fibrous plants. These fibres are process into yarns and fabrics. The yarns are made into fabrics for industrial and consumer uses by various means such as weaving and knitting. The textile industry is the largest industry in terms of employment economy‚ expected to generate 12mikllion new jobs 2010. It generates massive potential for employment in the sectors from agricultural to industrial. Employment opportunities are created when cotton is cultivated. One
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Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States. Prior to his invention‚ farming cotton required hundreds of man-hours to separate the cottonseed from the raw cotton fibers. Working by hand‚ a slave was only able to clean about a pound of cotton a day. Simple seed-removing devices had been around for centuries‚ however‚ Eli Whitney’s invention automated and industrialized the seed separation process. A single slave using this machine could generate
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Executive Summary Cotton On has been a major player in the retail industry. However‚ in the face of strong competition‚ Cotton On needs to explore new aspects of the consumer market to distinguish itself. Fortuitously‚ there is a rise in personalized marketing and products. Personalized marketing is so attractive that its competitor‚ Zalora has already taken steps to capitalize on this trend (Zalora‚ n.d.). Hence‚ it is even more compelling for Cotton On to follow suit and keep up with the competition
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