Cities and the Creative Class Richard Florida∗ Carnegie Mellon University Cities and regions have long captured the imagination of sociologists‚ economists‚ and urbanists. From Alfred Marshall to Robert Park and Jane Jacobs‚ cities have been seen as cauldrons of diversity and difference and as fonts for creativity and innovation. Yet until recently‚ social scientists concerned with regional growth and development have focused mainly on the role of firms in cities‚ and particularly on how
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I chose a class divided because I wanted to see how kids handled being segregated from each other. This documentary relates to unit three by demonstrating the civil liberties we all should have as Americans no matter what color your eyes or skin are. In August of 1984‚ a teacher‚ Mrs. Elliot‚ gave a two-day lesson about discrimination and segregation to her third grade class after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. The same class came back almost fourteen years later for a class reunion. During which
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Spending the last few months in this English class‚ I’ve realized that this was a very differently structured class than any other class that I have already previously taken. This class pushed me to step out of my comfort zone with writing‚ striving me to be better every day of class. From reviewing and reading my day one essay I’ve truly realized I have come a long ways away from my first day here in class‚ and that I have even longer ways to go getting better. I see the improvements I’ve accomplished
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The Importance of Class / History II There are some factors that has contributed to this development: -The increasing influence of the mass media has encouraged the creation of mass society‚ meaning‚ uniform customs and tastes. The British lifestyle has become less varied. -A new concept of social security was created by the foundation of the Welfare state and the extension of social‚ medical services which eased the gap between rich and poor -The preference of the comprehensive school over
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Lower class Americans do not often discuss the class separation that exists in today’s society‚ but we all know there is something going on. The government helps supports the lower class‚ so that the lower class can also enjoy their lives without having to work. Dr. Daniel’s analysis about the underclass and its relationship to the government is accurate based on poverty‚ criminality‚ and family fluidity. One of the aspects that allow the lower class to remain in their specific position is because
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difficult for a students. During the time of interviewing‚ we interviewed many students from class 10 G`5`. In this survey many questions were asked and many of the students lied. We were asking about using dustbins‚ but seeing the classroom we were shocked cause there classroom was full of wrappers of chocolates‚ biscuits‚ noodles and waste products from pencils and there answer was “yes‚ I use dustbin frequently and I don’t throw any waste things or items on the floor.” and when we crossed questioned them
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trip to remember! Contributing nice photographs from our class trip would be the great challenge to complete an album‚ which is the photomontage and part of parcel of our portfolio assignment. We planned beforehand the journey to Damai Puri Resort and came out with a list of interesting activities and equipment that we will have to bring along. Out of expectation‚ it was just the start of the disaster that we could never imagine. The class trip was fun‚ memorable‚ and enjoyable. The day of the
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dressed and ready in the gym/class location when the class bell rings. If your class has left school grounds – you will join another class and only receive partial credit for the day (do NOT drive to the classes location). At the end of class you will given 5 minutes plus passing time to shower and change. You will be dismissed from the GYM when the bell rings – you are not allowed to be in the hallway/commons or hanging out in the locker room. ANYIME a student leaves class without teacher permission
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A Change in Socioeconomic Class As children and even adults‚ many families have been fortunate enough to have a decent home‚ plenty of food‚ and a plethora of toys and technology. Before children enter public school‚ they are naïve and always think that every kid was just as fortunate as them. Sadly‚ this is incorrect. As everyone gets older‚ they began to understand that many kid and adults do not possess the same privileges. On the other hand‚ they usually also figured that there are individuals
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After watching the video A Class Divided‚ there are a few things that jumped out at m. The questionable ethics of the experiment and the blatant discrimination that occurred was used as a learning tool. the use of these questionable methods were an attempt to illuminate a dark area of social learning an understanding while trying to break the bonds of racism and prejudice. The results call to light human nature and the effects of racial inequity. The videos were broken into parts and the parts
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