History of Florida

Conducting a community assessment can be beneficial to any area that is being assessed. What is a community assessment? A community assessment is a field within public health concerned with the study and improvement of the health of biological communities. (Dictionary, 2016) What are the kinds of things people would look for in a health community? People would look for a clean and safe environment with a healthy, functioning ecosystem, a large degree of the public participating in beneficial…

The Okefenokee Swamp is located between Southeast Georgia and Northern Florida. It is known for its large diversity of animals and vivid scenery that make the swamp very unique with its primitive nature. Two passages were written in the late 20th century that described the swamp and it most notable features. Although the two passages discuss the Okefenokee Swamp, they possess different styles through Passage One’s intention to educate the reader on the swamp, and Passage Two’s intention to…

I love to cruise. It is my favorite type of vacation. Don’t get me wrong, I love land based vacations also but if I had a choice, I would choose a cruise any day of the week. What I love most about a cruise is that it gives you the opportunity to visit three or four different ports; you get to decided what you want to do there. If you like the destination the first time you visit you can choose to go back again but at least you have the chance to see it for the first time. Cruises…

The Bahamas is recognized as a popular tourist destination. Each year hundreds of foreigners from America, and other parts of the world flock to its shores and Bahamians are notorious for treating their guest like royalty. Haitians are another group of foreigners also flock to the shores of the Bahamas. However, only a few of these people receive open arms of love and affection like the Americans or other nationalities that visit the Bahamas. In Fredrick Smith’s article “Discrimination is the…

Places Although they are only a 34 minute drive apart, the two vacation spots; South Beach Miami and Sunny Isles Florida hold some fairly significant differences between one another. During the summer of 2016 my brother, dad, mom, and I took a week long trip down to South Beach Miami Florida. After enjoying that first trip so much, my family decided to go back to Miami florida for the summer of 2017, but instead of South Beach we stayed in Sunny Isles. Despite their short distance apart,…

Magic Kingdom is a guided walking tour where guest learn about the life of Walt Disney. The Disney’s Keys to the Kingdom tour is a tour that provides the guest access to backstage areas of the park as well as the most fascinating information on the history of the park. (Bartkowiak, 2012, p. 947). Finally, the Backstage Magic Tour is the tour where guests are most exposed to insider knowledge about Disney World. Visitors will not see any characters walking around with their costume heads off or…

Market Analysis Introduction The College of Central Florida was established in 1957 with a vision to improve the educational opportunities in the counties of Marion, Citrus and Levy. The campus is located between downtown Ocala, Florida and Interstate 75. The college has grown and has multiple satellite campuses serving communities throughout Citrus and Levy counties. The college provides a wide variety of Associate, Baccalaureate and certificate programs to meet the needs of any prospective…

rand Haven, Michigan is known around the world as one of the best beach towns. From surfing to beach volleyball to jumping off the pier, the different activities you can do in my town are endless. Thrillist magazine says, “Some mitten-beach experts named it Michigan’s best beach town, for starters. But if you don’t believe us, take a trip to Grand Haven and step on the big, soft beach at Grand Haven State Park and try to argue” (Meltzer 1). Hopefully I am painting a clear picture in your head…

The Bahamas is a nation that is highly dependent on tourism. Hence, the government of the Bahamas has undertaken extensive marketing to attract visitors, to its warm climate, the beauty of the beaches, followed by the diversity of hotel facilities. According to Dean W. Collinwood, "Since the end of world War II, tourism has become the unchallenged engine of the Bahamian economy." (Dean) Ramesh Ramsaran has gone so far as to assert that the industry has "affected every faucet of economic life in…

Cuba Vacations By ross micheal Aug 1, 2011 Cuba is a unique country and therefore a vacation destination like no other. The political situation for the last fifty years has made the island one of the few places in the world without mass marketing and mass media. It is a place which can confound and delight in equal measure and well worth a visit before things change. Havana has a lot to offer tourists; the architecture in particular is an attraction which has developed over five centuries of…