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    Brittany Baldo City of god March 11th 2013 Question 1: a) Throughout the film we see Lil’ Dice evolve into Lil’ Ze. Lil’ Dice turned into Lil’ Ze when he became a man‚ and when he became in control of the drug scene in the slums. Lil’ Dice was just a child and did not know any better‚ He was influenced by all the horrible things that were happening around him while he was young. Changing his name to Lil’ Ze was a way to show his man hood and too grow up. Also so show a form of power to

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    worst of the poverty struck slums. The slums are a tough place to grow up and a large number both children and adults‚ just like Salim‚ are forced into illegal crime groups to earn money to feed themselves. The lack of food and shelter shows that they would do anything‚ like trusting a man they did not know so they could have somewhere to stay and ‘get out’ of the chain of poverty. However‚ the experiences Jamal‚ Salim and Latika have throughout the film show that ‘slum dog’s have a certain resilience

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    Kibera

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    Kibera Kibera is a slum in Africa located in Kenya and southwest of Nairobi and is framed by a railroad line and the Ngong River. The name “Kibera” comes from a Nubian word that means“forest” or “jungle.” The slum originated in 1918 as a Nubian soldiers’ settlement in a forest outside Nairobi‚ with plots given to soldiers as a repayment for service in World War I and other earlier wars. The villages that make up Kibera are Lindi‚ Kisumu Ndogo‚ Soweto‚ Makina‚ Kianda‚ Mashimoni‚ Siranga‚ Gatuikira

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    12 Angry Men

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    Pd. 2B 12 Angry Men 1. Which characters base their decisions on prejudice? Juror number 4 based his decision based on the fact that the boy on trial grew up in the slum. Juror number 4 said‚ “He was born in a slum. The slum is a breeding ground for criminals. I know it and so do you. It’s no secret that children from slum backgrounds are menaces to society.” While Juror number ten just doesn’t like the boy bases on his race. Throughout the entire movie‚ he referred to the boy as them. 2.

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    my behavior

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    Story takes place in New Mexico‚ One of my best friends in Australia‚ etc.) What kind of place Physical environment: e.g. a farm‚ a native village‚ a family home‚ a staircase‚ an industrial town (etc. etc.) Social environment: e.g. a ghetto‚ a slum‚ a middle-class suburb (etc. etc.) Psychological environment: e.g. a cold atmosphere‚ a tolerant family home (etc. etc.) Not all the above points are relevant in connection with all texts. You will have to decide for yourself what is relevant in

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    Redevelopment‚ he called it Relocation Plan: Slum Area Labor Market Sacramento. In his plan he

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    1919-1920 Immigration

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    America was known as the Land of the Free‚ in the early 1900s. The place where all could live peacefully‚ in harmony‚ safe from the turmoil of the outside world. The people there were proud of their “open door policy”‚ proud that their offered safety and protection to many people who sought it. So‚ why did the US government suddenly try to crush this tranquillity‚ destroy this place of refuge where many could find comfort? Why did they not let the desperate‚ hungry and frightened masses in when they

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    Egypt

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    garbage everywhere‚ having extra population which will lead to have driving horrible‚ having pollution in every single thing‚ finding poor people in every single thing‚ finding poor people in every single street that you walk in‚ and there are many slums that are starting to grow more and more. Feeling unsafe in your country is also one of this horrible things that we are facing. There are so much accidents that are happening these days that make you feel scared of going out of your house. Feeling

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    live in poverty Massive slums such as Dharavi have grown in the city (Dharavi’s population is 1 million) Increasing informal sector Average incomes are very low Fresh water is contaminated ­ Sustainable Future? VISION MUMBAI ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Boost economic growth by 8 – 10% by focussing on services (create 200‚000 new service jobs) Upgrade infrastructure e.g. education/ water etc Increase housing availability Improve transport infrastructure Sell the land occupied by the slums and redevelop it – new high

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    and good water supply. There are several factors that lead to increased crime rate in urban areas such as rural urban migration as mention above‚poverty‚lack of jobs and employment opportunities‚high standards of living in urban areasincrease in slums in urban areas‚lack of inner morality in the people and lastly but not least increase in the population of people in urban areas. RURAL URBAN MIGRATION During the past few years the process of rural urban migration has been more rapid and massive

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