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    University of Richmond Westhampton‚ which was the women’s part of the college‚ and working as an aid in legislature. I then asked her to outline any urban issues she had witnessed while living in Richmond.The first thing that came to mind was the gentrification of Richmond. She said that the city was essentially giving people money to buy homes in the city in order to preserve the homes and protect them from low income African Americans. She said there was a huge racial and class divide within the city

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    protect people from gentrification‚ with emphasis in metropolitan areas that are hot spots for family homelessness and soaring rental rates. Social workers would also be instrumental in spreading awareness of the issue and rallying/organizing community support. In Santa Clara County‚ for example‚ the Section 8 Housing application has been closed to new applicants for more then 5 years and those currently on the waiting list face wait times of up to 10 years (HACSC‚ 2014). Gentrification is causing families

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    Our Fathers Novel Summary

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    8/6/2012 Matthew C Mundell | 200839123 | SH320 | Our Fathers Academic Overview | Contents Introduction 3 A detailed summary of the novel’s plot 3 Our fathers begins 3 Chapter two 4 Chapter three 4 Chapter four 4 Chapter five 5 Chapter six 5 Chapter seven 5 Definitions of relevant academic theory 5 Relating key themes from Our Fathers to themes identified from the academic literature. 6 Conclusion & review in how this assignment improved my understanding of the

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    street‚ and above it reads ‘STOOP SALE’ in bold lettering. I oblige. The sale was nowhere to be found‚ but it brought me closer to a certain shade of forest green right past the corner of the street. Here‚ I found the first and foremost sign of gentrification: a Starbucks. Littered between the McDonald’s‚ Dunkin’ Donuts‚ and Subways were small local stores; a handmade toy store or bagel shop overshadowed by much larger giants. “If we walk across the street‚ we can recycle our cups‚” a mother (or teacher

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    Universität Erfurt – B Anglistik Seminar: „Nightlife and New York City Culture“ Dozent/-in: Dr. Giulia Palladini Wintersemester 2013/14 The Change in New York City’s Nightlife during the 1920s Franziska Funke Matrikelnummer: 33643 Studienrichtungen: Kommunikationswissenschaft/Anglistik eMail-Adresse: franziska.funke@uni-erfurt.de Abgabedatum: 6. January 2015 For the term paper on Nightlife and New York City Culture I will focus on the the roaring 20s in the USA as this time has been significant

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    as they progress through life. The education systems in Black neighborhoods‚ for Black children are weak and provide unsatisfactory instruction to the future. The living conditions in these neighborhoods are horrific and trap the residents in gentrification‚ making a move to a better environment impossible.

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    New Town High School School Wide Summer Reading Assignment Summer reading at New Town High School is changing. This year‚ the entire school will be reading the same text. This book was chosen specifically for its content and its connection to the area in which we live. This assignment will be due the last week of September. Please see your English teacher for a specific due date. Read The other Wes Moore: One Name‚ Two Fates by Wes Moore (Warning: This novel contains some explicit language

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    Inner City Decline of One Urban Area After the industrial revolution people became increasingly affluent. This led to social segregation – rich move out of inner city suburbs. People left in the inner city: * Older residents * Single parent families * Students * Poorer families * Ethnic minorities left behind – formation of ghettos. Decentralisation increases the problem: Movement of businesses out of inner city – unemployment – Dead Heart. Removal of businesses causes

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    Community Health Assessment Alex Goenaga Lehman College Assessment of a community for health care purposes revolves around the goal of treating the community as a client and improving its overall heath. This involves knowing the customs of the community‚ identifying their needs‚ and the usage of their current resources and optimally applying them. Beyond these measures nursing intervention can also include advocating for the community through legislative procedures

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    Running Head: HOMELESSNESS Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Policy Vanessa Wright Barry University Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Policy Introduction Homelessness is a prime concern of some major policies. Broad range of definitions has been used to classify the people in homeless category under relative categorization of poverty. Change in classification criteria has increased the number of people who are viewed as homeless. This requires reassessment

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