into salvation while at the same time helping him to acknowledge his hometown culture and understand how pivotal childhood memory is when he reaches adulthood. In A Long Way Home‚ Saroo’s upbringing in India is cemented to utter penury of Indian slums’ culture‚ which is not entirely brought on when forgetting to mention the conspicuous train running boisterously day and night. It is common to catch
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room housing units for the slums – delivering families of Medellin. This project was called the “Barrio Pablo Escobar” (Lee 96). The people of Medellin saw Escobar as a God‚ and glorified him for his works in Colombia. “People put up altars with his picture and lit candles to him in the slums of Medellin. It was believed he could perform miracle” (Marquez 181). Although Escobar help the less fortunate‚ and share his wealth to help build homes for the people in the slums of Medellin‚ it was still
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History Study Guide Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution during the 19th century • Industrial Revolution o Reason: Natural resources • Coal o Used to develop the steam engine. o Needed for the constructions of machines and steam engines. • Iron ore o New methods of producing iron: 1709- Abraham Darby used coal to smelt iron (separated iron from its ore) When he discovered coal gave off impurities that damaged the iron‚ he found a way to remove the impurities from coal
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The effect of Globalization on Mumbai Chaitik Doshi F09074 Contents Introduction 2 Mumbai – A Cultural Diversity 3 A Brief History 4 A Glocalised World 5 Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project 6 Navi Mumbai International Airport 11 Mumbai – A Global Financial Hub 13 A Dangerous City to Live In 14 Mumbai 2020: A Vision 17 References 18 Introduction Globalization has been an integral part of India’s progress. It has opened up new avenues for growth. One of the biggest
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and the old were left behind. As well as building new towns the council began building flats. The first were built in 1948. At first they were low rise but from 1964 high rise flats‚ up to 24 storeys high‚ were built to replace slums. Unfortunately rehousing slum tenants in high rise flats broke up communities. Then in 1968 came the Ronan Point disaster when a gas
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Towns and cities are being expanded. Forests are being cleared off. These spaces are being utilised for setting up of factories‚ and making buildings and houses. But there is a wide gap between demand and supply. It has led to spread of slums in cities and towns. The slums do not have basic amenities for the inmates. These people live in unhygienic conditions. They go for natural call in the open. This contributes to the pollution problem. Environmental pollution is contributing to global warming. It
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by Aravind Adiga‚ we learn that although India may have gained independence in the 1940s from the British‚ many still live in servitude and poverty today. We also learn about the conditions that many of India ’s working class live in‚ including the slums‚ the lack of running water‚ electricity and a working sewage system. We learn that the majority of people work servant jobs or jobs that in first world countries don ’t even exist. In the novel‚ Balram‚ the main character starts with the story of how
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experiences of Jacob Riis in regards to his views of poverty and social connection of less fortunate individuals and communities in the late 1800s to early 1900s. An immigrant himself‚ Riis was able to experience firsthand the horrific conditions in the slums of New York City. He came to America in search of a better life but instead started out by enduring poverty and harsh living conditions. After taking on odd jobs here and there‚ Riis landed a job as a police reporter for the New York tribune. Riis
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Urbanization in Bangladesh" Extent and Reasons of the relatively recent phenomenon of Urbanization in Bangladesh by Francis Atul Sarker I. INTRODUCTION: Urbanization generally refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and suburbs of cities. Historically‚ it has been closely connected with industrialization. Urbanization initiates industrialization-led economic growth and transition from agricultural-based income and employment
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the inner cities see themselves in the same situation as many of the rap artists’‚ and duplicate what they hear. So although a person may be responsible for his or her action‚ rap music dramatically affects the lives of America’s inner cities and slums. In this day and age‚ of the biggest problems in America has become teen pregnancy. 68% of 18-year old have had sexual intercourse‚ while half of 17-year old have had sexual intercourse. To add to that‚ 6 in 10 girls between the ages of
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