that sport in America was a cultural practice for the most part associated with Native American ceremonies and religion‚ colonisation brought the idea of sport and games for leisure. The English brought with them recreational ideologies‚ it was not just the particular games and sports but the attitudes and practices in which leisure activities were rooted. The Native Americans had many sports/games similar to that of Europeans before colonisation but they had independent cultural contexts that gave
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travel agents aand its effectiveness CONCEPT OF TOURISM INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF TOURISM Tourism‚ as an industry has emerged as an instrument for employment generation‚ poverty alleviation and sustainable human development. Tourism promotes international understanding and gives support to local handicrafts and cultural activities. It is an important segment of the country’s economy‚ especially in terms of its contribution towards foreign exchange earnings‚ generation of additional income
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Midterm #1 Exam Answer Key ECN 151A Summer 2013 Eschker (3pts each) Version A 1. Ans: E 2. Question deleted; Everyone gets 3 points 3. Ans: D 4. Ans: A 5. Ans: D 6. Ans: B 7. Ans: C 8. Ans: C 9. Ans: B 10. Ans: E Version B 1. Ans: C 2. Ans: A 3. Ans: B 4. Ans: D 5. Ans: E 6. Ans: C 7. Ans: B 8. Ans: E 9. Question deleted; Everyone gets 3 points 10. Ans: D Part II. Answer the following. Show your work for all answers. 10 points each. 1. After watching the TV show American Idol‚ Blake thinks that
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to provide for themselves. Cities only offered protections from danger‚ not a support system. Freedom was something that existed along a spectrum‚ and equality was not the goal. Governance was set up to avoid monopolies on power. Those who gained leisure time were expected to use that free time to serve the city‚ though in a manner of their own choosing. The most obvious issue to be found with this society is the way it relied‚ at base‚ on slavery. The Greek concept of freedom was more focused on
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products. Two dimensions seem to be particularly important. They have been operationalized as luxury-necessity. In addition‚ Jurado (1982) claims that a greater number of people are becoming more actively engaged in hobbies which can be considered as leisure. Boyd (1998) conveys that needs are the basic forces that drive the customers to take the action and engage in exchanges. An unsatisfied need is a gasp between a person’s actual and desired states on some physical or psychological dimension. We
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attitudes and opinions related to travel. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement; Q23: Using the scale below‚ please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about traveling for personal/ leisure purposes in the next year. (Select ONE for each statement). 52% I plan to spend more time shopping around/ researching before booking travel because finding value for my money is important to me. google.com/think 3 Affluents continue to comparison
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Rana Ahmed 900100959 MGMT 480 Dr. Mohamed Hatem 1st of March Case 1 Wave Riders Financial Ratios Needed to Analyze the Case: 1. Quick Ratio: (Current assets- Inventory)/Current Liabilities a) 1990: (1300-900)/483= 0.83 b) 1991: (1330-870)/512= 0.90 c) 1992: (1480-980)/595= 0.84 d) 1993: (1585-985)/680= 0.88 e) 1994: (1792-1242)/723= 0.76 2.Current Ratio: (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) a) 1990: 1300/483= 2.69 b) 1991: 1330/512= 2.59 c) 1992: 1480/595= 2.48 d) 1993: 1585/680= 2.33 e)
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business and leisure travelers. Business travelers are less price sensitive than leisure travelers. They often travel on much shorter notice than leisure travelers. With the price of fuel rising companies have been urging their employees to reduce air fares and this factor attracted a lot of them to Southwest. Leisure travelers have always shopped around for reasonable prices. The fact that discount rates were offered and the whole family could go on a well planned trip was a plus to the leisure traveler
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Chapter 18: The Age of the City 1)The Urbanization of America a)The Life of the City i)Urban pop increased 7x in 50 yrs after Civil War‚ by 1920 majority of ppl lived in urban areas. Occurred partly b/c of natural growth‚ mostly b/c immigrants and rural ppl flocked b/c offered better paying jobs than rural areas‚ cultural experiences available‚ transportation to cities easier than ever b)Migrations i)Late 19th century saw geographic mobility- Americans left declining Eastern agricultural regions
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FCE SPEAKING EXAM PRACTICE JOBS Look at pictures A and B and describe the jobs the two people people are doing. doing. Picture A shows … whereas picture B shows … They both show… They remind me of… Additional discussion questions What difficulties do you think the person in picture B faces in her working day? I imagine … Also‚ I suppose … Do you think the job in picture A is as glamorous and exciting as it looks? looks? It depends … The best thing about it is … but … / Personally‚ I think that
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