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Raymond Williams, a cultural theorist, argues that the term “culture” is complex and lacks a specific definition (Williams 1983:87). Various academic fields, including literacy studies, anthropology, and sociology, present over one hundred definitions of culture. Scholars from different backgrounds have diverse perspectives on the nature and significance of culture. The term “culture” is frequently used…

Tourism in Assam: Status and Prospects Introduction North-East India is a paradise for tourists. Its enchanting hills, dancing rivers, roaring waterfalls, thick and dark forests, heavy rains during monsoon, innumerable varieties of flora and fauna, countless species of wild animals and plants, mysterious clouds, melodious folk music, thrilling dances and festivals, variety of many delicious…

The cordial reception industry is turning really quickly and lending about 10 % of the universe ‘s GDP ( Boella, 2000 ) . In the last decades the cordial reception industry has got much importance of vigorous procedure of enlargement. Consequently the cordial reception industry is spread outing globally and advancing its growing in a…

In the last scene of the classic science fiction movie Men in Black where the main character enters a spaceship platform lift to pursue aliens, the real scene was filmed in Meadows-Corona Park at Queens, New York. Meadows-Corona Park also hosted the World Expo in 1939 and 1964. Nearly forty years later, the United States…

An annotated bibliography on the ins and outs of being a flight attendant Ferguson, . Careers In Focus Aviation. 109-111. Print. In Fergusons Careers In Focus he talks a lot about the history on flight attendants. One thing I found very interesting was although the first passenger flights were in 1911 the commercial aviation industry…

Our leader gave us some general instructions before For the first time in my life I helped to pitch the we set up our tents. Tents. My leader showed us how to do it. It was a wonderful experience as I listened to the sounds Of the wildlife around me. I breathed in the fresh…

Mechanisms of locomotion of Flight in BirdsAbout 400 million years ago, the earth was populated by plants and tress; the air was moist, and the ground was covered with decaying leaves; and the insects began to appear (quoted in Fung 1990). Birds came on the scene later, about 150 million years ago; the wing of…

Don’t you just hate school uniforms? Well, imagine living in a country where all women had to follow a very strict dress code. The system consisted of covering your face and body so that you were not seen; this covering was called a burqa. The Taliban were a militia that took control of the small,…

In recent history, the global aircraft manufacturing and assembly has been controlled by two companies. The first of these companies, Boeing, was founded in 1916 in the Northwest United States and still survives today. Their direct competition, Airbus, was created in 1970 and by 1981, was controlled by France, Germany, Spain and Britain with support…

Scotia Airways is a small private airline based in Glasgow, Scotland. Launched in May 1996 by independent business investors, it operates scheduled flights to provide exceptional value, comfort, and convenience for both business and leisure passengers. The airline’s headquarters are located near Glasgow International Airport. Initially focused on the UK domestic market, Scotia Airways now…