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Is Ever So Hip Abercrombie & Fitch Losing Edge With Teens? [Doc]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article asks whether or not Abercrombie & Fitch is "so popular" that it has become "not as popular" with teens anymore. A good example of a firm in a monopolistically competitive market structure. (02/22/2000)
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Two Neophytes Bring a Taste of New York to Pittsburgh [Doc]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how two entrepreneurs went to New York City to see what was "hot," and brought those ideas to a hungry Pittsburgh region. (02/18/1997)
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Frederick Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Frederick Smith's business plan for Federal Express, which he developed while in college. Included is a hedcut from an exhibit of hedcuts from Wall Street Journal.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Bill Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
A hedcut of Bill Gates from the Wall Street Journal along with a brief account of his development of Microsoft Corporation.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Oprah Winfrey

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of an exhibit of hedcuts from the Wall Street Journal is this picture of Oprah Winfrey accompanied by a brief biography emphasizing her success in business.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Mary Kay Ash

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary Kay Ash believed in women's talents. Read about the development of her successful cosmetics company and see a hedcut from an exhibit of these dot drawings in the Wall Street Journal.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the use of distinctive portrait heads, known as hedcuts or dot-drawings, in the Wall Street Journal.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Martha Stewart

For Students 9th - 10th
See the two hedcuts of Martha Stewart from an exhibit of Wall Street Journal hedcuts and read a brief biography of her business life.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Picturing Business in America: Jerry Yang

For Students 9th - 10th
From an exhibit of hedcuts from the Wall Street Journal are these two hedcuts by two different artists of Jerry Yang, developer of Yahoo. Included is a brief chronology of his business.
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The Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
The Wall Street Journal is an internationally recognized daily business newspaper published in New York City. Content includes headline news about investments, marketing, management, and finance for business professionals. Unfortunately...
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the use of distinctive portrait heads, known as hedcuts or dot-drawings, in the Wall Street Journal.
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Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the use of distinctive portrait heads, known as hedcuts or dot-drawings, in the Wall Street Journal.
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Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the use of distinctive portrait heads, known as hedcuts or dot-drawings, in the Wall Street Journal.
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Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the use of distinctive portrait heads, known as hedcuts or dot-drawings, in the Wall Street Journal.
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Curated OER

Jerry Yang

For Students 9th - 10th
From an exhibit of hedcuts from the Wall Street Journal are these two hedcuts by two different artists of Jerry Yang, developer of Yahoo. Included is a brief chronology of his business.
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Frederick Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Frederick Smith's business plan for Federal Express, which he developed while in college. Included is a hedcut from an exhibit of hedcuts from Wall Street Journal.
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Bill Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
A hedcut of Bill Gates from the Wall Street Journal along with a brief account of his development of Microsoft Corporation.
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Paul Allen

For Students 9th - 10th
From an exhibit of hedcuts from the Wall Street Journal. Two dot-drawings of Paul Allen accompany a biography of this computer entrepreneur.
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Paul Allen

For Students 9th - 10th
See the two hedcuts of Martha Stewart from an exhibit of Wall Street Journal hedcuts and read a brief biography of her business life.
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Oprah Winfrey

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of an exhibit of hedcuts from the Wall Street Journal is this picture of Oprah Winfrey accompanied by a brief biography emphasizing her success in business.
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Steve Jobx

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of Steven Job's development of Apple Computer. Included are three hedcuts of Jobs over the years from an exhibit of hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal.