Module B: Close Study of Text Text: Witness ‘Witness’‚ an American film‚ directed by Australian director Peter Weir‚ is a film set in 1985 about a clash of modern American society‚ and an idyllic Amish community. Maeri Saeli describes it as “the two worlds meet‚ but never merge” This is shown in the interaction between ideas‚ characters and techniques that make an impact on the audience. The main ideas represented in this text are Violence versus non-violence/ pacifism versus direct action‚ relationships
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Kurseong‚ a lesser known destination on the tourist map lies between Siliguri and Darjeeling at an altitude of 1458 mts. The rich flora of Kurseong is so fascinating that it has aptly been described as a ‘Botanists’ Paradise’. White orchids grow in plenty around Kurseong. All around Kurseong are some of the famous tea plantations‚ growing some of the best varieties of famous Darjeeling tea. Peace‚ serenity and healthy climate of Kurseong had attracted many a great person to this place. Gurudev Rabindra
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Located in the province of Laguna‚ the falls is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. The three-drop waterfall is reached by a river trip on dugout canoe‚ known locally as Shooting the rapids‚ originating from the municipality of Pagsanjan.The falls can also be reached from the top by a short hike from Cavinti. The boat ride has been an attraction since the Spanish Colonial Era with the oldest written account in 1894.The town of Pagsanjan lies at the confluence of two rivers‚ the Balanac
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Belgrave was first settled in 1851. Belgrave was named after an 1840s chapel in Leeds‚ Yorkshire‚ England; the name carried by Mr and Mrs R.G. Benson when they came to Melbourne in 1856. Their sons‚ the Benson Brothers‚ settled in the Belgrave district in the 1870s. A Post Office opened in the area around 1904. Many men from Belgrave went to war‚ and there is a war memorial in Belgrave. Belgrave Lake was constructed in 1893 to supply water to Dandenong. Water flowed by pipeline to Heany Park
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rapid development‚ rising disposable incomes and relaxation of restrictions on foreign travel‚ the volume of international trips by Chinese travellers has grown from 10 million in 2000 to 83 million in 2012 (Cripps‚ 2013). Expenditure by Chinese tourists abroad has also increased almost eightfold since 2000. Boosted by an appreciating Chinese currency‚ Chinese travellers spent a record US$ 102 billion in international tourism in 2012‚ a 40% jump from 2011 when it amounted to US$ 73 billion (UNWTO
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Definitions of ‘Tourism’ & ‘Tourist’ Many studies on tourism and tourists have been conducted yet there is not one single definition on ‘tourism’ or ‘tourists’ that everyone complies with. Many researchers and academia writers have many concepts in defining tourism and tourists‚ some factors they consider are similar and some are different. This essay will attempt to illustrate the differences between the definitions of tourism & tourist‚ and also outlining the strength and weaknesses of
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DRAFT WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN? THE UNTOLD STORY OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS1 Michal Gilad* Abstract Witness protection programs originated in the 80’s to protect middle-aged Mafia affiliated witnesses. However‚ over the last decade‚ a new generation of witnesses emerged. They are youthful‚ risk taking and vulnerable to intimidation. They are also vital for the effective prosecution of modern forms of crime involving a subculture of juveniles‚ which adults find
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children’s reports.’ Law and Human Cassel‚ W. and Bjorklund‚ D . (1995) ‘Developmental patterns of eyewitness responses to repeated and increasingly suggestive questions.’ Law and Human Ceci‚ S.J. and Bruck‚ M. (1993) ‘Suggestibility of the child witness: A historical review and synthesis.’ Psychological Bulletin ‚ 113‚ 403-439. Ceci‚ S.J. and Bruck‚ M. (1995) Jeopardy in the Courtroom: A Scientific Analysis of Children’s T Ceci‚ S.J.‚ Crotteau Huffman‚ M.L. and Smith‚ E. (1994) ‘Repeatedly thinking
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John Urry’s‚ The Tourist Gaze (1990)‚ interpolates the discussion of tourism in pleasure sought in environments outside the “normal”. The intersectionality of cultural discourse and the interoperability of socioeconomic tourism act‚ in part‚ of “consuming goods and services which are in some sense unnecessary” (1). There is a corollary between “supposedly” generated forms of “pleasure experiences” which are desired for their atypical “set of different scenes” (1). “landscapes or townscapes [which]
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Thomas Long‚ in the first chapter of the book‚ The Witness of Preaching provides the crucial ingredients of preaching. This outline of the ingredients of preaching helped me understand what it takes to give a good sermon. According to Long‚ there are four main pieces to preaching. To me‚ two of them are so obvious that it is easy to overlook‚ but Long includes them. The four pieces of preaching: Someone to listen (Long‚ 15)‚ A preacher or preachers (Long‚ 16)‚ a sermon (Long‚ 16)‚ and the presence
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