Tourism refers to the activities of tourists‚ people who visit places for pleasure‚ and the industry that caters to their needs. It can be a double-edged sword for a country to a certain extent due to its advantages as well as its disadvantages. The advantages are economic‚ cultural and environmental benefits while the disadvantage will be environmental degradation. Firstly‚ tourism is beneficial as it contributes to a country’s revenue. For example‚ in Singapore‚ the tourism industry generated
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Gin Tonic Please‚ Double‚ with Ice Jason McFarlane was galloping in the deserted‚ pebbled street‚ with his attaché case‚ his knees still shivering‚ trying to catch his breath. His heart pulsed and pumped in such a pace that he felt it was going to jolt out of his chest. His squeezed palms‚ as all his muscles‚ soured by anxiety. Cold sweat trickled down his neck. He could not bring himself to calm down‚ although he was paining to. Inhaling the frosty air‚ he raised his duffle coat collar up to his
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The controversial issue of double standards‚ in regards to gender within culture‚ can clearly be spotted; however‚ neither man nor woman can seem to find the proper method to illustrate one another. To start off‚ in my family and Arab culture the man is expected to physically and morally attend to his wife. I believe this is done not only to show authority‚ but also dominance‚ although it is never said. The standards have changed and gotten much less strict since the olden days‚ not only in America
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is perhaps the purest example in English literature of the use of the double convention to represent the duality of human nature. That Dr. Jekyll represents the conventional and socially acceptable personality and Mr. Hyde the uninhibited and criminal self is the most obvious aspect of Stevenson’s story. The final chapter‚ which presents Jekyll’s full statement of the case‚ makes this theme explicit. In this chapter‚ Jekyll fully explains‚ though he does
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The Double Personality Of Violence In Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace Alias Grace is one of the fictions written by Margaret Atwood‚ who was born on November 18‚ 1939 in Ottawa‚ Ontario. Atwood is a well-know writer‚ publishing a variety of literary works‚ such as poem‚ novel‚ magazine article and children’s book in Canada. The fiction‚ Alias Grace talks about a story based on a real murder case introducing a sixteen year old girl‚ Grace Marks‚ who is convicted of murder and is regarded as one of
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Do you love a good mystery set in the cold war? In ‘’Double You’’ by Shane Peacock gives readers a great mystery to unravel. The book’s plot is set upon the adventure of Adam Mclean as he investigates who his grandfather was. The story begins when Adam and his four other cousins head to their deceased grandfather cottage for winter break‚ 20 of his cousins cannot come because they are too far away to join them. What end up happening is that they found a safe that contains an envelope meant for his
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Double Standards Among Different Age Groups Malaysian society emphasizes the discerning rank between the younger generation and the elderly; it has been an age old tradition spanning from culture to culture; from Chinese to Malays‚ to Indians and the other ethnical groups in Malaysia. The main reason for this separation is to instil the lesson that the younger generation must respect and appreciate their elders’ sacrifice. In Malaysian culture‚ or rather‚ Asian culture‚ it is a virtue to follow
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Double-Entry Journal Assignment A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines “’Gentlemen of the jury‚ be merciful. For God’s sake‚ be merciful. He in innocent of all charges brought against him. ‘But let us say he was not. Let us for a moment say he was not. What justice would there be to take his this life? Justice‚ gentleman? Why‚ I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair.’” (page 8) After trying to convince the jury that Jefferson is not clever enough to commit the crime‚ the defense
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How to double sales of your online store? Read this article to learn how! What can I do with abandoned shopping carts in my online stores? If I would receive a single Euro every time a client or LinkedIn reader asks me that‚ I would spend a nice‚ long vacation in Hawaii with my loved one every two years. Of course‚ I try to answer that question every single time‚ but most of the actions taken to improve the situation just seem to take too many resources from their development. That is of course
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Introduction Double consciousness speaks of the dual identity of members of the African Diaspora who experience an internal struggle between their black heritage and the mark of the European that has been imposed upon them‚ whether by blood‚ through the rape of their ancestral mothers or by their forced immersion into an environment dominated by the European master. W. E. B. Du Bois is very explicit in presenting this conflict in his book‚ The Soul’s of Black Folk: After the Egyptian and Indian
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