The City Planners‚ Margaret Atwood In this poem‚ the poet attacks the sterile uniformity of residential suburbs. Notice that she never mentions people. ‘What offends us is the sanities’ Sanity is defined as being reasonable and of sound mind; she is referring to ‘pedantic houses’‚ sanitary trees’ and things that she considers to be overly controlled or constructed. She does not approve. In stanza 2‚ she lists ‘certain things’ that give momentary access to the landscape…’ The images
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As an unprecedented proportion of world populations find themselves living in cities‚ it is beyond question that initiatives such as the global TheSmarterCity.com are invaluable. By observing and sharing how other urban centers have faced the challenges of city planning‚ participants can design more and more efficient social systems. The website for Smarter Cities is very effective in illustrating the common facets of social systems by choosing a user friendly and easily understandable model of
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never ending: it is not only a modern issue for feminists‚ but something that has affected humans for generations. The notion that women are less than their gender counterparts was a big portion of the struggle that females experienced during the French Revolution. Women felt limited and isolated with no voice in their society and personal lives. These feelings accumulated and drove women to fight for change in their lives. The political‚ economic and social position of women in France during the
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I live on the ninth floor of the tallest building in the city. I often sit in my window and watch the drama unfolding below‚ seeing as I overlook the slum areas of Creedville. It is always darker down there. From the things I have witnessed‚ I have developed a great fear of being out after 9:00 pm. Most nights I would rather spend sitting in my only window watching below. One evening I had just sat down to watch the darkened scene below‚ when I saw a young looking man walking quickly toward a running
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Fluoridation can be also added to some foods‚ tooth pastes in small amounts‚ however its main role is in adding it to public water in terms of reducing dental decay‚ and it all began in the US in 1945 and has since been implemented in almost every major city. It still remains as a practice‚ however if we think about this‚ all we expect from our water is to be clean and safe for drinking etc. and fluoride has nothing to do with that. Fluoridation has been under scrutiny for the past 50 years and has
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Life in a big city is different from life of a village or a small town. The hustle and bustle which is found in the cities is not in the small places. Once I had an experience of a life in a big city. It was a strange experience. I went to Karachi to spend my summer holidays with my uncle. He lives in Sadar Bazar. A very busy and crowded area of Karachi. I was surprised to see such frenzied activities of people throughout the day. As I live in a village near Narowal I had no idea that life would
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Mathieu Kassovitz Genre: Romance Comedy Amelie is a movie that was filmed in french language with english subtitles. The movie takes place in Montmarte with the main character a young girl named Amelie. The story is mainly about how Amelie grew up with odd parents and had a deprived childhood and didn’t have friends or nice things growing up. When she was old enough to move out‚ she moves alone to an apartment in the city. There she is living a nice quiet life until upon hearing news of Princess Diana’s
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WHEN WAS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION? 1789 May Estates General * Louis 16th faced with bankruptcy called for a meeting of the Estates General in 1788 * The actual meeting was set for May * They had the traditional right to authorize taxation * Consisted of representatives from each of the three estates * Louis hope to find new methods to RAISE MONEY and to solve the FINANCIAL CRISIS * Representatives were chosen‚ collect complaints complaints: * Financial reform
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Rupinder Singh Name and Signature of HOS: Dr. Rupinder Singh CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Damneek Kaur bearing Registration no.10902563 has completed Dissertation titled‚ “Idea of Urbanisation through Courtyards” under my guidance and supervision. To the best of my knowledge‚ the present work is the result of her original investigation and study. No part of the dissertation has ever been submitted for any other degree at any University. The dissertation is fit for submission and the partial
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the pros and cons of coursework as a means of assessment. In different countries‚ there are different grading systems. Some of them may only have final examination as their only form of assessment; while others often involve a mixture of coursework and written examinations‚ like the United Kingdom. Recently‚ there has been lots of controversy surrounding whether coursework is an effective method of assessment. In this essay will focus on the pros and cons of coursework as a means of assessment
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