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The Settlement of Anglo Saxons in England

In a paper consisting of eleven pages the reasons why the Anglo Saxons moved to England along with the culture and society that de...

Analysis of Elizabethan Life

In six pages this research paper discusses work, leisure, food, drink hairstyles, and fashions in this consideration of Elizabetha...

New Jersey Economics and Slavery

Though one representative from New Jersey was present and voted for the measure, the other representative, who was necessary to th...

Leisure and Sports in Victorian Age Great Britain

in which to hike and walk, a need that was filled by establishing hundreds of town parks which were paid for and maintained by the...

Litigious American Society

This research paper consists of seven pages and considers why in US society Americans have a tendency to file lawsuits against oth...

Leisure and Event Tourism in Dubai

in 2011 handled 47.2 million passengers (Dubai Airports, 2011). Furthermore, airlines are making investments that will increase ca...

Young Women as the Perpetrators of Crime

Juvenile crime is a very real problem in this country and, in fact, the world over. Although they are typically...

Competitive Profile of Hilton Worldwide

Roosevelt and the Plaza, and then in 1945 there is the purchase of Palmer House and the Stevens in New York(Hilton Worldwide, 2010...

Perfect Society, Labor, and Justice

In his article on "Distributive Justice" (in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy), author Julian Lamont points out that in the...

Aristotle and Sebastian de Grazia on Leisure

In fact, he suggests that work is done for the "sake of leisure" (267). More completely, Aristotle believed that it is important ...

Georg Simmel and Leisure

People seek out leisure activities, especially leisure activities that remove individuals from the frenetic metropolis because of ...

Research in Tourism and Leisure

words, "Heritage tourism reintroduces people to their cultural roots" (McKercher, Yo and du Cros, 2004, p. 539). Furthermore, cult...

People Assisted by Social Sciences

that this huge nation requires a significant amount of energy just to maintain daily operation. As a result of Chinas overwhelmin...

Marxist Views on Continued Existence of the Prison System

the long haul. And while there is one way of viewing prisons, at least by the majority, there is another way of looking at it. The...

Leisure Industry and Commodification

The leisure industry is responsible for commodification when, for example, the demands of tourism come to be seen as dominating th...

Women Targeted in Puritan Witchcraft Accusations

was execution day for eight people in Salem Village, Massachusetts. Their crime: allegedly practicing witchcraft and worshipping ...

Australia's Recreation and Leisure

Bicentennial Authority, designed projects based on the theme of "Leisure in the Age of Technology" (Editor, 1990, p. 3). The diffe...

Sports and Leisure Time

less and less are seniors retiring to go sit on the couch, while more often they are spending their golden years in sports-related...

Twentieth Century Leisure and Social Change in Great Britain

agriculture is a priority and employment patterns are dependent upon it, leisure is not only constrained by the amount of "spare t...

The Issue of Adultery

wants to hear about it. In addition, cliches such as "The grass is always greener on the other side" abound, and did not become ...

Choosing Restaurants and Dining Behavior

restaurant business is an important topic in respect to marketing and advertising for those in the industry. Relevant questions cr...

Recreation and Leisure

In five pages this paper discusses U.S. recreation and leisure and the roles they play. Seven sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Concepts of Restraint and Freedom in Utopia by Thomas More

the society of sixteenth-century England. For example, the Utopian cities are all built on similar lines, at least as far as possi...

Mitchell Duneier's 'Sidewalk'

him with a direct window into their respective worlds. Stupidity, illiteracy or an absent work ethic has absolutely nothing to do...

Tourism, Leisure, and Recreational Aspects of Casinos

go to better benefit if harvested by state agencies than the criminals who were previously the sole beneficiaries. Baker (1996) e...

Prejudice and Social Psychology

Allport developed what is known as the contact theory, which asserts that attitudes are established and develop through certain ty...

The Overworked American The Unexpected Decline in Leisure by Juliet Schor

able to analyze Schors findings through a careful definition of the problem, understanding the extent of it, considering how it ca...

2 Adolescent Peer Interaction Journal Articles Reviewed

most part, peer groups are formed out of a similarity in interests and personality behavior. This clearly explains the reasons wh...

Ancient Societies and Women in Sundiata and 'Beowulf'

himself was portrayed as the incarnate of evil, whose ravenous attacks on King Hrothgars subjects were nothing more than examples ...

Origins of Mental Illnesses

Treatment included drilling holes in peoples heads to release the evil spirits (Stoker, 2010). Other treatments included exorcism,...