“The Ugly Tourist” “The Ugly Tourist”‚ which originally appeared in Harper’s in 1988‚ became the opening chapter of “A Small Place”. The author is Jamaica Kincaid and she grew up in Antigua. Kincaid states in her essay “The Ugly Tourist” that “a tourist is an ugly human being”. These are strong words. You can sense the anger in her essay. She defines both what it is to be a tourist as well as to live in the gaze of tourists. The title introduces a key word used multiple times throughout her
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In Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist‚ the theme of death is one of the most prevalent themes in the novel. Without death‚ the novel would not have the story that it does. Death is the first conflict that launches the tale of these two‚ now divorced‚ couple. Through the pain and sorrow‚ Macon‚ finds himself through little things such as change and travel. After the killing of their son‚ Sarah and Macon’s relationship went downhill. Macon was not very comforting of caring towards his wife‚ and she
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-Jerry Brown If an individual allows changes to occur in one’s life‚ then love can be the wonderful result of that acceptance. The theme of reasons why we love and how we love different people is demonstrated throughout the book The Accidental Tourist‚ written by Anne Tyler. There are two main characters that undergo and accept the changes in their lives‚ and one character that stays static throughout the book‚ helping one of the characters to change. Macon Leary is first grounded by loneliness
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across the borders. The research gathered the opinions of 1.150 foreigners from 10 countries using a questionnaire that integrated variables corresponding to the research questions. The survey was carried out in 11 representative places for foreign tourists’ visits‚ as well as on the internet‚ using the Wayn.com website‚ which allowed the selection of foreign citizens that have visited Romania at least once. The research is relevant not only from the perspective of its direct results regarding foreigners’
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’push’ and ’pull’ factors of a tourist destination: the role of nationality - an analytical qualitative research approach Girish Prayaga; Chris Ryanb a Department of Tourism‚ CERAM Business School‚ Nice‚ France b Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ University of Waikato‚ Hamilton‚ New Zealand First published on: 06 April 2010 To cite this Article Prayag‚ Girish and Ryan‚ Chris(2011) ’The relationship between the ’push’ and ’pull’ factors of a tourist destination: the role of nationality
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the „tourist gaze“ Latin American Perspectives „Those who travel are searching for authentic encounters with exotic others. The natives become the spectacle.“ „The commoditization of people and their cultural traits and customs may alter cultural meanings and destroy their authenticity. Instead of the “real” thing‚ the commoditization of cultures leads to a fake or a “staged authenticity”(MacCannell‚ 1973; see also Cohen‚ 1988: 372; van den Berghe‚ 1994). The authenticity that the tourist seeks
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Communication Communication comes when two people engage into a conversation; this is called the communication cycle as the process of communication goes round in a circle. The Communication Cycle Idea occurs: this is when you think of an idea that you want to communicate. We all communicate for a reason‚ which is usually to pass on information to another person. Message coded: once we have thought of an idea we compose this within our thoughts‚ how we are going to say our idea
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Namibia is renowned as an exemplary tourist destination in Africa. This is owing to various factors such as infrastructure‚ cultural diversity and vastness‚ just to mention a few‚ but most of all‚ its political stability and peace. Equally‚ article 6(protection of life)‚ chapter 3 of the Namibian constitution‚ states “the right to life shall be respected and protected”. It further states that “no executions shall take place in Namibia”. The above clearly states that no one has a right of whatsoever
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PACKAGING‚ PROMOTION AND MARKETING STRATEGIES OF THE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN SELECTED BARANGAY’S IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR FERDINAND T. CABALAR JR. DIANNE S. ACADEMIA BSM III PRESENTED TO: DR. MARCELA C. BUENVENEDA PILAR CAMPUS‚ CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO RESAERCH (RESEARCH 01) JANUARY 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS | PAGE | PRELIMINARIES | | Title Page | 1 | Table of Contents | 2 | CHAPTER
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MOTIVATION AND SATISFACTION OF SENIOR TOURISTS FOR TRAVELING OVERSEAS I Gusti Bagus‚ Rai Utama Postgraduate Student (P.hD in Tourism)‚ Udayana University and Lecturer of Economy and Humanities Department Dhyana Pura University‚ Bali ABSTRACT Senior tourist is potential‚ this is due to the improvement quality of life‚ and the quality of medical technology‚ increasing of income‚ and other factors that impact to human life expectancy is getting longer. The study is related to senior
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