There’s not a day that goes by that we do and don’t think of the banana. We hardly give much thought to the fruit that we nearly all eat everyday. The banana never fails us as a fruit; it is always (approximately) the same size‚ shape‚ and color. Yet‚ this is also the downfall our banana. The lack of genetic variation of our banana is what can wipe it out with a single strand of disease. Dan Koeppel‚ in his book Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World‚ takes us through the history of
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Imagine standing at the bottom of Mount Everest. Now‚ imagine an ant standing in that same position. Looking at life from different perspectives provides a sense of understanding of all living entities. The growth of technology in recent history has had both a positive and negative impacts on humans. Those who support technology believe that it has improved communication‚ but those who oppose it say that technology has made humans lazy and has removed individuality. In the poem “XIV‚” E. E. Cummings
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in Stratford‚ East London‚ deliberately‚ to exploit the opportunities they present to develop and accelerate this regeneration agenda. This regeneration has cleared away and cleaned up over 300 hectares of centuries-old industrial contamination and blight in the heart of East London (cleaning nearly 2 million tonnes of contaminated soil); opened up 5.5km of improved waterways; and provided new transport links; to create a riverside environment which offers one of the finest development sites in the
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trance. He saw his mothers lustful dance. He was once a child. Now a man but with no demand. No demand to glance behind. They were in this game of chance. The chance to somehow advance. Advance further down the line only to find what this raptured blight left behind. The dreadful sight of his mothers hands made him feel bad about the poundering brand. The brand that was put there by the deafening man. That earsplitting man enslaved on demand‚ cursing them to the sea. Condemming them not to be‚ if
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Tony Harrison’s Long Distance II is a poem pondering the loss of our beloved‚ and how some of us cope with said loss. When someone we love is abruptly and prematurely taken from us‚ it is only natural if we experience grief. But to Harrison it seems many of us do our best to put restraints on our feelings‚ almost like we are embarrassed by our grief‚ as if it was illegal. To uncover what might lie hidden in between the lines‚ I will in this essay delve into Harrison’s thoughts and try to decipher
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Q1. Although being the most centralised zones in a city‚ the central business district and the inner-mixed zone can be compared and contrasted in terms of land use characteristics and functions. Due to their high accessibility‚ land value and centripetal forces‚ these zones share functions that both draw the public and commercial interest into them‚ and create competition for prime land between business and some residential functions. To compare both zones‚ the accessibility of the CBD and the IMZ
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locations to live in. For example‚ The 1949 Housing Act was subtly intended to zone minorities and immigrants into certain areas. To illustrate‚ the policy focused on removing blight and slum in buildings in order to demolish and build public housing (Class notes 4/3/17). The environment that fit into the definition of “blight” and “slum”‚ were predominantly buildings inhabitant of immigrants and minorities. Despite the policy seeming to improve the city environment‚ the demographic that were deeply
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9/13/13 ENG 1101-E2 Word Count: 933 The Revolution Must Be Organized Considering the emergence of modern media’s involvement with civil rights‚ as we have witnessed with the Arab Spring‚ the operations of a revolution have experienced a paradigm shift from the days of the Civil Rights Movement. In Gil Scott-Heron’s 1970 song‚ “The Revolution Will Not be Televised‚” a call to action is made on behalf of the revolution. Scott-Heron’s words emphasized that the revolution is not a scheduled event
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Abstract "Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them." David Hume ’s Essays‚ Moral and Political‚ 1742. Beauty: The Eye of the Beholder Beauty is apparent in the moment in time we recognize it. The bases of its perception is not clearly defined by a skeleton pattern‚ but rather hidden within the recesses of our minds derived from the façades of what we love. Beauty then is the moment of one’s realization. Like most stories and novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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inspiration; With thy mighty hand‚ Swifter than the wind’s violation‚ Raise the eager mind to higher station. Come down with pleasing light Of art and science to the fight‚ O youth‚ and there untie The chains that heavy lie‚ Your spirit free to blight. See how in flaming zone Amid the shadows thrown‚ The Spaniard’a holy hand A crown’s resplendent band Proffers to this Indian land. Thou‚ who now wouldst rise On wings of rich emprise‚ Seeking from Olympian skies Songs of sweetest strain
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