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    Nevada Essay

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    Southern Paiutes lived north and west of the middle Colorado basin‚ which one of them was Las Vegas. Las Vegas was given its name by the Spaniards in the Antonio Amijo party‚ who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. The areas of the Las Vegas valley contained artesian wells that supported extensive green areas therefore came the name Las Vegas‚ Spanish for “The Meadows.”

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    states they didn’t have that problem‚ the show went on without a hitch and was very successful. After touring the world with successful shows in 217 cities on every continent but Antarctica‚ in 1998 they would find their home at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas‚ where they perform a show every night of the week. The issue at hand with Cirque De Soleil‚ is finding proper talent. The video states that it recruits worldwide‚ but has areas of interest for certain talents. For example the company looks to

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    Wynn Resorts Case Study

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    competitors because only Wynn Resorts offers high class service and it offers the most luxurious experience to its customers. The man behind the success of Wynn Resorts‚ Ltd. is Mr. Stephen Wynn‚ the CEO. Wynn Resorts‚ Ltd. owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Macau. Wynn is currently considering plans of expansions in Coati and even here in the Philippines. Wynn is relatively smaller in structure than its competitors but its world class service and uncomparable ambiance are what it sets apart

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    Threat of New Entries New entries to the industry threaten to limit the profitability of established competitors (Porter‚ 2008‚ p.3). One luxury that commercial casinos have is that there are significant barriers to entry‚ namely high capital requirements. Because of this‚ threats to the industry have historically been few and far between. But thanks in large part to increasing popularity and technological advancement‚ new competition in the gambling industry has emerged in the form of Native American

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    Hoover Dam

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    “’Ten years ago the place where we are gathered was an unpeopled‚ forbidding desert. In the bottom of a gloomy canyon‚ whose precipitous walls rose to a height of more than a thousand feet‚ flowed a turbulent‚ dangerous river. The mountains on either side of the canyon were difficult to access with neither road nor trail‚ and their rocks were protected by neither trees nor grass from the blazing heat of the sun. The site of Boulder City was a cactus-covered waste. The transformation wrought here

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    Ap Essay Pink Flamingos

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    Most people have noticed the occasional pink flamingo on a yard or theme to some building but most are unaware of how deeply ingrained this icon is to America. The pink flamingo is one of the many forgotten fads that American have gone through. Jennifer Price gives a quick history about how the flamingo came on the scene and what it meant to the American people. The trend of pink flamingoes in the mid 1900’s shows how American people go through the cycle of overusing symbols that represent success

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    Travels With Charley

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    Travels with Charley Final Essay Throughout Travels with Charley‚ Steinbeck faces many internal conflicts. He overcomes these conflicts by reflecting on his experiences of the past. In John Steinbeck’s Nonfiction book‚ Travels with Charley‚ he expresses that he feels the responsibility for the lives of two coyotes that he encounters. During his encounter with the coyotes‚ Steinbeck has a hard time deciding whether or not to shoot them. While he was thinking about what decision to make‚ Steinbeck

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    Steve Wynn Essay

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    Linda Solovjova Case 2: Wynn Resort SWOT of Company Strenghts | Weaknesses | * Steve Wynn * experienced management team * premiere spot on Las Vegas strip‚ and home to the only golf course * strategic development of its product - luxury‚ high-end product‚ high brand value | * complete dependance on Steve Wynn * focus on high-end customers | Opportunities | Threats | * legalization of gambling in US and abroad * holder of one of fours licenses in Macau * increased

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    Comparing Two Places

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    dazzling neon displays – Las Vegas is the world ’s most famous monument to reckless abandon and unbridled excess. From a dusty railroad town in the middle of nowhere‚ Las Vegas has grown into one of the world ’s premier tourist destinations. Once shunned as "Sin City" and considered beyond the pale of respectable society‚ it is now the epicenter of mainstream leisure much like Disneyworld‚ attracting more visitors than the holy city of Mecca. In contrast to Las Vegas‚ the city of Davis‚ one of

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    Mgm Case Analysis

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    by the most recent economic recession‚ but is on a slower than predicted road to recovery. Nevertheless‚ many leading analysts view MGM as a worthwhile long- term investment. In fact‚ within the MGM conglomerate‚ Mandalay Bay‚ Bellagio‚ and MGM Las Vegas experienced double- digit EBITDA growth in 2010 and were projected to grow even more in 2011.2 Yet‚ despite its isolated wins and the subtle optimism in the financial community toward the gaming industry as a whole‚ MGM faces significant concerns

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