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While I already knew most of the information in the essay, Didion presented it in such an entertaining, sarcastic manner that I was never bored. Without coming right out and saying just what she thought of the industry she told us exactly how she felt about the Las Vegas “spur of the moment” way of life by choosing her words very carefully. “All of these services, like most others in Las Vegas…are offered twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, presumably on the premise that

“Where Worlds Collide” is an essay by Pico Iyer who talks about the expectations and reality of Los Angeles through the perspectives of travelers from different backgrounds. In “Where Worlds Collide,” Pico Iyer argues that even though Los Angeles is depicted as a vicinity to receive wealth, happiness, and many opportunities- it is actually the antithesis, and instead, many harsh prejudice and unending craziness will occur instead; Iyer argues this by using allusions, anaphoras, and juxtapositions to help convey what he is saying.

Daily, hundreds of thousands of people are traveling, whether it’s by plane, car, bus, boat, or foot, people are traveling to new locations and being immersed in different cultures. Many fail to realize how ignorant of a tourist they are. Kincaid explains that tourists are morally “ugly” and use other, less fortunate people, for their own amusement. She tries to enlighten those who are privileged to be more considerate when they are visiting new places. Published author Jamaica Kincaid wrote “The Ugly Tourist,” originally written in her book, A Small Place, where she tries to convince readers that tourists are, “a piece of rubbish” (207). Kincaid’s attempt to convey to the audience that tourists are ignorant and morally “ugly” is partially successful, due to her satisfactory emotional appeal, yet inability to produce a less angry tone, along with minimal logical appeal.

With the Corporate Gaming Act of 1969, Las Vegas began a slow transition towards “respectability.” Gambling in Las Vegas was gaining in popularity in the 1950’s and 1960’s, but the mob presence itself was preventing Las Vegas from attracting the necessary outside funds to turn it into a dominant Metropolis (204). “Nevada seemed to be shedding this image in favor of the many new family-oriented “theme resorts” that were being built, especially in Las Vegas (204). Then there’s The Rat

Las Vegas, Nevada has always been known as the “City of Sin”. There is another Nevada city which although not nearly as well-known as Las Vegas, also served had its fair share of sin. Just a few miles from the California border in the north-west part of Nevada lies the town of Reno. Reno became a stopping point for many gold-rushers on their way to California during the 1840s and 50s. This small town would eventually become a thriving community that would come to be known as the “Biggest Little City in the World.” The relatively small city of Reno has inspired a number of books, such as “The Roots of Reno – Northern Nevada’s early casinos and the sins it took to build them” by Al W. Moe, as well as countless articles in newspapers and magazines across the country.

There are many rhetorical tools used in advertising today to grab the readers’ attention. Some of those include, but are not limited to, color, sex, surroundings, and fantasy. All of these tools are used in the advertisement of the MGM Grand that I chose to analyze. MGM Grand has chosen several techniques to help market themselves better to vacationers. It uses visual pictures, inviting colors, and an enticing choice of narrative as its strategy. One of the many things that Vegas has to offer is the chance to get rid of all of your inhibitions and just have fun. Also, the fact that Las Vegas is famous for the saying, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, sends a message to vacationers

You usually would not expect a seventeen year old to say that they love vacationing to Las Vegas, but in my case I absolutely love it. There are so many fun activities to do I just can not get enough.

Not everything is as it seems. But what if it is? I?ve always been the odd one out in vegas. I?m the nerdy, annoying,brash white guy from north dakota who is out of his element there because of my time here, and out of it here because I wasn?t born here. Don?t worry I plan to move back and claim my birthright, getting a job and being a regular loser in a place with less people than here.

However, this community meeting discussed the state of Las Vegas and its economy as well as the discussion and presentation from Bruce Katz. Opening up with how Las Vegas was doing economically and its sister North Las Vegas was still struggling. Describing that Las Vegas had been “To hell and back” regarding the economic recession that plagued the valley. Bruce Katz from New York who is from Brookings institution gave a presentation on the Metropolitan revolution. He cites the

This arid land was struggling economically; its politician’s eventual decision to cash-in on the social vices that plagued humanity, almost disqualified Las Vegas from being a “conventional” city. To a nation that had just come out of the Progressive Era, the legalization of such vices was absolutely unheard of. Suddenly, mob criminals could, not only become legitimate businessmen, but were welcomed within the community. It does not take much imagination to hear a collective gasp from law enforcement, activist, religious and social zealots throughout the country. For, not only did Las Vegas legalize and capitalize on these social faux pas, Las Vegas flaunted and delighted in its success. Added to this was the federal governments decision to build an atomic test site 65 miles away. “Las Vegas basked in the publicity of a unique new experiment” (Hulse, 215). “Great!” Las Vegas seemed to cheer, “let the advertisement and capitalism

Las Vegas is an anything-goes kind of city--at least that’s the rep it has. Las Vegas, or “Sin City”, as it is known, tolerated legal and illegal vices (even encourages it, with a wink and nod: What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas). A prime example of one of those vices are sex-related services (better known for what they really are: prostitution). Though prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas, it goes on under the guise of escort services. “About 80% of women in prostitution have been the victim of a rape. It 's hard to talk about this because..the experience of prostitution is just like rape. Prostitutes are raped, on the average, eight to ten times per year. They are the most raped class of women in the history of our planet” (Susan Kay Hunter and K.C. Reed, July, 1990. “Taking

This chapter reinforces schwartz argument that tourism has a tremendous impact on society. She writes of how citizens were coming up with ways that made them seemed more exotic, in order to attract more tourists. One example Schwartz writes about is the Siboney Sun Worshipers. These people claimed to be aboriginal Siboney Indians, and would performed a sun ritual that tourists highly enjoyed. Schwartz explains, that Cuba’s original Indians had been completely wiped out by diseases brought by the Spanish, and the island’s Indians never had a ritual of the sun. Her main point in this chapter is to demonstrate that when tourism becomes an important aspect of a country, everything changes. Residents along with the government soon adapt cultural aspects, trying to promote uniqness and exotism that will make them look more attractive to

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, a gambling mecca for millions every year? What could it possibly be like for a person to live in a city known as "Sin City," where the only thing hotter than the bright lights is the sun. According to lasvegasnevada.gov over 600,000 people live in Las Vegas now, which is triple what it was just twenty years ago. It is a city built as a railroad town that has turned into one of the most well known cities in the world. Las Vegas is not just a tourist destination, but a great place to live. With countless job opportunities, strong economy, beautiful weather and state of the art education, Las Vegas is

Though there are tours from the Las Vegas Strip (and Downtown), it’s recommended to go by your own car if possible. It takes less than half an hour to get from the throbbing, hedonistic version of civilization that the tourist areas

In the first chapter of his book, Neil Postman first suggests that different cities of America, like Boston, New York and Chicago, have served as the metaphors for the U.S. at different times in history. At present (the book was written in 1985), the American culture is best symbolised by Las Vegas, which is “entirely devoted to the idea of entertainment”. Postman asserts that at the current time, “all public discourse increasingly takes the form of entertainment” which has put us in a position where we are “on the verge of