bringing mass international recognition to the long neglected favelas of Rio de Janeiro through his directing of movies such as City of God (2003)‚ but he has also asserted a solid position within the North American film industry with films such 360 (2011). The response the former received after its release was unprecedented in national cinema. Internationally speaking‚ City of God‚ or Cidade de Deus‚ was also very well recognized by critics as well as the general public. More than simply national and
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City of God: Killing People is a Must City of God‚ directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund‚ is based on a true story of slum gangs of Rio De Janeiro in the 60’s. Rocket tells the story from his point of view about him and Lil’ Z growing up in the ghetto and they take on different paths in life. The city was dangerous and full of drugs‚ guns‚ gangs and killing. Rocket‚ had dreams of becoming a photographer one day. He did not want to fall into the violence and corruption and his only way out
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Summary Lina and Doon were just your average 12- year olds‚ except they lived in the City of Ember. The City of Ember was a carefully constructed man-made city. The city was built to protect the human civilization for a span of time. The city ran just a little differently. For example‚ the students graduated school at the age of 12 and were assigned jobs randomly. On assignment day‚ Lina drew Pipeworks Laborer. Disappointed‚ she switched with Doon‚ who was also not satisfied with his new assignment
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Influences on our Cities The European Colonial period lasted from the 16th century to the early 20th century; European powers such as France and England established colonies throughout the American homeland‚ and in other geographical locations such as Asia and Africa. Since‚ these European settlers were the ones who founded our globally recognized cities today‚ obviously‚ they had a tremendous influence on the architectural design. The most populated newfound American cities such as Boston‚ Philadelphia
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Global cities have become increasingly more popular over the past several years. They serve as busy sites of trade‚ steady workplaces‚ and overall international hubs. One must consider all aspects of a city’s well-being when deciding what type of urban area fits into this specific category. With a GDP of $2.8 billion and 100% urban development‚ Singapore is a city that is impossible to leave out on the list of what constitutes a metropolis.[i] The time they spent under British rule is what initially
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Field Research Paper For this research paper‚ I chose to use the City of Miami Beach budget as an example. The annual Citywide Work Plan and budget serve as guides for how the City plans to address community priorities in each fiscal year. The Citywide work plan contains initiatives to support the Key Intended Outcomes (KIOs) in the City’s Strategic Plan. The Work Plan initiatives are updated annually based on the latest survey results‚ socioeconomic trends‚ and department workload and performance
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smallest state. But Alaska has half the population of Rhode Island. The capital of the country is Washington DC ( the District of Colombia ). It was chosen as permanent site for the nation’s capital on December 1800 by George Washington. It’s main cities are New York‚ Chicago‚ San Francisco‚ Los Angeles and Boston. There are many tall buildings in them that really scrape the sky‚ that’s why they are called skyscrapers. It’s highly developed country. It is rich in coal‚ oil‚ iron and natural gas. It
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LIFE ON A BIG CITY Life in most big cities is disgusting and we often hear people complain that they are sick of crammed‚ cribbed and confined life of big cities. Life here is artificial and completely cut off from nature. For the eternal romantic‚ it is the last place he would like to be in the glare of the neon tubes‚ he would forget the sun‚ the moon and the stars. Few people enjoy life in a city as it deprives us of an inner calm and ecstasy‚ in spite of all the amenities of modern life
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[close] Lipa City From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. Tagged since August 2010. * It may need copy editing for grammar‚ style‚ cohesion‚ tone or spelling. Tagged since August 2010. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia’s quality standards. Tagged since August 2010. City of Lipa Lungsod
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Statement : Living in the city can be stressful due to several reasons. Living in the city with many of simplicity is what people searched for nowadays. It is the place where every person can access to the civilization easily. Almost everything can be obtained in the city such as shopping mall‚ café‚ hypermarket‚ boutique‚ club and etc. But on the top of that‚ living in the city also can be stressful due to several reasons. The first reason is the environment in the city is ‘loud and crowded’. It
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