The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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City of Kelsey – Stanley Park Project Rachelle Bittle Abstract The City of Kelsey is considering and requesting community input on the propanol of the Stanley Park Project. This project is a park that will cover 60 city acres that will serve community members of all ages. City of Kelsey – Stanley Park Project The City of Kelsey is a community of 600‚000 people. Geographically Kelsey covers over 200 square miles and is bordered by a river on one side and farmlands on another
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AUTHOR’S NOTE: CENTRAL PARK The general topic of this book falls under the category of the “Gilded Age”. This particular period of time took place between 1869 and 1896. The Gilded Age was a time in American history when rapid economic growth generated vast wealth‚ new products as well as new technologies‚ and improved middle-class quality of life. The specific topic of this book is the architecture that was produced during the Gilded Age‚ particularly Central Park‚ which is located in
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1.The People Sunset Park may be one of Brooklyn’s most diverse neighborhoods. Here you’ll find charming brownstones‚ a thriving Latin American culture‚ Brooklyn’s largest Chinese community‚ and a recent influx of young New Yorkers in search of cheaper rents.Until the early 1980s‚ Sunset Park’s main population was made up of Norwegian Americans‚ who began leaving the neighborhood during the white flight years of the 1970s and 1980s. Sunset Park’s second age began with a wave of immigration from
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dog parks should be built in the city. Because it gives dogs a chance to be more social‚ healthy‚ and become more a benefit for the community than a burden. When I used to own a dog it was great. I had a german shepard‚ all grey‚ me and my older brothers would take it for walks maybe down the street or around the block for fresh air. However where I grow up in a busy urban area on street surrounded by loud sirens‚ passing cars‚ and apartment buildings. All major factors of why a dog park would
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"The Story of an Hour" is a short story written by Kate Chopin‚ in 1894‚ about a woman with a heart condition who receives the news that her husband died in a train accident. While around her family‚ Mrs. Mallard seems upset‚ as a wife would about the sudden death of her husband‚ but once she is alone it seems as if some type of relieve rolls over her. Towards the end of the story the husband returns home alive showing the readers that Mr. Mallard is in fact not dead. Once Mrs. Mallard sees that
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Abstract Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist‚ whom the U.S congress recognized as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Born in 1913‚ Rosa grew up in an exceedingly ethnic segregated America where black people were being mistreated in most of society’s aspects. Her refusal to surrender her bus seat to a white male passenger on a Montgomery‚ Alabama bus‚ on December 1‚ 1955‚ led to her arrest which ultimately trigged a wave of involvement
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having a land use planning can help the researchers to evaluate park resources‚ documents and recommends programs for managing and conserving these resources‚ discusses key planning issues‚ indicates relevant policies‚ and offers proposals for future recreational and service facilities to provide for the range of public recreational needs in the park. Here are some of the natural environments that Paco Park has: * Paco Park is a 4‚114.80 square meter recreational garden area. * Once Manila’s
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“With reference to at least ONE ecosystem you have studied‚ explain the biophysical interactions which lead to diverse ecosystems and their functioning” An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and a biotic features. Each element of an ecosystem relies on one another in order to maintain the ecosystem. The interacting biophysical elements include the atmosphere‚ lithosphere‚ hydrosphere and biosphere. This is shown at the Towra Point Estuarine Wetlands ecosystem‚ located on the southern
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Olympic Games have always transcended sport. As individuals and nations they raise us all – athletes and spectators alike – to a higher plane.” (Payne 2005) The Olympic park acts as the centrepiece of the game; beside the fact of ensuring there is lasting legacy for the economy and the wider community. For London‚ the Olympic park project provides the opportunity to regenerate a forgotten area and leave a legacy. Lower Lea Valley of East London is known for its young‚ diverse population‚ but also
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