*Urban Unrest in France (Nov. 30th* Reflection) The two articles both discussed the uprisings of young people in France due to racism and poverty on the outskirts of the mega city‚ which dates back to the history of colonialism. The first reading by Balibar (2007) the author addresses the riots in banlieues through categories such as: names‚ violence‚ post-colony‚ religion‚ race and class‚ citizenship/the Republic‚ and politics/anti-politics. Furthermore‚ the author answers important key words
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Finished on April 5 In the article‚ "Urban Sprawl‚ Global Warming and the Limits of Ecological Moderization"(2005)‚ Gonzalez argues that the rapid development of urban sprawl has been environmentally harmful due to the emissions of greenhouse gases and the narrow solution to global warming through further development of technology proposed by business groups. He criticizes the shortcomings of the business groups approach and states his own concept. Urban sprawl brings business corporates a great
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the 1950s to a country with urban population at the beginning of the 21st century. In 2002‚ a 28.8 per cent of the population was rural and 72% urban. However‚ this distribution is very different between the regions. On the coast there are indices higher than 80% of urbanization‚ Lima has only 98%. In the sierra and selva has levels below 40 per cent as Cajamarca (28.1 per cent) and Huancavelica (30.4%). Despite the typically urban like pollution‚ the overcrowding‚ violence‚ etc. problems‚ cities
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A. Why do you want to give the Valedictory/Salutatory speech address? Being recognized as the Valedictorian at Urban Prep is one of the highest achievements attainable at the school. With the significance of this speech‚ it becomes vital that the selection committee chooses a senior from the class of 2018 at Urban Prep Englewood that will deliver not only an effective Valedictory speech address‚ but an entertaining one as well. Establishing a well engaged audience is one of the most challenging
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can transition into urbanization‚ and then conclude with globalization. It was industry which caused massive migrations into inner city centers (urbanization)‚ secondary to developing industries and the wealth of new jobs they created. These busy urban centers‚ prolific in mass production‚ became economic hubs through which business dealings with other business centers‚ such as those located abroad‚ would occur. This phenomenon engenders globalization‚ not only of material capital‚ but of human capital
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bureaucrats who feel that they need to control their cities resources with a firm hand. Which leads to competition among the alternate service providers within the fragmented metropolitan areas. (Schneider‚ 1986) Effects on public services due to urban sprawl The urban sprawl that has continued for years across the United States has created concerns for the costs in providing public services. These
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Prison overcrowding is a major problem in our criminal justice system and it continues to be a hotly debated topic as to how we should address the problem. One of the main reasons our prison systems have a problem with overcrowding is drugs. More specifically‚ the "war on drugs" started by President Reagan in 1982 brought a dramatic increase to the number of people put behind bars for drug offences. Mandatory minimum sentencing and truth in sentencing are two policies which have sent drug offenders
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The Urban and Rural Divide 1 Imagine life in Los Angeles. Now imagine life in a neighbouring rural California town. Finally‚ picture life in Cairo‚ Egypt. Which of these last two places is more different from Los Angeles? Many people might mistakenly choose Cairo because it is in a different country. In fact‚ city dwellers all over the world tend to have similar lifestyles‚ so the biggest differences are between Los Angeles and its smaller neighbour. Urban people and rural people‚ regardless
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Have you ever thought about the blame behind the violence in our urban cities? No matter where you are‚ your loved ones will always want you to be safe and secure with the raise of drugs‚ gangs‚ and guns with the threat of violence within the communities. According to Joan Mccord the author of “Placing American Urban Violence In Context” stated‚” American cities are more violent than those in other developed nations”. There are several types of violence such as emotional‚ physical‚ sexual‚ financial
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Urban Politics Is Socioeconomic Urban Division a Factor in Public Service Delivery? Thursday‚ July 26‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Since the creation of this county‚ there have always been various differences between the rich and poor. In terms of social-economic status/class‚ the rich and wealthy elites have always dominated every aspect of society. However‚ the low socio-economic class has always endured the worst conditions in
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