Banyan

About Fairview The picturesque town of Fairview, incorporated 1958, is home to a population of almost 9,000. The inviting small-town community is known for its large homes on expansive lots and equestrian estates, as well as its extensive proliferation of open spaces, including its scenic rolling hills, creeks and woodlands. Fairview's History Fairview was incorporated in 1958 when a petition with over 30 signatures requested an incorporation election for Fairview. On May 7, 1958, the election was held in the Fairview Grocery. The support for incorporation was almost unanimous. On May 12, 1958, the town's order for incorporation was signed by Jude Button. Life in Fairview The town of Fairview is a small but progressive community located in Collin County, Texas. The town, incorporated in 1958, remained an isolated and quiet community for many years. However, in recent years the town has known unprecedented growth. The quiet character of the town sets the community apart from others located in the DFW metroplex. Despite its small town size, Fairview offers residents a highly desireable mix of small-town charm and big city amenities. In recent decades many DFW residents are choosing to relocate to Fairview. The town,prized for its economic opportunities, is also well loved for its down-home country feel. Recreation The Village at Fairview offers Fairview residents over 500,000 sq feet of upscale retail spaces, cafes and restaurants, and residential spaces. Developed by the…

Words have a lot of power. They can hurt and kill as Markus Zusak puts it plainly: “The injury of words. Yes, the brutality of words” (Zusak 262). But Vaddey Ratner teaches us that words can have beauty too. In her work of historical fiction, In the Shadow of The Banyan, Ratner eloquently describes the horrors of the Khmer Rouge’s reign and how it affects the lives of the protagonist, Raami, and her family. Raami is a young Cambodian girl from a wealthy upper-class family. Her father, Papa, is a…

structure of Banyan Tree Group. The Group is composed of hotel and resort situated in 14 countries and on 3 continents. To be more precise, the Group is running 37 hotels and resorts, 68 spas, 81 galleries and 3 golf course, but they are also making some education with their academy, the Banyan Tree Spa Academy, situated in Thailand, in Bintan and Lijiang. The Banyan Tree Group is providing a specific kind of service which is based on naturally-luxurious, ecological and cultural experience to…

In The Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner pages 33 to 38, Ratner writes the passage through the eyes of Raami, a 7-year old girl witnessing the events of this chaotic and violent evacuation without understanding the significance behind it. Ratner’s style creates meaning in this passage by revealing layer by layer the details that Raami takes in, in childish curiosity, allowing readers to grasp the full depth of the situation. Raami observes the “cooking pans, wooden stools and chamber pots”…

Ever wondered how the banyan tree grew to be so huge?. I recall standing below a huge banyan tree in my village. My father showed me a seed and said the tree is from this seed. As a young boy it was a mystery to me how such a big tree developed from this tiny seed. As I grew up I understood the development stages and how it also related to my development from a just born to the stage I am. There is a very popular song in my native language Tamil in India. The song says we have…

The first problem statement is about what characterizes the physical unique hotels. The first section is generally about the different types of physical unique hotels. In the first section, there will also be a short description of the Banyan Tree Hotel and Resort, which is the one hotel franchise that this report will, has its main focus on. In the problem statement issue number two, we discuss which central issues and challenges are/had Banyan Tree Holdings facing/faced. In the issue three in…

1. The state of Kasanje was Portugal’s primary slave exporter and it encountered numerous problems when slave trade was abolished. Kasanje was left with a large problem after the abolishing of slavery and that was an excess amount of slaves. Kasanje’s true significance was displaying how Africa and Europe both experienced economic success from slavery. 2. Banyans were Indian bankers that followed Sayyid Said. They traveled to East Africa; there they met many conflicts. Arabs largely dominated…

The majestic poise inhabited by the Banyan has spurred speculation of its magical prowess in evident that Buddhist monks meditated under them for its shade gave them clarity, as well as numerous other mythologies which include the popularly told narrative of Uddalaka and his son Shvetketu. The fable is comprised of a son, in the audience of his father, claiming that he has acquired all the knowledge one is to learn. The father recoils by having the son examine the tiny seeds of the fruit of the…

Lipner constructed the “Banyan Model” where he relates Hinduism to a massive banyan tree on the outskirts of Kolkata. The basis of the tree’s structure is what intrigues Lipner, "This is a promising model for the view of Hinduism that I propose: an interconnected, polycentric phenomenon in the flux of growth, change, and decay” (Lipner 24). Lipner mentions that the tree is ancient, roughly around two hundred years old, which is how Hinduism is viewed as an old religion, one of the first. The…

for a reader which causes them to become interested as to why the tree feels this, and how this ties into the article. The audience knows that there had to be a reason for this to be added, they become extremely interested to find out why. His other subject for interview was an arborist named Steve Nimz; this man describes his job, “There are people who talk to trees, I’m not one of them. I don’t talk to trees. I don’t hug trees. I’m not a hokey guy. But I do feel trees. I touch trees.” This is…