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    Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Economic inequality is more relevant than ever. Smart kids are not able to get the education they deserve simply because of their parents income. High school students that live in a poor area don’t have quality public schools to go to‚ while the kids in a wealthy area have better schools. This inequality is seen in college as a huge problem because kids who are geniuses cant go to college due to them not being able to afford it. Two authors of two different articles

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    Migration – Rural-urban migration of newlyweds Migration is the physical movement by humans from one region to another over vast distances across geographic barriers or shorter distances from rural areas to more urbanized cities in their own country of residence. In recent years the rate of rural-urban migration in many less economically developed countries such as China has become alarming as more people waft into the urban centres from the rural areas. In particular many young‚ newlywed couples

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    Central Park is one of Winnipeg‚ Manitoba’s oldest urban parks which was developed in 1893 after the City of Winnipeg acquired it from The Hudson Bay Company for $10‚000 cash and $10‚000 debentures. Prominent residents developed ornate homes‚ as seen in Figure 1‚ apartments and cottages around the 3.5 acre irregularly shaped park which is located on Qu’Appelle Avenue between Edmonton Street and Carlton Street. As the City began to develop parks and greenspaces they created a Public Parks Board

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    starving. If we don’t do 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

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    Measurements of inequality 4 Part 2 - Situation of Income Inequality in Vietnam in the period from 2000 to 2010 7 2.1. Situation 7 2.1.1. Income distribution among 5 quintiles 7 2.1.2. Income distribution between rural area and urban area 9 2.1.3. Income Distribution among 8 regions of Vietnam: 10 2.1.4. GINI coeffiecent 11 2.2. Consequences – the measurement of “40” 12 Part 3: Causes and recommendations and governmental policies for reducing Inequality in Income and enhancing

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    Wealth Distribution In the reading assigned: “The Dangerous Consequences of Growing Inequality” the idea of wealth distribution is discussed. The reading speaks on how the decline of leisure time among the ninety-nine percent is steadily increasing. The statistics state that wages are lower for the working class than ever before while the income for the one percent upper-class increase exponentially. One example used by the other was the illustration of the ten individuals playing musical chairs

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    something profoundly wrong when the top one-tenth of one percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent‚” believes Bernie Sanders. One of Bernie’s main platforms is redistribution of wealth and reduction in income along with wealth inequality. As a country filled with the obnoxiously rich our childhood poverty rate is among the highest of all of the developed countries. We work longer for lower wages than other countries and we shouldn’t have to. Bernie Sanders is looking to over double

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    Why income inequality is killing capitalism The economy seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. It has become a bit of a notion really; an idea that something is rotten in the world of capitalism. Unemployment is on the rise and while an increasing number of households are struggling to pay their loans some mysterious group of people called “bankers” are figuring out what to do with their million dollar bonuses. Aside from not being “fair” whatsoever‚ it is becoming evident that this really

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    with people than crowded urban areas. Openness is another trait shared by rural people probably due to sense of security that low population density and less people means less rumors‚ less embarrassment‚ and more trust. Generally people might seem more helpful in emergency situations in the country‚ probably due to far away hospitals and immediate sense of urgency. In the country you will also tend to find unlocked homes way more frequent than city homes. What are urban values? When living in the

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    With reference to examples‚ evaluate the success or otherwise‚ of urban regeneration schemes in combating the causes and consequences of urban decline. (40 marks) Urban decline is the deterioration of urban areas‚ normally triggered by a decrease in industry. The decrease in industry could be due to manufacturing moving overseas‚ causing industries to close or companies moving to areas outside the city where rent is cheaper‚ such as AXA‚ Sunlife‚ HP and many more companies that moved from the centre

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