1 Why cities are the best cure for our planet’s growing painsBy Robert Kunzig Photograph by Chia Ming Chien At the time of Jack the Ripper‚ a hard time for London‚ there lived in that city a mild-mannered stenographer named Ebenezer Howard. He’s worth mentioning because he had a large and lingering impact on how we think about cities. Howard was bald‚ with a bushy‚ mouth-cloaking mustache‚ wire-rim spectacles‚ and the distracted air of a seeker. His job transcribing speeches did not fulfill him
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Many perceive teenagers today‚ as leading aimless lives‚ self-centered and not contributing to society‚ making their lives seem to be almost a waste. Therefore‚ in order to change society’s opinion as well as to make the lives of teenagers more meaningful‚ two areas would therefore need to be changed: the condition of the mind as well the taking of actions‚ which works hand in hand in causing this improvement. Firstly‚ having a goal in life would be the first step towards making one’s life more
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What if… Without the impetus of the 9/11 strike on the World Trade Center in New York City‚ the Pentagon in Virginia‚ and a field in rural Pennsylvania‚ Congress might not have embraced the best rearrangement of the national security organization since the Truman years‚ sewing together the Department of Homeland Security from almost two dozen offices. Aerial shuttle travel would now have its inconveniences; however‚ greatly meddling security screening may not be one of them. American foreign
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Maybe we don’t brag enough. We live in an incredibly innovative place: Massachusetts is a magnet for people who want to solve challenging problems‚ build substantial businesses‚ and conduct research at the edge of what’s known. But while other businesspeople boast about the wonderful weather and great golf in Tempe‚ Ariz.‚ or the stock options they got from a friend’s Silicon Valley start-up‚ sure to be worth millions‚ we never know quite what to say. Instead‚ we’re prone to jealousy‚ looking
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The 1920’s‚ also known as the roaring twenties was a lot different from the hardships of the 1930’s. First off‚ the 1920’s was an era of optimism with saloons‚ music‚ and full of people crossing the boundaries. Speakeasies became popular because they sold alcohol‚ since the 18th amendment made the consumption of alcohol in public illegal. During the modern age‚ new architectural style entered New York. For the first time‚ more people lived in cities than urban areas. Street names often symbolized
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town vs. a big city Choosing a place to live is an important decision in everyone`s life. In fact‚ the conditions of the place one lives have direct effects on his or her life. Some people prefer to live in a big city. Others would rather live in a small town. There are advantages and disadvantages about both group`s opinion that in this essay I am going to discuss them. First‚ let us elaborate the opinion of the group who prefer to live in a big city. These people assert that
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Does Money Bring Happiness? This often quoted phrase is so overused and jaded that even though we know that it is true‚ we tend to ignore it. We want to believe that there is an easy way out of being unhappy and believe me overcoming your emotions and teaching yourself to be happy can be more difficult that earning some bucks! All of us have at some point in time or another seen extremely rich‚ wealthy and famous people unhappier than what we would expect them to be‚ given the amount of material
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question everything about life‚ question life itself‚ who are you‚ what defines you and even what reality is. In order for philosophers to think about big questions and try to resolve them and build strong arguments they always tend to start with small questions. There is the dialectic way of Socrates by taking part in a series of dialogues with different people and build different opinions. One of the big questions
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Does money bring happiness? This question comes up a lot in movies and films‚ as well as in everyday life‚ but the way people answer it always varies‚ the way they answer it also says a lot about what kind of person they are and what they value most in life. You need money to get pretty much everything in life‚ from food‚ to clothes‚ to a roof over your head. However there are some things that money just cannot buy‚ including happiness. Many people believe that money brings happiness‚ these people
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and ubiquity - the world’s most popular leisure‚ pastime - television. Some people regard TV as the greatest invention of the humanity and can hardly imagine their lives without it‚ others‚ on contrary‚ are strongly convinced that it is used only for brainwashing and is a real curse for society. So what is television? A blessing or a problem? One point in favour of television is that it is a great source of education. We can get acquainted with different cultures and ways of life and get the out of
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