LA Amistad is a movie depicting the tale of many Africans who were taken from their homes and sold into slavery. The Africans of “La Amistad” had been among five or six hundred Africans purchased by a Portuguese slave from Pedro Blanco‚ who operated a notorious slave factory on the island of Lomboko‚ south of Freetown. They had been brought from Africa on board the Portuguese slaver “Tecora” to Havana‚ where they were moved under cover of darkness to a prison outside the city and advertised for
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Introduction: Prominence‚ Adversity‚ the Plan Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts‚ as one of the most distinguished brands in the hotel industry worldwide‚ has earned its reputation with its dedication to high quality service. In spite of enjoying some appreciable profits and rapid development of the scale of the company in the early 1990s‚ there was no common core value among all the hotels. It was this concern that led to the introduction of the "Shangri-La 2000" strategic plan. In this essay‚ the changes
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forecast gives the investors the overview of the future cash flow which reflects the return as the crucial metrics of the investment‚ helping investor to make a good decision. According to the proposal plan‚ the proposed hotel located in 22nd street will have following facilities: 238 hotel rooms‚ 53 off-street parking spaces in a valet-operated below-grade garage‚ a fitness center‚ a restaurant with an entrance on M street‚ an outdoor terrace and a roof-top pool. Based on the demand and supply analysis
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"La Malinche." Slave‚ interpreter‚ secretary‚ mistress‚ mother of the first "Mexican." her very name still stirs up controversy. Many Mexicans continue to revile the woman called Doña Marina by the Spaniards and La Malinche by the Aztecs‚ labeling her a traitor and harlot for her role as the alter-ego of Cortes as he conquered Mexico. They ignore that she saved thousands of Indian lives by enabling Cortes to negotiate rather than slaughter. Her ability to communicate also enabled the Spaniards to
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PER: 8 1/10/11 Hotel Rwanda the movie is about the Hutu extremists of Rwanda beginning a terrifying campaign of genocide‚ killing hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis while the rest of the world did nothing to help. The main character of this story is Paul Rusesabagina‚ a hotel manager at the fancy Les Milles Collines hotel in Kigali. Rusesabagina’s acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees‚ by granting them shelter in the besieged Hotel des Mille Collines
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Sustainability in Hotels the hospitality sector are relatively straightforward to record and interpret (e.g. occupancy percentages‚ capitalization rates‚ RevPAR‚ etc.)‚ sustainability has remained intrinsically difficult to quantify. Sustainability issues touch on nearly all aspects of hotel ownership and management‚ necessitating the alignment of environmental‚ social‚ and financial factors to promote responsible business operations over time. Despite the lack of clear‚ universally accepted metrics
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element. In terms of hotel industry‚ the physical environment is of what is known as the servicescape‚ which is the space customers are surrounded when consuming the service. • Exterior facility: The environment and signage around the hotel‚ the parking area and even the design of the building itself are the key elements of the exterior servicescape. (Wakefield et al‚ 1996) • Interior facility: Ambient conditions‚ such as the colour‚ temperature‚ sound and smell of the hotel is a package of
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the year if a abhorrent apostasy took abode on lath the Spanish address La Amistad‚ which transported salves. It was the time if the bullwork was abolished in the North and the South of the United States of America was bitching for they badly “needed” disciplinarian to plan for them. American courts still adjudge whether the atramentous getting is chargeless according to the abode he comes from. The balloon over the rebels from La Amistad asks the capital question: ”Are these rebels disciplinarian or
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Las Posadas‚ or the accomodation‚ is a nine day period to represent The Virgin Mary’s nine months of pregnancy and her struggle to find a place to have baby Jesus. This holiday has been a tradition in Mexico for four hundred years. The nine day celebration was started by early friars that combined Spanish Catholicism with the Aztec celebration of the birth of their God. It is celebrated with beautiful Nativity scenes and huge feasts. The people dress up in costumes and reenact Las Posodas. Las Posadas
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European Union Lot 12: Hotels and restaurants Executive summary Submitted to the European Commission; Employment‚ Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG April 2009 Executive Summary Main economic and employment trends The Hotels and restaurants sector is a highly labour intensive service sector employing nearly nine million persons across the EU. A large part of the sector is closely linked to the dynamics of the tourism economy; in terms of turnover the Hotels and restaurants sector
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