Singapore: A Clean and Green City From “Garden City” to a “City in a Garden” Introduction Singapore is a city-state with a land area of about 710 km2i. It is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and yet‚ harbours rich natue biodiversity. Singapore is well recognized as the world’s greenest city. According to the 2011 Asian Green City Indexii‚ Singapore is Asia’s greenest metropolis‚ and the only city assessed to perform well above average in the overall rankings. The Singaporean
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The City of Torqres Prologue Two families‚ full of hate and different beliefs living in the same city of Torqres. Both used to care for one another‚ but the way both families thought the city should be ran was too different‚ and hatred built up. The hatred and disparity was too large to be broken causing both to split the city into two parts; Torq and Res. Story Young Mic and Pen were out fetching water for their poor and unhealthy family. They know if not enough water is brought back
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Country Lovers Kimberly Robinson ENG 125-Introduction to Literature Katherine Ness March 8‚ 2010 Literature is a wonderful journey that takes you into an imaginary experience that will take you away from your everyday life into an entire new world. Literature has a way of providing you with entertainment while educating you of many different facts and situations. It teaches you new perspectives to look at daily situations. You are pulled away from a living‚ breathing world into one that
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OLONGAPO: A CLEAN CITY LEGEND According to popular legend‚ there once was a group of warring tribes who lived in the area in and around what is now the modern city. A wise old man‚ seeing the perils of disunity‚ exerted great effort toward uniting the warring tribes. There were‚ however‚ some who bitterly opposed his idea‚ and one day the old man just disappeared. After a long search‚ the old man’s body was found‚ but with the head missing. It is said that the tribesmen launched search parties
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Justin Campbell Professor J. Eastman English 102‚ Tues and Thur 5:00 Essay 3 11 March 2010 The Wonderful World of Omelas The city of Omelas is a city compared to heaven‚ but in reality‚ it is more like hell. The Festival of Summer paints a perfect picture of a city of happiness with an air of excitement‚ characterized by boisterous running children‚ prancing horses and flag-adorned boats. The mere reason all the people in the small town are so happy is because this one adolescent child is
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What is a smart city? • A smart city has been defined as a ‘knowledge’‚ ‘digital’‚ ‘cyber’ or ‘eco’ city; representing a concept open to a variety of interpretations‚ depending on the goals set out by a smart city’s planners. We might refer to a smart city as an improvement on today’s city both functionally and structurally‚ using information and communication technology (ICT) as an infrastructure. • A city well performing in a forward-looking way in [economy‚ people‚ governance‚ mobility
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was lucky enough to develop my own city it would be the most unique place on earth. I would have to have a place where the climate was around 80 degrees year round and had no major natural disasters in the region. I would call my city Dillville and have a population of about 60‚000. There would be one hospital for the city and one jail for all the criminals. In this paper I will discuss my ideal city and the key elements that I believe will make my city ideal. Those key elements will be
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Mud City The main character in the book is named Shauzia‚ Shauzia is a Fourteen-year-old that dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France‚ but it is hard to reconcile that dream with the terrible conditions of the Afghan refugee camp where she lives. She has tanned skin and brown eyes‚ short hair‚ and she wears a salwar kameez (long‚ loose shirt and trousers‚ worn by both men and women. A women’s salwar kameez has different colors and patterns and sometimes elaborately
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Broadcast News: Mad City Mr Fogel 13/05/13 Broadcast News: Mad City Elements used by Max Bracket to Construct His News Story A) Max says to his News director Lou that ever since he was working for his news team that the ratings have gone up from a three to a nine out of 10. Max knew that Lou’s job so he used it as an advantage for him to contradict his own better judgement. B)Max convinces Sam he will help him find a job. C) When Max left the museum after the police arrived
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David Anderson Criminal Behavior Essay Paper 4/22/2005 City of God The City of God is based on actual events that occurred in Rio de Janeiro during the 1960’s and 1970’s. The movie is about the rise and fall of a fearsome sociopath gang leader Li’l Ze‚ who reigned as king of the drug lords during the 70’s. The first part of the movie illustrates some of the forces that mold Li’l Ze into the man he becomes‚ while the second half shows his ruthless leap to power‚ followed by the
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