explodes into the air as if the rocks were the shields of the Roman Empire. Only this battle is never ending. The spray of the water casts a beautiful rainbow into the air as the sun’s rays illuminate each drop of water that flies through the sky. As I gaze off to the south of me‚ I can see a secluded beach. The beach is only accessible from the ocean because it is tuck away in between two points that extend into the ocean. The beach is known as Seal Beach‚ and rightfully so because there are hundreds
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RACAP Series on Culture and Tourism in Asia CASE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT INDIA Jaisalmer‚ Khajuraho and Goa Prepared by A.G. Krishna Menon UNESCO PRINCIPAL REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BANGKOK‚ 1993 UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Case study on the effects of tourism on culture and the environment: India; Jaisalmer‚ Khajuraho and Goa‚ prepared by A.G. Krishna Menon. Bangkok‚ UNESCO‚ 1993. 99 p. (RACAP Series
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Top 10 US travel destinations for 2014 While Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2014 covers global must-sees‚ including Chicago and Texas‚ here we delve a bit deeper and showcase the top 10 places in the US that should be on travelers’ radars in the coming year. There’s something for all – beachcombers‚ nature lovers‚ beer aficionados‚ history buffs‚ road trippers‚ dice rollers – from every corner of the land. Whether quietly emerging destinations or perennial favorites‚ these places have new or timely
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THE SEVEN WONDERS [pic] PYRAMIDS OF GIZA [pic] HANGING GARDENS [pic] TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS [pic] STATUE OF ZEUS [pic] COLOSSUS [pic] LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA [pic] THE MAUSOLEUM AT HALICARNASSUS [pic] The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the tomb of king Mausolus. Halicarnassus (Modern Bodrum‚ Turkey) was the capital of a small Mediterranean kingdom. In 377 B.C.‚ Hecatomnus of Mylasa‚ the ruler of this land‚ died and left control of the kingdom to his son‚ Mausolus. Mausolus’
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The Symbolism of Landscapes in “Hills Like White Elephants” Readers engaging in Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” for their first time understand it as a normal conversation between a couple who is waiting for a train‚ but in reality it is a melodramatic conversation between the two about having a abortion and going their separate ways. Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills like White Elephants” begins with a drawn out depiction of the story’s setting in a train station bounded by
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In the middle of the desert there is a monument memorializing a civilization wrapped in mystery. For many years‚ archeologists have tried to decipher the origins of the Sphinx through analysis of whatever records that they could find and by studying the statue itself. Although it is easy to believe that the Sphinx was an Egyptian made wonder‚ researchers have found that the Egyptians may not have built the Sphinx. Instead‚ the Sphinx having been built by an earlier civilization‚ then found by the
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Mardi Gras saved Toorie Slito had been sitting in the same chair for hours‚ zoned out staring into the huge orange ball that illuminated his land; his land had been deemed Toorie. Slito himself was a tall‚ slender Toorian; he had strikingly attractive features and a domineering presence. Slito had probing green eyes; the type of eyes that could see inside of one’s soul to their inner most workings. This gave him a huge advantage in any interaction for he could see through anyone to what was really
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743–763] including field observations and individual and group interviews in two popular mountain destinations in Asia: Annapurna‚ Nepal‚ and Northwest Yunnan‚ China. The findings suggested that level of host involvement in management and number/type of tourists helped explain these destinations’ varying degrees of economic leakage‚ local control‚ and socio-economic inequity. Moreover‚ both destinations appeared to cope with their challenges through cooperative community efforts supported by non-governmental
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Photography Taking pictures is the world’s most popular hobby. We use it to document family milestones‚ capture beauty‚ reveal the ugliness of war‚ and stalk celebrities. Photography has changed the world way more than any other thing in the media (because photography is used in film and television). Our world no longer has its focus on words and paintings‚ but now it is focused on the photograph. There are several effects on how photography has changed the world: the civil war‚ social network
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context of disorder‚ Pigg also shows that the character of Oroonoko exists outside the frame of the time. For example‚ having one single discourse at the time in the European verbal discourse‚ Oroonoko communication of his thoughts through gestures and gaze (pg 109) instead of verbally shows a great difference from the norm of the day that was verbal. Bearing in mind the fact that at the time of the writing‚ other types of communication was just being studied (pg 106)‚ Oroonoko characterisation does make
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