paper concludes with the estimations and comparisons to port having similar characteristics. Finally‚ it discusses policy implications resulting from the research findings. Keywords: cruise sector‚ economic impact‚ the port of Piraeus. IS IT WORTHY? REGIONAL ECONOMIES AND THE CRUISE INDUSTRY 1. INTRODUCTION The cruise sector is considered as one of the most promising sectors of the world’s economy and in particular the fastest
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with a mom at home and dad at work. This era instilled values of respect and self worth with little controversy. However‚ as time passed technology evolved and so did visual media. Visual entertainment began to develop into more controversial issues that changed the way we viewed the world. For instance‚ entertainment media began to talk about racism and mistreatment towards others; this lead Americans into the civil rights movement and equal treatment for everyone regardless of their skin color. This
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Introduction of X-Factor and American Idol The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom‚ where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition‚ now held in various countries‚ which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. The programs are produced by executive producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco TV. The "X Factor" of the title refers to the undefinable "something"
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Ethics and Entertainment Assignment The following assignments ask students to investigate and describe the artistic‚ commercial‚ and ethical considerations that inform censorship debates about potentially harmful entertainment media content. Students must apply their understanding of the ethical principles and concepts discussed in this course to explain if and why certain types of media content should be censored and‚ if so‚ by whom. Select and complete one of the following assignments: Option
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How effective are Celebrity Endorsements Ever since the start of commercial radio in the 20’s and the since the first silver screen entered the market‚ broadcasting messages by celebrities has been a tool employed to endorse products.”Just about every star was associated with one sponsor’s product he or she plugged.”(1). Over the years celebrity endorsement became an essential part of marketing (more than 25% of television ads feature celebrities)(5)‚ for the endorser it became an easy way of generating
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Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. Abhra Mukherjee Sachin Goel To: Philip G. Satre‚ CEO Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. From: Abhra Mukherjee‚ Sachin Goel Subject: Analysis of the new Customer Relationship Management Harrah’s CRM model has emerged successful in leading the gaming industry over its competitors. Its role in boosting the company’s revenue by 50% is admirable. The implementation of the Total Gold program increased cross-market revenues from 13% in 1997 to 23% in 2000. Las Vegas property
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Peck 1 Deserae Peck Paola Brown ENG 102 3 March 2008 Female circumcision is also known‚ more accurately‚ as female genital mutilation and female genital cutting (FGC.) There are three forms of FGC. The first is a clitoridectomy‚ the cutting and/or removal of the hood of the clitoris and all or part of the clitoris. The second is an excision which removes the clitoris‚ the hood‚ and the labia minor (the inner folds of the vulva that is responsible for producing lubrication.) The infibulation is the
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to the multitude of entertainment programs and features in magazines. Today’s media obsessed society often leads students to believe all they need to ’be cool’ is be thin‚ blonde and wear the latest designer clothes. The UGLY program aims to help young adults self-esteem by using celebrities‚ as they know that young people look up to celebrities and their identity is reflected on them. Sometimes this is a good thing and other times it is a bad thing and this is why celebrities need to function as
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interesting than staying at home. It took me just one night to realize how important the Internet is for me. That night I spent seven whole hours on-line‚ just entertaining myself. I now believe that the Internet is quite an effective means of entertainment because I can download pictures‚ songs and videos‚ chat and communicate with other people and also play network games. <br> <br>I was really amazed at how interesting information someone can find on the net. Anyone can easily find real funny stories
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“There are four classes of Idols which beset men’s minds. To these for distinctions sake I have assigned names- calling the first class Idols of the Tribe; the second Idols of the Cave; the third Idols of the Marketplace; the fourth Idols of the Theatre.” - Francis Bacon “The Four Idols” The quote above excerpted from Francis Bacon’s “The Four Idols”‚ is an example of a rhetoric technique called enumeration. Enumeration is a list of names that categorizes an idea. In his work‚ Francis Bacon uses
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