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Listening Comprehension Lead-in Discussion Background Information Voluntary Simplicity Consumerism Prediction L. L. Bean, Inc. About the Author — Linda Weltner consumerism began, various individuals and groups have consciously sought an alternative lifestyle through simple living. While consumerism is not a new phenomenon, it has only become widespread over the 20th century and particularly in recent decades
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Listening Comprehension Lead-in Discussion Background Information Voluntary Simplicity Prediction L. L. Bean, Inc. About the Author — Linda Weltner Consumerism Voluntary simplicity (or simple living) is a lifestyle in which individuals consciously choose to minimize the “more-is-better” pursuit of wealth and consumption. Adherents choose simple living for a variety of reasons, including spirituality, health, increase in “quality time” for family and friends, stress reduction, conservation, social justice or anticonsumerism, while others choose to live more simply for reasons of personal taste or personal economy. Simple living as a concept is distinguished from those living in forced poverty, as it is a voluntary lifestyle choice. Some people who practice voluntary simplicity
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Listening Comprehension Lead-in Discussion Background Information Voluntary Simplicity Prediction L. L. Bean, Inc. About the Author — Linda Weltner Consumerism act consciously to reduce their need for purchased services or goods and, by extension, their need to sell their time for money. Some people will spend the extra free time this generates helping their family or others in a voluntary way. During the holiday season, such people often perform alternative giving. Others may spend the extra free time to improve their own quality of life, for example, pursuing creative activities such as art and craft. Many advocates of voluntary simplicity tend to agree that cutting out, or cutting down, on television viewing is a key ingredient in simple living
Unit Seven Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Stripping Down to Bare Happiness Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio L.L. Bean, Inc. is a leading Us catalog company and the About the author Linda weltner largest catalog supplier of outdoor gear in the world. The LL Listening Comprehension Bean catalogs, a tradition since the companys founding, are the engine that drives company sales; in 1999 the company took in Lead-in discussion $854 million from catalog sales alone. The 1999 catalogs, 70 in all offered approximately 16,000 different items, most tied to the Consumerism pursuit of outdoor, active lifestyles. For the solitary fisherman or Voluntary Simplicity the busy baby-boomer, the name L L Bean stands for quality, value, and enduring style, so much so that each year more than Prediction The Best Bed for Your Best Frlend ‖● 11 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子③
Listening Comprehension Lead-in Discussion Background Information Prediction L. L. Bean, Inc. About the Author — Linda Weltner Consumerism Voluntary Simplicity L.L. Bean, Inc. is a leading US catalog company and the largest catalog supplier of outdoor gear in the world. The L.L. Bean catalogs, a tradition since the company’s founding, are the engine that drives company sales; in 1999 the company took in $854 million from catalog sales alone. The 1999 catalogs, 70 in all, offered approximately 16,000 different items, most tied to the pursuit of outdoor, active lifestyles. For the solitary fisherman or the busy baby-boomer, the name L.L. Bean stands for quality, value, and enduring style, so much so that each year more than
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Listening Comprehension Lead-in Discussion Background Information Prediction L. L. Bean, Inc. About the Author — Linda Weltner Consumerism Voluntary Simplicity three million visitors make pilgrimages to the company’s original retail store, in Freeport, Maine, to soak up the Bean ambiance and the Bean bargains. Retail sales for 1999 reached $206 million. The llbean.com e-commerce website has been operational since 1996. L.L. Bean also enjoys a high reputation, among its corporate peers as well as its customers, for order fulfillment