Essays on Recreation

Introduction

Tourism in Cyprus is big business. Actually it is one of the biggest economic contributors to the national economy. This Mediterranean island is perceived as the perfect island for middle age tourist and high and middle income tourist. This paper will focus on the special interest tourism and how it functions to provide an impetus to the economy of Cyprus while providing unique vacation opportunities. The tourist dollar is very important to economy of Cyprus and so is the effort to maintain the natural resources in addition to allowing as much access to tourist as possible.

SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM IN CYPRUS

Religious: Today Cyprus ...

Abstract

The essay presents considerations of various challenges faced by the hospitality industry in relation to various changes in the population. Demonstrates issues related to decreases and increases in the population, the relative age of the populace, and the expectation that those populations. Impacts that these changes have on the societies in which the hospitality facilities are located are also considered. The essay demonstrates that these challenges can be mitigated by understanding the relationship that the changes in population have with the ability for hospitality managers to provide adequate services to their customers. In understanding the expectations of these populations, ...

The purpose of developing the semantic differential is to measure what an object means to a person. A semantic differential scale construction involves a number of steps. The researcher identifies a concept which the semantic differential scale will rate. Then the researcher chooses two pairs of adjectives that can be used to describe the selected concept. The scale is normally from 1 to 7 and respondents can rate the concept using this scale. The means of the responses for every pair of the suggested adjectives is counted and the means are marked as an image. A staple scale is ...

Introduction

This project will compare the cost of gym memberships at two well-known fitness centers in Northern Colorado. Information will also be gathered on known alternatives to gym memberships, such as the purchase of pay per class mobile apps and home gym equipment. It is assumed that corporate gym discount membership rates at both Northern Colorado facilities are unavailable. While approximately forty-four percent of employees desire some type of financial support from their employers when it comes to making healthy lifestyle modifications (Beagrie, 2015), for simplification purposes the project will assume the individual does not work for a traditional employer. ...

The political parties in the U.S. differ in the planks of their platforms differ in a number of ways. For instance, Libertarian Party (LP), California Democratic (CD), Green Party (GP) on the issue of civil rights, endorsed equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age and political preference (Libertarian Party Platform 7: Burton 11: Greens Party, “Platform of the Greens”). In this regard, these political parties support same-sex marriages. Additionally, boycotts and other free market solutions are advocated for under the planks of the LP. However, the Republican Party (RP) is against same-sex marriages ...

1) Summary (of what you did and found)

This study explores the spending patterns of college students. It is now a well known fact that college students are part of the special segments which are targeted by businesses. (Tech Times, 2004) This is because they have the capacity to buy and they have specific preferences for the goods and services they buy. For instance, a study found out that "college students spend an average of $287 a month on discretionary items (spending ...

People look forward to spending time for rest, recreation, and leisure. In contemporary times, there are diverse choices of recreational activities that individuals, groups, or family members could select from. One affirms that the choice of recreation or vacation endeavors depend on the person’s concept of what constitutes a satisfying vacation. The current discourse hereby aims to present a description of the elements that create a satisfying vacation from one’s perspective.

First and foremost, one of the elements that would create a satisfying vacation is to presence of loved ones or a special someone. One affirms that any endeavor ...

VALS lifestyle profiles

After taking the survey, I found my primary lifestyle profile is an experiencer. An experience is an individual with high energy levels and takes on into a new challenge with vigor. Additionally, I am motivated by the need to express myself. As such and experiencer consuming patterns are impulsive with the need to possess a product appearing as soon as they identify it, and without prior consideration of its purchase. This habit is explained by their need to quench rapidly their curiosity of the product in question, and to satisfy their experimental nature. An experimenter/ experience is bored easily with a prospect ...

BP Oil Spill had many negative effects to marine wildlife these effects occurred shortly after the instance while others occurred after the long run.

- This oil coated bird’s feathers and as a result many of the birds lost their buoyancy and capability to regulate their body temperature. Moreover, the oil concentration on the birds’ skin and face led to skin and eye lesions. Most of the birds died following this while the remaining few where infected with diseases. Birds require preening of their feathers so as to remain warm and dry, be able to remove parasites and remain ...

Arguably, there is tremendous increase in the disconnection between the government and the community. Conversably, there are many challenges that complicate the connectivity, which include demographic changes, increasing demands, financial constraints, as well as diminishing social capital. Due to this disconnection, various activities need to be carried out to bring together community activities. Civic engagements operate as the umbrella of all the activities undertaken to promote the overpass of various communities with conscious social actions and thoughts. Local governments and libraries work together to ensure that community connections are created, and civic engagement is enhanced. In this case, local ...

Introduction

Today’s presentation will be about the analysis of Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (MCRI) marketing function strategies. I will go about the discussion of MCRI’s internal and external environment. This helped enumerate MCRI’s strengths and weaknesses. This also aids in identifying the opportunities and threats that could significantly affect the future plan and profitability of the organization. An industry analysis has also been conducted paying close attention to the competitors of the company as well as the trends in the market. A market analysis was presented to give a summary of the condition affecting the industry and ...

Introduction

A quick search analysis of helicopters and Grand Canyon National Park reveals that there are hyped arguments concerning helicopters hovering around the Grand Canyon. From parties has in the recent past raised concerns in an effort to preserve the “natural quietness” of the region. For example, survey results conducted by the Grand Canyon National Park Service showed a remarkable need of maintaining the sanctity and natural silence the Park offers to innumerable visitors. Decreasing the frequency and number of aircraft excursions that upset the sense of amity pervading throughout the Canyon is the one sure way of preserving the ...

Business proposal in an emerging economy

I propose that Hilton Worldwide expand its hospitality business to the Latvian republic. Latvia is a democratic parliamentary republic in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, endowed with a maritime border with Sweden in the west. The country is having mind-blowing nature, large forests, rich and fertile environment, sandy beaches, scrumptious Latvian cuisines and its unique culture. There are a lot of specialist museums and monuments in the country. A lot of cultural activities are conducted regularly in the place. The Latvian Health Tourism Cluster has decided to promote health tourism in association with the resorts in the country. All these attract ...

- Social impacts of Hurricane Katrina

According to the Environment Public Health Impacts of Disasters Workshop (2007), the social impacts of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and Louisiana include loss of lives, mental health problems, loss of recreation activities, shortage of housing, air pollution, improper drainage systems, limited medical services, vector infestation, food contamination, and the challenge of unwatering flooded areas (p. 17).

When the hurricane hit Louisiana, a significant number of people who chose to remain behind during evacuation lost their lives. Some drowned in their homes while others were swept away by the floods. The hurricane destroyed homes, ...

Q1: Describe the number of special local cultures, foods, norms, rituals, and, etc. (i.e., anything) you find interesting from the video.

Greece is a mix of unique cultural background comprising of both the western and eastern characteristics. The people are known for the hospitality and the unique of enjoying their everyday life. There is a variety of archaeological as well as historical and religious sites. The people are famous for their rich culture. The tourist has a chance to experience the cosmopolitan nature of life in Greece and a wide range of traditional delicacies such as Greek salad, dakos, taramosalata, tirokafteriamond others and spirits. Moreover, they have a norm of attending local festivals and night outs

Q2: How do you perceive the existing tourism infrastructure in Greece? Please evaluate all five tourism sectors in Greece(i.e., Accommodation; Food & beverage; Recreation; Transportation; Travel services).

Being a developed country depends heavily on tourism; Greece offers a ...

New York City is the most densely inhabited cities in the United States of America. New York City is located at the northeastern part of the United States approximately halfway between Boston and Washington DC. The city consists of five boroughs, which are Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. New York City experiences a humid subtropical climate, with January as the coldest month. The demographics of New York City show that it is one diverse metropolitan area whose population is defined by a history of immigration. According to data from the Census Bureau, the New York City had a population ...

Introduction

Over the last 50 years, explanations related to recreational behaviour have grown complex and sophisticated. More information about this topic has come to light as experts engage in comprehensive research about various issues associated with the topic. Having been a fan of human sciences for a long time, I have also decided to conduct my own research on the topic particularly focusing on one aspect and this is the educational and psychological theories that drive recreation behavior. I chose to concentrate on three theories and these are the Flow theory, The Self Determination Theory and the Individual Experience Paradigm. To do ...

Introduction

Stress is caused by a number of factors such as pregnancy, disease and financial constraints and the environment. It is possible for mothers who are pregnant to often experience stress due the anxiety of delivery or having too much responsibility. Stress can also be experienced by college students due to the new environment and colleagues. This paper analyzes the annotated bibliography of several articles about stress management in various situations.

Talley, L. (2013). Stress Management in Pregnancy. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 28(1), 43-45.

Talley (2013) points out that pregnancy is an exceptional life event which in itself may ...

Introduction

It was one evening at around five, when we were going for a dinner with my friend, Vicky;that is, a friend we are with in the same college, when this study began. Itproceeded informally like a normal talk accompanied by several youthful jokes. Being bathed by the cool breeze of the ocean; as we were enjoying our traditional meals, which were deliciously cooked, we got ourselves indulged in several discussions. Surprisingly enough, it was this day that I realized that my brother is single and not engaged. As usual with the age and country mates, we were able to study more ...

Exergames/ Active Gaming

Active Gaming combines the use of interactive technology and video based gaming with physical activity; the users are able to participate in various types of games while getting physically active. It also has the educational aspect in it that is very profound. This is possible through added modules and software to provide a good learning and physical activity environment. Many researchers have found that physical activities increase brain activity in both children and adults. It came into people’s attention at the Consumer Electronics Show when Bill Gates launched the Exertris Interactive Gaming bike in the year 2003.

Types of Exergames/ Active Gaming

- Exergames ...

Introduction:

The use of marijuana in medical treatment has long been a hotly debated treatment method. Typically used to treat chronic pain, marijuana’s analgesic properties have been proven an effective form of pain management. However, stigmas surrounding recreational drug use have clouded the public’s view of marijuana leading to controversial policy changes and the banning of marijuana use, medical or otherwise in some states.

Thesis:

By looking at both the benefits of marijuana and its negative connotations, I endeavor to show that marijuana can have substantial benefits in medical treatment. Stereotypes and stigmas should be removed from this discussion instead ...

1. Why did the union react as it did when it discovered that the flower garden had been planted by the children? What were the possible justifications for the union action?

The union’s reaction to the newly planted flower garden can be attributed to the improper communication between Parks arid Recreation Department employees and the community. The workers assumed that the garden was going to become their responsibility, thus their daily tasks will be increased without the union’s consent. This fact has been the reason for the prohibitive practices complaint, filed by the union members. Their concern could be understood, since an increase in the amount of work without even a pay raise violates their initial work agreements and puts additional pressure.

2. If bargaining unit members had been laid off recently because of budget cuts, would this be important?

If some of the bargaining unit members ...

Introduction

Debates in relation to human resource management and its environment continue to gain momentum although the focus has changed with time. The debates first began by trying to find the differences between human resource and employee management (Guest, 1991, p.150). The discussions moved on to scrutinize the associations between human resource approaches and the incorporation of HRM into business policies and practices. In addition, the degree to which human resource management can be utilized to accomplish competitive advantage in business was also analysed (Guest, 1991, p.152). Much of the progress has occurred over the past decades and has hastened ...

The concept of Family Life Cycle and use in marketing

The family life cycle is a series of stages determined by factors such as age, marital status presence or absence of children (McDaniel, Lamb & Hair, 2011). Marketers usually adopt this strategy in selling products to various groups of consumers. It helps marketers to know the consumption behavior of different family cycle. The major stages of a family life cycle include; This stage consists of young singles living away from their parent’s home or living with friends and relatives. Customers in this group are mainly low-income earners, and they immediately get to spend t what they earn. They see no ...

Spectrum Allocation in Cognitive Radio Using Potential Game Theory

Spectrum Allocation in Cognitive Radio Using Potential Game Theory Cognitive Radio is another era of remote correspondence framework that empowers unlicensed clients to adventure underutilized authorized range to improve the radio range use. The asset distribution is hard to accomplish in an element appropriated environment, in which Cognitive Radio clients take choices to choose a channel without arrangement, and respond to the natural changes. In this examination we present the game hypothesis model for effective range designation (Benmammar & Amraoui, 2013). The proposed game hypothesis model uses the hereditary calculation application to break down a radio recurrence and advance the utility ...

Introduction

The participation of girls in athletics tapers off as they transition into teenage hood and as they become young women. The rate at which female teens stop participating in athletics is much higher as compared to male teens. TrueSport (2014) reported that the number of female high school athletes is about 17 times greater than that of female athletes in colleges. This shows a great decline in young girls’ participation in athletics during adolescence. Women’s Sports Foundation (2011) found out that by the age of seven, the number of girls who have quit athletics and sports generally far surpasses ...

Analysis

Media is a powerful and an effective tool to the society, and it`s aspects are particularly emphasized in modern days. Some of the factors explaining why media is important as shown in the media audit report include;

Media as an important element of recreation and entertainment

Through movies and music, one can experience entertainment and recreation, because the content in these forms of media is usually fascinating and exciting to watch or listen to. They are able to, relax the mind and change the mood of a person especially when exhausted due to work or other duties. Music is a frequent aspect of media that is developed in many forms ...

Creation of new parks and preservation of existing ones

Recreation and leisure activities are very critical dimensions (of the quality of life for all people, even those with disabilities) related to human development. Leisure and recreational facilities can be used as vehicles through which people can have fun, meet new people, and develop relevant skills and competencies. However, traditionally, recreation activities have been given and still are given low priority even today. A sizable group of people in the society is still limited to the segregated recreation and leisure choices. As a member of society pursuing a higher education, I have a responsibility to become a “citizen leader” so as to improve ...

History

Red mountain spa sits near the Canyon Snow State Park. Red Mountain Resort construction took place in the 1930s, to encourage snow sports a ski jump was put up around 1934, and then years later a rope –tow that powered by gas was put in the site. A ski club later was formed in 1947; the ski club replaced the rope tow with a chairlift. The ski club was able to host the world cup race 1968.The ski club managed the red mountain until it was privately owned. The red mountain placement by new ownership took place in 2004. The master plan ...

2.1 Introduction 2.2 Airport Development 2.2.1 Airport History The history of the development of airports worldwide dates back to the late 1800s with the first ever professionally functional airport according to NYC Aviation (2012) was developed in the outskirts of Paris dubbed Port Aviation. This fact is however indispute since other factions lay claims to being the world’s first or oldest airport. For instance according to Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation (2010) College Park Airport in Maryland is the oldest airport that is functional to this day having been established in 1909 ...

Marketing at A.R.I

Introduction

Hospitality is one such industry that depends largely upon the marketing initiatives. Since most of the companies in this sector provide more or less the same kind of services, the marketing and promotional efforts a particular company can go a long way in ensuring that it has a competitive advantage over others. It is vital for any hospitality company to create a comprehensive and detailed marketing plan based on its target markets and long term objectives. This marketing plan is necessary to create a win-win situation for the company as well its customers. This case deals with the marketing activities of ...

Introduction The United States is facing an increase in economic competition, in the new global economy. It is in the State of Michigan that fluctuations are intensely felt and thus affecting the living standards of the residents. The residents are experiencing an unprecedented period of job loss and economic upheaval, with the end nowhere in sight. As manufacturing industries decline and manufacturing jobs disappear, it is becoming increasingly clear that, for the estate and the country to thrive, individuals in Michigan must cultivate the knowledge-driven, entrepreneurial sectors of their economy, particularly so-called "high technology." Michigan’s has developed ...

Improving Housing Quality in Canada to Improve Health

REF: IMPROVING HOUSING QUALITY IN CANADA TO IMPROVE HEALTH. The basic issues that determine the health of Canadians are not medical related or lifestyle choices but rather the conditions they experience in their living. These are primarily the determinants of social health. This is according to the research that has been done over the years in Canada. Most Canadians are not aware that their health is majorly shaped by how the income they earn is distributed. It is also shaped by education about health, race, disability, gender, aboriginal status, healthy services, and housing. One of the major ...

Abstract

Addiction is multicultural meaning that it could occur to anyone regardless of their race, social standings or culture. There are many addictions in the world today, but the most common are gambling addiction, alcohol and drug addiction, sex addiction, shopping addiction and video games addiction. These addictions have become troublesome in the community in that most people in the society have had a family membesr fall prey to the addiction. The addiction has caused a lot of consequences to the victims and the society. For the victims or addicts it has landed them in prison, made them homeless and ended up ...

Introduction

The main perspective of this assignment is to analyze the proposal of a hypothetical company. The name of the company is Recreation Facilities Limited (RFL) which operates a number of sports complexes. AKS is one of the sports complex located in the major city. There is a case has been given with the assignment in which different numerical things have been used. There is a need to come up with a report to the senior management in order to recommend them about to accept or reject the proposal of AKS by analyzing its effect over the net income and financial position of the company. ...

Introduction

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is one of the forest agency under the United States Agricultural Department that monitors the country’s 20 national grasslands and 155 national forests that consist of 193 000 000 acres (i.e. 780 000 square kilometers). The main divisions under this agency include the R&D branch, Private and State Forestry, Law Enforcement and Investigations, and the National Forest branch.

Involvement of different government parts in decisions and regulation making

The operation of the Forest Service is controlled by the federal government, which is responsible in formulating new laws and regulations. This research examines how the different parts are involved in the decisions and regulation ...

The Hollywood wax museum is located in Los Angeles at 6767Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States. The phone number of the museum is +1 323-462-5991. The museum operates from 10.00am-12.00am, 365 days a year. The museum is located on the well-known Hollywood Boulevard along the renowned Hollywood walk of fame. It is the leading wax museum in the United States. The museum has operated for more than 45 years. The same owners have owned the museum since opening in the year 1965. The reason the museum is very productive due to the celebrity figures that are figured in ...

Introduction

Tourism is comparatively recent development in the Far North. In the last 15 years, the numbers of tourists have been increasing to experience the spectacular wildlife, landscapes and pursue the unique settings of Arctic. In the year 2000, the Arctic tourist count has reached above 1.5 million, with the northern Fennoscandia drawing around 70% of them. The Arctic cruise ship traffic has increased from 50 ships in the year 2004 to around 250 in 2007, most of them in Greenland and Nunavut (Canada). Most of the tourists travel to Arctic during the summers, when they can enjoy and pursue ...

The Middle East has historically been viewed as a region of underdevelopment in almost all areas, particularly in education, recreation and real estate and infrastructure. Further, not only development in Middle East has been viewed as an anomaly in a region long known for conflict and destruction almost exclusively but also forunsustainability of development efforts particularly in areas requiring longer and insightful strategies such as education, recreation andreal estate and infrastructure. This view has recently, however, shifted given unprecedented changes inpublic policies for areas in question. This paper aims, hence, to explore recent developments in education, recreation and real estate and ...

Introduction

- Background - Purpose - Objective

Proposal Specifics

- Interactive, fun, educational activities and other features - Expertise required - Annual budget

Conclusion

Abstract A new recreation and family center has been opened in my community. Stakeholders have selected me to head a committee for developing a series of ventures, which can be undertaken to utilize the center effectively. This proposal outlines interactive, fun and educational activities besides other features that will engage the interest of children and adolescents to facilitate their growth and development process. Problem-solving techniques have been adopted in exploring developmental issues, grounded in child development ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was created in 1863 in Switzerland as a private agency to provide relief to war detainees (Forsythe, 2005). Originally its role was to be a humanitarian agency in times of trouble but then it took over a lot of subsidiary roles like taking care of combatants, civilians in distress, political prisoners and people separated from their families because of conflict(Forsythe, 2005). The International Red Cross functions under the basic principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, universality, unity, and voluntary service(ICRC, 1986).

Mission of the Red Cross

The core mission of the Red Cross in recent times has ...

Problem #1.

We have to calculate all 4 possible positions of the finish product manufacturing and compare them all. TR1 = 0km .25km+ 60km 1.50km+ 70km .60=90+42=132TR2=60*0.25+0*1.5+90*0.6=69TL=40*0.25+45*1.5+25*0.6=92.5TM=70*0.25+90*1.5+0*0.6=152.5

Hence, the best location of the finish product manufacturing is at the point R2.

Problem #2. The table is given in the .xls document. From that table we record only the data mentioned in conditions (on specified years): As we may see the goods producing sector remains approximately on the same level by years, slightly growing in the last 15 years. But the services producing sector has significantly grown from ...

Sports agent Jason Paul Wood got into trouble as he engaged with two Miami baseball players in 2006. He talked to them about turning pro. This should have not been a problem but his inability to inform the university and register with the state of Florida resulted in a fine of $2,500 fine against him (Zagier, 2010). This is just one of the rising numbers of court cases in recent years that involve sports agents. In this regard, it is in hopes that the enacted sport agent legislation—when properly enforced—will protect college athletes and higher education institutions ...

IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP

Sleep is an important need in a person’s life and lack of it may have adverse effects in the normal functioning of the body. In colleges lack of enough sleep have been found to highly contribute to poor performance this is because college students use their time partying. Research has shown that those students who don’t sleep enough have the same effects as those who drink and smoke bang (Agus 20). Lack of sleep has been found to contribute towards some academic problems which include dropping out of class and poor performance. If the students would reduce the ...

Wheelchair Rugby

Abstract In order to understand this sport, we have to understand how it is played and the rules that the players need to follow in order to be fully qualified to step in the court and play this beautiful sport. This sport has in the recent past grown into one of the best sports for the persons with disabilities. Others include basketball and handball but as West (2014) argue, wheelchair rugby does what basketball and handball, do better and collectively and as some may say, simultaneously. Hodges (2012) explains that wheelchair football game is completed with two ...

Most people consider higher education to be an advantage and a benefit that is supposed to increase a person’s chances to get a high-paid job and life full of abundance soon after graduation. The side effect that students and their parents usually agree to is high tuition fees and, thus, most probably six-figure student loans that will take a lot of time and effort to repay (Hacker, and Dreifus). Meanwhile, for their book Higher Education: How Colleges are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids — and What We Can Do About It Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus tracked over 900 former Princeton ...

Introduction

In the last couple of years, the role of the United States and another democratic government has expanded dramatically. Currently, the government used new and vast roles that lacked in the previous years in an effort to produce a productive men and women of the society. In the past, leaders used totally different methods of leadership compared to the modern leadership styles. New and improved methods of leadership are introduced as the world enters the diverse situation. The society requires a lot from the government, which they must fulfill in order to gain trust from the society. People living in the ...

Assignment 4: Mid-Term Exam

Question 1 - Permafrost Permafrost is a thick sub-layer of ground comprising of soil, rocks, ice, or organic materials, which remains frozen for at least two sequential years. It forms the sub-surface soil layer of Polar Regions such as the arctic region. - Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Hardwood Forest Ecotone An ecotone describes an area of transition that occurs between biomes. An example of such an area occurs in northern Ontario between the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence and the boreal forests (Liu). The Boreal forest changed into the St. Lawrence wood nearly 7,400 years ago (Liu) ...

Urban Forestry in the City Of Toronto

Urban forestry in the city of Toronto entails all trees of different species that have been grown within the boundaries of the city. The vegetation or trees that comprise the Toronto urban forestry are beneficial in many ways that encompass economic, cultural, social and ecological benefits. Moreover, the trees are useful in regulating air pollution and saving energy (because of moderating home and building air temperatures). The aforementioned value alone is pertinent to the city because it helps the government to save about $28million every year, which can potentially support other sectors of the economy and lead to the ...

With its origin in the ancient times; hunting is still widely practiced all across the world. Some do it for fun, few do it for adventure and now the target is to reduce overpopulation of certain animal species by hunting. But, is this ethical? Hunting is one of those controversial topics that have no possible solution but continue to plague modern society. Human rights activists are totally against hunting. There are several pros and cons of hunting and having researched about all of them, I strongly condemn hunting to be a feasible way for eradication of overpopulated animal species. Humanity ...

“A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution On June 7, 2013, police arrived at 2036 Yorkshire Avenue in Santa Monica, California to respond to a report of shots fired. There, they saw the house on fire, with bodies of two men inside, one dead due to gunshot wounds. At the time, the suspect – John Zawahri – had already armed himself with a semiautomatic rifle and proceeded to the Santa Monica College campus, where he was a former student. ...

In many cases one sees people been called upon to volunteer in planting trees in various places. One may volunteer without even been called upon since there are various benefits associated with tree planting. Ever since man set foot on earth, the environment has never been the same again. It is worse if one considers the advancing technology and the human population that is rendering more harm in the environment. Many may not understand in details the benefits of tree either in the community park or anywhere else. This paper analyzes how volunteering to plant trees in a community park ...

Introduction

Australian tourism policy is a significant domain for exploration due to its realistic and theoretical significance. It is of sensible importance due to demand of global travels for government assistance in decisions related to the necessities of services and facilities, mutual negotiations with aviation, communications with additional segments, application of govt. possessed reserves including domestic parks for appeal, the culmination of tourist visas, and financing of specific marketing places . The official authorities have the right to procure the political firmness, safety, lawful and the monetary structure which Australian tourism demands and governments deliver necessary services and fundamental infrastructure. The domestic ...

SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES OF BALTIMORE CITY

Baltimore city demographic features are characterized by slight increase in the population between 2010 and 2013. The city has more females than males as at 2013, while majority of the population is above 18 years. The city has a dynamic population. The city is largely inhabited by the black Americans. The black Americans form 63.3% of the population. On the other hand, the white form 31.6% of the population by 2013. The Asian Americans are about 2.6 % of the city’s population (State County Quick Facts, 2013). The family sizes are averagely large, about four people per household. Most poor ...

Indoor Skydiving Marketing

Executive Summary Skydiving is among the considered extreme and adventurous sports. Over the reviewed period, it has studied that only a small portion of our population is engaged in skydiving, and the number of skydivers grow slowly every year. This research aimed to study the most effective marketing strategies to help the skydiving industry, particularly the indoor skydiving, experience a tremendous growth. Among the identified marketing strategies are partnership with travel and tourism key players and ministry of health, maximizing the advantage and cost benefits of the social networking and online reservations, rewarding recruitment, niche marketing, and health and safety ...

Personal Carbon Footprint

Personal Carbon Footprint Carbon emissions are considered as playing a great role in the growing problem on climate change (Merti, 2008). As such, it is important for people to determine or have an idea of their personal carbon footprint so that they may be better informed of how they can contribute to the solution or prevention of this climate change problem. According to Kentucky writer Nancy Grant, author of Complete Idiot’s Guide to Your Carbon Footprint, “Understanding that you have a carbon footprint and some of the major components of it is an excellent way to start thinking through ...

The mall on campus provides the students with a lot of convenience. It has a variety of restaurants and fast food shops, a large bookshop, a good supermarket, a coffee shop and some clothing stores. The mall is easily accessible by students and thus, provides handiness in answering some of the essential needs in his or her college life. It also affords recreation should a student need to take a reprieve from the responsibilities he or she has accomplish. However, this mall operates within hours that falls short of the student’s requirements. The mall closes at 9:00 pm and does not open on a weekend. This ...

Abstract

It has come to our attention that Prisons overcrowding is a major problem facing many countries across the world. The situation, prisons overcrowding, continues to worsen as time passes by, hence calling for an immediate action by the government before the situation gets out of control. Through a literature review, is depicted that cells that were once meant for one offender at the present accommodate more than two offenders. Problems arise as a result of this issue (Prisons overcrowding) such as the outbreak of diseases, such as acute respiratory infections, meningitis, tuberculosis, or cholera. Through a literature review, it is depicted that ...

Spider-man is a fictional character, which firstly appeared in comic book as the super hero that saves city citizens from evil and cruel anti-heroes. This idea came up to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. There were no such comics as Spider-man in 1962, but he has been shown in Amazing Fantasy (cover-dated Aug. 1962) comic book. This fresh idea became a revolution in comics; people loved it. Kids waited in line-ups to get a new, just published comic book with another story that happened to our hero. As we look through comics, we can see that this series can last long. Spider-man ...

Introduction

An estimated 100,000 people reside in Deesville City with a mayor-council government. Providing assistance to the City Manager is the main highlight for this case study, as an intern to the local government office. This internship is part of the requirements for completing the Public Administration Program at Gill University. In this scenario, Deesville’s local administration faces an assortment of issues, majority of which relate to human resources and its administration and includes problems on budget management. In detail, the human resources and its administration concerns are currently taking place in three agencies or offices—the Police Department, ...