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    Western civilization‚ evolution of leisure has been linked to societal and political changes as well as to technological advancements. Aristotle defines leisure as “a state of being in which activity is performed for its own sake or as its own end” (Grazia p.13). The Greeks came up with the concept of leisure. They believed that a state could not flourish without leisure. Aristotle says‚ “The life of leisure was the only life fit for a Greek”(pg.19). The Greeks found leisure in ways such as music and contemplation

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    and structural changes but also a "Leisure Revolution" (See (Marcus 1974‚ Lowerson and Myerscough 1977‚ Bailey 1978‚ Walvin 1978‚ and Cunningham 1980). According to Cunningham‚ "there is nothing in the leisure of today which was not visible in 1880." This revolution in the ideology and practice of leisure had two distinct phases‚ that of 1700-1850 and that post-1850. The earlier period reflected the roots of traditional leisure activities in which work and leisure were integrated in small-scale communal

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    SHOPPING MALL AS A LEISURE DESTINATION SUFIAN HAMAT SCHOOL OF HOUSING‚ BUILDING AND PLANNING UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA‚ PENANG SUPERVISOR: DR. NURWATI BADARUZZAMAN ASSOC. PROF. DR ABDUL GHAFAR e-mail: Sufian@iiu.edu.my Shopping mall has become part of a ‘way of life’. The place is a destination frequented by many levels and age groups of people during leisure time and weekends. The intentions of going to the mall now are no longer confined to shopping

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum: Leisure Activities For each I’ve chosen one main source‚ and gathered a variety of other sources to help explain and reinforce it further. I find that one source (particularly buildings alone) are not enough to base all of the information on‚ and you gain a more comprehensive understanding by combining them. Entertainment was essential to daily life in Ancient Rome.  According to Juvenal1‚ it seemed that all Romans were interested in was "bread and circuses‚"  and with

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    point so that you can quickly find a suitable one to fit in with the topic of your class or the interests of your students. Where there are two similar tasks under two different headings‚ or the tasks here are similar to the separate “101 IELTS Speaking Part Two topic cards that tie in with Part One” worksheets‚ the wording and/ or sub questions have been changed. These similar ones can also be used in the same class as additional practice to make sure students answer exactly the question that is

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    George Eliot describes her preference for the leisure of the past‚ conveying the message that the rushed leisure of her time is hardly leisure at all. She accomplishes this by using several stylistic devices‚ including personification‚ imagery‚ and diction. <br> <br>The most obvious stylistic device used by Eliot is that of personification. She uses this device to create two people from her thoughts on old and new leisure. The fist person is New Leisure‚ who we can infer to be part of the growth of

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    Is gambling an acceptable form of leisure? Nowadays‚ gambling industry is already become a huge global industry. Due to the rapid development of technology‚ people can place the bet in another country simply by using internet without travel‚ which make much easier for gambler. According to Roberts (2004‚ p168)‚ gambling also become one of the leisure industries‚ such as visit a casino can be seen as a leisure activity. Also is different personal perspective with no doubt. Devereaux (1968) defined

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    Legislation Unit 2 Health and Safety The health and safety Act (1974) The act sets out the general duties that employers‚ self-employed people and those in control of premises have towards their employees and others who could be affected by the work activities. It also gives the employees the general duty to ensure the health and safety of themselves and each other. This act influences health and safety in sport as it will ensure the regulation of the quality and maintenance of the facilities

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    BA/DipHE ETHL – Level 5 Contemporary Themes is Tourism and Leisure Assignment 1 Pages Part 1 Diagram 3-5 Report 6-8 Appendix 1. 9 Bibliography 10-13 Part 2 Diagram 15 Report 16-18 Bibliography 19 Part 3 Report 21-26 Appendix 1. 27 Appendix 2. 28 Appendix 3. 29 Appendix 4. 30 Bibliography 31-33 Section 1 The development of the tourism sector‚ showing the main influences‚ stakeholders and markets.

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    In The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America (2007)‚ Katherine Newman and Victor Tan Chen explore the lives of several urban‚ working families who live above the official poverty line‚ but who are one catastrophe away from it. Entrenched within the stories of these families’ lives‚ the authors explore themes and key issues which permeate many discussions of poverty‚ including gentrification of neighborhoods‚ credit card debt‚ lack of health care‚ childcare and education challenges

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