Angeles University Foundation Angeles City COLLEGE OF BUSINESSS AND ACCOUNTANCY Tourism Department WORLD HERITAGE ANALYSIS First Semester‚ A.Y. 2011 – 2012 Name : Cartago‚ Kimberlie A. Score: Course and Year: BS Tourism Management II-A Date: 09/02/2011 Directions: Considering the World Heritage Sites you will visit in the Ilocos Region (Church of San Agustin in Paoay ‚ La Asuncion dela Nuestra Senora in Sta. Maria‚ Ilocos Sur and the Historic Town of Vigan) find answers
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World Heritage Sites: Hyde Park Barracks 1. Background What is a World Heritage Site? A world heritage Site is a natural man-made site‚ area or structure that has been recognized as being of outstanding international importance and therefore as deserving special protection. Sites are nominated to and designated by the World Heritage Convention (an organization of UNESCO). Who makes the decision to give a site World Heritage Status? World Heritage sites can only be nominated by the national government
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The Hispanic Challenge The persistent inflow of Hispanic immigrants threatens to divide the United States into two peoples‚ two cultures‚ and two languages. Unlike past immigrant groups‚ Mexicans and other Latinos have not assimilated into mainstream U.S. culture‚ forming instead their own political and linguistic enclaves—from Los Angeles to Miami—and rejecting the AngloProtestant values that built the American dream. The United States ignores this challenge at its peril. By Samuel P. Huntington
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HisRepresenting nearly 63% Mexican Americans are the largest group of all the Hispanic Americans in the United States (US Census Bureau‚ 2011). Originally encouraged to settle into what is now Texas to boost Mexico’s economy. As the number of settlers increased‚ so did their want of autonomy – resulting in a battle over land and rights in the Mexican American War in 1846. According to “The U.S.-Mexican War‚ The Aftermath (2006)” by war’s end “approximately 80‚000 Mexicans resided in the territory
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Mario Molina Throughout history‚ Hispanic people have made many great contributions to society and the way we live today. One of those people is Mario Molina‚ a Nobel-Prize winning chemist. Mario Molina was born in Mexico City in 1943 to an affluent family. From the time he was young‚ he had a great interest in science‚ and turned his bathroom into a laboratory where he conducted experiments with the help of an aunt‚ who was also a chemist. Molina studied abroad for many years before deciding
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INTRODUCTION ‘No two world heritage sites are alike but all share common problems such as the need for a delicate balance between visitation and conservation’ (Shackley 2000). Each World Heritage Site should have a management plan that deals with entry charges‚ potential damage to the heritage resources‚ congestion‚ reduction of visitors at peak times and dealing with specific types of visitors. World Heritage Sites act as a magnet for visitors because it is believed that World Heritage listing increases
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Energy efficiency in Traditional buildings Mărieş Oana 3rd Semester project Environmental Management and Sustainability Sciences 09 – 01 – 2013 Title:Picture Title: | Energy Efficiency in Heritage/UNESCO Buildings. The cases of Croatia‚ Scotland and RomaniaRoyal Castle from Săvârşin‚ Romaniahttp://www.monumenteuitate.ro/ro/monument/105/Savarsin-Palatul-familiei-regale#prettyPhoto | Project Period: | 01 September 2012 – 09 January 2013 3nd semester EMSS | Supervisor:
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Whether one lives in an urban or suburban area‚ most likely it is only a short drive to the countryside‚ mountains‚ oceans‚ deserts and forests that make up its exquisiteness. For the planet Earth is an inheritance from our ancestors; it is part of our heritage. Similar to a family portrait‚
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to is that of the Hispanic Americans. Hispanic Americans include peoples native to North America as well as those who came to America as early colonists. These colonists settled mainly in the area of the Western and South Western United States. After these early colonists‚ Hispanic people have continued to immigrate to America. The original Hispanic Americans were the America Indians who lived in North America before the earliest recorded colonies. Hispanic peoples also immigrated
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the Hispanic community in San Antonio is fairly low considering the growth that has been made in terms of population. The Hispanic community has been growing in great quantities since Texas was annexed into the United States. The Hispanic community has had many struggles trying to assimilate into the lifestyle of the American culture‚ especially in gaining higher socioeconomic status. There Hispanic community within San Antonio has tended not to see a lot of upward mobility. When Hispanics experience
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