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Contradiction Between Cities and Environmental Sustainability

Tobias contention that humanity is responsible for the vast majority of environmental devastation, asserting that there must be im...

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...

Integrity Testing of New York City Police Officers

In four pages this paper examines the practice of Force Related Integrity Testing and argues against the program designed to expos...

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...

Inner City Education and a Baltimore Case Study

In ten pages education in urban areas are discussed with an examination of Baltimore's failed 1990s' school improvement initiative...

New York City Police Brutality

was released (143). The fact that such a big deal was made over this honest New York City cops attempt to call forth justice provi...

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 ...

Ideal City Prototype of Disneyland?

In twelve pages Disneyland is considered within the context of an ideal city prototype with its brand of Utopia lacking in indepen...

Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies

In six pages this landmark fifteenth century feminist text is analyzed in terms of how the author portrayed the connection between...

Mexico City Vacation from Taiwan and its Travel Itinerary and Costs

In ten pages this paper examines the costs of going from Taiwan to Mexico City for a vacation with the itinerary of such a trip al...

Miami, Florida's City Government

In six pages this paper examines the city government of Miami, Florida in a consideration of elections, type of government, and th...

Television Series Sex and the City and Gender Communication

we assume they should be able to understand each other...The obstacles in cross-gender communication are often greater than those ...

Cities, Towns, and Emergency Services

a victim whereas a community member who is friends with him, will make that extra effort. Bruegman (1997) contends that while peop...

Funding for Inner City and Suburban Schools

is the tendency to place the high achieving students in private schools where they will get a more individualized and intensely fo...

Overview of Washington State's City of Seattle

than make up for its seemingly endless days of damp, gray mistiness. Style Surrounded by Green Seattle can easily be associated w...

Nature and Cities

a decline in the quality of life. The Report The report presented by the World Health Organization argued that there is a growi...

Heroism in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

obviously keenly intelligent, and it is clear that, if he applied himself, he could have achieved any goal to which he might have ...

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...

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...

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...

Employee Training and Credibility Legal Issues in Negligence Cases of Employee and Agency Accountability

black equality. Although the 13th Amendment was ratified in December of 1865, its provision that "neither slavery nor involuntary...

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...

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...

Historical Overview of the Oklahoma City Bombing

In six pages this paper presents an overview of the Oklahoma City bombing in an historical chronicle of the events that culminated...

Success of Southwestern India's City of Kerala

al 306). Although there is still poverty in Kerala, it is by far the most socially advanced part of India, as well as being ahead ...