Peter Antoniou BUS/ECO 123 June 11‚ 2012 Summary: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management This book seeks to provide the reader or tourist with insights on how the two worlds‚ tourism and cultural heritage management intersect‚ but also how they conflict in that they represent opposite sides of cultural tourism itself. The book outlines for the reader that while tourism professionals evaluate the potential for profit‚ cultural management professionals evaluate the same assets for
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"Do artifacts have politics?" Discuss Langdon Winner’s question and give some examples. Iva N. Ivanova ivai@ifi.uio.no First semester at UiO Word count: 2103 Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss Langdon Winners theory on the politics of technology. In his book "The Whale and the Reactor" Langdon Winner asks the question "Do artifacts have politics?". That question has provoked many to look for different dimensions of technology. Winner argues
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have grown by Investigating the world with this Project. My second artifact is the Huckleberry Finn AP Lit Essay in which I have grown academically. I have grown Academically because it teaches me stuff that I will learn later on in life. I have grown in this first semester by seeing what there is to the world and learning what there is in the world and what is happening in the world because of the project I had did. My Artifact that I am presenting to you is my Ecology Children’s book project
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In the painting drawn by Allyn Cox during the 1900s‚ we see the on canvas the signing of the Mayflower Compact. This document was signed aboard a ship named the Mayflower in 1620‚ and established new rules for the upcoming colony. The Pilgrims and their leader William Brewster is shown signing the document‚ while John Standish the colony’s military leader oversees the document. I believe that Cox point of view was that a new government should be implemented in the colonies because she incorporated
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After going through chapters dedicated to clothes and accessories I became much more attentive to people’s look. I took note of all artifacts I saw at people around me for one day and here want to describe a few of them. First‚ one of my friends always wears a family ring with his family code of arms on it. It’s a big heavy gold ring‚ which he gladly shows everyone and describes it’s meaning to anyone willing to know. He came from an aristocratic French family‚ one of his ancestors was Joan of arc
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Is cultural relativism good for our society? Cultural relativism is a belief where there are no absolute moral views or beliefs can be apply to all cultures‚ which makes “right” and “wrong” different in every society; what is considered “right” in one society may be considered “wrong” in another. Since no universal standard of morality exists‚ no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. If this belief is held true‚ then every culture will have their own set of “rules” to live by
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An Artifact for Our Future Generations March 16‚ 2013 Unit 5 IP AIU Online Abstract Artifacts are defined as “Any mass-produced‚ usually inexpensive object reflecting contemporary society or popular culture: artifacts of the pop rock generation.” (2013). Although this is just one definition for the word artifact‚ it is the one used for this paper. Of every generation there is an artifact that could be looked back at by future generations to gain insight to the past. The iPod is no exception
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Ulrich‚ except where noted. Cover Photo: Glen Mullaly (collection of spindle adapters for 45 rpm records) DESIGN creation of artifacts in society Karl T. Ulrich Contents Preface 1. Introduction to Design 2. Problem Solving and Design 3. Design Problem Definition 4. Exploration 5. Users‚ Experts‚ and Institutions in Design 6. The Architecture of Artifacts 7. Aesthetics in Design 8. Variety 9. Conclusion Acknowledgments About the Author Colophon i ii Preface As a freshman
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My Personal Artifact: Pearls Every person has on object in their life that is very precious to the‚ for me‚ it is my pearl necklace. They are small and round and a lustrous cream color with a pink sheen. They have a tiny gold clasp that holds the necklace together. My pearls tell a story than no other personal artifact can: my heritage. The pearls symbolized tradition and womanhood in my family’s life‚ and they were to be worn with dignity and pride. Every holiday‚ the girls of the family accessorized
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Many people are affected by cultural differences‚ but if one tries to break the barriers‚ the attempt is usually received with open arms and graciously. I remember when preparing for my trip to Germany friends asked why I chose Germany. I responded with “why not?” Then I was confronted with reasoning like “look what happened in World War II‚ you do not know their language‚” and my favorite‚ “all there are is Nazi people over there.” I looked at them for a second then replied with something to the
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