Dark tourism scholarship: a critical review Philip Stone Philip Stone is Executive Director: Institute for Dark Tourism Research (iDTR)‚ School of Sport‚ Tourism and The Outdoors‚ University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)‚ Preston‚ UK. Abstract Purpose – Commonly referred to as dark tourism or thanatourism‚ the act of touristic travel to sites of or sites associated with death and disaster has gained significant attention with media imaginations and academic scholarship. However‚ despite
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Waiting in the Dark : The Suspense in “Wait until Dark” - Aditi Bose "The blinds moving up and down…the squeaking shoes…and then the knife whistling past her ear." This slogan from one of the posters of the film “Wait Until dark”‚ establishes the element of suspense in the film. It released in 1967 with explicit instructions to all theatres to switch off all the lights for the last 8 minutes of the film so that the climax unfolds in complete darkness. There is no doubt that the film
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Academic Reading and Writing I Discursive Essay “The Dark Sides of Cartoons” In the early 21st century children become more and more abused by cartoons. Even parents themselves encourage their offspring to watch animated films. Commonly‚ we consider cartoons as sources of entertainment for our children to relax and have fun. However‚ we must ask ourselves are cartoons as innocent as we tend to think? This paper investigates the dark sides of cartoons‚ the sides which have a
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Text: The Dark Knight Director: Christopher Nolan Text Type: Film Gotham City is rapidly becoming a better place. Under the guard of Batman and with the help of Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent‚ the popular new district attorney‚ organised crime is being eradicated. In desperation the mob turns to a psychotic mastermind called only ‘The Joker’ and Gotham rapidly descends into chaos. As Bruce Wayne tries to deal with his toughest adversary yet he must deal also with his internal conflicts and the horrific
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names. It has been called “The Dark Ages‚” “The Age of Feudalism‚” “The Age of Faith‚” and a Golden Age. The Middle Ages began around the time that the Roman Empire fell. The Roman Empire had been declining over time due to Military‚ Political‚ Economic‚ and Social issues. The fall of the Roman Empire brought many changes to Western Europe. Society regressed and forgot the achievements and discoveries that were made in the past. However‚ it was not completely dark. The Catholic Church rose to power
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The Dark Ages is a period name used in the same breath as Middle Ages. Particularly‚ it refers to that time period when the fall of the Roman Empire began and the rise of the Renaissance period and the Age of Discovery. Approximately‚ the Dark Ages were identified as the time from 400-1500 A.D. The term Dark Ages was initially introduced by Francesco Petrarca‚ an Italian scholar‚ as a reference to the low quality literature and scriptures during the time‚ including the period’s lack of culture
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Dark Earth A Compilation of Essays on Dark Plasma Theory by Jay Alfred © Copyright 2011‚ Jay Alfred All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted‚ in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise‚ without the written prior permission of the author. Cover photograph: This shows the visible Earth sitting inside an invisible halo of dark matter particles. The halo has been given false
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picture when we think of “Monster”. Fear is the first emotion that comes to us. We think of them as the furthest thing from human possible‚ something that doesn’t relate to us. Yet‚ we created them from our wildest thoughts. To us a “Monster” is a valve that lets out the dark within us‚ a mask that allows to hide behind while we show our true intentions‚ and a menace portrayed from what we fear in real life. A “Monster” is a valve because it lets us release the dark and evil within us and for a moment
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The Dark Truth I am the dark blue crayon because I am bright on the outside‚ but dark on the inside. I get straight to the point like the tip of a crayon. On the outside‚ I function just fine‚ but when you take a good look‚ you see I fall short of expectations. Like the crayon‚ I hide myself. As blue‚ I am thought of first‚ yet chosen last for being dark. Broken in half like the crayon‚ where no one sees‚ I ache to belong when I know I never will. Under great heat or pressure‚ I tend to lose my
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As a young child‚ I was afraid of dogs‚ heights‚ and the darkness. These fears controlled my life. Being afraid of dogs was one of my biggest fears. I was so scared of dogs because they were big‚ scary‚ and had big teeth. Every time a dog barked at me I got scared. When they came around me to smell me‚ I would get scared and my whole body would start shaking. If a dog was running behind me‚ I thought that it was running after me to bite me. When they licked me‚ it felt so nasty to me that I would
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