A. Concentric Zone Theory The Concentric ring model also known as the Burgess model is one of the earliest theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925. Zone I‚ the CBD‚ lies at the centre of the city. Zone II is in transition. It is the crowded‚ multi-occupied zone of the city first invaded by migrants. Within this Zone are the ghetto areas (these are not necessarily slums). In Zone III are the working men’s houses‚ the area
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their surroundings. Mary Louise Pratt describes this as creating a contact zone where parody‚ critique‚ and unseemly comparisons create social disruptions in which students are challenged. In her essay “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she proposes that classrooms should take up this style of educating. What would a contact zone in a classroom perform like? Out of all the elements that are capable of creating a contact zone‚ parody is one of the more familiar choices that would behave well in a classroom
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It is a new day at Nanamori Middle School; Akari is sitting happily at her desk. She is obscured by Himawari‚ Sakurako and Chinatsu‚ who sit at their respective desks. The camera pans away from her and focus on Kyōko Toshino‚ who is apparently running late. She frantically runs through the halls and sees the teacher about to open the door to the front of the classroom. Kyōko quickly opens another door leading to the back of the classroom‚ narrowly avoiding being late. It is now 1:00pm; the Amusement
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The lives of the workers living under Hitler’s rule have worsened. Before Hitler took control‚ many of the workers went on a revolt against years of unemployment‚ boredom of walking on the streets and a meager unemployment benefit. After Hitler took control‚ he spent a larger sum of money to reduce unemployment rate and this made the employment rate increase. They were given a fixed amount of income and the working conditions were poor. They lived in camps and had to wear military uniform. They were
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Vocabulary for Chapter 3 – Numerically Summarizing Data Arithemetic mean ‐ The arithmetic mean of a variable is computed by adding all the values of the variable in the data set and dividing by the number of observations. Population arithmetic mean ‐ The population arithmetic mean‚ µ‚ is computed using all the individuals in a population and is a parameter. Sample arithmetic mean ‐ The sample arithmetic mean‚ x ‚ is computed using sample data and is a statistic. Mean – Although other types of means exist
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Hot Spotters 21st Century Healthcare Systems Upon reading the article “The Hot Spotters”‚ written by Atul Gwande it became apparent how our healthcare system has and continues to fail our patients in various ways. To begin with‚ our healthcare system is very fragmented due to the lack of collaboration‚ communication and coordination between care providers as well as health care facilities. Also‚ our healthcare system is more focused on the medical model and in some situations‚ neglects
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Chapter 6 After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to: LO6-1 Use elasticity to describe the responsiveness of quantities to changes in price and distinguish five elasticity terms. LO6-2 Explain the importance of substitution in determining elasticity of supply and demand. LO6-3 Relate price elasticity of demand to total revenue. LO6-4 Define and calculate income elasticity and cross-price elasticity of demand. LO6-5 Explain how the concept of elasticity makes supply and demand analysis more
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The concentric zone model was among the early descriptions of urban form or Cities. Originated by Earnest Burgess in the 1920’s‚the concentric zone model depicts the use of Urban land as a set of concentric rings with each ring devoted to a different land use. The model was based on Burgess Observation of Chicago during the early years of the 20th Century. Major routes of transportation emanated from the city core‚ thus making the central business district the most accessible location in the city
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CHAPTER III “A LONG WAY GONE” ANALYSIS After a long and dramatic journey‚ the period of relative peace found in a village protected by the Sierra Leone army didn’t last that long for Ishmael Beah and his friends. One day the Lieutenant in charge of village protection announced “In the forest‚ there are men waiting to destroy all of our life […]. Some of you are here because they have killed your parents or families […] we need strong men and boys to help us fight these guys […]. This is your time
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Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Introduction: About five thousand years ago‚ the people of Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains
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