Hawaiian Islands Site Analysis
I would like you to cover the hawaiian islands for this paper. I know you don’t have the textbook, but I listed the book below. Tourists & Tourism a reader by Sharon Gmelch & Adam Kaul. Please use good resources and make the essay likable. Visit a tourist site near your home (historical area, museum, beach or other nature area, etc.) OR Analyze an earlier travel experience (either domestic or foreign) (but pick just one attraction or site, not a whole country or city) OR Take a virtual tour of a tourist site online and use other web resources to “visit” the site (see Module 3 Readings and Resources for some possible locations, or you can find your own location to visit virtually). — hawaiian islands 5-7 pages (about 1500-2100 words, double-spaced, 12 pt font) In your 5-7 page paper you will: Referring and citing relevant course readings/films in analyzing your site is essential. Your essay is not just a description of the site. — textbook: Tourists & Tourism A Reader (Sharon Gmelch & Adam Kaul) Give a brief description of the site or attraction (2-3 paragraphs). This should include a physical description of the site as well as some background information (if available, on how many people visit the site annually, when it opened, etc.) Identify the kind of tourism at this site (nature, historical, cultural, etc.) How did you experience this site? Describe your “gaze.” What were your expectations? Were they met? Why or why not? Analyze how the site represents itself to visitors (markers, plaques, signs, brochures, websites, guide books, etc.). What aspects of the site are highlighted or marketed? Who is the target audience? How is the site or attraction constructed? What are visitors guided to see or experience at the site? Synthesize and contextualize your chosen site within course readings on similar types of sites (historical, natural, cultural, etc.). Depending on the type of site you chose, you may find some useful additional resources in the Online Resources documents in all the course modules. Your instructor may use Turnitin to assess if you have plagiarized. I will use the writing rubric to guide my evaluation of your paper.
