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Gender-based violence (GBV) in travel and tourism is embedded within wider social structures of gender inequalities and discrimination. Even though it is pertinent to study GBV in all its forms, this book focuses on the multiple and interconnected manifestations of violence that women/girls encounter in tourism consumption and production (physical, sexual, emotional or socio-economic), while seeking to open the debate on violence against sexual minorities (LGBT) and discussing men/boys as victims and perpetrators of GBV. By engaging in a critical exploration of the theoretical landscape of GBV and case studies on GBV and sexual harassment, the book adopts a multidisciplinary perspective drawing on feminist, intersectional and post-colonial frameworks, bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners across the globe.
This new book reviews all aspects of the phenomenon of mass tourism. It covers theoretical perspectives (including political economy, ethics, sustainability and environmentalism), the historical context, and the current challenges to domestic, intra-regional and international mass tourism. As tourism and tourist numbers continue to grow around the world, it becomes increasingly important that this subject is studied in depth and best practice applied in real-life situations. This book: - Is the first to address a range of theoretical issues relating to mass tourism; - Uses a wide selection of case studies to translate theory into practice, covering the historical rise and fall of UK seaside resorts, the increase in Chinese tourism, conflict between different mass tourism groups, destination transformation from mass to niche tourism, and specific problems facing cruise ships; - Is written by a range of international, established authors to give a global perspective on the subject. Finishing with a speculative chapter identifying potential future trends and challenges, this book forms an essential resource for all researchers and students within tourism studies. ; Section 1: Introduction1: Introduction: Mass Tourism in a Small WorldSection 2: Theoretical Approaches to Mass Tourism2: Mass Tourism Does Not Need Defending3: The Morality of Mass Tourism4: The Political Economy of Mass Tourism and its Contradictions5: A Theoretical Approach to Mass Tourism in Italy6: Sustainability and Mass Tourism: A Contradiction in Terms?7: Mass Tourism and the Environment: Issues and DilemmasSection 3: Historical Studies of Tourism Development8: The Dynamics of Tourism Development in Britain: The Profit Motive and that ‘Curious’ Alliance of Private Capital and the Local State9: From Holiday Camps to the All-inclusive: the ‘Butlinization’ of Tourism10: Decline Beside the Seaside: British Seaside Resorts and Declinism11: Mass Tourism and the US National Park Service System12: Transport and Tourism: The Perpetual LinkSection 4: Case Studies in Modern Mass Tourism13: Mass Tourism and China14: Mass Tourism in Thailand: The Chinese and Russians15: Mass Tourism in Bulgaria: The Force Awakens16: Mass Tourism in Mallorca: Examples from Calivià17: Tunisia: Mass Tourism in Crisis?18: From Blue to Grey? Malta’s Quest from Mass Beach to Niche Heritage Tourism19: Cruise Ship Tourism in the Caribbean: The Mess of Mass TourismSection 5: The Future20: Conclusion: Mass Tourism in the Future
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Does tourism empower women working in and producing tourism? How are women using the transformations tourism brings to their advantage? How do women, despite prejudice and stereotypes, break free, resist and renegotiate gender norms at the personal and societal levels? When does tourism increase women's autonomy, agency and authority? The first of its kind this book delivers: A critical approach to gender and tourism development from different stakeholder perspectives, from INGOs, national governments, and managers as well as workers in a variety of fields producing tourism. Stories of individual women working across the world in many aspects of tourism. A foreword by Margaret Bryne Swain and contributions from academics and practitions from across the globe. A lively and accessible style of writing that links academic debates with lived realities while offering hope and practical suggestions for improving gender equality in tourism. Gender Equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment, a critical gendered analysis that questions the extent to which tourism brings women empowerment, is an engaging and thought-provoking read for students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of tourism, gender studies, development and anthropology. To access a presentation delivered by Stroma Cole as well as an interview with her, please visit http://www.cabi.org/openresources/94422
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Most discussion of visitor experiences uses a behavioural or managerial approach where the way the visitor thinks is ignored - it's a black box. Visitor Experience Design is the first book of its kind to examine best practice in creating and delivering exciting and memorable travel and visitation experiences from a cognitive psychological perspective - it opens the black box. The chapters draw on recent findings from cognitive psychology, cognitive science and neuroscience to provide a basis for a better understanding of the antecedents of a memorable experience, including: · The psychological process of the formation or creation of a visitor's experiences · Psychological aspects of tourism experiences such as attention, emotion, memory and mindfulness · Pre-stage experience: customer inputs such as knowledge, myths, values and memories from previous travel · On-site experience: co-creation processes · Post-stage experience: immediate and long term outcomes including happiness and well-being · Experience design cases Tourism, hospitality and event managers seek to provide WOW experiences to their visitors through better design and management.This book encourages the discussion of different facets of experience design such as emotions, attentions, sensations, learning, the process of co-creation and experiential stimuli design. It will be of interest to tourism researchers and postgraduate students studying tourism management, marketing and product design.
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Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide a thorough overview of behaviour and welfare of companion and farm animals, including fish. The introductory section has been completely revised, with all following chapters updated, redesigned and improved to reflect our changing understanding. This edition includes: - New and revised chapters on climate change and sustainability, ethics, and philosophy to ensure that the book provides the latest information in a changing world; - New information on human interactions with other animal species, big data, modern technologies, brain function, emotions and behaviour; - Solutions and advice for common abnormal behaviours. Written by a world-leading expert and key opinion leader in animal behaviour and welfare, this text provides a highly accessible guide to the subject. It is an essential foundation for any veterinary, animal science, animal behaviour or welfare-focused undergraduate or graduate course.
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Sam Hanna (1903-96), a pioneering filmmaker from Burnley, Lancashire, was dubbed the 'Lowry of filmmaking' by BBC broadcaster Brian Redhead in the 1980s. The well-meant label stuck, even though it misses the variety of Hanna's remarkable output. Hanna's intimate glimpses into the lives of strangers enable us to imagine the possible stories that lie behind the images. Away from mid-century exponents of documentary filmmaking and photography, Hanna shows us humanity and a microcosm of a world in change, where his subjects are caught up in issues far beyond their grasp that we, as onlookers years later, encounter and see afresh. Written and curated by historian Heather Norris Nicholson, Round our way combines stills, essays and archive photography to document Hanna's unique visual record on film, particularly in northern England, but also further afield, during decades of profound change.
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Heather Fawcetts "Die Schule am wilden Drachenwald" entführt Leser*innen ab 10 Jahren in die faszinierende Welt von Autumn Malog, die als Monsterhüterin an der magischen Zauberschule Ingelnook arbeitet. Während Autumn sich nach einem Platz als Schülerin sehnt, wird ihr Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, als ihr Zwillingsbruder Winter spurlos verschwindet. Entgegen den Gerüchten um den gefürchteten Schattendrachen glaubt Autumn, dass ihr Bruder noch am Leben ist. Ihre Suche nach Antworten führt sie zu einer unerwarteten Allianz mit dem talentierten Zauberschüler Cai Morrigan. Gemeinsam enthüllen sie dunkle Geheimnisse und stellen sich dem schrecklichen Schattendrachen. Fawcett kreiert eine Welt voller Magie, Mysterien und unerwarteter Wendungen, die junge Leserinnen in ihren Bann zieht. Dieses Abenteuer besticht durch liebenswerte Charaktere, Humor und eine packende Handlung, die zeigt, wie Mut, Freundschaft und Entschlossenheit die dunkelsten Herausforderungen überwinden können. Einzigartige Fantasy-Welt: Tauche ein in eine fesselnde Welt voller Magie, geheimnisvoller Monster und mutiger Helden. Spannende Handlung: Ein packendes Abenteuer mit überraschenden Wendungen hält Leser*innen bis zur letzten Seite in Atem. Starke Charakterentwicklung: Die tiefgründigen und sympathischen Charaktere wachsen mit ihren Herausforderungen und inspirieren junge Leser*innen. Themen, die bewegen: Die Geschichte thematisiert wichtige Werte wie Freundschaft, Mut und die Bedeutung von Familie, eingebettet in ein magisches Abenteuer. Internationale Begeisterung: Heather Fawcett, als „Rising Star“ international gefeiert, bietet mit diesem Buch ein weiteres Meisterwerk ihrer fantasievollen Schreibkunst.
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Begleite Noa und ihre Geschwister Julian und Maite auf eine unvergessliche Reise durch die magischen Meere von Astra, einer wandernden Zauberinsel voller Geheimnisse und alter Magie. In "Noa und die Sprache der Geister" entführt uns Heather Fawcett in eine Welt, in der Magie noch atmet und Abenteuer hinter jeder Welle lauert. Nachdem ihre Familie von der Macht vertrieben wurde, sucht Julian nach einem Weg, seinen Thron zurückzuerobern und stößt dabei auf eine vergessene Magie, die ihn jedoch in Gefahr bringt, von Dunkelheit verzehrt zu werden. Währenddessen entdeckt Noa, dass nicht ihr Bruder, sondern sie selbst die wahre Macht besitzt, den Zauber zu sprechen. Zwischen Piratenangriffen, der Begegnung mit Geistern und der Flucht vor dunklen Magiern müssen die Geschwister entscheiden, wie weit sie für die Familie und die Wahrheit gehen würden. Gelistet bei Antolin. Fesselnde Fantasy-Handlung: Eine mitreißende Geschichte voller Abenteuer, dunkler Magie und der unerschütterlichen Kraft der Familie. Starke weibliche Protagonistin: Noa, eine Heldin, die mit Mut, Intelligenz und einem tiefen Verständnis für Magie glänzt. Reichhaltige, magische Welt: Entdecke die wandernden Inseln von Astra, bevölkert von Drachen, Ottern, Geistern und Piraten. Themen von Diversität und Identität: Das Buch greift aktuelle Themen auf und verwebt sie geschickt in eine Welt, in der jeder seinen Platz finden kann. Für Fans von Cornelia Funke und Nevermoor: Ein Muss für Liebhaber von tiefgründigen Fantasy-Welten und charismatischen Charakteren. Illustrationen, die zum Träumen einladen: Begleitet von den zauberhaften Vignetten von Martina Hoffmann, die der Geschichte zusätzliche Tiefe verleihen. Lehrreiche Aspekte: Neben der Unterhaltung bietet das Buch wertvolle Einblicke in die Bedeutung von Geschwisterliebe und den Mut, das Richtige zu tun. Perfektes Geschenk: Ob für Mädchen ab 10 Jahren, die starke Heldinnen und fantastische Abenteuer lieben, oder als spannende Lektüre für die ganze Familie. Entdecke weitere Fantasy-Abenteuer von Heather Fawcett: Ember Drachentochter Die Schule am wilden Drachenwald Fuchs und Feuer
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In "Stell dir vor, es ist Krieg und keiner geht hin" nimmt uns Heather Camlot mit auf eine inspirierende Reise durch 15 wahre Geschichten von Menschen, die sich auf mutige und kreative Weise gegen Krieg und Gewalt gestellt haben. Von Soldaten, die sich weigern, Waffen zu tragen, bis hin zu Kampfpiloten, die Blumensamen statt Bomben abwerfen – dieses Buch ist eine Hommage an die Kraft der Fantasie und den unerschütterlichen Glauben an den Frieden. Illustriert mit Humor und Tiefe, bietet es jungen Leser*innen und ihren Familien eine neue Perspektive auf die Möglichkeiten, Konflikte ohne Gewalt zu lösen und die Welt gemeinsam zu einem besseren Ort zu machen. Heather Camlots 'Stell dir vor, es ist Krieg und keiner geht hin' ist mehr als nur ein Buch – es ist ein Aufruf, zu träumen, zu hinterfragen und aktiv zu werden. Es beweist, dass Fantasie und Mut mächtige Werkzeuge im Kampf gegen Krieg und Ungerechtigkeit sind. Einzigartiger Ansatz gegen Krieg: Das Buch präsentiert außergewöhnliche wahre Geschichten, die zeigen, wie Einzelpersonen und Gruppen auf innovative Weisen gegen Krieg und für den Frieden eintreten. Förderung von Toleranz und Vielfalt: Durch die Erzählungen verschiedener Kulturen und Hintergründe fördert das Buch Verständnis und Respekt für die Vielfalt der menschlichen Erfahrung. Inspiriert zu aktivem Engagement: Junge Leser*innen werden ermutigt, über ihre eigene Rolle in der Gesellschaft nachzudenken und sich aktiv für Frieden und Gerechtigkeit einzusetzen. Unterstützt kritisches Denken: Mit Fragen und Herausforderungen regt "Stell dir vor, es ist Krieg und keiner geht hin" dazu an, gängige Annahmen zu hinterfragen und eigene Standpunkte zu entwickeln. Wertvolles Bildungsmaterial: Ideal als Schullektüre und für Bildungsprojekte, bietet es tiefe Einblicke in ethische Fragen und die Bedeutung von Zivilcourage. Motivierend und Hoffnung gebend: Das Buch macht Mut und zeigt, dass jeder Mensch, unabhängig von Alter oder Hintergrund, einen Unterschied machen kann. Berührend und humorvoll illustriert: Die Illustrationen ergänzen die Texte perfekt und machen die Lektüre zu einem visuell ansprechenden Erlebnis. Perfektes Geschenk: Ein inspirierendes Geschenkbuch für junge Menschen, die sich für Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und eine bessere Welt interessieren.
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"Imagine all the people living life in peace": Stell dir vor, Soldaten würden sich weigern, Waffen zu tragen, oder Kampfpiloten würden Blumensamen statt Bomben abwerfen? Stell dir vor, Musik hätte die Macht, den demokratischen Gedanken weiterzutragen? Unmöglich, denkst du? Auf keinen Fall. All diese Ideen sind von Menschen in die Tat umgesetzt worden – als Zeichen gegen Gewalt, Krieg und totalitäre Machtverhältnisse. Heather Camlot hat 15 Geschichten über wahre Begebenheiten zusammengetragen, in denen sich Menschen der Gewalt und dem Krieg widersetzt haben. Geschichten, die zeigen, dass jeder von uns einen Unterschied machen kann.
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An exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences; this is the first compilation to concentrate on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences. Part 1 investigates the depth and dimensions of tourist experiences in the Arctic. Chapters examine the essence of diverse peak experiences and delve into the factors that give rise to these experiences. Part 2 considers the links between these core experiences and the tourism industry that seeks to sustain itself by facilitating such satisfying outcomes. ; The book focuses on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences. It concentrates on the fundamental essence of the Arctic as being a geographical periphery, but also an experiential core that offers peak tourism experiences. ; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND ISSUES: TOURIST EXPERIENCES OF THE ARCTIC AND CREATING TOURIST EXPERIENCES.Chapter 1: Arctic Destinations and Attractions as Evolving Peripheral Settings for the Production and Consumption of Peak Tourism ExperiencesChapter 2: Experiencing the Arctic in the Past: French Visitors to Finnmark in the Late 1700s and Early 1800sChapter 3: Roles of Adventure Guides in Balancing Perceptions of Risk and SafetyChapter 4: The Central Role of Identity in the Arctic PeripheryChapter 5: Tourists and Narration in the Arctic: The Changing Experience of MuseumsChapter 6: World Heritage List = Tourism Attractiveness?PART II: CREATING TOURIST EXPERIENCES IN THE ARCTICChapter 7: Degrees of Peripherality in the Production and Consumption of Leisure Tourism in GreenlandChapter 8: Northern Lights Experiences in the Arctic Dark: Old Imaginaries and New Tourism NarrativesChapter 9: Exploring the Extreme Iditarod Trail in AlaskaChapter 10: The Arctic Tourism Experience from an Evolving Chinese PerspectiveChapter 11: Tourists’ Interpretations of a “Feelgood In Lapland” Holiday- A Case StudyChapter 12: Negotiating Sami Place and Identity: Do Scottish Traditions Help Sami to be More Sami?Chapter 13: Emergence of Experience Production Systems for Mass Tourism Participation in Peripheral Regions: Evidence from Arctic ScandinaviaChapter 14: Factors of Peripherality: Whale Watching in Northern NorwayChapter 15: Responsible Fishing Tourism in the ArcticChapter 16: Long way up: Powered Two-Wheeled Journeys in Northern PeripheriesChapter 17: Experiences of Marine Adventurers in the Canadian ArcticChapter 18: Arctic Tourism in Russia: Attractions, Experiences, Challenges and PotentialsChapter 19: Tourism Experiences of Post-Soviet Arctic BorderlandsChapter 20: Arctic Tourism Experiences: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Research Directions for a Changing Periphery
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Marketing and management processes across industries can be very similar, but contexts vary where political intervention, public interest and local sustainability are involved. The rural business setting is especially intricate due to the assortment of different business opportunities, ranging from traditional agriculture, to tourism enterprise and even high-tech business. This important new textbook on the subject: - Examines key issues affecting rural enterprise and tourism - Explores the breadth of rural enterprise management and marketing across both developed and developing economies - Discusses strategies for business growth within a rural setting, such as knowledge development, proper planning and innovation - Uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content specifically selected to appeal to both student and practitioner readers Including pedagogical features and full colour throughout, this new textbook provides an engaging and thought-provoking resource for students and practitioners of tourism, rural business and related industries. ; Marketing and management processes are especially intricate for the rural business setting due to the assortment of different business opportunities. This important new textbook examines key issues, discusses strategies for growth and uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content across developed and developing countries. ; Introduction: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) Part 1: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise in developed economies 1: Rural enterprise business development: the developed world context (Peter Robinson & Alison Murray) 2: Selling to consumers (Sammy Li, Roya Rahimi & Nikolaos Stylos) 3: Sustainability, CSR and Ethics: Developed economies perspective (Caroline Wiscombe) 4: Community engagement and rural tourism enterprise (Peter Wiltshier) 5: Social enterprise and the rural landscape (Caroline Wiscombe, Liz Heyworth, Sandy Ryder, Lucy Maynard & Charles Dobson) Part 2: Management and marketing rural tourism and enterprise: developing world context 6: The rural business environment in developing economies (Solomon Olorunfemi Olubiyo & Ade Oriade) 7: Marketing and Communications and Rural Business in developing countries (Abiodun Elijah Obayelu & Nikolaos Stylos) 8: Consumers and Rural Tourism in developing Economies (Vivienne Saverimuttu and Maria Estela Varua) 9: Sustainability and Ethics in rural business and tourism in the Developing World (Weng Marc Lim and Sine Heitman) 10: Community engagement, rural institutions and rural tourism business in developing countries (Anahita Malek, Fabio Carbone & Asia Alder) Part 3: Strategies for rural business management and growth 11: Challenges and Strategies for rural business operations in developed and developing Economies (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson) 12: Developing and Growing Knowledge within rural tourism enterprises (Tony Greenwood and Jo Tate) 13: Collaborate to Innovate: Challenges and Strategies for rural business to innovate (Ainurul Rosli, Jane Chang and Maria L. Granados) 14: Strategies for rural business growth (Crispin Dale, Neil Robinson and Mike Evans) 15: Opportunities for growth: The rural tourism policy and planning perspective (Caroline Wiscombe and Steve Gelder) Conclusion: (Ade Oriade and Peter Robinson)
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This book explores how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs, and Nepalese Gurkhas became identified as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourse. As 'martial races' these men were believed to possess a biological or cultural disposition to the racial and masculine qualities necessary for the arts of war. Because of this, they were used as icons to promote recruitment in British and Indian armies - a phenomenon with important social and political effects in India, in Britain, and in the armies of the Empire. Martial Races bridges regional studies of South Asia and Britain while straddling the fields of racial theory, masculinity, imperialism, identity politics, and military studies. Of particular importance is the way it exposes the historical instability of racial categories based on colour and its insistence that historically specific ideologies of masculinity helped form the logic of imperial defence, thus wedding gender theory with military studies in unique ways. Moreover, Martial Races challenges the marginalisation of the British Army in histories of Victorian popular culture, and demonstrates the army's enduring impact on the regional cultures of the Highlands, the Punjab and Nepal. This unique study will make fascinating reading for higher level students and experts in imperial history, military history and gender history.
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With a focus on the creation and distribution of packaged holidays, this text covers the fundamentals of business and the relationship between tour operators and destinations. With particular reference to the sustainability of both parties, it reviews the impacts and influences of tour operations and practices on destinations within the overriding context of tour operator responsibility. It addresses the entirety of this key component of the tourism sector, and reflects the shift in recent years from traditional 'sun, sea and sand' holiday to more bespoke packages. Taking into account tour operators as a growing factor among the major emergent economies of the world, this book is: - The first textbook to provide such in-depth content of tour operators and operations. - Written by authors with industry, research and teaching experience. - A wealth of information regarding popular eco, nature and adventure trips, as well as myriad niche and special interest products. Full of international and highly topical case studies, exercises and discussion questions, Tour Operators and Operations: Development, Management and Responsibility is a fundamental text for students of tourism.
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A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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A fine collection of science fiction by children’s literature writer Mu Ling. Mu Ling’s science fictions pursue a scientific basis of “organic imagination”, has a positive outlook and good spirit of seeking truth. This series collects Mu Ling’s three masterpieces full of fantasy and humanistic concern: Dream Machine, Hei Wa, Yu Wang Bei Mi, which are rare sci-fi theme in children’s literature works of China. This series will lead children step by step to “hard science fiction” which is full of intellectual challenges through “light science fiction” and “soft science fiction”.
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The book is a true experience about a cancer patient who got healed gradually from verge of abyss, it also described a famous journalist who have the insight in China’s cancer healing system. Moreover, it is a motivational book, full of wisdom, courage and optimism. In 2007, Ling was diagnosed with lung carcinoma at the advanced stage. Since then, he adjust himself, search for the medical information eagerly. Five years later, he still lives. He learns the following lesson: as long as you are not overwhelmed by fear, misguided by following the wrong paths, then the patient can have a better chance of survival.
