Top 10 US travel destinations for 2014 While Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2014 covers global must-sees‚ including Chicago and Texas‚ here we delve a bit deeper and showcase the top 10 places in the US that should be on travelers’ radars in the coming year. There’s something for all – beachcombers‚ nature lovers‚ beer aficionados‚ history buffs‚ road trippers‚ dice rollers – from every corner of the land. Whether quietly emerging destinations or perennial favorites‚ these places have new or timely
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Sacred Places A sacred place can be interpreted as many things that can and cannot be seen or visited. The majority of all mythologies have some sort of sacred place that is associated with it. A sacred place doesn’t have to be a heaven or hell. It can be an altar‚ ruin‚ place of sacrifice‚ ritual spot‚ burial site‚ cultural migration lines‚ pictographs‚ and any other place that could be essential to a culture. (Leonard & McClure‚ 2004‚ "Gulliford ’s Nine Categories of Sacred Places"). One of the
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In Leif Jensen’s article‚ “Ethnic Identities‚ Language‚ and Economic Outcomes among Dominicans in a New Destination‚” Jensen observes Dominican immigrants‚ who migrated to Reading‚ Pennsylvania from the Dominican Republic‚ and how they identify themselves in America. He and his fellow researchers start their observations by giving some of the Dominicans‚ in Reading‚ surveys about their homes‚ health‚ stress‚ migration history‚ and other things. They find that 7.6 percent of Reading’s population is
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Gender Roles in Ancient Culture Nora M. Trombley HUM / 100 University of Phoenix Professor Carol Culver Rzadkiewicz December 15‚ 2006 Gender Roles in Ancient Culture Human beings have documented the differences in gender roles as far back in history as is currently known. It is very difficult to compare Greek and Roman ideals with those of modern day since the cultures are so socially dissimilar. I will present both the common and uncommon ways in which each culture defined the
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THE SACRED EXCHANGE BETWEEN SAINT FRANCIS AND LADY POVERTY INTRODUCTION The Franciscan Order has been saddled with the controversy on the issue of the observance of poverty. During the lifetime of Saint Francis of Assisi‚ there were already factions in the Order; the faction that were in favour of living the Franciscan charism in a new dimension are called the lenient and the wise‚ and those who are in favour of keeping to the original way of living the Franciscan Charism‚ are often
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Namibia is renowned as an exemplary tourist destination in Africa. This is owing to various factors such as infrastructure‚ cultural diversity and vastness‚ just to mention a few‚ but most of all‚ its political stability and peace. Equally‚ article 6(protection of life)‚ chapter 3 of the Namibian constitution‚ states “the right to life shall be respected and protected”. It further states that “no executions shall take place in Namibia”. The above clearly states that no one has a right of whatsoever
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To Drill or Not to Drill? Student Name HUM/111 26Sept2012 Instructor Name My Position The question is whether
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economies in the past five years and you get what is now well recognized as the CHINDIA effect. But what if the two countries are pitted against each other rather than in collaboration? Which of these then emerges as a more favorable investment destination and why? On one hand there is People’s Republic of China‚ a totalitarian state‚ with Mr Hu Jintao as President and the Communist Party of China (CCP) dominating the government. On the other‚ there is India‚ a democracy‚ historically under the
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Decisions “You can do it...you can do it‚” I command myself in the full length mirror hanging from the wall. Today is perhaps one of the most important days of my life. It is the day I take my placement exam that determines which major you will be put into at the higher learning institution. Shakily I finish getting dressed for the day‚ I am adorned in a pair of navy pants and a grey button up with the number 84 on the cuff. Each year the society gives a number to every child born. I was the 84th
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HUM/176 April 21‚ 2013 How has visual entertainment shaped American culture and values? The inventors of the television around the 1950’s seen an idea for the invention far before the technology was ever introduced. Most of the American’s today had a family member who had a television set in their homes by 1950 and can remember stories about the event‚ and media entertainment has brought its own set of challenges and benefits. Television has helped in creating our culture by the advertisements
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