Analyze Luxford & Anor v Sidhu & 3 others [2007] NSWSC 1356 (3 December 2007) as follows: RELEVANT FACTS • Plaintiffs are Mr and Mrs Luxford (the vendors). • First defendant is Mrs Sidhu (the purchaser). • Second defendant is PA & NA Johnson Pty Ltd. • Third defendant is Johnson Prestige Realty Pty Ltd. • Fourth defendant is David Michael Johnson. • Cross defendants are Peter Michael McBride and Anna Maria Bernadette Marano. • Contracts were exchanged
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Consequently‚ the history of government and slum housing is a tale of attempts at force. The first slum control laws were tenement house laws. The first notable tenement house law was passed in New York in 1867.18 Modern building codes‚ essentially‚ are products of tenement
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creatures in their tenements‚" said a well-known physician‚ "it would show itself to be fouler than the mud of the gutters." Little improvement was apparent despite all that had been done. "The new tenements‚ that have been recently built‚ have been usually as badly planned as the old‚ with dark and unhealthy rooms‚ often over wet cellars‚ where extreme overcrowding is permitted‚" was the verdict of one authority. 1. What problems does Jacob Riis see with life in city tenements? _________________
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Richard Petaccio 11/17/10 Dirmeyer My thesis focuses on the social commentary found in the second entry of George A. Romero’s “Living Dead Tetraology" Dawn of The Dead (1978)‚ specifically on issues of the representation of race‚ class‚ culture and violence in the four films‚ and how these representations‚ along with the social critique evident in Romero’s work‚ change in response to the upheavals and developments which have occurred in the American social‚ cultural and political climate
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Before the 17th century‚ products were expensive because nothing was mass-produced. Now in modern time‚ mass production made items affordable and a better lifestyle. The social issues mainly consisted poor living conditions and sanitation. The tenements they lived in were the most common places to live in the cities. The rooms were very small with only 2 beds‚ 1 sink‚ and 1 stove. Yet two families would be living in these rooms. The sanitation was so bad in these buildings that diseases were very
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Population 2. Standards of living 3. Healthcare 4. Demographic transition C. Urbanization and Migration 1. Movement into cities a) Rise of cities b) Environmental pollution 2. Disease a) Tenements/Crowded conditions within cities -> unsanitary conditions 3. Public works 4. Prohibiting construction of tenements -> improved sanitation 5. Transcontinental Migration a) Immigration to Americas (1) Increased labor pool -> rapid industrialization D. Industry and Society 1. New Social Classes a) Decline
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The Era of Progressivism The Progressive Era‚ an era that began the movement in reconstructing the nation’s problems which resulted from industry. This progression made‚ was to better the lives of American workers. The main goal was to fix the abuses caused by the industry. Progressivism was influenced by the middleclass‚ and it evolved from local level to the state and finally to the national level. The Progressive movement challenged the status quo in every facet of American life. The era of progressive
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himself by reading widely at the National Library of the Philippines and the library of his father‚ Leocadio Joaquín‚ who had been a lawyer and a colonel in the Philippine Revolution. This developed further his interest in writing. His mother was named Salome Marquez Joaquin. Joaquín was first published in the literary section of the Pre-World War II Tribune under writer and editor Serafín Lanot. After winning a Dominican Order-sponsored nationwide essay competition for La Naval de Manila‚ the University
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Throughout the history of civilized society‚ there have been a multitude of great reform movements bringing the advancement of societal standards and governmental policies to the forefront of attention. These requests‚ if ignored can lead to mass revolt among the people‚ as was shown by the French Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ and the Protestant Reformation. All reforms begin with small requests and simple protests‚ but depending on the actions of those in authority it can either erupt into
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depth on how Riis uses different approaches to convey his views to his audience: why does do some of Riis’ key texts contradict each other? Is he conscious of if? Is it brilliant? Infested with experiences and resentment like the rats in the tenements of contemporary New York City‚ Riis argues that the other half: the good living half; does not care about the struggles of the other half: who are poor and unfortunate. Riis says‚ “Long ago it was said that ‘one half of the world does not know how
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