TRAVEL AGENCY THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES: THE PERSPECTIVE OF SUCCESSFUL OWNERS Laura Jane Lawton David Bruce Weaver ABSTRACT. In-dep th interviews with 19 owne rs of exceptionally successful US-based conventional travel agencies revealed negative public perceptions of travel agencies to be the m ain extern al th reat facing the se ctor. Mispla ced f aith in Inte rnet-based cybermediaries‚ unqualif ied travel agents‚ nega tive m ass media coverage and failure to attract young entrants were
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In the article‚ “Elephant Genes Hold Cancer-Fighting Secret‚” the author‚ Laura Geggel‚ explains how researchers have recently discovered that cancer is less common in elephants than in humans because they have more copies of a gene that stops tumor growth. Researchers that understand how this gene has evolved and why it works to stop cancer growth in elephants may be able help find ways to treat or cure cancer in humans. Researchers conducted a study that focused mainly on the TP53 gene‚ which normally
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To what extent is Laura Mulvey’s article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ true to the representation of women in film noir? Feminism is a social progress that has had a large impact on film theory. Cinema is said to be taken by feminists as a medium which represents myths about women and their femininity and men and their masculinity. Previous feminist theory has been focussed on stereotypes of women particularly in film (Rosen‚ 1973) In her article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’
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April 19‚ 1962 - 11:59 pm What a f#$&ing week! I can’t believe Andy is really gone‚ I mean‚ I knew all along with him being part of a gang that he’d get hurt sometimes‚ but this... it’s too much. The Royals are all hastlin’ me‚ it’s been real rough. They seem to think that it’s my fault Andy’s gone‚ as though if I hadn’t sent him for those cigs that it wouldn’t have happened. Or that if I was a decent girlfriend that I would have gone with him or that I would have worried about him sooner‚ before
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the individual due to Mama Elena’s harsh rule. The use of symbolism and the portrayal of the household tyrants used by the two Spanish speaking authors express the characters’ defiance due to their strained environments. Federico Garcia Lorca and Laura Esquivel both use symbolism as a means of expressing the frustration and desire felt by the characters to demonstrate the effects of forbidden love on the individual. Although symbolism is present in both novels‚ in The House of Bernarda Alba‚ it is
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Kayla Gainey Professor Joey Poole English 101 14 February 2012 Laura Kipnis’ “Against Love” In her essay “Against Love”‚ Laura Kipnis touches on many different aspects of love. I think this is a touchy subject simply because love brings out many different opinions and beliefs. Kipnis basically argues over the fact that in order to have a good relationship and love someone you have to be able to meet certain requirements which are mutuality‚ communication‚ and advanced intimacy. This essay
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Chapter 1: History‚ Theory‚ & Research Strategies *~Chapter Summary~* Human development is the study of all aspects of constancy & change throughout the lifespan. Theories lend structure & meaning to the scientific study of development. This chapter provides an overview of philosophical & theoretical approaches to the study of human development from medieval to modern times & reviews majore research strategies used to study human behavior & development. When
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were examined. In tutorial‚ we discussed the questions brought up by our own regarding to Laura Kipnis and Stevi Jackson and Sue Scot’s work. Since my tutorial questions were raised based on Kipnis’ work‚ my reflection will also focus on her work. Kipnis in her work relates monogamy to social relation and pointed out that most people have high possibility to cheat on their spouse. From my perspective‚ Kipnis believes that marriage is against love. When she relates monogamy as a social relation
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the others we have read and discussed? Laura Kipnis explains how our perceptions of love have been shaped by beliefs that are propelled by the culture of our society. In our time and our secret it shows how love for certain things changes people like the bad brother got more love then the good brother in our time and in our secret the love from another females caused her sister to become a homosexual and the family to be secretive about things Laura kipnis says It is bad behavior to not strive
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subconsciously establish control‚ since the prisoners will presumably always be on their “best behavior.” Foucault depicts the panopticon as a way of exercising power over a mass; this idea can also be taken from the works of John Berger‚ Susan Bordo‚ and Laura Kipnis. Foucault begins by introducing the plague and the actions of society that resulted when the epidemic struck. The plague brought order. Houses were routinely checked‚ quarantined‚ registered‚ etc. Those who were infected were separated from the
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