Singapore: A Clean and Green City From “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden” Introduction Singapore is a city-state with a land area of about 710 km2i. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and yet‚ harbours rich natue biodiversity. Singapore is well recognized as the world’s greenest city. According to the 2011 Asian Green City Indexii‚ Singapore is Asia’s greenest metropolis‚ and the only city assessed to perform well above average in the overall rankings. The Singaporean
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living in the city or in the country . Why or why not? Outline Introduction Hook: nowadays‚ more and more people from country trend to move to cities for studying and working. Background information: Comparing to countries‚ there are more job opportunities and entertainment centers for people in cities Thesis statement: Living in cities is better than living in countries in several ways. Body paragraph: Topic sentence: There are many advantages and benefits for people who live in cities Example
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Triumph of the city Triumph of the city‚ by Edward L. Glaeser‚ was published in the United States by the Penguin Group in February 2012. In this book‚ the author makes clear points how cities have not only survived but thrived; Glaeser’s premise is that human beings are best when they are close together‚ that cities provide the lifestyle that brings humans closer together. In order to solve all the problems and to have a better future‚ he encourages people to live in cities together so that we can
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The tale of Mexico City ’s founding is almost as interesting as the current city itself. The city has been controlled by a number of different rulers and nations. Not only is Mexico City the oldest city (founded in 1325) on the North American continent but also the highest‚ at 7‚350 feet (NY Times). With estimated 25million inhabitants‚ it is also the most populous city in the western hemisphere. A lot of actions have strung themselves together‚ to get the second largest city in the world‚ in the
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vehicles in our cities. When faced with taking private cars or publictransport people react in different ways. I will discuss for and againstarguments about using either private cars or public transport in this essay. Some peopleprefer use private cars to public transport for several reasons. First‚ theythink that private cars are faster than public transport since you don’t haveto spend your priceless time waiting for the bus under a bus-shelter crammedwith people. Second‚ you can go from work to home
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Amber Johnson ENG 102 007 Thomas Holmes Hub City Transit Development With a population of 50‚000 plus residents‚ Hattiesburg is seen as the fifth largest city in the state of Mississippi. It is also known as‚ “Hub City of the South” and is home to The University of Southern Mississippi‚ William Carey University‚ Antonelli College‚ Pearl River Community College‚ and Healing Touch School of Massage Therapy. This population in itself consists of 24‚355 college students which is not including the hundreds
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Small village vs. City You rather live in a city or small village? Most people see this as tricky question. There are different reasons to live in a city however than the village. Then again there are some people that would rather stay in a village however than a city. A small village and a city got three similar attractions to a better life in ones view: location‚ utilities‚ and climate. First‚ every state has a city. Every city has a specific location. Most cities are located near a suburb which
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Literature Research Essay: Reading the City. Cities are places which enable the realisation of the self‚ or conversely cities separate the self from creativity and imagination in spaces of alienation and estrangement’ (Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson). Discuss the city as a site of self-enhancement and/or ‘alienation and estrangement’ in the texts on the unit. Our surroundings manipulate the way we react and interact with both others and ourselves. We are like putty waiting to be moulded by the
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Drawing on what you have learned from the Making Social Lives DVD and Learning Companion 1‚ describe some inequalities on City Road. Contemporary Britain over the last fifty years has come to welcome a wide and diverse community made up of nationalities‚ races and religions‚ none more so‚ as seen on City Road in Cardiff. This particular street is featured in the Making Social Lives DVD and Learning Companion 1 (LC1)‚ from which it is evident that there are noticeable differences and inequalities
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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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