The Okefenokee Swamp is located between Southeast Georgia and Northern Florida. It is known for its large diversity of animals and vivid scenery that make the swamp very unique with its primitive nature. Two passages were written in the late 20th century that described the swamp and it most notable features. Although the two passages discuss the Okefenokee Swamp, they possess different styles through Passage One’s intention to educate the reader on the swamp, and Passage Two’s intention to…
I love to cruise. It is my favorite type of vacation. Don’t get me wrong, I love land based vacations also but if I had a choice, I would choose a cruise any day of the week. What I love most about a cruise is that it gives you the opportunity to visit three or four different ports; you get to decided what you want to do there. If you like the destination the first time you visit you can choose to go back again but at least you have the chance to see it for the first time. Cruises…
The Bahamas is recognized as a popular tourist destination. Each year hundreds of foreigners from America, and other parts of the world flock to its shores and Bahamians are notorious for treating their guest like royalty. Haitians are another group of foreigners also flock to the shores of the Bahamas. However, only a few of these people receive open arms of love and affection like the Americans or other nationalities that visit the Bahamas. In Fredrick Smith’s article “Discrimination is the…
Places Although they are only a 34 minute drive apart, the two vacation spots; South Beach Miami and Sunny Isles Florida hold some fairly significant differences between one another. During the summer of 2016 my brother, dad, mom, and I took a week long trip down to South Beach Miami Florida. After enjoying that first trip so much, my family decided to go back to Miami florida for the summer of 2017, but instead of South Beach we stayed in Sunny Isles. Despite their short distance apart,…
Journal Article Analysis - Journal Article Paper I chose to analyze the article written by Mathew J. Bartkowiak titled “Behind the Behind the Scenes of Disney World: Meeting the need for Insider Knowledge”. This article describes how for a price, Disney World offers many different types of behind the scenes tours. The tours cost $30.00 plus general admission for the Marceline to the Magic Kingdom tour, $74.00 plus general admission for the Disney’s Keys to the Kingdom tour and $224.00 for the…
Market Analysis Introduction The College of Central Florida was established in 1957 with a vision to improve the educational opportunities in the counties of Marion, Citrus and Levy. The campus is located between downtown Ocala, Florida and Interstate 75. The college has grown and has multiple satellite campuses serving communities throughout Citrus and Levy counties. The college provides a wide variety of Associate, Baccalaureate and certificate programs to meet the needs of any prospective…
rand Haven, Michigan is known around the world as one of the best beach towns. From surfing to beach volleyball to jumping off the pier, the different activities you can do in my town are endless. Thrillist magazine says, “Some mitten-beach experts named it Michigan’s best beach town, for starters. But if you don’t believe us, take a trip to Grand Haven and step on the big, soft beach at Grand Haven State Park and try to argue” (Meltzer 1). Hopefully I am painting a clear picture in your head…
The Bahamas is a nation that is highly dependent on tourism. Hence, the government of the Bahamas has undertaken extensive marketing to attract visitors, to its warm climate, the beauty of the beaches, followed by the diversity of hotel facilities. According to Dean W. Collinwood, "Since the end of world War II, tourism has become the unchallenged engine of the Bahamian economy." (Dean) Ramesh Ramsaran has gone so far as to assert that the industry has "affected every faucet of economic life in…
Cuba Vacations By ross micheal Aug 1, 2011 Cuba is a unique country and therefore a vacation destination like no other. The political situation for the last fifty years has made the island one of the few places in the world without mass marketing and mass media. It is a place which can confound and delight in equal measure and well worth a visit before things change. Havana has a lot to offer tourists; the architecture in particular is an attraction which has developed over five centuries of…
Fifteen years ago on February 18, Dale Earnhardt -- a widely loved and respected professional driver for NASCAR -- was killed in an accident at the Daytona International Speedway. This event incited a legal battle in the state of Florida between Earnhardt’s family, local lawmakers, and journalists from the Orlando Sentinel that lasted for years over the rights that journalists have in accessing sensitive information in order to do their work. Considering the ethical codes respected by…