Urban Problems This year has been an exciting and always educational experience in Social Problems. Although I did not know at first what I was fully getting into I did know the course description drew me in. Cover a variety of topics in such a small amount of time I feel that by presenting we really get a deeper understanding for our area of expertise. However when it comes to group work I am a very busy person and I personally found it hard to incorporate group time into me time. It is for that
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LIFE ON A BIG CITY Life in most big cities is disgusting and we often hear people complain that they are sick of crammed‚ cribbed and confined life of big cities. Life here is artificial and completely cut off from nature. For the eternal romantic‚ it is the last place he would like to be in the glare of the neon tubes‚ he would forget the sun‚ the moon and the stars. Few people enjoy life in a city as it deprives us of an inner calm and ecstasy‚ in spite of all the amenities of modern life
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Living in the city has its pros and cons. The majority of people want to live in the city because they think that it is the place where collected everything that can make their lives better than living in the countryside. And so‚ there are many people abandoned their homeland and families to live in the city with the hope of prosperity of living standard. In fact‚ living in Phnom Penh city has many advantages and disadvantages for their living conditions. As a result‚ it is the place of jobs opportunities
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an island‚ which used to be detached from the mainland by three rivers - the great Abra River‚ the Mestizo River and the Govantes River. It is unique among the Philippine towns because it is the country’s most extensive and only surviving historic city that dates back to the 15th century Spanish colonial period. Vigan was an important coastal trading post in precolonial times. Long before the Spanish galleons‚ Chinese junks sailing from the South China Sea came to Isla de Bigan through the Mestizo
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driving through the busy streets of Hollywood‚ traffic on the highways and streets of Los Angeles can often be a hassle. In Dagoberto Gilb’s short story Love in L.A.‚ first published in 1986‚ the troubles of traffic are experienced first hand by our main character Jake. Jake is a common fellow with a steady occupation who is merely trying to make his way to work through the busy streets of Hollywood. As he is working his way through the piled traffic‚ not paying complete attention to the road in front
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City outskirts are sprouting malls. Will they help decongest Bangalore? Mall culture is here to stay and new malls coming up on the city outskirts seem to be offering a ray of hope to the jam-packed city centre. Hopefully‚ these will cater to the lifestyle needs of people living beyond the Outer Ring Road. But will it be a boon? Expert opinion has it that if planned and executed properly‚ malls can keep people from travelling into the city for their leisure. This will reduce traffic within the
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Writing the City As you guys know Melbourne is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and last year I had the opportunity to visit it as my brother lives there. Now I have traveled through the USA‚ Canada & UK and still‚ I find Melbourne is the greatest. If I went on to write about what was that great about Melbourne then I guess I should start thinking about writing a book but I can provide you with a bit of an insight when I got an opportunity to explore CBD ( term used for Downtown
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The Fall of the City Alden Nowlan O utside‚ rain fell with such violence that great‚ pulsating sheets of water seemed to hang suspended between earth and sky. Squatting in the attic‚ Teddy watched raindrops roll like beads of quicksilver down the glass of the high‚ diamond-shaped window‚ and listened to the muted banjo twanging on the roof. Blinking‚ he shifted his position and transferred his attention to the things that lay around him on the floor. In the centre of the room stood a fort
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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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HEALTHIER CITY and HEALTHIER COMMUNITY To compare with last few decades‚ now healthy communuties and healthy cities are more important issue. Many government‚ many associations and people try to answer this question “What is a healthy city?”. This question may be answered that a healthy city has regularly changing and developing social and physical environment. These social and physical environment can be explained enough food‚ clean water and air‚ adequate resources‚ good income
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