encounter with the Western idea of the city moves from the early novel in England to the apocalyptic cityscapes of Thomas Pynchon. Along the way‚ Richard Lehan gathers a rich entourage that includes Daniel Defoe‚ Charles Dickens‚ Emile Zola‚ Bram Stoker‚ Rider Haggard‚ Joseph Conrad‚ James Joyce‚ Theodore Dreiser‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and Raymond Chandler. The European city is read against the decline of feudalism and the rise of empire and totalitarianism; the American city against the phenomenon of the
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of the first section of "The Waste Land" gives us the whole image of London in the aftermath of World War I. He calls it the "Unreal City" because he sees the true value of this city as no longer existent. It becomes a dead city as a result of the destruction of the Second World War. This war makes the city lifeless. Although London is one of the most beautiful cities in winter‚ the poet gives it an ugly description when he says it has "brown fog" instead of using white or snowy fog. It is a hint of
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Current Financial Health of Tire City Inc. Tire City‚ Inc. has been generating a stable profit during the period of 1993-1995. Sales income increased on average of 20% every year. Consistent profit margin of 5% and ROA of 12-13% have also contributed to the strong profitability of the company for the past three years. Along with the company’s growth in profitability‚ fixed asset turnover increased from 8.56 in 1993 to 8.93 in 1994‚ and to 9.65 in 1995‚ which facilitated the company to improve
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City of God: Editing and Mise-en-scene The first scene in City of God starts with an extreme close-up of someone sharpening a knife on a black rock. The camera “flickers” or cuts back and forth from a black screen to the knife repeatedly. This makes it hard to see the knife but easier to hear the diegetic sound of the blade running across the rock. At this point (30 seconds into the film) the audience does not know why the blade is being sharpened. As the scene develops further‚ cross-cutting and
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poster of a movie that won countless awards and is 21st in the list of top rated movies. City of God‚ is an unforgettable movie about the survival of two boys who take different path in live while growing up in brutal favelas of Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil. The movie is based on a novel of same name by Paulo Lins‚ who grew up there‚ left it and spends eight years writing the book. Cidade de Deus translated as City of God is favela where poor people. A favela is defined from Portuguese as slum established
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Vatican City is a self-governing country inside of Rome. It is a city-state that is its own country. It is also the smallest country in terms of population and area. The pope functions as the head of state in Vatican City‚ but he actually has no real power. The population of Vatican city is 900; this seemingly low number is due to the lack of private residence. The Swiss guard and the pope himself are the only people who live in the city. When we visited Vatican City we saw many of the world’s greatest
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John Updike once wrote that‚ “ Cities aren’t like people; they live on and on‚ even though their reason for being where they are has gone downriver and out to sea.”. This quote is very representative of American cities because it recognizes the fact that as time progresses the mechanisms that built up the city may no longer be blatantly evident‚ but the city lives on in an adapted form as time progresses. This notion of similarities and difference between aging cities can be seen when looking at both
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Brazil‚ 1960’s‚ City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970’s: Li’l Zé has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bené is the only one to keep him on the good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years‚ and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980’s: Things
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frozen‚ stupefied‚ not taking in what he saw” -9. Alex’s mothers situation finally hits him. He now understands how serious her sickness is‚ now that she has no hair. He walks in on his father cutting his mother’s hair off of her head. Something in my opinion would be a very eye opening experience. Knowing your mother is sick is one thing‚ but the second you finally start to see the side effects taking control‚ fear kicks in. In Alex’s case; tears‚ anger and frustration. “ Then‚ systematically‚ he
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@ballerina_breahn @ballerina_breahn Cell City News Cell City News This story can fit 75-125 words. Your headline is an important part of the newsletter and should be considered carefully. In a few words‚ it should accurately represent the contents of the story and draw readers into the story. Develop the headline before you write the story. This way‚ the headline will help you keep the story focused. Examples of possible headlines include Product Wins Industry Award‚ New Product Can Save
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