of future generations. Toronto is a developed urban area‚ so in theory should have a more sustainable transport system than a newly developed city such as Curitiba or Rio de Janiro‚ who may have other problems‚ such as poverty which they may be trying to solve and so not focusing on having a sustainable transport system. It is very difficult to make cities completely sustainable due to the high density population with a high demand for energy and high quality of life; the dense population also means
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of the first section of "The Waste Land" gives us the whole image of London in the aftermath of World War I. He calls it the "Unreal City" because he sees the true value of this city as no longer existent. It becomes a dead city as a result of the destruction of the Second World War. This war makes the city lifeless. Although London is one of the most beautiful cities in winter‚ the poet gives it an ugly description when he says it has "brown fog" instead of using white or snowy fog. It is a hint of
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Current Financial Health of Tire City Inc. Tire City‚ Inc. has been generating a stable profit during the period of 1993-1995. Sales income increased on average of 20% every year. Consistent profit margin of 5% and ROA of 12-13% have also contributed to the strong profitability of the company for the past three years. Along with the company’s growth in profitability‚ fixed asset turnover increased from 8.56 in 1993 to 8.93 in 1994‚ and to 9.65 in 1995‚ which facilitated the company to improve
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City of God: Editing and Mise-en-scene The first scene in City of God starts with an extreme close-up of someone sharpening a knife on a black rock. The camera “flickers” or cuts back and forth from a black screen to the knife repeatedly. This makes it hard to see the knife but easier to hear the diegetic sound of the blade running across the rock. At this point (30 seconds into the film) the audience does not know why the blade is being sharpened. As the scene develops further‚ cross-cutting and
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poster of a movie that won countless awards and is 21st in the list of top rated movies. City of God‚ is an unforgettable movie about the survival of two boys who take different path in live while growing up in brutal favelas of Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. The movie is based on a novel of same name by Paulo Lins‚ who grew up there‚ left it and spends eight years writing the book. Cidade de Deus translated as City of God is favela where poor people. A favela is defined from Portuguese as slum established
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Vatican City is a self-governing country inside of Rome. It is a city-state that is its own country. It is also the smallest country in terms of population and area. The pope functions as the head of state in Vatican City‚ but he actually has no real power. The population of Vatican city is 900; this seemingly low number is due to the lack of private residence. The Swiss guard and the pope himself are the only people who live in the city. When we visited Vatican City we saw many of the world’s greatest
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Brazil‚ 1960’s‚ City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970’s: Li’l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years‚ and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980’s: Things
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Mad City” arrives with the last thing a movie about journalism needs--last year’s news. It’s about the media feeding frenzy that erupts when a museum guard takes hostages. A TV newsman is one of them‚ the news channels carry the story around the clock‚ the museum is ringed with cops and cameras‚ and we get lots of scenes showing the vanity and hypocrisy of anchormen. This is not news. It’s time to admit the obvious: The public enjoys sensational journalism‚ and the media are only giving them what
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Sex and the City When television shows first came about‚ sex was a subject that was hardly ever brought up. Shows would not even make the viewer come to the idea that the shows characters had sex. Today‚ television shows rarely go one episode without showing some kind of sexual act. Sex plays a major role in television. Many people believe that sex sells and the more sex there is the higher the ratings along with more viewers. One television show that changed women around the country and the way
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Urbanization is a socio-economic process by which an increasing proportion of the population of an area becomes concentrated into the towns and cities. The term is also defined as the level of population concentration in urban areas. The proc ess of urbanization increases both the number and size of towns and cities. Urbanization is the most significant phenomenon of the 20th century which has almost affected all aspects of the national life in India. Being the second most populous country in the
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