Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Geishas are not prostitutes, as is commonly assumed among Americans. But because of the nature of their profession there is a certain risque and taboo element to their life. Geisha are entertainers; they are hired by small gatherings of men for evening amusement at banquets. Geisha perform traditional dances and...
Geisha have varied reasons for entering their profession; some are devoted to the art which they practice, others want the freedom, while still more are attracted to the exotic world of "the flower and willow" as it is called, but plan one day to drop out and get married Despite...
Geisha began in the 17th century as entertainers for prostitutes, and given that dubious beginning it is no wonder that geisha have always been associated with a sensual way of life. Originally geisha were the innovators in fashion and music; they were the vanguard of society. But as Japan became...
Drawing mostly from old newspapers and memoirs. Alexander meticulously traces Cobb's rise from his youth in Royston, Georgia as the son of a school teacher, to his stormy years of stardom with the Tigers in the first part of the century, to his bitter elder years as a rich...
The book investigates the rise to power of the medical profession as well as reforms and crises in America's health care system. Starr said, explaining it was "an attempt to dissect the origins of American medicine."