... , the focus must be upon which type of visitor the city or town wishes to attract. Perhaps nowhere is there a clearer picture of how a target audience is enticed than in Las Vegas. Since it's inception, adults with a passion for gambling and entertainment extravaganzas have been beckoned by what may be the world's foremost authority on the subject. Unique in its appeal ... , Las Vegas holds a special gift in that it was created from the ground up to accommodate its target audience. Unlike most other communities that aspire to such a level of tourism, Las Vegas developed its own built-in a...

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... satiric tone. Through her use mellow drama, and exaggeration, Didion clearly communicates her satiric intention. For example, Didion accounts the boastful assertions of a Las Vegas justice of the piece (Mr. Brennan) who prides himself on the fact that he got the marriage ceremony time "down from five minutes ... in their purpose, or desired audience reaction. "Marrying Absurd" is clearly written to arouse contempt, or at least disapproval for its subject, the Las Vegas marriage. "The Night The Bed Fell," however, was written simply to evoke amusement. For example, the absurdity of Thurb...

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In his journal article, "Between a Hard Rock and Postmodernism: Opening the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino," Kurt Borchard uses his experiences from one night in Las Vegas in conjunction with research he has done to make comments on society. One of the ideas that Borchard comments on is the commodification of the postmodern era. The concept ... tries to portray to the reader the unreal nature of mediated reality. The ephemerality of society is shown by the ephemerality of the buildings, as well as the relationships, in Las Vegas....

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... others he has sweeping significances in terms of personal, social, and even national identity. The multifaceted image of Elvis described as being a rockabilly rebel, teen angel, army private, family man, Las Vegas superstar, and a drug addict dead icon was solid but unstable. Seeing and saying that Elvis is everywhere, and that Elvis is iconic, or a saint, and that society have constructed ... emblem of transgression and transformation in American popular culture because of the visibility of material culture. His multi-faceted images as a rockabilly rebel; teen angel, army pirate, and f...

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... students are now capable of obtaining reliable information faster then ever before which may very well equate to time they have to spend studying. I can use the University of Nevada Las Vegas Library as an example. If anyone wanted to do research on a specific topic one could simply go to the library and access a program called info tract which allows a person ... ...

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