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    Los Vendidos

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    Los Vendidos means the sell-outs. All the characters in the play sold-out at some point during the play. The characters sold out both their races and their way of life. I would say that the person who sold out the most was the Mexican-American because he sold-out both his Mexican‚ his American heritage and way of life. He wanted to be perfect‚ so when he found that the Americans and the Mexicans had their flaws he sold them out. He now has to search for a new and perfect race to identify with. (He

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    Urban Sprawl

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    Urban Sprawl Rapid expansion of our metropolitan areas has been coined the term “urban sprawl”. Urban sprawl is now looked at negatively because of its affect on society. Because of capitalism and the idea of having your home with the white picket fence‚ urban sprawl has taken over the United States of America. The affects of urban sprawl can be seen in our environment‚ our community‚ and in our health. Our community has changed the most due to urban sprawl. “One in two Americans now lives

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    Los Gatos

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    This cemetery is located in Los Gatos‚ California. I will buy a plot with that can accommodate two stackable caskets‚ so my husband and I can always be together. Los Gatos is where I chose to be buried because it is close to my family and my husband’s family. Los Gatos is a location that is easily accessible for both families to come and visit‚ without it being a strain because of distance. It is a beautiful city and very close to where I grew up. Los Gatos is the perfect location for me

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    studying women’s roles in war‚ not only as victims of violence‚ but also as perpetrators. One of these watershed moments in this study was Jean Bethke Elshtain’s Women and War‚ which argued that women for centuries have involved themselves in the militarization of nations and violence. Elshtain is a social philosopher who has dramatically influenced the humanities with her contribution to challenging gender stereotypes. While Elshtain’s book

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    Urban Planning

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    Sustainable Cities: Building the Future City for the Next 100 Years Songdo International City-S. Korea In his book Urban Geography‚ Michael Pacione‚ discusses the “Future City-Cities of the Future”. In his analysis there are several principles that must be included in the future city in order for it to strive and be successful‚ “by 2025 65 percent of the world’s population will be in urban areas” (Pacione 2005) The need for the city of the next 100 years to be sustainable in all aspects is paramount

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    Urban Gentrification and Urban Morphology The term ‘gentrification’ has myriads of interpretations from different geographers‚ and sociologists. Ever since‚ there has been protracted debate on its methodology‚ consequences and whether it constitutes a dominant or residual urban form. The term ‘gentrification’ was first coined by the Marxist urban geographer Ruth Glass (Glass‚ 1964) to describe the influx of wealthier individuals into cities or neighbourhoods who replace working or lower-classes

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    EFFECTS OF URBAN CRIME ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Technical Paper by: Ms. Adit Padhi (aditipadhi@gmail.com) “Greater concern about terrorism places new opportunities before the design community. If protection is considered from the outset‚ design can make buildings and people safer.”1 Introduction Violent crime was the issue of the nineties‚ while terrorism has become the talk at the onset of 21st century. Understanding crime prevention design is therefore an invaluable tool in organization and

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    Urban Legends

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    Summary of: How Urban Myths Reveal Society’s Fears By Neal Gabler Urban Legends; secondhand stories about something horrific‚ iconic‚ or even magical‚ that are told to us in a way that makes them very believable‚ even though the contents of the stories may not truly be backed with any tangible proof. Urban legends tend to capture our imaginations. In his essay‚ which was first published in the Los Angeles Times in 1995‚ Neal Gabler presents the question as to “why are we so willing to believe

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    I have chosen the topic of militarization of police. This is the process of training local law enforcement officers how to respond to situations that everyday police officers would not know how to handle. It requires military equipment and techniques. The stakeholders in this issue include the manufactures of military equipment‚ the SWAT teams‚ local law enforcement officers‚ the citizens where the SWAT teams serve‚ the military‚ the government‚ the ACLU‚ and the groups who are rioting or otherwise

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    erspective P Insights for America’s Business Leaders Building A Fortress Balance Sheet: Protect Your Bank’s Financial Health While Positioning It For Growth Executive Summary: - The Vauban Model - Current Market Overview - Stress Testing and the Fortress Balance Sheet - Capital-Raising Strategies “Ultimately‚ market participants themselves must address the fundamental sources of financial strains – through deleveraging‚ raising new capital and improving risk management.”1 – Ben Bernanke

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