Alton Towers

The oldest tower is the Tower of Hercules. This is not the towers Native name. This towers first name was Torre de Hercules. This tower is in Corunna, Galicia, Spain. This tower is 180 feet tall. This tower is an ancient Roman lighthouse and it is on a peninsula about 1.5 miles from the centre of A Coruna, Galicia, in the north-western Spain. Until the 20th Century, but this tower itself was know as the "Farum Brigantium. The word Farum is a Latin word and it is derived from the Greek pharaohs for

I still vividly recall my mum shouting from the kitchen, "What do you think of Tuscany? A bit of a change for us, don't you think?". "We are going with the cousins, see? this time you won't have to be stuck with old me", she chuckled as though knowing I'd be hesitant. I began to daydream, few recollections of famous Italian landmarks and images sprung to mind, but nothing out of the ordinary. How was Italy really like? Distant shouts of precautious parent calling their children into the shade, to

Telecommunications Telecommunication is the real face of the advances in Information Technology (IT). In fact, the overwhelming advances that humankind has seen in the last decades in IT (internet, telephone, television and radio broadcasting, satellite communication) are effects of the advance of Telecommunications (normally the word is used in plural because it encompasses different types of means of transmission). From the electrical telegraph of Samuel Morse (1837) to the transmission of voice

Nowadays tourism in Europe is getting more and more popular by day. Tourists in Europe represent 51% of the total number of tourists in 2015 with the increase in arrivals by 3%, Italy being the second most popular country in Europe after Spain. (UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2016, 4,8.) With Italy and tourism being so popular and demanding, there is a great competition for hotels/hostels in every city. Therefore, industry has to be analyzed very thoroughly in order to define the main competitor if there

assisted in space exploration can be attributed to this man. Galileo Galilei left a lasting impression, inspiring the birth of modern science. Galileo Galilei was born on the 15th of February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the home town of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. Galileo’s parents were Vincenzo and Giulia. He was born just three days before the famous painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti died. He was the oldest of 4 children; with siblings Virginia (b. 1573), Michelangelo (b. 1575) and Livia

Knudsen 1 St. Basil’s Cathedral As legend has it, the builders of St. Basil’s Cathedral were blinded by the command of Ivan the Terrible, so they could never create a building greater. There is still the question if St. Basil’s is actually the most beautiful cathedral made in its time. Comparing it to the beautiful Pisa Cathedral and Assumption Cathedral, which were made around the same time, one could find it hard to decide which is the most artistic. Looking at the materials, art, and icons

The US Department of Labor estimates that approximately 15.5 million people work in the hospitality industry, one that generates around 500 billion dollars a year. The industry is full of talent but the industry is competitive. With many big names like Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt (all on the Top 100 Companies to Work For list) vying for the best talent, hospitality companies must offer not only good salaries but other benefits to attract talent. Currently, I work in that industry for Wyndham

Italy A long time ago, I went hiking in a mysterious forest. I found a lamp in a cave, yes and actual lamp, like the ones you buy at Ikea and put in your living room. Anyway, I took the lamp, because it looked brand new, and brought it with me on the rest of my hike. Once I got home, I put the lamp on a shelf in my living room, and plugged it in. The next day, I invited my friend over to brag about the stylish lamp, and she was very pleased with it. We talked over Chick-Fil-a for a very long time

Leaning tower of Pisa; it is a famous building in Pisa, Italy. It is a bell tower that is known as the Leaning Tower, because of its deviation from the horizontal axis. It was built to be the bell tower of the Cathedral of Pisa, and the site of it was chosen to overlook the square of miracles, in the state of Toxana in Italy. The supervising architect did not plan it to be leaning, and it was supposed to resemble the rest of the church's towers. High quality white marble stones were selected for

Robert Browning's Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came  Robert Browning's "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" is a poem about torture. Whether Roland is actually in Hell or just trapped in the madness of his mind, his own failure and the way in which he wasted his life will continue to torment him for all eternity. The imagery throughout the poem displays a completely despairing attitude, and several bitter ironies which he cannot escape plague him during his quest. The title "Childe"