Maine Existing Habits

I come from the small town of Caribou, Maine. “Why so far north?” You might ask. Well, my father took a job as meteorologist for NOAA in Caribou following his retirement from the Air Force after 20 years of service. I moved to Maine in August of 2008, exactly 9 years ago; however, Maine is the 4th location I’ve lived in after Virginia (my birthplace), Alabama, and North Carolina.

Tourism is the world’s largest industry with nature-based ecotourism seeing rapid growth since its initial arrival in the 1980s. It is estimated by the World Tourism Organisation that nature tourism generates 7% of all international travel expenditure (Lindberg, 1997) and this figure will have increased rapidly over recent years. It’s increase in popularity is due to a number of factors; tourists becoming increasingly bored of the typical sun, sea and sand holiday’s, the increase in global awareness or environmental issues such as global

Hawaii and Wyoming are two states often visited because of the variety of activities they offer. Even though both states appear different, they actually do have similarities. Hawaii is a tropical island with a moderately warm climate year round. Because of its climate, visitors generally enjoy outside activities. Wyoming is a landlocked state that usually has cooler climate. However, in the summer, it can rival Hawaii for heat. In Wyoming people spend a great deal of time driving around, taking pictures and exploring new “bucket list” places. Also, activities such as hiking, wagon riding, and cookouts allow people to be outside during their visit. [Thesis]: Although both Hawaii and Wyoming have similarities such as amazing

One of the main reasons English citizens moved to America was the prospect of freedom from from religious persecution. Many colonies were founded solely to be a safe haven for religious minorities. For instance, Massachusetts was founded by a segment of extreme Puritans called, in hopes of practice their religion without being harassed. The Separatists believed the Church of England maintained too many similarities with the Catholic Church, and it was their job, as saints, to purify it. Their religious beliefs angered many people, especially King James, who was the head of the Church of England at that time. A large group of the Separatists settled in Massachusetts, hoping to practice their religious beliefs without harassment. The Massachusetts Bay Puritans created a very particular society which incorporated their cherished beliefs into the foundation

Acadia National Park is one of the most beautiful parks in the United States. There are mountains, hiking trails, beaches, and camp ground that make people love to visit the park. A lot of people travel to Maine just to visit the park. This is the center of most activities in Maine.

Acadia National Park is a great way to experience Maine. The first national park in the eastern United States, Acadia sits on the coast of Maine and draws many people in for outdoor activities. Anything from fishing in the summer and fall, to snowshoeing and cross-country skiing during the cold months.

The rooms were confined to themselves by a large metal door with a small slot about 5 feet from the floor that could only be opened from the outside. The walls were once a brilliant white, but now filled with the scratch marks and blood stains from the ones before me. The room stench of urine, most likely from the other patients. All there was in the room was a small cot with a mattress so thin, it almost looked as if it was a thin piece of plywood. As I laid there strapped to my bed by leather restraints that were made to “protect” me from myself, I kept pondering on the question “what did I do to deserve to be locked up in a place like this?” Then I remember my crime, and smile.

Another article about the higher temperature on the oceans. According to this article, New England’s lobsters is increasing above the normal average. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission reports that this phenomenon is a result from the higher temperature under the oceans. They inform that higher temperature lead to speeding up their metabolism. When the water may get too warm, it is put the animals under stress. The writer is Carl Zimmer, and explained about the reason of the un-normal increasing of the lobsters in New England. That can prove that climate change has a big impact on the marine life. The article is support my research that climate change cause an extinct of the marine creatures, by using the Atlantic States Marine

The scenario of Massachusetts was one of my favorite readings this week. The main reason is that people from the business, education, politics, parents, teachers and members of the community were involved in the creation of an educational reform in the state of Massachusetts. The system’s lack of clear goals, lack of accountability, uneven performance of school, failures rates in some areas and for some children, are some of the most salient features that impress the business leaders in the late 1980s (Blankstein & Noguera, 2015). The program of these business leaders, called “Every Child a Winner!” “reshaped the Commonwealth’s public education system with a combination of standards and accountability measures, systems improvements ranging from new executive authority for superintendents to the establishment of charter schools, and a finance system overhaul resulting in a more progressive distribution of school finance.” (Blankstein & Noguera, 2015, p. 188). Through this program, the educational system of Massachusetts were transformed to be the first in the whole nation by having a diverse, nonpartisan leadership, explicit equity arguments, high expectation, investment in infrastructure, inclusive approach to policy and implementation, and long-term commitment by various partners. (Blankstein & Noguera, 2015). However, this system has some errors, like having the emphasis on testing then good classroom teaching, and some of

In today’s culture, people do not generally give God very much place in their lives. Most people want to believe God is either non-existent or non-important. Many colonists of early America knew better than this. They knew that God is the only One they should glorify and worship, and thus they looked to Him for guidance on their endeavor in the new world. Most of the early American colonists made God a part of every aspect of their lives, and they wanted to use their lives for His glory.

With record setting traffic slowing down all highways between New Hampshire and Maine, could good weather, low gas prices, and a thriving economy be the culprit. This past summer, the stretch of highway from the residential areas of New Hampshire and Maine to beautiful New England has been, as the locals call it, brutal. Regardless of the horrendous traffic, locals are swarming toward the beaches in drones, trying to get just a slice of the excellent weather. Experts credit this road trip surge to the lowest gas prices recorded in ten years. Some say that when gas prices are this low it is foolish not to take advantage or that it is impractical to travel in any other way. Without preparations for this perfect storm of tourism,

I grew up camping in the mountains, more specifically the mountains in North Carolina. I have also done some camping at various beaches. I can tell you that both types of camping are incredible. But there are some differences based on my personal experience that will help you determine which may be more suitable for you.

As mentioned by Rimmington & Morrison (2009), the assistance from different parts of the world presents a new and diverse outlook for future research including theoretical innovations and revelations, cultural and environmental aspects, tourist destination and other ecotourism and recreational aspects of tourism and hospitality industry (Brotherton,

Vail, Co is an amazing little village mainly known for its great snow and amazing mountains that form a king paradise for anyone that loves to practice this sport. The whole architecture of the village can resemble Strasbourg in France or somewhere in the middle of Germany. The town is full of restaurants that vary from all kinds of cuisines around the world, willing to please even the hardest pallets. No matter what time of the year you go, everywhere you look around they are families with their children playing around in the different parks and play area set around. Friends catching up drinking beer and lovers walking along the river. If you are worried about where you are going to stay, Vail offers

In the dynamic world today, more and more people want to travel to discover fabulous natural scenery and different culture in other areas. However, getting experiences form tasting food is now becoming a new incentive, and this incentive gave birth to a new kind of tourism-gastronomic tourism or culinaty tourism. Gastronomic tourism is the pursuit of travel in the quest for the enjoyment of