Vanishing Heritage: Saving the Rice Terraces of the Philippines Cordilleras (Summary) Before, the United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the Rice Terraces of the Philippines on the World Heritage list. But after some years the Rice Terraces become one on the “ in danger” list that signifies their existence is under threat. So they manage to act by recognizing what are the problems that Rice Terraces encounter and how could they improve it. They recognized two
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Case # 1 Andersen: An Obstruction of Justice? P. C1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Look up the term corrupt in the dictionary. What is its definition? Was corrupt appropriately applied to the actions of Arthur Andersen? 2. The issues that overturned the Andersen verdict were based on faulty jury instructions, not on whether Andersen was in fact guilty or innocent. Based on the information in this case and other information you know, do you believe Andersen violated the law? 3. Do you believe
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The National Endowment for the Humanities defines the humanities as: The study of history, literature, language (modern and classical), philosophy and archaeology; as relevant to the human environment and with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the significance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life. Eligibility All applicants (nonprofit organizations) must have an IRS 501(c)‐3 status and must include their IRS determination letter with the application
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development (+) Tourism has led to more understanding of local heritage (+) Tourism has increased local cultural identity (+) Negative socio-cultural impact Tourism has destroy the level of resident quality (-) Tourism has increased crimes rates and prostitution (-) Tourism has reduced local safety and security (-) Tourism has increased conflict between visitor and resident (-) Tourism has overused the resource of local heritage (-) Positive environmental impact Tourism has made intercity
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three was written in 1994 but I still find the information very useful and it still applies with these modern times. The other two sources were a little newer one was written in 2009 and the other was written in 2013. One of my sources which is The Heritage foundation that is a .org website is a very conservative organization and that would tell me that the author would have a bias based on his political views. Another website I used which is Brookings institute is a .edu and their views seem to me
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every Filipinos are proud of. Its beaches, mountains, rainforests, islands and diving spots are among the country's most popular tourist destinations. The country's rich historical and cultural heritage is also one of its attractions and Vigan is one of the places where breathtaking taking cultural heritage can be found. The town of Vigan is one of the earliest Spanish settlements in the country, and was founded in 1572 by Juan de Salcedo. Vigan is filled with Spanish-style structures that remained
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community heritage registers to formally list real property that they identify as having heritage value or heritage character. A key piece of each record on a community heritage register is the Statement of Significance. This is the part that satisfies the Local Government Act requirement to indicate the reasons why property included in a community heritage register is considered to have heritage value or heritage character. A Statement of Significance (SoS): summarizes the description, heritage value
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Introduction Heritage Tourism Heritage tourism is define as the activities and services which provide international and domestic visitors with the opportunity to experience, understand and enjoy the special values of a region’s heritage, are sometimes referred to as heritage tourism (Lorton, 2013). According to Leigh Burns “heritage tourism is a personal encounter with traditions, history and culture. Heritage tourism is based upon the concept that each community has a story to tell. This is a
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Good Day Willy, Welcome back, I hope your trip went fine! Please forget the rain this is unusual here ;-) I have been on-board to ASV looking for you but perhaps was not my lucky day! Unfortunately since few days we are on Yellow Alert due to the bad weather conditions. In preparation of this, they have swap several people between the ASV and the FLNG including myself yesterday evening, I hope the situation will be back soon. Although I still have few more days to spend on board, I would very
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States, in fact most U.S. tariffs are already close to zero. Nonetheless, tier one items including shoes and clothing account for less than 6 percent of total imports, but tariffs on these items account for 47 percent of U.S. tariff revenue (The Heritage Foundation, 2013). It may reduce the rivalries from foreign countries towards the industry of sporting shoes and clothing as well. But on the other hand, the political intervention among US companies is minimal, the market is relatively free inside
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