LIB 200 Fall 2013 My Thoughts about Race and Ethnicity Race and ethnicity is a very interesting topic to think about. The distinction between race and ethnicity is not always clear to a lot of people. To me race is your physical appearance and ethnicity is your cultural background. My race is white but my ethnicity is Irish and scottish. Although my race is white and someone who is polish might also be white our cultures are not the same. When you are asked to specify
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AIDS in the context of who was and was not a part of this conceived “general public” is a testament to what Sarah Schulman argues is the “centerpiece of supremacy ideology‚ the idea that one person’s life is more important than another’s” (The Gentrification of the Mind 47). The “general public” mentality victimized AIDS patients and held them at the mercy of culturally powerful groups‚ because those groups warranted action and widespread concern. In his speech at an ACT UP demonstration in 1988
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by the character Arthur and describes the violent end to the Hotel. The final tenants are now left to fend for themselves on the streets as they are forced from their homes. Ultimately‚ the Hotel is set to be destroyed and sold in exchange for gentrification. One of the residents was quotes as saying: "I am crippled‚ and I am deaf‚ and I am very old. I am alone here‚ and they put me in the street. I want freedom‚ the principle of American democracy in the richest country in the world. Do you think
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a. Yes b. No c. sometimes d. None of the above 10. Is “any” pronounced like penny? or nanny? a. Penny b. nanny c. sometimes d. None of the above MORPHOLOGY 1. Which of the following words is formed by gentrification of a brand name? a. AIDS b. Xerox c. Cockroach d. None of the above 2. What word is formed through combining “smoke” and “fog”? a. Smog b. sfog c. smof d. None of the above 3. Which is an example of an acronym?
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Growth and Decline of the Pyrmont-Ultimo Area. Specifically we investigated various categories of restoration and decay in the area. These categories included‚ areas of urban Decay‚ Urban Renewal‚ Consolidation‚ conservation and adaptive reuse‚ gentrification‚ affordable housing and the use of sympathetic development. The investigation also allowed us to identify the various demographics and geographical features of the area by using our fieldwork booklet to assist our studies of the Pyrmont and
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homeless is “(of a person) without a home‚ and therefore typically living on the streets.” People who are homeless usually do not choose their homelessness. In fact‚ many people are pushed into this status due to many different reasons‚ such as gentrification or just difficulty finding a job. Walking down the Market Street of San Francisco‚ a bustling city‚ one would find many homeless begging‚ walking‚ or chatting with other homeless. They each have their own story behind their homelessness‚ and their
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Lost Sparrow is a film created by Chris Billing where he looks into a family tragedy that cost the life of his two adopted brothers. In investigating this he unearths more that he could have ever bargained for‚ with results he struggles to live with to this day when he learned that his father sexually molested his adopted sister Lana. Throughout the film he drags the family’s skeletons out of the closet and documents the aftermath of doing so. As the film began‚ most of what I experienced was confusion
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families who live above the official poverty line‚ but who are one catastrophe away from it. Entrenched within the stories of these families’ lives‚ the authors explore themes and key issues which permeate many discussions of poverty‚ including gentrification of neighborhoods‚ credit card debt‚ lack of health care‚ childcare and education challenges‚ and the complex web of family relationships which serve as a support system for those who need it most. Yet‚ this book also tells the story of how we
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Australia is a highly urbanised country where over 85% of the population live in cities and large towns. These urban centres are subject to urban growth and decline‚ which are largely due to a number of socioeconomic factors. One of these centres‚ the Pyrmont-Ultimo area in Sydney‚ had experienced such changes over the last century. Situated on a peninsula to the west of Sydney’s CBD and Darling Harbour‚ the inner suburb is a manmade environment used for service and residential use. In the 19th
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this‚ the withdrawal of government oversight led to the deregulation of ticket prices‚ causing the cost of attending movies to soar‚ almost completely excluding the working class from the cinematic economy. This shift in viewership led to the gentrification of Mexican cinema as it became nearly inaccessible to the working or lower class. Facing major changes in audience makeup‚ the cinema industry was forced to shift their content to be more favorable by the rich‚ with studios catering more to the
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