field of positive psychology is a relatively new area of study and its research is in its infancy. According to Alex Linley‚ Joseph‚ Harrington‚ and Wood (2006)‚ positive psychology in a nutshell‚ is the creation of a common language‚ which translates the study of positive traits and outcomes. It is also a domain of psychological strengths with a common metaphysical heritage‚ which relates and interacts with each other (Alex Linley‚ Joseph‚ Harrington‚ & Wood‚ 2006). One way to use positive psychology
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Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to
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a concern to the people of China and Mongolia. The Gobi desert has a huge impact on the region it is apart of‚ it also has affected those around it both positively and negatively. The Gobi Desert has an
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course the economic benefits brought by tourism. It is well-known that tourism is one of the four pillars of the Hong Kong economy. In 2010‚ it contributed to 4.4 percent of Hong Kong’s GDP.(http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/tourism.pdf) It is not difficult to understand why the government keeps on thinking ways to boost the already vigorous tourism. However‚ is the local community able to share the fruits of it? Does the development of tourism bring drawbacks to the community? In the
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aims to describe the tourism policy and strategies in national and state contexts‚ to determine the inherent direction and prospects or potential in the tourism development of Kuala Lumpur as a tourist-friendly destination. The results show that some aspects need to be emphasized and have similarities in each of policies and strategies at the national and state level. This shows that policies made at national level could be followed at state level‚ so that each line of tourism development planning
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Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Development of Rural Tourism The paper intends to study the environmental impacts and sustainable development of rural tourism. As Wall (2006) mentions‚ there are large quantities of research papers on economic impacts of tourism. Besides‚ considerable statistics greatly ease the analyses and measurements. The environmental impacts of tourism have been paid more and more attention in recent years; but due to debate on indicators and some other objective barriers
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defined by the World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Key concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism‚ values and ethics of sustainable tourism and the needs of sustainability in all form of tourism shall be discussed in this essay. 2.1 Sustainable Tourism Since World War II‚ tourism has developed from
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Definitions on tourism Tourism is the phenomena that arise out of the journeys and temporary stays of people who travel with recreational or leisure purposes. We all have heard that in 1500 BC the Aryans migrated from Steps meadows to the Indian subcontinent. This human activity is evidence for “tourism” being an ancient human activity. Despite “tourism” being an ancient human activity and a phenomenon directly linked to human lifestyle‚ it is difficult to give an ultimate definition on “tourism”. But earlier
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Socio-Cultural Problems faced by Disney Walt in Overseas Markets. Penetrating overseas market in not an easy task for business organizations and this is because of the diversity of our social-cultural differences which greatly define tastes and preferences. Walt Disney is one of such international organization that has faced the hurdles of international marketing for instance‚ the penetration of in Chinese market. Most firms assume the penetration in an overseas market is an uphill task; however
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variety of historical‚ political and socio-cultural factors. Healthcare is described as especially trained and licenced professionals who work to “maintain or restore physical‚ mental or emotional well-being” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2017). With that in mind this essay identifies a historical influence‚ specifically biomedical approach‚ and a cultural influence‚ such as cultural competency and describes how each have shaped Australia’s healthcare system. The impact that biomedical approach‚ which originated
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