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    THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TOURISM INTRODUCTION What comes to mind when you think about tourism? Hopefully fun‚ relaxation‚ good food‚ perhaps adventure. Tourism is possibly the greatest people-moving pursuit on the planet today‚ as well as one of the highest-grossing industries. Tourism Is one of the remarkable success stories in modern times because it can earn huge amount of money at stake. Tourism is important in many ways in the world it can be for leisure business

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    Positive and Negative Impacts of Postmodernism Having its roots in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment‚ modernism was the era of universal truth which was objectively understood and interpreted by humankind. Postmodernism‚ the period starting around 1950’s to present‚ rejects this notion of an objective and universal truth. Instead the postmodernist view of meaning is ambiguous and truth is relative to an individual or a group. Furthermore‚ postmodernism rejects the validity of grand narratives

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    POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF DAMS ON THE ENVIRONMENT The human being has been struggling in order to shape the ecosphere in a man- ner he wants since the first day. The period in which this struggle was observed most intensively was the period covering the transition from a migrant and primitive hunter society to a resident life and fa rming. The most deep-seated environmental modification against the nature that had been realized in the history of the human being has started at this time. Even

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    Positive and Negative Impacts Genetically Modified Food Has on the World The term ‘genetically modified food’‚ also known as ‘genetically modified organisms’‚ is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. The reason these plants are being modified today is to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides (pesticides used to kill unwanted plants) or improved nutritional content. In order

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    Being held in the incarceration system has been seen to negatively impact how the prisoners succeed when they leave prison and reenter society. Some of these barriers include education‚ employment‚ finances‚ housing‚ and family reunification. Forty three per cent of sentenced prisoners said they had lost touch with their families since coming to prison; and over one in five who were married when they came to prison had since divorced or separated (SEU‚ 112). Social isolation makes it hard for the

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    factors can also affect the consumer behavior. Some of the important personal factors that influence the buying behavior are: lifestyle‚ economic situation‚ occupation‚ age‚ personality and self-concept. * Age Age and life-cycle have potential impact on the consumer buying behavior. It is obvious that the consumers change the purchase of goods and services with the passage of time. Family life-cycle consists of different stages such young singles‚ married couples‚ unmarried couples etc. which

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    6. 0. Positive Impact of SAFTA in Bangladesh I. Increases Bangladesh’s Trade Volumes with SAARC The volumes of imports from SAARC countries as well as the exports of Bangladesh to SAARC countries from fiscal year 1997/98 until fiscal year 2007/08 is provided in following (Table-1) and graphically illustrated in Figure 1. Clearly‚ as part of the overall increase in trade volumes‚ Bangladesh’s exports to SAARC countries have grown moderately and Bangladesh’s imports from SAARC countries have increased

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    Negative and Positive Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Jeff Neukirch History 101 American History to 1877 Dr. Kimberly Weathers 26 June 2012 The Impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad On May 10‚ 1869 as the “Last Spike” struck by Leland Stanford now connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads across the United States at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. The transcontinental railroads now complete and America is now destined to move to the forefront of the

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    Probably there are as many definitions of innovation as the number of supposed experts on the field around the world. Reading through my books and papers‚ though‚ I realized that I had no comprehensive list of the many definitions I have ever being in contact with‚ therefore I decided to create one. First of all‚ here is my own definition of innovation: “invention refers to new concepts or products that derive from individual’s ideas or from scientific research. Innovation‚ on the other hand‚ is

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    Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to

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