Post #3 - Unit 5 (Geotourism)

Reading Summary

 

Unit 5. The New Face of Tourism

 

The present mass tourism that is becoming bigger than before has a bad influence for some places to visit. And this reading says that the solution is a "geotourism". Jonathan Tourtellot who supports the geotourism says it needs to be a long-term strategy and is going to be larger. Not only the service offered by existing tourism system doesn't give any local culture and information to its customers but also the local community can't makes profits. On the contrary to this, geotourism offer an environment that the travelers can enjoy the residents' life and culture. Even the residents earn for their living by this tourism system.

 

- Ecotourism, sustainable tourism and geotourism are different type of tourism. Ecotourism is only for the natural areas. And sustainable tourism is to let it be like just the way it is. Geotourism is making the most of the geographical character of a area.

 

- When tourism is administered adversely, the place can be destroyed. So the planning is important.

 

- To keep the specificity of the place, it is very important to keep the instructions like where to go, not to go, what to do, not to do.

 

- When tourism is well managed, we can save the place naturally and culturally. In addition, the residents make money and improve their way of life by getourism.

 

- Tourtellot said that one way tourism helps a place to develop is making something which didn't exist there before. It makes great profits to the local community and plays a good role in cultural part.

 

- He says, to protect the unique places, he will try as he can do.

Post #2 - Unit 2(King Tut's Family Secrets)

<Reading Summary>

King Tut's Family Secrets

 

In this writing, Zahi Hawass, Egyptian minister of state for Antiques, explains how his research team found the King Tut's family secrets by science technologies. When the King Tut's tomb was discovered, he was buried with a lot of artifacts including gold coffin, gold mask and golden fan. Furthermore, the team figured out a hole in the back of his skull and two mummified fetuses in his tomb. But, they used modern science technology to solve the mysterious questions like 'Who were his parents?', 'Who were the two fetuses buried with him?' and 'Why was he died?'.

So, they found out that he didn't die because of the hole in the back of his skull by CT scans. But, it didn't solve how he had died and why he had died at a early age. After 3 years, they analyzed his DNA sample from his bone and catched some new discoveries. It is that he had a twisted foot and didn't have a bone with his one toe, so he couldn't walk well. And, the staffs who were buried in his tomb doesn't mean symbols of his power. It was just because he needed them to walk. Even the research team found he had suffered from malaria.

However, the reason why he was so weak in nature is the Tutankhamun's royal family. They inspectes DNA samples from 10 mummies and discovered that King Tut's father and mother were siblings. Consequently, this relationship made him have a dangerous health system and caused him to die young. Moreover, one female mummy which was buried with him was his wife, Nefertiti. But, she was his half sister, so maybe the two fetuses might have had defective genetic character like their father.

After he was dead, Ramses 1 became a new king in Egypt. As he made his country more bigger and bigger, he wanted to remove all trace of King Tut and his royal family. And now, the research team is trying to record their history.

Post #1 - I am...

Hello, everyone!
My name is Suyun Kim. I'm so happy to take this english class with you. As the title of my blog, this semester is 7th for me in Sungshin women's university. My major is french and I'm planning to study international trade as a double major. So I spent a year in france as a exchange student. By the program, I could experience worthwhile things and make precious memories in my life. Before I entered university, I had lived in Daejeon with my family. But now, I live close to Sungshin women's university with my sister. Because she is a student of this school too.
And I like playing pool and watching movies, especially animations. The most impressive movie that I've watched is 'The girl who leapt through time'. Also, I enjoy watching cookery program on TV and Youtube.
Our first class was so unexpected for me. We could talk each other with some questions, and it was more interesting than I thought before. Further, I felt that everyone in this class has a good character including professor Kyle. But, when I was in first class last week, I hesitated whether I take this class or not. Car I have not studied english since I graduated high school. But the atmosphere that I felt in the class was so energetic and I thought this class will help me to improve my english writing and reading ability. As more practical reason why I chose this class, I need to finish this class because it is essentially required for taking an international trade course. These are the reasons why I chose to take this class finally. I hope it will be fruitful for me and you.
See you every wednesday :)