INTRODUCTION The UAE is located in the Middle East along the southern most part of the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE spans 83‚600 kilometres and is comprised of seven sheikhdoms: 1) Abu Dhabi 2) Dubai 3) Sharjah 4) Ras Al Khaimah 5) Fujairah 6) Umm Al Quwain and 7) Ajman. The federal capital is Abu Dhabi. The UAE was established on December 2‚ 1971 following Great Britain’s withdrawal from the Arabian Gulf’s coastal region. A large percentage of the population is foreign. The local population
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de Graaf to Steven Zachs of Metropolis Magazine about the city of Dubai. Dubai is a city with very little history as a town and even less history as a major city; however it has ignited much research‚ controversy and many to stare in awe from its rapid urbanization. The research will delve into the reasons behind this growth and how it has been used to commodify the rich culture of those whom lived in the place that Dubai currently occupies (Otherwise known as the Bedouins). There has been
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I am sure that you’re very curious to know how I spent my vacation. This summer‚ I went to Dubai along with my family. It was a weeklong holiday. We took the Emirates airlines to reach our destination. Our accommodation was in a service apartment in Mariott Dubai Harbor Marina. It was a very spacious and luxurious apartment with all a lot of facilities. The first place we visited was Ski Dubai‚ which is an indoor ski resort and one of the first one all around the world. Located in the Mall
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Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
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Cultural Issues in ESL One main issue with English being a second language is cultural differences. It brings great distress to most international students who are studying abroad because though they strive to learn with a higher level of excellence and performance‚ their cultures will always find a way to limit that ambition. It’s hard to be in a classroom with students who do not understand the culture from whence you came. It is also hard to understand your fellow classmates and teachers for
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TRANSPORTATIONS in Dubai Transport in Dubai is controlled by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)‚ an agency of the government of Dubai‚ formed by royal decree in 2005. The public transport network has in the past faced congestion and reliability issues which a large investment programme has addressed‚ including over AED 70 billion of improvements planned for completion by 2020‚ when the population of the city is projected to exceed 3.5 million. In 2009‚ according to Dubai Municipality statistics
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About Dubai Dubai is one of the major cities in the UAE. Dubai is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai is located on the emirate’s northern coastline and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates‚ after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is surrounded by Saudi Arabia on its southern and western borders while northern and eastern borders are shared with the Sultanate of Oman. The neighbouring cities of Dubai are Abu Dhabi‚ Ajman‚ Sharjah
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facilities in Dubai Mall. Central idea: Today I am going to take you on a tour around the amusement facilities of the largest mall in the Middle East. Method of organization: Spatial I-Introduction Good afternoon everyone‚ today I am going to take on a tour around the most visited places inside Dubai mall. But first let me introduce you to the mall so you have a little more knowledge about it. The road you take to get to the mall is the Financial Center road also known as Doha Street. Dubai mall opened
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Globalization and Cross-Cultural Issues in Project Management Dennis G. Ballow‚ Sr.‚ MAED‚ PMP’ Project Management Knowledge Transfer‚ Inc. Abstract With hot topics like globalization and cross-cultural opportunities in the Asia Pacific rim‚ one might think it would be easy to research the implications of cross cultural issues. Rather‚ what the writer found was a significant discussion all around the periphery but little in-depth analysis. Discussion prevailed on the socio-economic and technological
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) Is the Global theme park industry is an interesting industry to be in? Yes. The five forces analysis supports as below. | |Strength of |Explanation | | |Force | | |Rivalry between |Medium |High industry concentration
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