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    The cost of tragedy is a huge predicament in society. Having to decide between two moral wrongdoings is almost impossible. With no obvious answer‚ you must decide between the lesser of two evils from an ethical standpoint. While there may be tough decisions to be made‚ you need to ask yourself the obvious question as well as the tragic one. A situation may seem tragic‚ but a truly tragic situation is only when it involves moral wrongdoing. Choosing to eat at home vs eating with your friend for example

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    Sydney‚ centrally located on the eastern coast‚ is Australia’s largest and most influential city. Its multicultural nature‚ advanced infrastructure‚ state of the art technologies‚ scale of foreign investment and architectural ingenuity not only make for a highly desired international tourist destination but are all compelling evidence to suggest that Sydney is in fact an established city of the developed world. As in any developed city‚ there are a myriad of urban dynamics of change at work that

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    problems‚ of urban decline. The first I am going to talk about is Gentrification. Gentrification is when wealthier people move into an area of urban decline and regenerate it by improving housing‚ which can cause social changes in the area as lower income groups are displaced by more affluent people‚ and can therefore have an effect of the shops and services of the area. Southville‚ Bristol has been through the process of gentrification. Brownfield sites either side of the River Avon were built on and

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    Reed‚ couldn’t have come at a better time. This drama dissects the issues of gentrification‚ and more importantly‚ race. These issues can be emphasized through acting‚ directing‚ costumes‚ lighting‚ sound‚ and scenery. As a result‚ the production characteristics helped to contribute to its success in conveying these issues. Since the setting of the play starts in Chicago in 1959() and the 2000s‚ the issue of gentrification and race was a dominating theme in this drama‚ as there was segregation of

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    Formula One Grand Prix @ Buddh International Circuit: The context of Neo liberalization and New Urbanism Shyne U UD 559 Urban Design 3rd sem Abstract In recent times India is witnessing a series of global and iconic events like Common wealth games‚ F1 Grand prix etc. These events‚ along with the international fame‚ glory and media attention have also brought about discussions on their contextual setting in terms of social and economical geography in a third world country like India. The involvement

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    Is Chicago A Safe Place

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    Chicago is not one of the best places to live because of the rising crime rate. Recent statistics have shown that more people are leaving the city to move to Indiana because of this. If the crime rate were lower probably people would still stay in Chicago. Al Capone once said “In this town murders a form of entertainment” which means that Chicago has had a long history of crime and the numbers of crime that have taking place in Chicago are still on the rise. Some people might say Chicago is one of

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    Beyond Downtown and Midtown Detroit Thomas Sugrue‚ author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis‚ said that Detroit’s comeback depends on whether the city can improve the lives of working class African Americans and I couldn’t agree more. With the gentrification of downtown and midtown Detroit showing many recent successes for those in its realm‚ it still isn’t providing benefits for the majority of its surrounding residents which are predominately African American. In the neighborhoods outside the

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    Chloe Anna Schmidt was undoubtedly privileged. She’d grown up with her family in the affluent DC suburbs‚ and although she’d always moved around with her family‚ they had never lived in anything other than relative luxury. Indeed for as long as she’d been alive her parents had been people of significant means. Yet it was more than money‚ both of her Chloe’s parents had friends and old colleagues connected to some of the biggest and most prestigious institutions in the city. Her family on the whole

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    freedom of religion‚ due process of law‚ and other constitutional guarantees.” Cases of gentrification indicate that takings have negatively impacted low income and minority communities. Moreover‚ the particular makeup and character of those communities sometimes drastically change through the social and economic process of

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    Philadelphia’s Fair Housing Laws: Post World War II To the citizens of Levittown Pennsylvania‚ Tuesday‚ August 13‚ 19572 seemed like any other day. The sun rose in the east on the suburban town just outside of Philadelphia. Husbands ate their breakfast cooked by their wives‚ children got ready for school‚ and the mailman made his rounds delivering the mail. However‚ as the mailman made his rounds that day‚ something caught his attention‚ something he thought he should immediately inform to the

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