village. And the first time when I traveled to a large city‚ I heard some city people saying that given chance‚ they would prefer to live in the countryside far away from the noisy and dirty city. I could not help wondering why the nature and the open space were more attractive than the modernization and grand buildings . As far as I’m concerned‚ country life has the advantage over city life of the sense of belonging ‚ but living in the city gives people a special feeling of superiority . The inhabitants
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City Living and Social Interaction How much are we affected by the environment we live in? Based on the ideas on Georg Simmel the way we think and comprehend the things around as can all be effected by the region we live it. “The Metropolis and Mental Life" by Georg Simmel is a essay stating how each individuals are effected by where they are positioned in our society. He explains the difference in the lifestyles of people living in urban cities compared to people living in rural cities. Georg
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Is it better to live in the countryside or the city? Nowadays‚ while many young people try to settle in the city‚ most old people prefer to live in the countryside. In my opinion it’s much better to live in the city‚ especially if you have a family. Firstly‚ most people like quiet areas like villages and the countryside but you always find the best facilities in the city. People who have children need to live near hospitals and schools and places like nurseries and shopping centres so they
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Drawing on what you have learned about City Road‚ outline some of the inequalities on a street that you know. The purpose of this assignment is to outline some of the inequalities on a street that I know‚ namely Balham High Road‚ in order to draw comparisons to that on City Road. Balham High Road forms part of the A24 which runs from Clapham to Tooting‚ south west London. It appears a typical high street serving a local population of 21‚000 and provides a variety of retail options‚ banks and numerous
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“Better city‚ better life with ICTs” to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2010. The WTISD-10 theme is juxtaposed with that of the Shanghai World Expo‚ which is dedicated to promoting “Better Cities‚ Better Life” and which will showcase a number of initiatives aimed at achieving greener‚ safer‚ healthier‚ prosperous‚ inclusive and well-managed cities — where over half the world’s population resides. ICTs provide solutions to many of the problems facing cities even as
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While industrial cities are generally perceived to be positive‚ these cities had many corrupt and negative aspects to them. Unfair business practices‚ child labor‚ and corruption in government were all among the negative aspects of industrial cities. These three practices aggravated the devastating class distinction‚ discrimination‚ and segregation of the time. Unfair business practices were many -- corporations utilized trusts and monopolies while exploiting the work and time of their “unskilled”
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Nowadays‚ in most countries‚ people have been moving from small towns to big cities‚ mainly because of the increased gap between the city and the countryside. However‚ as time goes by‚ some people begin to prefer living in small towns‚ which can be known through stories of escaping from cities to countryside. First of all‚ there is no doubt that living in cities have many advantages over living in countryside. The well-developed public transportation‚ recreational facilities provide people high
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A report about my city Here you have the report written by one of you classmates. You can use it as a model if you haven’t given it in yet or I case you wanna improve the one you wrote. Note how this student - writes an introduction of the city. - organizes his ideas into paragraphs‚ without mixing topics - writes about both positive and negative aspects (nobody is perfect!) - uses lots of advanced structures and vocab we have seen in class - uses objective language - sticks to the word
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Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City‚ looking for this strange site. They finally
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Vatican City Vatican City is a country of religion. A mere .44 square kilometers in total‚ the city-state is the central hub for the governing body of the Catholic faith; thousands of followers worldwide come annually to view the numerous artistic masterpieces and visit the center of their beliefs. Religion is found in virtually all aspects of Vatican City and can be seen in its culture‚ politics‚ and economy. The culture of Vatican City is dominated by religious aspects and traditions. For one
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