...The Giver by Lois Lowry 1 It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane. At first, he had been only fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community. 第 1 页 共 102 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网 But the aircraft a year ago had been different. It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet. Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen others- adults as well as children- stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event. Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES...
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...Why People Travel HTT 200 Why People Travel There are numerous reasons an individual would choose to travel away from home. Couples looking for a romantic getaway may travel to a tropical location in hopes of enjoying a warm and sunny location during the cold winter months. Individuals with families will travel to visit other family members or friends who live in other parts of the world. People also travel for business purposes catching flights that will quickly take them to their destination. Many individuals travel for celebrations like weddings, births, and even funerals (Merith, 2009). My favorite reason to travel is for relaxation. My husband and I travel a few times each year for romantic getaway weekends. The pressures of our jobs, the lack of privacy in our home, and the need for a quiet place to relax without the obligations of parenthood are just a few of the reasons we have for traveling. We have a favorite hotel where we enjoy spending the weekends away. We are there so often the staff knows us by name. The property is a Wyndham historic hotel that has been restored to its former glory. The restaurant, The Dancing Goat, serves elegant meals in a cozy atmosphere and the piano bar offers a late night opportunity for dancing and romance. The candlelit tables and soft piano music create a dreamy atmosphere. This hotel is also close to the plantation house where my husband and I were married. It is a wonderful experience each time we visit...
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...experience for the best price. You also have our absolute commitment that your safety is our highest priority. We strive to make every part of your experience with us as straight-forward and as pleasant and enjoyable as possible. That’s why we have over 7,000 people doing their very best, all day, every day to get you to where you want to go. Unfortunately, there are times for every airline when things don’t go to plan, often because we have your safety as our highest priority. If you are inconvenienced as a result, we think it’s important to know what you can expect from us, and that you know we will always be helpful, fair, open and consistent. That’s why we’ve created our 10 point Jetstar Customer Guarantee, so that in the unlikely event something does affect your journey with us, you know exactly what to expect. 1. 2. 3. 4. Your safety is our highest priority We commit to provide the lowest fares with our ‘Price Beat Guarantee’ Our team are always here to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week We’ll let you know your choices if your flight is changed before you travel 5. We’ll keep you updated and provide options if things don’t go to plan on the day 6. You will get what you paid for 7. You can have confidence in how quickly we will respond to an issue 8. You can have confidence in how quickly we will refund your money 9. We share your passion for protecting our environment 10. We commit to the privacy of your personal information This Jetstar Customer Guarantee applies to all flights...
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...Of those time traveling fictions that you’ve read for the years of your life, you may still wonder, is it really possible? Despite most of these fictions contradict to themselves. In this essay I’m going to demonstrate that it is, at least logically and conceptually, possible. However, before introducing our subject, I should remind you that travelling to the past does not mean you could change history. What is time, exactly? “For what is time? Who can easily and briefly explain it? ...If no one asks of me, I know; if I wish to explain to him who asks, I know not.” –St Augustine of Hippo Across the fields of science, religion and philosophy, no unique and non-controversial definition of time has been found, despite the efforts taken by the greatest scholars in human history. J. M. E. McTaggart, a British philosopher and lecturer at Cambridge in late 19th century and early 20th century distinguish two perception of time in his renowned book <The Unreality of Time> (1908). He named them A series and B series of time. A series of time refers to the flow, or passage of time. Time is composed of past, present and future. Time is meaningless without defining the present (which is constantly changing), or now. It is analogous to our spacious notion of here (changes as you walk away) and there. For example, when you were 16 years old, high school was your present and university is the future. As time flows, university became your present and high school is the past. Every part...
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...destination. The same path will not lead to the same destination, and for one, I am thankful. My perspective about the path. The metaphor here is life. We often compare and contrast life with being a journey. In his essay “The World as I see it” by Einstein (1931) he stated,”How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn, for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it.” (This is a marvelous essay by the way!) Even a short sojourn is still a life. Life for each person is an experience unto itself. I shall not be another person and they shall not be me. Even though the path I tread on stones worn smooth by the passage of time, I shall not reach the same destination as those many others who came along this way headed for the same destination. The Path. As a journey or by definition: “an act of traveling from one place to another”. This analogy merits comment. Going from one point to another. Life is that, “We may never pass this way again” (Lobban-Bean, Conte, Bhattacharya, & Seals, 1973) to quote from the pop song. To travel can be by conformity when we go with others, or like Frost (1920) when we have chosen a different fork in the path, even though we may take the same fork he did, we may arrive at a different destination. Often we do travel the same path to...
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...The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been challenged with the Ebola Virus. Still allowing people to travel to the affected countries, and healthcare workers not having the right protective gear to protect against the virus, shows that the CDC is not handling the containment of the Ebola Virus in the right way. Without the right protection and the government still allowing people to travel to the affected countries Ebola is only going to spread throughout the United States. (RT Op Edge) The CDC should find better ways of preventing the virus from spreading; such as allowing workers more protective clothing while working with Ebola affected patients.(RT Op Edge) Why are Americans so afraid of the virus? Why is it continuing...
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...Case in Brief: For many businesses, extensive travel is a fact of life. The expenses incurred by business travel have been steadily rising in recent years, primarily due to increasing energy costs. In an effort to reduce travel expenses, many companies, both large and small, are using videoconferencing and Web conferencing technologies. Videoconferencing figures to have an impact on the business world in other ways, as well. More employees maybe able to work closer to home and balance their work and personal lives more efficiently; traditional office environments and corporate headquarters may shrink or disappear; and freelancers, contractors, and workers from other countries will become a larger portion of the global economy. Q. 1: One consulting firm has predicted that video and Web conferencing will make business travel extinct. Do you agree? Why or why not? Ans.: We don’t agree with this consulting firm. Because from the case, we see that, the global e- Sustainability Initiative and the climate Group estimated that up to 20 percent of business travel could be replaced by virtual meeting technology. So, without revolutionary improvement of technology business travel can’t be extinct. Q. 2: What is the distinction between videoconferencing and telepresence? Ans.: Many in the end user community are very familiar with videoconferencing, a solution set that has been around for over twenty years. Videoconferencing provides two-way, interactive audio and video communications...
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...BlablaCar in Australia, why not? Task 1 Marketing Plan: Website: put in relation people who are giving lifts with the ones who are looking for lifts! The website takes 10% of commission on the paid price. They are the leader of car/ride sharing in France and BlaBlaCar is the Largest Car Sharing Service in Europe. It connects drivers with empty seats with people looking for a ride from A to B. Product | Service – Car Sharing | Price | The strength of this strategy: Cheap as we are mostly targeting young people (18/35). The goal by travelling with other people not to use other transports is that we just need to share the petrol costs which is cheaper! | Promotion | Off and On line | Placement | Website | Who use the car/ride sharing? * 41% female and 59% Male * 75,8% between 18 and 35 * All status and job status * 75% travelers and 25% conductors In Australia all the public transports and the other ways to travel are really expensive. Also we need to drive long distances to reach big cities. As the population is quiet young, outgoing and friendly, I think this new way to trave can work and be successful! Business Report: … Because improvise a cheap weekend always used to be complicated? Blablacar has your solution… Indeed when we are young it is difficult to travel and improvise journeys as we often don’t have car and we don’t have enough money to travel by plane, bus or train. From now on, feel free to travel as much as you want to and...
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...Managers need not travel for Business In this world of advancement in technology we have reached a stage where we can communicate instantly. Advancements in communication technology with the developments in IT sector have led to a tremendous growth in virtual reality. As a matter of fact most of the IT systems are replacing traditional practices like maintaining large documents in offices. Everything is computerized But even today a lot of companies expect their managers to travel for Business meetings. Some of these meeting have an agenda of review of work which actually could be done through video conferences. Let us first understand why Business travels are being made. * Enjoyment - Many people love to travel and given enough time and resources, they would travel more. Enjoyment and the experience of being in another place are enough. * Keeping up with the trend - Behind the serious motive and purpose of business travel is the need to upgrade and keep up with the latest trends. And sometimes, by vacationing at a tourist spot can achieve just that. * Update information - Business meetings wherever it may be conducted also implies the exchange of information and business trends. When surrounded by contemporaries and colleagues, a businessperson can assess other possible ventures. * Achieving goals - Business is business. And as the saying goes, there is always a purpose for everything. And the fundamental purpose of a business meeting is either to impress...
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...WHY TRAVEL? I have been a tourist in many years, and only few people have visited as many countries as I have. But I have never really thought about why travelling is so important to me. Have you ever thought about why so many people those to go on a vacation? And what makes people those to go on a vacation in one country out of another? That is for sure some of the questions that I am asking myself about travelers. Travelling has always been a big part of my life. One of the things that make travelling so exciting for me is the different cultures you meet when you are in another country. But what is important, when you visit another nation, is to have some sort of knowledge about the culture; because it can be very different from what you are used to. Normally when I go on a vacation to a country I don’t know anything about, I by a book about culture and important information about the nation. And having knowledge about the country you are planning to visit is very important: If you decide to visit for an example Paris and if you are a woman, you may never walk alone at night, because of the high crime and rapes. That is very important to know as a woman because otherwise you might be exposed to some unpleasant or undesirable experiences. It is also important to know that some nations ‘refuse’ to speak English and therefore it can be very difficult to communicate. A country that prefers to speak only their language is France. It could also be information about young people...
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...SKYNET TRAVEL CORPORATION A. Background / History It was established in 1997 as a non-IATA travel agency and became an IATA member on July 21, 2003 with office at GF and 2F TSE & SONS Building, 1743 A.Mabini St. Malate, Manila. Affiliated with International Air Transport Association (IATA), Philippine IATA Agents Travel Association (PIATA), Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) and Department of Tourism (DOT). Since its inception, outbound operation has been the biggest factor in making Skynet Travel as one of the more popular agencies in the industry. With its dynamic set of management and staff, Skynet Travel has successfully included inbound in its program having in mind the idea of making the Philippines as a major tourist attraction and its culture and people, a close second. Unfazed by tremendous competition, Skynet Travel continuous to work hard in providing high quality and reliable services to the ever demanding needs of its clientele. B. Objectives i. Corporate Mission We aim to establish our company to be a collection of individual aspirations, hopes and dreams. Inspiring them to be part of a better future resulting in everybody to work harder. ii. Corporate Vision To be known globally for extending excellent and personalized services akin to that of a one stop shop which go beyond the traditional requirements of a traveler thereby exceeding the travel/tourist clientele...
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...The Cost of Tubular Travel and Our Environment Thomas Lunarde COM/156 Version 7 4/27/14 Mark Hassenstab The Cost of Tubular Travel and Our Environment People work hard throughout the year and ponder their next vacation of where they are going and how they are going to get there. With that in mind, they also worry about the expense. Is the weather going to cooperate? Is their luggage going to arrive? Have you ever been sitting at the bank drive through, watching people submitting their transactions by way of pneumatic tubes? Imagine being inside that pod travelling at 800 miles per hour with no worries of the above-mentioned. Why not alleviate travel concerns and climb aboard the tubular travel system? Even though the initial cost of development, construction, permits and approvals needed will have a hefty price tag for this mass transportation system. In the long run, it will provide the people of the world what better for our environment, faster, safer, and less expensive way to travel is. Tubular Travel Overview * While the elements of the earth continue to diminish year after year from natural and more so man made creations, it is time to prepare ourselves for the repercussions, if we chose to do nothing. Reversing our thought processes by way of Tubular Travel, will help conserve our environment and provide better protection for travelers of the world. With the air turbulence getting worse when traveling by plane, we can prevent future tragedies...
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...California. Let’s take a journey to the State of California. According to the California Travel & Tourism article, “Lucky us and Lucky You,” California’s motto is “Eureka”, which means, “I have found it.” The climates in California range from cool wintry weather in the north, to sunny and hot weather in the south. The wintry weather is conducive to skiing, and the sunny, hot weather is conducive to surfing or just lying on the beach soaking in the sun. California’s demographic is comprised of people from every corner of the earth, with more than 200 different languages spoken, which makes the state one of the most tolerant, cosmopolitan, and open-minded societies on the planet (California Travel, 2008). These different cultures create an undeniable variety of music, art, dance, history, and celebrations, and of course, cuisine.” (California Travel & Tourism Commission, 2008). Many people flock to California for the vast opportunities to spread their wings and grow. Just imagine living and belonging to a state where, whatever you’re looking for, you are guaranteed to find. Californians take pride in their location, and they are proud to live in one of the most diverse places in the continent of the United States. In fact, they have an open invitation to anyone who wishes to experience living in the fast lane. The invitation reads: “we work, we play, we dream, we breathe, we exist, and if you are freedom bound, want to accept these expressions you are welcome, but the...
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...John Deo’s Travel Agency ( Hafiz’s Marketing Sample) 1.0 Executive Summary The purpose of this marketing plan is to raise $100,000 for the development of a travel agency while showcasing the expected financials and operations over the next three years. Travel Agency, Inc. (“the Company”) is a New York based corporation that will provide arrangements for travel to customers in its targeted market. The Company was founded by John Doe. 1.1 Products and Services The Company also intends to create, market, and operate a full service travel agency that caters to the travel needs of both individuals and companies. Mr. Doe intends to develop ongoing relationships with a number of local businesses and corporations that have frequent travel needs among their employees, and the business will cater extensively to this segment of the market. The business will receive its revenues from the direct sale of accommodations as well as incentive fees from hotels, airlines, car rental agencies, and other businesses that cater to the needs of travelers. The third section of the business plan will further describe the services offered by Travel Agency, Inc. 1.2 The Financing Mr. Doe is seeking to raise $100,000 from as a bank loan. The interest rate and loan agreement are to be further discussed during negotiation. This business plan assumes that the business will receive a 10 year loan with a 9% fixed interest rate. 1.3 Mission Statement The Travel Agency’s mission is to become the recognized...
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...Questions: 1. Consider the variable pay programs discussed in this chapter. Of which type of program is Applebee’s program an example? Explain. Answer: The variable pay program which Applebee’s International restaurant has adopted is Gain Sharing Plan. It is basically a technique that compensates workers based on improvements in the company's productivity. Gain sharing has a simple, but essential purpose to involve staff in helping to improve our business. Referring to the case study , Face(senior manager of Applebee’s International restaurant)decided to adopt the gain sharing policy in order to minimize travel cost by attracting own employees towards travel benefits. He offered free domestic tickets to those employees who will use travel for 6 or more times in a year. Thus this strategy gave excellent results to the company and they were able to overcome travel expenses. 2. If you were asked to revise the Applebee’s program to include more individual incentives, how might you do that? Answer: Employee motivation is a vital process to increase a company’s profitability. I believe that there are many ways to motivate your employer. You can use financial or intrinsic rewards to motivate the employees. In some extend financial rewards fall back, and intrinsic rewards get the employees motivation. In this case, motivating the employees to use a proper system and fly more than six times a year is a great deal of management. For this purpose you have to develop incentive...
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