Book Review: Hamilton’s Curse: How Jefferson’s Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution- and what it means for America Today What kind of country is the United States of America? Is it really the land of the free or are the Americans controlled by an imperial presidency? Is America peaceful and prosperous? Is it possible to identify the source of America’s economic problems? Some people have a clear picture of how things really are; while others are never able to see the entire scope of
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Dixon Edwards October 26‚ 2010 Sex Tourism Sex tourism is the act of tourists traveling to engage in sexual activity with prostitutes that are residents of the destination. A sex tourist is an adult that travels in order to have legal consensual sexual activities with another adult for gifts and most often money. By using existing tourism methods of travel these activities have become easily feasible for any individual looking to explore this sector of tourism. Creating a normal vacation with the
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Mobile phones. A blessing or a curse? Mobile phones have had such a large impact in our modern twenty-first century societies‚ that they have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Nowadays‚ it has become the norm in our towns and villages to see people who are busy tapping on their cell phones. Mobile phones have changed the way people communicate. These devices are carried anywhere people go because they are light and easy to carry around‚ such that everyone is constantly in touch with others
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Cultural tourism is referred to the kind of tourism‚ which is concerned with the culture of a specific region or country‚ particularly in the arts. It basically focuses on the traditional communities that have diverse customs as well as the forms of art and the distinct social practices that distinguish a certain culture from the others. It would include tourism in the urban areas and even the historic and large cities‚ including facilities like theaters and museums. It also includes this in the
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INTRODUCTION Can the Bahamas survive without branching into other areas of tourism? The tourism industry today is big business for a country‚ it is the number one industry of the Bahamas. It is the migration of individuals from one place to another for a short period of time. There are two types of tourism‚ domestic and foreign. People travel for recreation‚ business‚ sports‚ education and for religious or medical purposes. Tourism is a very competitive industry. It accounts for seventy percent of the
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Social Media :: Curse or blessing ? The way I see it‚ it all depends on how these sites‚ like Facebook or Twitter‚ are being used. Social media itself can be abused‚ overused‚ and taken advantage of. However‚ the power of social media itself is probably greater than the power of any person‚ any novel‚ any ruler‚ or even any country. But‚ whether that incredible power is a blessing or a curse is also one matter to question. The power of social media can be something extremely influential. This first
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whispers‚ that chill your skin. No one stays alone anymore. It was a cursed Friday‚ like Friday the thirteenth‚ but worst. It was a family curse. I guess it was forgotten‚ since it’s an 100 year old curse. But everyone knows that if a Miller opens the window of the bathroom on the 3rd floor‚ the Miller curse will be spread throughout the house. The Miller curse‚ 100 years old‚ started when our great‚ great‚ great grandfather. His name was Henry‚ but his pals called him The Hen. He was a boy at the
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SOCIAL MEDIA: BOON OR BANE? Roberto M. Macatuggal‚ Ph.D. Web 2.0 has enabled web-based services‚ such as social networking sites‚ wikis‚ communication tools‚ etc.‚ that emphasize collaboration and sharing among users. This platform (Davis‚ 2012)‚ described simply as the read/write web‚ allows users to be both consumers and producers of online content. It is an interactive two-way web; a place where everyday folks with Internet access can create and edit stuff. Davis compares Web 1.0 and Web
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Tourism can generate large amount of revenues and provide job opportunities globally. Tourism is often treated as means to develop the country and to make the country known worldwide. This leads to the construction of infrastructure and facilities which are placed in locations which has the tendency to generate revenue in conjunction to tourism. However‚ the environment‚ economy and socio-culture suffers from the acts of tourism due to the activities carried out by tourist‚ thus creating negative
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Tourism in the rural areas is one of the new opportunities that are being created for those dwelling there. They have the resources‚ the manpower‚ the basic skill &expertise in terms of hospitality and a down-to-earth approach that is in sharp contrast with the five star culture of tourism in city areas. The rural residents have a scope and potential to present a very pleasant and exciting change from traditional tourism which tourist are finding jaded and therefore have begun exploring new vistas
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