Key Objectives The aim of the report is to study dark tourism and discuss what are the issues generated by the evolution of this phenomenon. 1.2 Scope The report includes a definition of dark tourism‚ the history‚ a description of its target markets with its marketing implications‚ the push and pull factors and the various impacts caused and the challenges faced. Lastly‚ conclusions will be drawn. 2.0 Main Discussions 2.1 Definition Dark tourism is demarcated as encompassing the visitation
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After Dark By Haruki Murakami “After Dark is a streamlined‚ hushed ensemble piece...Standing above the common gloom‚ Murakami detects phosphorescence everywhere‚ but chiefly in the auras around people‚ which glow brightest at night and when combined.” (The New York Times Book Review) The appraisal given by The New York Times undoubtedly highlights how the characters in the story of Haruki Murakami weave their lives together in just one night. The characters in this novel have established deeper
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DARK AGES IN EUROPE Dark Ages is the term that was formerly used to describe the decline of Roman culture and the turmoil in Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Modern historians avoid the term with its implication that only Roman values were civilised values. Many Germanic peoples traveled through Italy‚ Germany‚ France‚ Spain and North Africa‚ settling wherever they could. Many groups formed their own kingdoms. The label employs traditional light-versus-darkness
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Bishops | The World Around The 1600’s | Essay Topic: Were The Dark Ages Really So Dark? | | Aidan Bizony | 29-Jan-13 | Were the dark ages really so dark? It was first used when people began to see a contrast between the brilliance of Europe during the time of Roman Empire‚ the “light” period‚ and the sudden deterioration during the centuries after the collapse of Rome. Throughout the time of Roman occupation in Europe‚ the European economy and culture were thriving. However‚ when the Empire
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the mysterious dark energy that’s causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate? Is it some form of Einstein’s famous cosmological constant‚ or is it an exotic repulsive force‚ dubbed "quintessence‚" that could make up as much as three-quarters of the cosmos? Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Dartmouth College believe there is a way to find out. | | | | The SuperNova/Acceleration Probe‚ SNAP‚ is a satellite designed to study dark energy through
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Dark Tourism Dark tourism is the act of travel and visitation to sites‚ attractions and exhibitions that have real or recreated death‚ suffering or the seemingly macabre as a main theme. Tourist visits to former battlefields‚ slavery-heritage attractions‚ prisons‚ cemeteries‚ particular museum exhibitions‚ Holocaust sites‚ or to disaster locations all constitute the broad realm of ‘dark tourism’. The Institute of Dark Tourism Research (iDTR) at the University of Lancashire in England in 2012 marks
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Classical and Gothic Architecture � � The cultures of the ancient Greeks and medieval Europeans were significantly influenced by religion. Greek Classicism brought about some of the most beautiful artwork and architecture that still exists today. The style strives to exemplify a culture of harmony‚ order‚ reason‚ intellect‚ objectivity‚ and formal discipline (Sporre‚ 2010). Classicism is best exemplified in the ancient temples that are found throughout the region of Greece and Italy. Gothic style art
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The Dark Ages are described as a period of intellectual depression in the history of Europe from the establishment of barbarian supremacy in the fifth century to the revival of learning at about the fifteenth century. In my belief‚ according to this description the Dark Ages were not dark at all‚ and if present‚ the intellectual depression was minimal. The Dark Ages were a period of great intellectual innovation and arts. With the dwindling populations of towns‚ people once again became dependent
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The Dark is Rising series is my favorite book series. I consider it to be the archetype of which modern day writers refer to. When I found out they had made a movie out of the second book I was ecstatic. I thought‚ key word thought‚ it was going to be a great movie. I was very wrong. The second book is titled The Dark is Rising and it’s about a young boy named Will Stanton. Will is the seventh son of a seventh son and he has a prophecy written about him. On his 11th birthday he finds out the he
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Analysis of “A Dark Time” by Theodore Rothke This poem is often interpreted as a sad and depressing piece of literature‚ I however find a different meaning in this poem‚ a darker meaning. There are many deep hidden meanings within each line of any given poem (usually) and Theodore Rothke had no intention of breaking the chain. In this analysis I will break down a few lines of this poem to reveal the deep shady abyss of concealed messages that is Theodore Rothke’s poem: “In a Dark Time”. In the
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