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    Speech At Urban Prep

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    A. Why do you want to give the Valedictory/Salutatory speech address? Being recognized as the Valedictorian at Urban Prep is one of the highest achievements attainable at the school. With the significance of this speech‚ it becomes vital that the selection committee chooses a senior from the class of 2018 at Urban Prep Englewood that will deliver not only an effective Valedictory speech address‚ but an entertaining one as well. Establishing a well engaged audience is one of the most challenging

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    Pope Urban

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    Explain why Pope Urban II called for a Crusade in Clermont 1095. One reason‚ or trigger for Pope Urban calling the crusade would have been Alexius’ request for his help. Alexius asked for Pope Urban’s aid in helping him to fight the Turks; this is because they were closing in and starting to invade Constantinople‚ which was the main frontier between the Christian and Islamic worlds. Emperor Alexius felt threatened by the Turks‚ and knew that Pope Urban in him being the head of the Church (the

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    Urban Sprawl

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    Draft Frumkin (2001) ‚ in his article“urban sprawl and public health”‚ analyses the physical and mental effects of urban sprawl. In the section “physical effects of urban sprawl” of the article “urban sprawl and public health”‚ Frumkin(2001) argues the relationship between urban sprawl and physical health. The writer points out that urban sprawl leads to high levels of driving cars and motor vehicles are a main cause of air pollution. Furthermore‚ air pollution results in numerous health problems

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    Urban Sprawl

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    The development of urban motorization in big cities has caused some negative effects to their population. Social issues and ecological issues are the main problems that occur in those cities. There are some reasons that lead to the motorization era in the cities. One of them is urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is the enlargement of city’s development that spread far away from the centre to the outskirt of that city. Urban sprawl is the result of the increasing urbanization. Although urban sprawl is the main

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    Urban Dynamics

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    results of urban dynamics on its growth‚ development‚ future trends and ecological sustainability. Sydney is a large city in the developed world‚ located at 33’52’S and 151’10’E on the East coast of Australia. As Sydney is approximately 12000 square km with a growing population of over 4 million‚ certain urban dynamics must be addressed to allow for ecological sustainability and a resourceful city for future generations. Dynamics which have already had a significant impact on the city are urban decay

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    Urban Legend

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    Gravity Hills: Urban Legend Urban Legends are stories‚ usually false or exaggerated‚ that are repeatedly told and embellished over time until they are believed to be true. Gravity Hills is known to be an urban legend and it is also surrounded by scary stories. It’s said that in various hills of California‚ if a car is parked on neutral it will somehow roll up the slope of the nearby hill. There have been stories due to this belief that children died in the hills as they helped push their school

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    Los Mineros Essay

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    CSS 119 Film Review #2 “Los Mineros” 1.Discuss some of the labor and living condition issue in this film In the film‚ Mexican miners were living under terrible situation. They had been treated inhumanly. Their living environments were extremely unhygienic‚ there was no fresh running water or appropriate place to dispose garbage. Because of the unfair treatment between Anglo miners and Mexican miners‚ most miners and their families were suffering from starvation. Moreover‚ Mexican miners`

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    Los Ancianos Analysis

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    In north western Spain‚ next to the Ebro River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ is Los Ancianos meaning The Elders in English. The city started as the village of Ruimar which was founded in 1917. The government structure includes a senior citizens’ commission providing wisdom and guidance‚ while attracting the most desirable global immigrants‚ supporting vigorous economic and population growth for the 1.5 million citizens. With rich wetlands‚ exotic birds‚ picturesque beaches‚ soothing hot mineral waters

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    Urban Alienation

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    How have three of the texts you have studied provided insight into the individual’s relationships to the urban landscape? The three texts; T.S Eliot’s The Preludes poem‚ Jennifer Strauss’ Migrant Woman on a Melbourne Tram poem and the short story The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury‚ provide an insight into each individual’s relationship with the urban landscape through the underlying motif of urban alienation. The writers explore the alienating effect of city life as people are forced to suppress and

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    Urban Crime

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    | UNIT THREE CRIMINOLOGY PROJECT | URBAN & RURAL CRIME | | | | Elaine Lawrence | 23/4/2012 | | RURAL CRIME INTRODUCTION This project is going to look at urban crime and rural crime and how it differs. It will look at statistics for crime in urban and rural areas and see whether there is any difference. There is research put forward by criminologists to suggest that crime is higher in urban to that of rural areas. The project will be using secondary research as

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