Essays on Geography & Travel

Introduction Department of Tourism said, “It’s more fun in the Philippines”. One of the reasons that it is fun in the Philippines is because of it is some of the world’s greatest biodiversity and its an abundance of natural resources. The natural topology and climate...

In the Philippines, globalization has brought many job probabilities to all Filipino people. The government encourages distant places firms to establish industrial business companies and open many jobs on Filipino workers even abroad. The have an effect on of globalization helps the Philippines close by...

Globalization is “an increasing interaction across national boundaries that affects many aspects of life: economic, social, cultural, and political”. Globalization has affected the Philippine economy in many ways. It opened the market to foreign trade and increased both capital flows and financial integration. It promoted...

Globalization is the interconnectedness and interdependence of nations. It helps in spreading the products, technology, information, and jobs that transcend the national border and its cultures. The Marxists believe that globalization is a capitalist scheme that advances the transglobal connectivity of the 1st world countries...

Poverty is one of the major national social issues that we must address immediately. What are we going to do about it, and what are possible solutions to address this issue? The Philippines is considered a developing country because of its continuous pursuit of economic...

South Korea is a developed capitalist country with a high standard of living. Its service industry, the cultural industry as well as tourism industry are advanced, as a consequence, thousands of foreign visitors travel to South Korea and have fun. As a foreign tourist, how...

This response will evaluate whether the experience of South Korea’s developmental state was a unique phenomenon in economic development or if it could actually be replicated elsewhere. Before delving into the question itself it is necessary to briefly explain that the ‘developmental state model’ is...

Volunteer tourists’ demographics profiles are comparable to those of adventure tourism. The demographic profile of volunteer tourists is mainly young people who are free from responsibilities, for example, university/gap year students aged between 18-25 years Novelli. Mintel agrees with Novelli  and further went on to...

Introduction Located in East Asia lies the Asian Mega City Seoul. Presence as the capital city of South Korea Mega City is well known around the world for a place for society to thrive in. With an area of 605.2km2 and a rising population of...

Traveling is one of the common leisure activities to the people all over the world. It can be considered as an important part of our life as it helps us to relax from all kind of stress and tiredness. Besides that, traveling widens our outlooks...

Korea is a country that has been impacted by war, more specifically, the Korean war. The Korean war had a big impact on the country such as the effects it had on the economy, socially and environmentally. Korea (as shown above) is a peninsula located...

Since South Korea’s shift to democracy in 1987, their political and economic development has been able to grow rapidly. Presidential elections allowed political liberation and individual freedoms to become a focus of the government. Some of these changes were seen with the different presidential elections...

Before the Spanish colonization during the early 15th century, China had sent traders to the Philippines which started the beginning of significant influence within the culture of the Filipinos. The Chinese colonization in the Philippines have brought blissful and marvelous influences to the Filipinos over...

Historical and Sociopolitical Context South Korea, also referred to as the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It shares land borders with North Korea and oversea borders with China to the west and Japan...

Despite neighboring the world’s most isolated country, South Korea feels like a world apart from North Korea. With its top-class economy and technology, South Korea is currently one of the world’s most advanced countries. The country is a potpourri of majestic cityscapes, stunning mountains and...

Introduction Political violence is described as violence initiated with the help of a politically motivated agenda by the help of state and non-state actors. Political violence is also defined as the use of force by a group of people having political motivation or political purpose....

The 2005 Cronulla Riots sparked much controversy throughout Australia regarding how the event reflected ideas deeply embedded within Australian society and culture. It can be said that Australia’s foundation arc is based upon increasingly simmering tension between white Australia and ‘others’ resulting in the ongoing...

By the time Peter the First, or how he came to be known through the generations, Peter the Great, was coronated, Russia was the largest country in the world. Its vast dominion stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Much of Russia’s expansion...

Back in November 2004, a regime-controlled media had claimed the victory for Viktor Yanukovych who had been handpicked by a corrupt president at the time. Even though exit polls indicated Viktor Yushchenko as the winner of the election, it was clear to the public that...