DEFINITION OF TOURIST/TOURISM Throughout the academic and business world there is ongoing debate regarding the insufficient definitions of the terms ‘tourism’ and ‘tourist’. Upon researching this matter I have also come to question the validity of the ‘tourism industry’ and its ability to meet the requirements of industrial and commercial activities due to the lack of uniform and limitations of what it pertains to. The following are definitions I have chosen‚ in order of preference‚ to shed light
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develop Addu City as a tourist destination within two years’ time. INTRODUCTION TOURISM From a very humble beginning in the 1970s the tourism in the Maldives has evolved and matured into an industry‚ which is a key player of the domestic economy. Tourism in the Maldives began in 1972 with 2 tourist resorts namely Kurumba Village and Bandos Island Resort with a bed capacity of 280. Today‚ there are more than 105 tourist resorts in Maldives and over 900000 tourists visit Maldives every year
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Reflections on Jamaica Kincaid’s Short Story‚ Girl Seeing a child who is ostracized for being a slut is a mother’s worst nightmare. The short story Girl‚ is a perfect example; insofar as‚ it deals with the experience of being a young female in a poor country‚ and a mother’s concern for her daughter’s respect. Girl mainly consists of single lined sentences of advice that the mother gives to her daughter in order to prevent her from losing respect for becoming a slut. However‚ in doing so
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“Girl‚” is a short story written in 1978 by Jamaica Kincaid. This short story is a mom’s advice to her daughter‚ teaching her to be a proper woman. In the story‚ the tone is portrayed through the author’s use of setting‚ point of view‚ and characterization. While one can conclude that the two characters in the story live in the Caribbean based off of the author’s biography and the author mentioning singing “benna in Sunday school‚” the author leaves the setting generic. This‚ however‚ plays to Kincaid’s
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by Madam Hajah Marhaini binti Mohd Hassan‚ the lecturer of BEL422 Report Writing subject to prepare a report of the decreasing number of tourists that visit Jeram Linang. The purpose of this report is to give an overview about problems that are prevents Jeram Linang to be famous. This report will arise some factor that contributed the decreasing number of tourists that visits Jeram Linang. The report is to be submitted on the 6th of June 2013‚ together with recommendations on these matters. 1.1
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On Seeing England for the first Time In the excerpt from the essay “On Seeing England for the first Time” the author Jamaica Kincaid describes life in Antigua when it was an English colony. Antigua was first colonized by English settlers in 1632 and achieved its independence until 1981. There was an immense British cultural influence in the island‚ which Kincaid shows in her essay. In the essay Kincaid reveals her defiance for England’s imposed presence in Antigua by comparing other’s conformity
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consider someone equally as attractive as you did before knowing his or her political stance? This current study utilized the concept of political stance as an aspect of ones identity to attempt to show the impact of similarity of political stance on attraction. 95 females and 27 males with a mean age of = 26.7 (SD = 14.81) were asked what political stance they take on a scale of 1-4 1 being very liberal and 4 being very conservative. The headshots of the confederates were male and female and had their
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beginning of the passage Kincaid describes the beauty and greatness that England is presented in. And the how the inhabitants nationalistic inhabitants where it as if a statement‚Kincaid expresses Antigua’s overall consumption by England. In the passage Jamaica Kincaid uses concrete diction and details in her essay to show the assimilating effect England has on Antigua‚ and express her dislike
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suppose we should get all of the "bad" stuff out of the way first‚ and this next tip is extremely important! Are you traveling to Jamaica or the Czech Republic or any other exotic place? Do you know how their health system works? This is something no one wants to think about before leaving for a wonderful holiday‚ but accidents and illness do happen. While on a trip to Jamaica I was told of a young boy who’d broken his leg while cliff diving. The poor young man wasn’t prepared for the need to be treated
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the sky‚ and the breeze was blowing nasty. However‚ despite this‚ we walked along the beach and made a bunch of photos. After that‚ we went to the center of the city and looked at a lot of places of interest. Varna has a lot of attractions‚ it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria. In the evening we went to the dolphinarium‚ where we watched a wonderful show. The day ended with a family dinner at a restaurant. The next morning we drove to the airport‚ because my sister had to
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