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    I chose to do Hilton Hotels which is a Hospitality business that focuses on accommodations, food and beverage, and different types of amenities. Hilton Hotels are an example of Commercial Recreation because they have the intent on making a profit. (Crossley, 2001). Hilton Hotels was founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. Conrad was always a hard worker; he served on a state legislature board in New Mexico and fought in World War I before ever getting into his hospitality career. Inspired by the advice

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    Bethany Asante Miss Lisa Rehm English 3 Honors 30 April 2015 Law Enforcement Corruption Law enforcement in the United States sole purpose is to ensure the safety and abiding of laws by all citizens. Though law enforcement try to act as if they conform to such things, has the police system gone corrupt? As far back as one can remember that have been numerous attacks of Caucasian police officers brutally mistreating and killing African Americans, most of which are unarmed. Is there a deeper meaning

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    As humans our species has a requirement for knowledge and we are a deeply curious in nature. This is how we have evolved and throughout time with new inventions and new ideals our primitive instincts changed some say for better and others say for the worst. Booker Taliaferro Washington helped African Americans gain the knowledge of literacy that was so long forbidden. Born to a cook for plantation and an ambiguous white man on April 5, 1856, he was just another face among a sea of discriminated

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    Booker T. Washington “Up From Slavery'; inspired readers across the nation. People of this time had realized that they could no longer expect support from the federal government, in their struggle for dignity and opportunity in the south, so many blacks concluded that self-reliance, self-help, and racial solidarity were their last best hopes. So, people saw Booker T. Washington as their champion and adopted his autobiography, up from slavery.      In Franklin County

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    IBIS – Hotel Report Ibis, the popular economy hotel chain, opened its first hotel in 1974, in the French town of Bordeaux. Since then, the company has expanded globally, reaching 40 countries worldwide, opening over 800 hotels. The majority of chains have been established in France, while the UK hosts over 50 chains, with further four hotel openings expected in December 2009. Recently, the chain has introduced a strategy to “promote the chain’s drive for ‘greater and greener customer comfort’”

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    Week 5 internet Exercises Chapter 11: Exercise #1 a) One of the trends that are occurring in the hotel industry is the increase in construction in certain pipelines and areas. The Spanish influenced countries of Latin America and South America are seeing the largest increase. The increased interest in the Hispanic culture by society is driving many consumers to want to escape to the sandy beaches and the tropical oasis. The other trend is the decrease in the African and the Middle Eastern Pipelines

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    Black Panthers Essay

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         In 1966, the national Black Panther party was created. Their platform and it’s ideals struck a chord with blacks across the country, especially in the inner cities of the north. The Panthers were able to organize and unite these blacks. This alarmed the federal government. They instituted many controversial, illegal programs of harassment, infiltration, and instigation which led to the deaths of many Panthers.      From their inception

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    Hotel image assumes a foremost part in inciting client's devotion and inclinations; branding clears a path for hotels to support image and sell services as well as build up control in the ferocious market. Q is for quality which itself demonstrates that Q Hotels is a quality service provider in the hotel industry. By applying the concept of “Quality Always Sells” in the business, the Ashford International Hotel is able to sell and please numerous customers and consequently determine operational standards

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    Words To Describe Chris

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    There are many people in this world who hold great reputations. There are far fewer people who posess great character. A reputation is built in just moments, and reflects what you do in front of people. Character, on the other hand, is built over years, and is reflected in what is unseen by others. Of all of my friends, one exemplifies great character more than any of the others. His name is Chris. Chris stands a little over 6 feet tall with thick, dirty blonde hair. His piercing blue eyes change

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    Hampton Inns

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    A subcommittee of the board of directors of Hampton Inns has made a bold proposal that customers be given a guarantee of “complete satisfaction or your night’s stay is free”. Employees will be permitted to make good on this guarantee without the approval of managers. But although the proposed guarantee would show great confidence in the hotels’ quality and would give Hampton Inns a competitive advantage, most of the hotel’s managers oppose the plan. Why would they not want to guarantee customer satisfaction

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