HRTM 483: Tourism Economics Term Project 1 Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina The thriving industry of tourism found in Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina economically contributes to the gross domestic product‚ employment‚ foreign exchange‚ earning‚ investment‚ regional impacts‚ contribution to taxation‚ and impact on other industry sectors within the state of South Carolina According to the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce‚ in 2006 the state of South Carolina spending on travel and tourism reached
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South Asia Theme 5 The region of South Asia underwent many changes and continuities that resulted in a heavily patriarchal and hierarchal social structure by 600 CE. Perhaps the biggest change in the society was the caste system brought about by Aryans from Europe. The invaders helped to develop the different statuses going from priests‚ to warriors‚ to merchants‚ to commoners‚ and the natives or untouchables at the bottom. Once people were born into their designated caste‚ it was basically impossible
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World Tourism Tourism In South & Southeast Asia Kathleen Macawili BANGLADESH * GEOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTIC OF REGION & COUNTRY * The physical geography of Bangladesh is varied and has an area characterized by two distinctive features: a broad deltaic plain subject to frequent flooding‚ and a small hilly region crossed by swiftly flowing rivers . The country has an area of 147‚570 square kilometers and extends 820 kilometers north to south and 600 kilometers east to west.
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Somalia: Emerging Trends of Political Islam By Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow) Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) is a former military officer (19971-1986)‚ electronic engineer‚ Islamic scholar and politician. He obtained PhD degree in the Islamic history from McGill University in Canada and engineering degree from Somali National University. He is co-founder of Mogadishu University in 1997 and its chairman of the Board of Trustees. He is also one of the prominent political figures in Somalia who participated
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hundred years‚ many things can change‚ and surprisingly‚ some will stay constant. Take East Asia for example‚ between 1200 CE and 1400 CE the region was under the rule of three different dynasties (Song‚ Yuan‚ and Ming). Between 1492 and 1750‚ culture was spread through the Atlantic World (Western Europe‚ Western Africa‚ and the Eastern Americas) through trade and socialization. These interactions caused socio economic transformation due to the introduction of new crops‚ weapons‚ and even slavery‚ which
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Islam‚ Gender and Education in Kazakhstan Nazgul Mingisheva (Karaganda Bolashak University‚ Kazakhstan) nazgulm2006@gmail.com Paper presented at the ASN World Convention Columbia University‚ April 19-21 2012 Please do not cite without the author’s permission © Nazgul Mingisheva Abstract My paper is focused on the preliminary results and hypothesis of my research on Islam‚ gender and education in present-days Kazakhstan. The research purpose is to discover some relationships between dynamically
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These estimates that the U.N. has predicted‚ do present a question of why child prostitution is occurring in the first place. Much of Southeast Asia is comprised of lesser-developed countries where poverty‚ hunger‚ and child labor are rampant. Having children who go to work selling their bodies is a deplorable act‚ in my opinion. Unfortunately this is a cultural norm in countries like Cambodia and many other countries of the region. Mu Sochua is Cambodia’s Minister for Women’s Affairs and she claims
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The Economic Impact of SUVs “The SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) is one of the most popular types of vehicle to both own and drive. Last year‚ SUVs and minivans outsold conventional cars for the first time. However‚ the SUV is increasingly coming under attack for its fuel economy‚ emissions standards and safety record. Vehicle fuel efficiency across the US is now at its lowest level since 1980. However‚ former California governor Gray Davis signed legislation requiring the California Air Resources
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Impact of Islam on West Africa Islam impacted West Africa in many ways. It changed the people’s views of their rulers‚ and in some people‚ even the way they viewed the world. Other aspects stayed the same‚ like the beliefs of the pagan people and how they lived. The most important connection that Islam made globally was the establishment of trading centers and routes. When Muslims brought Islam into West Africa from across the Sahara‚ Africans were attracted to it because it helped them through
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Name: Patrick Smith Period: 6th Date: 1/ 29/ 13 CHANGE AND CONTINUITY ESSAY PACKET UNDERSTANDING WORDS This essay asks students to access how larger global issues and themes such as gender‚ trade‚ technology‚ and environment have changed and remained the same. If any one essay will give students difficulties‚ it is likely that this essay will. Students will not only have to identify areas of change‚ but also areas of continuity across
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