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Safety and Queens' Seventy Fourth Street Subway Station

In five pages this paper discusses the New York City transit system in terms of crime with the focus being on th is subway station...

Historical Overview of the New York City Public Transportation System

America was a bit behind. Paris had its omnibus in 1823 and London in 1829 (Ellis, 1997). New York states first railroad, the Moha...

School Voucher Proposal by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani

In six pages this paper examines Chancellor Rudy Crew's steadfast opposition to the school voucher proposed by New York City Mayor...

Place, Space, an the 'Infobahn' in City of Bits by William J. Mitchell

A book report on City of Bits by William J. Mitchell consists of five pages and considers the pervasive social and individual infl...

Emerging Contemporary City and Technological Changes

In six pages this paper examines the changes in technology that influenced the emergence of the modern day city in a consideration...

1800 to 1920 Prostitution

This paper examines why women in New York City and Fort Worth turned to prostitution during this time period in eleven pages. Thr...

The Truly Disadvantaged The Inner City, the Underclass and Public Policy by William J. Wilson

This sociological text by William J. Wilson is analyzed in a paper consisting of six pages. There are no other sources listed....

Spanish Civil War Effects Upon Malaga, Spain

In ten pages this paper discusses Malaga with the focus being upon the impact of the Spanish Civil War upon the city. Forty eight...

Indus Valley's Mohenjo Daro

Egypt or Mesopotamia. Aryan invaders from the northwest eventually conquered the region in what is thought to be approximately 1,5...

The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre

the authors typical nature befitting the very essence of Lapierres compelling fortitude. The structural basis of The City of Joy ...

Revolution at the Roots by William D. Eggers and John O'Leary

In six pages this paper analyzes Eggers' and O'Leary's text in terms of government reformation in operating towns and cities. The...

A Tale of Two Cities and Its Secrets

There is information related to secrets in this Dickens classic. The third chapter, it is argued, is integral to comprehending the...

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Social Strife

In 5 pages this paper examines the theme of social strife in this novel by Charles Dickens. There are 5 sources cited in the bi...

NYC Subway Track Maintenance

In five pages this paper presents various examples such as the IRT line in a consideration of how subway tracks in New York City a...

Overview of Terrorism

In five pages and 3 sections this overview on terrorism includes similarities and differences between terrorism and war, force mul...

Deadly Force in New York City

In six pages this paper discusses the Busch and Diallo cases in this overview of deadly force uses by law enforcement in New York ...

Fritz Lang's Films

the audience. In many modern examples, the most creative thing that can be said about a particular movie maker is his or her abili...

Japanese Architect Studios and a Team Zoo

In ten pages this paper discusses the Nago City Hall and Miyashiron community center in a consideration of a Japanese architectura...

Historical Connections Between Liverpool and Shanghai

This paper discusses the common historical aspects of these two very different and distant cities. The author examines how Ninete...

The Ancient City of Palenque

In a five page paper the ancient Mayan city of Palenque is examined in terms of its religious and historical influences and how th...

Atomic Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Reasons Behind Them

The assumption was that Germans were working as feverishly on atomic power as was the U.S. - and it was only late in 1944 that the...

City Development Shifts and the Path Technique

The student will want to discuss the influence of early Roman streets as they have impacted subsequent city development, as well a...

Solitude in the City

refuge in the cafe. In this work the solitude, while sad, is also one of peacefulness. One might also say that it is a juxtaposit...

American Dreams and American Cities

that -- unlike the European countries, from which so many nineteenth century immigrants to the US left behind - the upper classes...

Landmark Buildings of NYC

of the pyramidal spire. As Flagg did, Gilbert has a tower shaft that rises from a supporting block base, but to maximize the expr...

Policy and Social Work Implications of The Corner by David Simon and Edward Burns

The most vivid message of "The Corner" is the desperate situation under which the people of "the corner" exists. We find that the...

An Early Twentieth Century Comparative Analysis of New York City and Los Angeles

the similarities will be striking, but the differences are also worth noting. II. The Political Development of New York Between...

NYC Skyscrapers' Controversy

population grew and the need for office space expanded. The growth of the city almost demanded that the tiny strip of island grow ...

Improving American Neighborhoods

and carriage, most of the people lived within walking distance - or at worse, simply a few miles away from their downtown centers....

Cultural Influences, Archaeology, and City Morphology of Classical Athens

the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...