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            Undoubtedly, tourism in the recent past has been the fastest expanding industry not only in the developed world but also in the third world countries. Most of the nations that were previously thought as unattractive to tourism have continuously opened up their borders and increased the marketing of their countries as attractive destinations for…

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz is an engrossing novel that transports the reader to the  intertwined lives of members of a Dominican family.  Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  himself, Junot Diaz emerges as a highly credible spokesperson for his countrymen, narrating in painstaking detail the  socio-political events that transpired…

After scrutinizing economical models and business practices around the world, obvious conclusion is that the modern era is the era of multinational corporations. Money flows transcend national borders and administrative barriers if there is a promise of higher returns on capital. Virtually every major and successful enterprise has operations in another country or region. Starting…

The Essay The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 1 lath of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honor of all of the soldiers who have served…

In 1830 Mr. Rankin tied a rope around a projection out of a rock face in order to lower himself into Wellington Cave (Horton, 1980). The projection turned out to be the bone of a giant extinct marsupial. It was to be the first discovery of a great range of giant marsupials. Were these animals…

ROBYN STACEY is a well-known Australian photographer who has exhibited large and powerful images both in Australia and overseas. Stacey’s work shows a fascination with the use of history to inform our present. Her interest in archives from museums led to her taxonomy artworks in which she researched and photographed archival repositories from museums in…

Persian society inhibited many unique features. Three of these features that stood out the most were their hunting skills, clothing and architecture. The first feature of Persian society was hunting, which the Persians were quite skilled in and greatly enjoyed. Not familiar with dog hunting because they thought them impure, they instead trained birds and…

Australian transformation from a penal colony into democratic communities by the mid nineteenth century       Before the arrival of European settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples inhabited most areas of the Australian continent. Each people spoke one or more of hundreds of separate languages, with lifestyles and cultural traditions that differed according to the…

The Piano Introduction Oscar-winning Australian film The Piano (1993) was written and directed by Jane Campion script, starring Holly Hunter playing a nineteenth century mute Ada who travels to the sparsely settled area in New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Holly Hunter’s portrayal of the mute Ada ranks as one of the most blockbusting and expressive movie…

Paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all, but remark all these roughness’s, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me. Oliver Cromwell Two views of Racial that scan the man behind the monument are clearly headed for controversy. A startling anatomy of the hero Is offered In “The First Filipino”…