Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas tops almost everyone's bucket list of a ''must see'' destination when visiting USA. Las Vegas is every party-goers paradise. Casinos standing tall shoulder-to-shoulder, exquisite performances and shows, sky-lighting fireworks, world's A-list entertainers, party fever that rises with every heart beat - everything about Vegas is like living life kingsize! On New Year's Eve, the whole of Vegas becomes one giant disco floor, with people literally…

When travelers are considering going out of town on a trip, they should consider ground transportation instead of air transportation, which is more environmentally efficient and more inexpensive. Public transportation, such as buses and trains are an excellent source of transportation due to the fact that it can get you from one place to another quickly for an inexpensive price. For instance, a person could get a seven-day pass for their vacation for only twenty-eight dollars versus about $300…

Social Responsibility (CSR) As millennials have become a larger target audience for hotels and casinos, their need for sustainability has become a pressing issue. Las Vegas resort companies now face another kind of competition against each other; their corporate social responsibility. Many people looking to stay on the Las Vegas strip now look into how “green” these hotels are before choosing where to stay (Green, 2012). In order to stay competitive, companies like MGM Resorts International have…

The Friedman’s chapter “Clarify What’s Important to You” brings up this idea of personal core values. Values are beliefs that guide and direct one’s behavior. Every individual has a set of values that “ determine your actions as a leader and how you view the world around you. Acquiring multiple core values is crucial considering values establish behavior, actions, and decisions. Additionally, these values correlate with one another and demonstrate each individual’s potential as leaders. Based on…

Should assault weapons be illegal? In the past years, guns have come under scrutiny and as a result, legislation has been passed restricting their use. The prevalence of mass shootings has added fuel to the flames and has motivated many legislators, mostly from the Democratic party, to advocate for the banning of assault weapons. The use of semi-automatic guns should be illegal in the United States because they are unsafe and useless for citizens. If semi-automatic weapons were made illegal,…

sound. This shaped the sound of Panic! At The Disco, they wanted a different sound. They wanted to stick out from the rest. Also, the band was under age, so it was a difficult task trying to find venues to play at. In Las Vegas you were kicked out of certain places at 9pm, and the strip was closed at 10pm if you were a minor. Ryan Ross and Spencer Smith asked Brendon Urie and Brent Wilson to join their band. When they joined it was in 2004, the band was called Panic! At The disco. Brendon was…

Lyrical mind thinker Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Shakur was one of the most dynamic most influential and self-destructive rap stars in the 90’s. Shakur was the son of Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur Tupac’s mother; she was in jail on charges while pregnant with Tupac. Tupac spent his earliest years in the Bronx and Harlem. At the age 13 he made his acting…

Sammy’s first albums were Starring Sammy Davis Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Just for Lovers, both released in 1955 (Bio.com). These albums led to headlining performances in Las Vegas and New York, which then resulted in several television appearances (Bio.com). Sammy was one of the few stars, African American or white, to receive Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award nominations (Notablebio.com). These awards serve as reflections of the…

off-the-beaten-path activities in some of the world's most popular vacation spots. The Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas When you think of Vegas, what comes to mind? The Bellagio fountain? A sprawling buffet? Rows of clanging slot machines? How about a bare-bones retail space crammed with more than 200 working pinball machines? The Pinball Hall of Fame is just a 10-minute cab ride away from the glitzy hotels on The Strip, but it feels like another world. There's no neon or cocktail waitresses…

In the second phase of Soderbergh’s career, the characters’ personal connection to the director becomes even less visible and the stories becomes more symbolic. Soderbergh films are all personal but they not necessarily about his own life. Soderbergh said that his real tuning point was, “I wasn’t interesting in making film about me anyone, but instead my take on things.” Soderbergh’s films moved away from the characters life and more to the issues of craft. One distinct technique of Soderbergh…