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If this trend of American domination does not come to an end, other countries will face potential erasure of their cultural value. These countries will become uniform to American beliefs and standards and lack originality and authenticity. This is discussed in an article titled ‘Cultural Imperialism: An American Tradition’ by ‘Julia Galeota’, which states “Cultural imperialism involves much more than simple consumer goods; it involves the dissemination of ostensibly American principles, such as…

traveling with their company in the future and the forfeiture of your ticket. Flying as a courier was a good gig so avoiding any screw-up was in my best interest. 
In the next year, I traveled to Bangkok four more times, once for $50, visiting Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pattaya, Koh Samet and several other cities. I loved the…

Marco Rubio’s boots • What is the controversy? • What does it say about the issues of identity, ideology, indexing, othering, and stereotype? • In United States? (among some of the population) Could this be an issue in Thailand? Why or Why not? What does this show you about normalization? Marco Rubio’s boots has become a controversial issue in the U.S .especially in political section in media. Rubio’s boots previously became one of popularly debated issues after he was photographed wearing…

Diverse and numerous motives have always driven masses to travel, religious motives were one of the oldest. International statistical defined tourist trips were those made for leisure and recreation in the strict sense, including religious reasons. Some traditionalists believed that the trip which was inspired by spiritual motives was more focused on penance, prayer, and medication whereas tourism was merely just a hedonistic phenomenon. However, there was a consensus that each journey motivated…

F .Y HONOURS PROJECT TOPIC - - STUDY OF HOME DELIVERY OPTIONS IN MUMBAI MADE BY: ROHAN SUKHIJA INTRODUCTION The product chosen for this project is “food” and the area chosen is “fort”. PRODUCT – FOOD AREA – FORT This project “Study of home delivery options of food in Fort, Mumbai” at…

Throughout the ASEAN region, migration plays a particularly key role in the economic development of countries. 5 million of these migrant workers base themselves in Thailand, with the majority coming from Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar, where the working conditions and pay is often very poor when compared to their neighbour. These migrant workers in Thailand commonly face a number of problems that include language barriers, navigation of different regulations and health…

What is backpacking? Many people ask me this question and I stare at them, wide eyed. But then I realised that this term didn’t get the acclaim that it deserves. No, I am not talking silly. Pick up any traveller that you know and ask them about the term, you will get the same reaction. Backpacking is something that in rough words can be translated into the bliss that is there out of your day to day schedule. Travelling is usually a way of living for people like us, travellers but it is also a…

John White Dr. Mills English 121-117 5 October 2015 Drinking Poison? I remember when I first heard about it. I was living in Provo Utah at the time and I had seen several picket signs that had been thrust into the lawn outside of Utah Valley University. Each sign painted an eerie picture as it contained an image of a skull and crossbones within a water droplet leaking out of a water faucet. Beneath the haunting image was a caption that read, “We are drinking poison!” There was a small group…

Second attempt at First Draft The history of Guantanamo Bay, the current happenings with its prisoners and the educated commentary about the prison have brought forth the idea of closing Gitmo. The claim that prisoners are enduring treatment questionable to international standards factors most into this argument. Detainees of Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, guilty or not, have been forced to endure inhumane conditions throughout their imprisonment. For this reason, the United States government…

When people think of international travel, they often think of exotic people, places, and animals that are foreign to them. Swimming with dolphins, riding elephants, visiting large cats, staged photos with wild animals, rodeos and animals in shows are just a few ways animals play a part in tourist attractions. The desire to see and interact with both wild and domesticated animals is a major part of the tourism industry. In 1988, one study estimated, wildlife tourism accounted for 20-40% of…