Film Review: City of God By the middle of the twentieth century‚ “favelas” or slums had grown to astronomical sizes‚ containing mass amounts of impoverished people. These favelas were overrun by hunger‚ filth‚ drugs‚ and disorder‚ making them extremely unsuitable places to live. While the police and government do not get involved with the issues of the slums‚ security is provided by the community and‚ more often than not‚ drug gangs keeping control over crime. Life in a slum of Brazil is certainly
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Podcasts – Themes – City vs. country Introduction Download the LearnEnglish Themes podcast. You’ll find more information on this page: http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes.htm This support pack contains the following materials: • the article that you can listen to in the podcast • an optional language activity based on the article • links to other activities on the LearnEnglish website on this theme (city vs. country). Read the article Town or country mouse? by John Russell
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albeit insufferable. And according to the world-renowned author Charles Dickens‚ “It was the best of times‚ it was the worst of times.” (Dickens 1). Centered around the neighboring nations of England and France‚ Dickens acclaimed novel A Tale Of Two Cities opens with this famous line‚ presenting an indisputable truth. That‚ throughout history‚ whether in pre-Victorian England‚ or the modern United States‚ the times equally and eternally remains both the best and worst. In reference to the former of
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comforts of life. Man started living in cities. Cities became the major centers of live hood. A city has larger population compared to a town and a village. Life is full of activities in a big city. A big city is a centre of all types of education. It is a centre of trade‚ medical facilities‚ business and recreation. The population increase during the daytime. People staying the nearby villages and towns come to the city on different errands. Life in a big city starts early in the morning. many school
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The Poems analysed are: The City Planners‚ Margaret Atwood and The Planners‚ Boey Kim Cheng. These are taken from the IGCSE Cambridge Poetry Anthology‚ but may be interesting for unseen poetry too. Question Set How do these poets use language and structure to get across their theme? I wrote this in about half an hour. Both poems are very similar‚ and have the same topic - City Planning - as shown in their titles. Structurally‚ they are different though‚ and the tone differs in places. I’ve
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City Government System August 12‚ 2013 City Government System In every state in the United States of America‚ cities are run by a city government system. This system is comprised of a mayor‚ commissioners‚ and the city council. These individuals are elected by the city residents who can vote. These officials are sworn to uphold and maintain the city’s regulated laws to include the budget and finances‚ issues and problems‚ and miscellaneous endeavors. Government Structure for Durham‚ North
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The city offers opportunities and facilities for making full use of one’s abilities and talents. (2) It can make life joyful and comfortable. Major Service agencies are centralised in the city to satisfy various interests of the people such as work‚ education‚ recreation and politics. (3) It encourages new ideals and inventions. (4) It quickens social movements and enlarges social contacts. Social mobility becomes easier. (5) There is less social distance being kept among people of different
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living in a large city Many years ago‚ everyone lived in villages‚ and the number of people who lived in large cities was low. It was thought that village life is more secure and comfortable‚ and the limited facilities are enough and adequacy. However‚ the situation has changed today‚ and the population of large cities has grown so fast. Since the world has undergone a change from agriculture society to industrial society‚ even the village people prefer to live in the developed cities. Living in a
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quote: “Starvation sounds almost unbelievable in forest country‚ and yet it is only too likely to happen. - Percy Harrison Fawcett” Implications of your learning: Now after hearing this story of Percy I care about finding him and the lost city of El Dorado (lost city of Z). With modern medicine and modern technology there must be a way to solve all the unanswered questions left by this book. Connections to other readings: One of the main connections to other readings I found was the story of Icarus
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Now a days there is a large scale migration of people from villages to big cities. Though the villages have greenery‚ peace and fresh air yet there are little chances searching for good jobs. Moreover there are different charms and attractions of big cities‚ which attract these people. In cities roads are properly metalled and‚ well lighted. There is large number of civic amenities available in the cities. Cities have proper sanitation system. Treated pure water is available. There are different
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