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River City, California Corrections Problems

beyond us sometimes. But that ancient bit of memory seems very "right on," as far as corrections goes in California; it is "troub...

The Transformation of Major Central Cities

7 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the transformation of major cities. This paper looks at the proce...

Home Town by Tracy Kidder

In five pages this Pulitzer Prize winning text is reviewed in terms of an average American city's sociological complexities. Ther...

Salt Lake City's Land Use and Organization

the Mormon Church was ever present and ever active" (McCormick, 2002, PG). After a tumultuous several years during which the ci...

Urban Policy Decision Shifts

districts were also homes to railway stations that brought people from out of state. However, when the automobile began making lon...

The Automobile as a Cause of Urban Sprawl

do this more as homes and automobiles became less expensive (Cox, 2002). Early developments such as "Levittown," one of the first...

Considering the Question Are 'All Sales Final?'

In a paper consisting of five pages an individual responds to the City's advertisement to surrender all firearms for $100 and lear...

Overview of London, England

poem by the same title that begins: Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour: England hath need of...

Appearance of Place in The American Friend Film by Director Wim Wenders

An analysis of the city's role in The American Friend, a 1977 film by director Wim Wenders, is presented in seven pages. There is...

Comparative Analysis of San Francisco and Tokyo in Terms of Poverty and Crime

In eight pages this research paper contrasts and compares Tokyo and San Francisco in terms of each city's poverty and crime. Twel...

The City of God - Two Cities

of his time period would see the end of the one city, the city of man, and the reign of another, the city of God. One author state...

Continually Changing Beings in Cities

to articulate it and be able to do it" Continually using the idea of walking...

Politics of Authoritarianism and Status of St. Petersburg, Paris, Istanbul, and Mexico City

intensified hostilities among those who were previously amicable. Some contend that despite all its past and present global impli...

The Slave Trade in Liverpool, England

other Atlantic trades, particularly sugar and tobacco, and were therefore looking for more lucrative commodities. Others consider ...

An Overview of Urbanism in America

the proliferation of entertainment and leisure. Films, plays, restaurants and night clubs are a part of the landscape. After th...

An Overview of Singapore

4.0% Others (Sikhism, Confucianism, etc) 0.6% Finally, literacy is high in Singapore, as revealed by the following chart. It has ...

Philadelphia and Chicago Historic Restoration and Preservation

possess buildings and locations that should be preserved to further embrace the history of the United States. In relationship to...

Tuition Reimbursement Benefits Assessment

of tuition reimbursed but in terms of paid time off for studies and the potential for abusing the system by using city clerical st...

Sociologist Nancy Kleniewski's City Definition

that examines urban life and helps one determine a precise definition of a city. The principle features of metropolitan life--the ...

3 Artworks from the High Renaissance Period

for it seems to change expressions as we look at it (Pioch, 2002). What we have is a portrait of a real woman, a woman who loves ...

Airport Construction and Operating Challenges

of 2000 or later, there were no airports in North America that met this criteria. Denver has been the most recent airport to open ...

Importance of Setting in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

consents not to give sovereignty (Shakespeare, Act 1, Sc. 1). However,...

The Violation of Athenian Social Norms and Lysistrata by Aristophanes

their worthiness within the stringent boundaries of a male-dominated existence speaks volumes about the inherent fortitude that co...

Pericles' Funeral Oration as Reported by Thucydides

way of life is unique when compared to that of our neighbors. Only in Athens can a citizen, no matter what class or social distinc...

Should Cultural Artifacts be Returned to Their Countries of Origin?

1. "claims concerning the restitution of cultural properties to their ocuntries of origin" 2. "restriction of imports and...

Tacit Consent According to Socrates

the gods and sensible men, that you must worship it" (Plato, 51a). Therefore, Socrates clearly and evidently reveres the s...

City of Daugavpils and a Long Term City Marketing Approach

In sixteen pages a long term marketing approach that might improve the attractiveness of the rundown city of Daugavpils to both to...

Drama And Philosophy in the Fifth Century BC Great Awakening in Greece

This five page paper explores the Great Awakening of 5th century BC Athens. Philosophy coupled with drama in the dissemination of ...

An Analysis of Thucydides

In a paper consisting of six pages the writer argues that in History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides regards the Athens defeat...

Loni Athens' Brutalization Theories and Carignan, the 'Want Ad' Serial Killer

their own. The placing of the want-ad, however, seems to have been an isolated incident: he was more inclined to give his victims ...