Essays on Expositions

Introduction To The MEEC Industry

The MEEC industry is one of the fastest and most growing industries in the modern world. It is one of the major contributing factors; that is gaining a lot of influence in the hospitality industry in the contemporary world (Fenich 2005). MEEC is a short word that is used to replace the expression Meetings, Expositions, Events, and Conventions. The MEEC industry has been of great impact to the economy of the United States of America, not only in the hospitality industry but also to the tourism sector. Various steps have been undertaken in the effort to create more conventions ...

PART 1

Hypothesis Baltimore is creating good lives because - Improving economic conditions allow a higher quality of life, - Strong social diversity creates a more inclusive environment that stimulates youth, and - Effective government services lead to better citizen engagement.

- Strong social diversity creates a more inclusive environment that stimulates youth - Demographic numbers - Immigrant/Hispanic population - Children and the youth - Maslow: Hierarchy of needs - Effective government services lead to better citizen engagement - Crime drops - Intergovernmental support - Social services - Savitch and Kantor: ...

World Expositions Can Benefit or Haunt Host Cities

Summary of the Article The article “World Expositions Can Benefit or Haunt Host Cities” has been written by Goergi Kantchev in New York Times. The basic notion behind the article is the idea that World Expo, which is usually considered an economic blessing for a country can turn into a nightmare, if it is not planned effectively. The author has presented historical facts backed by numerical data that why the World Expo becomes success and why it turns into failure. Historically, the countries that became host nations witness great infrastructural transformation. It gives myriad opportunities for investment and job creation. ...

History

The Paris 1937 Expo, formally known as the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (French for “International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life”), is an international exposition hosted in Paris, the capital of France, in 1937. Most notable about the Paris 1937 Expo is the front view of the Eiffel Tower flanked by the pavilions of Nazi Germany, to the left, and the Soviet Union, to the right, which provides the impression of a magnanimous showdown between both nations providing a vivid prelude to the Second World War that started years later. Participated by ...

Introduction

My chosen discourse community for this particular ethnographic research project is the religious group known as the Members, Church of God International . The reason I selected this group of people is the fact that it met the following criteria: - The group shares a common language / vocabulary; - The group shares common behaviors, practices, and/or procedures for doing things; - The group shares common goals, beliefs, attitudes, and/or assumptions; - The group shares common ways of communicating with one another; and, - The group has a threshold for membership, or a means of recognizing who does ...