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    In Parts A and C‚ the relationship between surface area and volume was investigated. Plasticine was formed into a cube and a sphere; both shapes were cut in half. It was found that plasticine volume should not vary‚ two halves have a greater surface area than a whole‚ and cubes have a greater surface area than spheres of the same volume. In Part B‚ the relationship between diffusion and surface area to volume ratio was investigated. Three agar-phenolphthalein-sodium hydroxide cubes of different sizes

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    regeneration of urban areas been given the variety of ways it has been undertaken (40 marks) Urban regeneration is defined as improving an area that has been experiencing a period of decline due to a variety of reasons‚ such as lack of employment‚ lack of investment in the CBD‚ suburbanisation etc. Ways that this can be resolved include property led regeneration‚ prestige project developments and partnership development schemes. These have all been carried out in the UK recently due to urban decline in

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    A Summary of “How Urban Legends Work” Have you ever heard of the urban legend “Bloody Mary”‚ where you stand in the bathroom with the lights off and the room completely dark and chant “Bloody Mary” 13 times in the mirror a woman will appear and kill you. In the article of “How Urban Legends Work” by Tom Harris‚ Mr. Harris gives us various examples of different urban legends. Exactly what is an Urban Legend? Urban legends are popular stories that are alleged to be true and are passed from person

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    something to increase our food security and local self-reliance within city communities we may lose all control over our food. Urban agriculture‚ while not a cure-all‚ is the most effective and efficient way to combat the factors threatening our food. Introduction: Agriculture has had a close relationship with urban society for millennia. About 10‚000 years ago in an area in the Near East known as the Fertile Crescent‚ two very important inventions were made: urbanism and agriculture (Smith

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    Parks are wonderful places were children can play and be social with others. Children are able to explore and develop their motor skills while having fun and at the same time be physically active. Milam Park has both good and bad qualities about it‚ but overall I believe that it is not an ideal park. It sits on a 1.02-acre lot and has a fence on only the back and sides of the property. The fence only marks off the property line from the homes around it. There is no fencing or railing in the front

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    Village is smaller than a town. There are some small group houses in a rural area in the village. A village is a small group of settlements while a city is a large group of settlements.There are some advantages and disadvantages. Firstly‚ at the village there are green areas‚ animals‚ friendly people. When someone go to a village‚ the village people give warm welcome. People in villages are very helpful. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. You can

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    o Sheriff department‚ county jail‚ fire department‚ court system o Public library and school system o City managed parks and pools o Waste and sewage disposal • Types of residential housing o Single-family‚ multi-family‚ mobile homes • Recreation areas: o City maintained parks and pools o Private lakes • Office buildings o Mainly located in city center • Not tall skyscrapers

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    financial. The Oxford English dictionary describes inequality as; “a difference in size‚ degree‚ or circumstances.”  In the first scene we were taken to “Death Junction” an area where five roads converge.  The colloquial name can be a reference to the junction in the modern sense and can equally be a historical reference‚ this area was where the city had its gallows and at a time of religious inequality two catholic priests were executed for discharging their priestly duties at a time when Catholicism

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    The local government also failed to distribute clean water‚ induced garbage collection and sewage systems into the poorer areas of the city‚ so conditions in cities deteriorated. Because cities were large‚ crowded‚ and were devoted to making money‚ corruption was rampant in the construction industry‚ among landlords and employes‚ city government‚ and city services damaged

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    Cities are designed to place its inhabitants in a place they are able to afford. Because there is a social structure in the United States‚ the wealthy and the poor are placed within their social groups. The wealthy are able to afford the best places in the city‚ and because they have the means‚ there will be more money invested in their property. The poor on the other hand get the least favorable parts. These parts are usually the least expensive for the crime‚ the aesthetics‚ and the environment

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