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    City Traffic

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    Almost every city has a big traffic problem. Everyday‚ we walk out of our apartments and step into the sidealk and see cars in front of us parked on both sides of the street‚ driving down the street‚ stuck in traffic‚ speeding and honking. Although some measures have been taken to improve the city traffic‚ the traffic problems are not totally solved. So other measures are being sought continuously. Some people suggests that more roads should be built in order to speed up the flow of the traffic‚

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    City and Liverpool

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    Liverpool /ˈlɪvərpuːl/ is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside‚ England‚ United Kingdom along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. It is the fourth most populous British city and is the largest in Northern England with a built-up area population of 552‚267.[4] In 2011 the population administered by Liverpool City Council was 466‚415[5] and is at the centre of a wider urban area‚ the Liverpool City Region.[6] Historically

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    Hills Like White Elephants

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    Ernest Hemingway’s impersonal objective narrative style is best exhibited in his short story‚ "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ which describes a young girl and her older American boyfriend discussing whether or not she should have an abortion. Hemingway never explicitly uses the word abortion‚ but instead relies on the description and details of the setting to convey an idea of this weighty decision. It is his use of imagery‚ symbols‚ and dialogue that makes his minimalist technique most effective in

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    Smart cities

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    A smart city uses resources efficiently and provides solutions sustainably. It provides solutions that are cost effective which reduces the carbon footprint. These solutions include the implementation of green buildings‚ electric powered vehicles and the use of alternate renewable energy sources. Smart cities are based on integrated systems that interact to form an efficient and productive economy. A smart city is a city that is developed to reduce negative environmental impact. It is

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    Safe City

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    Safe Cities In this day and age‚ the safety of city and citizen are essential for people’s life. But as the population of cities continues to increase‚ the safety of city has become a critical problem. The government or city planners should think highly of this problem and do some adjustment of the city. However‚ the safety of city is dependent on the infrastructure of the city‚ the role of government and improves awareness of people. Firstly‚ in the public area‚ there should increase of the

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    In Forest Hills‚ Queens‚ New York‚ high school student Peter Parker is a science-whiz orphan living with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. As depicted in Amazing Fantasy‚ he is bitten by a radioactive spider at a science exhibit and still has human traits but start to have spider-like powers. He now has super strength. Parker struggles helping his lonely aunt pay rent‚ and is threatened by a bully football player Flash Thompson. Peter Parker being Spiderman‚ his secondary was his cover; He has to deal

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    Living in a City

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    LIVING IN THE CITY IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE COUNTRY There are many ways how and where to live. Everybody can choose the place‚ where he would like to live. Some people prefer living in the city and other prefer living in the village‚ but what is really the best for us? First of all we should define our terms of reference.`Village` means a group of houses with a church‚ school and some shops in the countryside and `city´ means a place‚ where people live and work and it contains many houses

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    City of Omelas

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    Justin Campbell Professor J. Eastman English 102‚ Tues and Thur 5:00 Essay 3 11 March 2010 The Wonderful World of Omelas The city of Omelas is a city compared to heaven‚ but in reality‚ it is more like hell. The Festival of Summer paints a perfect picture of a city of happiness with an air of excitement‚ characterized by boisterous running children‚ prancing horses and flag-adorned boats. The mere reason all the people in the small town are so happy is because this one adolescent child is

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    City Of Atlantis

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    myth. Thesis: The Lost City of Atlantis is not a true myth‚ as it is not‚ in any way‚ depicted in the traditional way that most myths were presented at the time. It can only be found in the philosopher Plato’s works‚ and no other poets or writers at the time have been recorded as telling the story or taking it seriously. Thus‚ Plato had to have invented it around the time‚ rather than simply retold the story‚ as most myths tend to be. Sample thesis: The Lost City of Atlantis is not a true myth

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    The Battle of Malvern Hill It was spring 1862‚ and tensions were high between the Union and the Confederate Armies. The Union Commander Major General George B. McClellan schemed an adaptive plan to siege Richmond‚ Virginia from the Confederate Army. With a joint force of 120‚000 plus Soldiers and over 42 artillery batteries‚ his forces would board battle ships and set sail up to Fort Monroe‚ tactical debark on arrival and attempt to take this valuable piece of Confederate stronghold. His plan

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