Simulated tourism at Busch Gardens: the Old Country and Disney's World Showcase, Epcot Center

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All reality can be seen as socially constructed, and this view is reflected in observations of tourism as 'staged authenticity, a 'simulation', or a 'pseduo-event'. Social philosophers have been especially irritated by commercial simulations such as theme parks, including the Old Country of the Busch Gardens, and the World Showcase of the Disney World-EPCOT Center. The problem may lie in the standards and assumptions of the philosophers themselves. False assumptions about what the tourist experience should be like may be misleading.

Social aspects, Travel industry, Amusement parks, Postmodernism

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Ideas and the arts: germanic music in early Pennsylvania

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The influence of the musical traditions of the early Germanic groups that settled in Pennsylvania was analyzed to elucidate how the arts mirror the political, economic and social ideas of the generation and the countries where they originated. Most notable among these groups are the Moravians who inspired the Methodist hymnody during the Great Awakening. The Moravians were also credited for the Collegium Musicum and the trombone choir which can be traced to European Baroque traditions.

United States, Influence, Art, Pennsylvania, Germans, Germans in the United States, Music, German, German music

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