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    Cultural Event Report

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    Cultural Event Report Strayer University Humanities111 12/15/2012 Cultural Event The most recent cultural event that I have attended was a monster truck rally. This was my first monster truck

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    Reconstruction Essay The reconstruction time period is the most important time period in the history of the United States. The thirteenth amendment was an influential amendment in the history of the United State because it freed all slaves from slavery except as a punishment of crime. Most african americans before the civil war were slaves. During the civil war president Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves but not in the border states

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    Anika A. 2012 Inquiry: What was so significant about these 3 inventions? —How were they discovered? —What were they commonly used for? —What substantial impacts have they each had? 3 Significant Inventions Gunpowder‚ printing‚ and the magnetic compass: 3 significant inventions‚ all either invented‚ or first used‚ in ancient China. 17th century English philosopher‚ Sir Francis Bacon‚ described these innovations as 3 inventions which “changed the world”. The practical use of gunpowder

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    What were the primary uses of Auschwitz from an architectural stand point and the history and tragic event of the site in question. Auschwitz was a place where many tragedies took place‚ from the most unthinkable ways of torture to ruthless cold blooded murder and prosecution. To cover up such an inconceivable thing would be almost impossible‚ though an attempt to erase such a scarcely credible act of callousness would be vital to avoid facing repercussions of wrong doing. As the Soviet Infantry

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    “Until relatively recently‚ events have been seen as part of hospitality‚ tourism‚ leisure and recreation industries‚ or as a support service to businesses. However‚ the environment is changing and the events industry is emerging in its own right.” (Bowdin et al.‚ 2011‚ pp. xxvii-xxviii) This essay will discuss the growth of the events management sector and will evaluate the nature of the event industry. The categorisation of events will be discussed‚ regarding their typologies and their classification

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    Event: The Italian Renaissance begins Cause People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”‚ so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work. Fall of Constantinople‚ which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin. Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek‚ Roman‚ and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”. The Printing

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    Event Impact Analysis The Social Impacts of the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival: Change in Community Perceptions and effect on Destination Image Introduction Event Industry ‘The biggest festival in the U.K history’ The Isle of Wight Act Social Impacts Methods of measurement Conclusion Introduction Cultural events such as festivals e.g. wine‚ food‚ music‚ have increased in popularity and this is evident around towns and cities. Such events contribute to the improvement

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    Events from the 1960s

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    The 1960s is a decade filled with a series of remarkable and significant events that still resonate today. From the charismatic John F. Kennedy winning the nation ’s highest office to Vietnam War‚ the 1960s was a decade of transformational changes (Whithaus‚ 2004). Adding to this transformation were a host of technological breakthroughs. For the first time in American history a presidential political debate‚ between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon‚ was aired on TV. In 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald

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    The Rise of Fast Food- the Most Influential Development in American History After World War II‚ the building of roads and the explosion of the automobile industry gave birth to an idea that changed America forever- fast food. Fast food came in the 1940’s‚ conquered throughout the late 20th century‚ and is now considered the most important development in American history. Fast food changed America by having a colossal impact on the U.S. economy‚ influencing American culture‚ particularly in the

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    Why have planned event become more important globally? Do you agree or disagree that they have become mainly generators for those who plan and execute them. Use examples to illustrate your argument. Introduction The planned events all over the world are exciting and diverse and have almost unlimited scope of variety in basis of form‚ function and event experiences. The meanings attached to those events and the importance they have always held in our personal and social lives makes them fundamental

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