Book Review: The city of joy by Dominique Lapierre Feb.14/2012 The city of joy is a touching international bestselling novel turned movie‚ which depicts a story of love‚ kindness and faith in the slum of Anand Nagar. The novel features 3 main characters Stephan Kovalski (a Catholic priest)‚ Max Loeb (an American doctor)‚ and Hansari Pal (an Indian rickshaw driver). The novel goes into depth about the different trials and tribulations these 3 men face. Their lives in the slum are that of starvation
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The City Planners‚ Margaret Atwood In this poem‚ the poet attacks the sterile uniformity of residential suburbs. Notice that she never mentions people. ‘What offends us is the sanities’ Sanity is defined as being reasonable and of sound mind; she is referring to ‘pedantic houses’‚ sanitary trees’ and things that she considers to be overly controlled or constructed. She does not approve. In stanza 2‚ she lists ‘certain things’ that give momentary access to the landscape…’ The images
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Breyan Ms. White English 1213‚ 023 November 3‚ 2003 Disadvantages of Human Cloning - Loss of Human Identity Cloning has always been a subject whose thoughts both fascinates and frightens the world. On February 27‚ 1997‚ a stunning announcement appeared in the British journal Nature that rocked the scientific world: for the first time ever recorded‚ a mammal- a lamb named Dolly had been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Coinciding with this shocking proclamation‚ scientist reported
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Topic: City life is too stressful. Do you agree or disagree? The past 50 years have seen a dramatic increase in densely populated metropolitan areas. This raises a certain issue as to whether city life makes man too stressed. While there are valid arguments to the contrary‚ in my opinion‚ city-dwellers are bored because of its rapid pace of life. This essay will provide reasons for justifying this opinion. Firstly‚ there is a noticeable rise in the volume of traffic in the city. It is not avoidable
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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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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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The advantages and disadvantages of internet With the expansion of high-technology‚ the use of internet is spreading at a rapid pace. Although many people firmly believe that the invention of internet is by no means beneficial‚ I still consent that it has pros and cons‚ thus should be viewed in both aspects. First and for most‚ internet has completely altered the mode of communication. In the past‚ letters and telegrams were mostly used for distanted contact. Later telephones became dominant‚ but
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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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Essay on Big City v.s Small City __________________________________ Introduction They say that it is always better to be a small fish in a big pond than being a big fish in a small pond. While this brief discourse is certainly not on the topic of either fishing or ponds‚ it is similar in the way that the experiences of being somebody in an unknown town and being a “nobody” in a big town mirror this proverb. While there certainly are many advantages to living in a small
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Renewable Fuels Solar Energy: Advantages: -Energy is free although there is a building cost. -Causes no pollution‚ however‚ energy may go into machines that produce pollution. -Solar energy can be used in remote areas where it is too expensive to extend the electricity power grid. -Estimated that the worlds oil reserves will last for 30-40 years whereas solar energy is infinite. Disadvantages: -Solar energy can only be harnessed when it is daytime
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