"Estimates suggest that nationally hotels have seen about 60% booking cancellations." Holiday destinations such as Goa are feeling the pinch even more because of intelligence reports that they could be future targets for terrorists. Hotel occupancy in western India is down some 25% and rates have plunged. Civil aviation is another sector in the dumps. But it was already troubled before the attacks. Rangar believes the overall damage to India’s economy could be significant. "Analysts have already
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It’s hard to define culture because it is soft‚ elusive‚ complex and difficult to measure. However from business perspective‚ we can view culture as sum total of three elements: Behaviors (Individual or organizational)‚ Business Outcomes of behaviors‚ and Drivers that influence behavioral patterns. Drivers of behavior can be classified into four types: Personal‚ Social‚ Organizational‚ and Models. Here‚ the drivers “Organizational” and “Models” can be altered to change the underlying behavior of
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these colonies‚ the subjugated peoples faced such hardships as slavery‚ mass death due to disease or violence‚ and forced change in culture. While these negative effects are impossible to ignore‚ it must be noted that Western imperialism has improved other parts of the world‚ the parts in which a synthesis of cultures and an exchange of ideas truly takes place. Western imperialism‚ while causing strife for the subjugated‚ has led to global improvements‚ such as the increase in trade and wealth‚ technological
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Impact of Advertisements on Children in India Abstract Background: Advertisements has been a part of our culture and its impact of young children has been a concern for quite some time. The Society at large must raise their voice. Aim: This study was conducted to find out the implication of irresponsible advertisements and their impact of children of aged 7-15. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on children and parents with two separate independent questionnaires
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The media today is having a profound effect on society‚ especially its youth. When it comes to people’s behavior in society‚ adolescents usually look to the media for guidance. Teens today today are reliant on the media to tell them what is acceptable and what is not. It tells them how to look‚ how to act‚ even what to say. Social media definitely has an impact on the daily life of a teen. Most teens have some way to connect with friends using a social networking site. Young adults‚ much like
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The long‚ rich history of Judaism gives the western world its shape today. The laws‚ traditions‚ culture‚ and values are directly attributable to Judaism. Judaism most prominently began with the founder of the Hebrews known as Abraham‚ who began to worship a figure called "Elohim." Historically‚ the teachings of Judaism were also subscribed by nomadic tribes‚ which settled in present day Palestine‚ near Mt. Sinai. The people of these tribes did not label themselves as Hebrews‚ and referred to G-d
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Countries in Europe struggled when WWI came to an end in 1918. This was a time when global dominance was shifting around the world. Powers‚ namely‚ Germany and Italy were punished brutally in the post-war era as they were left politically and economically devastated by the Treaty of Versailles. This led to great resentment among the German people toward Great Britain and France. But the worst was to come as the U.S. stock market crashed. The devastating impact of the U.S. stock market crash and the
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Rape contaminates our society. It is an infection that affects every aspect of daily society‚ from perceptions to actions to thoughts to emotions. And all infections have epidemics. Looking at Indian society today‚ it is safe to say that we are in the midst of just such an outbreak—perhaps not in terms of the quantity or quality of such incidents‚ but certainly in terms of the reactions and attitudes towards them. More people are raising their voices in protest than ever before. Awareness is spreading
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French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War‚ was the New World conflict that marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies‚ a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. Not only were there tremendous effects on the French‚ but also the French and Indian War had an almost innumerable number of effects on the
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diverse Australian youth cultures. Their lifestyle‚ education‚ political views and social aspects come under a large role due to what they listen to over the radio. So how do radio stations maintain and attract their listeners? What sort of impacts does radio have on the Australian youth today? Who still listens to radio‚ what do they listen to and why? Radio stations such as Nova‚ 2Day FM‚ EDGE and Triple j can all be seen as the more popular stations that the Australian youth listens to. Each
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