The first chapter of planet of slums outlines Mike Davis’s concern for the ever-increasing urban population. His observation also shows that not only have the urban population increased but it has increased faster then expected. In this chapter he argues and shows great concern on the fact that the urban population around the world can and will outgrow the rural population. According to him‚ “in 1950 there were 86 cities in the world with a population of one million; today there are 400‚ and by
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Ap Human Geography Ryan Tillery August 30‚ 2016 B2 Planet of Slums essay During my summer vacation I was visiting New York City on one hot‚ humid day. As I was making my way to my destination I had to get on a train. This being my first time in New York City I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to experience. I was in a jammed packed train‚ so crowded I couldn’t even lift my arms all the way up without awkwardly touching someone. It felt like it was a hundred plus
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On the surface‚ Ken Jackson and C.P. Ellis led remarkably similar lives. As Studs Terkel records their stories‚ it is noted that both are born into low-income families with alcoholic fathers‚ neither one cared for school‚ and both got into their own sorts of trouble‚ for Jackson gangs and prison‚ for Ellis the Klan. And both men end up in relatively similar places too‚ Jackson works with at-risk youth‚ Ellis with unions and workers‚ with the intention of bettering their communities and stopping
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The poem “An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum” by Stephen Spender‚ begins with a stanza depicting the worrying condition of the students in elementary school. As the poem extends further‚ Spender points out the corruptions in the Government and accuses it for paying little attention to children’s education and health conditions. He argues that the children should break through the confinement of slum‚ and embrace the beauty of nature. In the slum‚ Children do not have pleasant moments; they
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At the center of Roberts’ account is the First World War. Roberts’ argues that before the war‚ most of the slum dwellers were part of an undermass. Men and women who had unskilled work‚ if they had any work at all‚ whose lives were marked by poverty and the constant quest for money to buy food or pay the rent. He dismisses those who look back on the period as some sort of golden age‚ arguing instead that the grinding poverty held little rosiness for most of Salford’s population. Their lives were
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away with and visit a near by slum to distribute them. We also decided to perform a street play to lay stress on importance of education and promote literacy among them by pursuing them to attend the classes which we will run in their locality on every Sunday in the evening. Once everything was decided we contacted our principal and informed her about our idea. She was overwhelmed and not only gave her consent but also parted the school mini bus to take us to the slum on Sundays for this good cause
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the capital of Ghana alone harbours about 25 slums as recorded by the UN Committee on Economic‚ Social and Cultural Rights. This number adds up to a total of 80 per cent of the total inhabitants of the capital city. Shelter and water forms part of the basic needs of human but it is the most deficiency when it comes to slum settlements which are a sign of underdevelopment. This precipitates the need for modernization that leads to the upgrade of slums hence development. Over the centuries the definition
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CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION Nutrition is a multidisciplinary subject. It is the provision necessary to support life of all living organism. It is a focal point for health and well-being. It is a special significance concern in countries with disadvantages in socioeconomic and hygienic standards. The problems of poverty‚ safe drinking water‚ environmental hygiene and poor literacy contribute to the problems of nutrition and public health. Many common health problems can be prevented with a healthy diet
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The term “slum dog” is offensive and it basically dehumanizes the people who lives in the slums. Dharavi is given a bad reputation by the industrialized areas. It is the largest slum that is located between the economic hub and Bollywood industry of Mumbai. Most of the people makes a living by doing recycling jobs like rag picking. It is a dangerous
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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION‚ DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST Date for Submission of On-Line Application: 15.03.2013 to 16.04.2013 Last date for submission of On-line Application: 16.04.2013 Last date for receipt of Confirmation Page in the CBSE Office: 22.04.2013 (By Registered/Speed post only) CTET- JULY 2013 INFORMATION BULLETIN Date of Examination: 28.07.2013 CONDUCTED BY: CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION‚ DELHI CENTRAL TEACHER ELIGIBILITY TEST UNIT PS 1-2
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