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The African American Student Population and Urban Educational Policy

this country. The Problem With African American Education in America First, it is important to recognize that in fact th...

Communist Manifesto by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx and Historic Fiction

I am very tired. I work sixteen hour days and I only have one day off, Sunday. I found a church here. We talk politics here. We ...

Daily Activities and the Access to and Pace of in Suburban and Urban Life

conceptual thinking, people may tie location decisions, which mirror and propel dispersion, to changes in the respective importan...

Georgia and the Impact of Urban Sprawl

impact on the rivers and lakes in the region. It has affected its fluvial systems and while Georgia is trying to get a handle on t...

People, Design, and Architecture

need to agree on what approaches have not worked. We also need to accept the fact that development does and will occur, so we can ...

Urban Schools and Lack of Quality Educators

have emergency teaching certificates (NASBE, 2002). Consider these data: * Urban schools are twice as likely to hire unlicensed or...

West Oak Lane Neighborhood and Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans

economic hard times and the ever-expanding problems associated with poverty and the inner- city. As its name would suggest, it is ...

Mathematics Teacher and Student Inspiration Jaime Escalante

High School, Tito Melean (Jagodzinski, 2001, p. 232). This teacher was in the habit of carrying around a long, thick, bone from th...

Urban Planning and Development Theories of Paul Peterson

In eight pages this research essay considers Miami in an application of Paul Peterson's urban development and planning theories. ...

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...

Motown and Berry Gordy

Vegara, and "Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue. Berry Gordy and Motown Berry Gordy is considered to be the father of Motown. "In ...

Which Play Best Exemplifies the Contemporary Woman, The Glass Menagerie or Lysistrata?

illustrate what the modern urban woman is, and then turn to discussing the two stories, arguing that today, the modern urban woman...

Las Vegas Urbanizaton and Development

poor but improved 75 percent the next. Most of the biggest Vegas casinos, including the Hilton and, yes, New York, New York, laid ...

James Merrill's Life and Environmental Influences

after the divorce of his parents that occurred when he was twelve years old ("Keene," 2000). Certainly, the divorce would have an ...

Present And Future Issues in Urban Development

This 7 page paper discusses past trends in urban development and how they have influenced contemporary cities. There is 1 source l...

Michel de Certeau's Incarceration Concept

walks they can choose which blocks to go down. On the train, the path is the same everyday. If someone is mugged on the street, th...

The Balance Between Society and the Individual in Urban Society

This 5 page paper argues that the urban environment is in reality a delicate balance between society and the individual. The write...

Urban Development of Boston and London

In twelve pages this research paper compares London and Boston in terms of the urban development of each city. Eleven sources are...

Brazil's Urban Life

Emilia Viotti da Costa's The Myth of Racial Democracy in Brazil: A Problem of Social Mythology is referenced in this consideration...

Urbanization in the 20th Century

This 6 page paper examines the theory put forth by the Chicago School sociologists that all urban areas assimilated their immigran...

3 Questions on Steven H. Star and Glen L. Urban's The Case of the Test Market Toss Up

Three questions are examined within the context of this book by Steven H. Star and Glen L. Urban in an essay of five pages. One s...

Americans and Urban Life Practices

in a small city to 44.6% in an unincorporated area around a medium city) belong to one or two social groups or organizations. Abo...

Rural and Urban Areas and Population Growth

that is the case. However, the situation is quite different in developing countries. Although the developing nations may have les...

The Effect of Racial Residential Segregation on Urban Crime Rates

This 8 page paper uses formal analytical methods to determine when and where urban crime increases (if it does) where racial resid...

Urban Planning, Modern and Postmodern Design

sprawl around factories and some sort of civic center usually comprising a town hall, church, municipal buildings; small terraced ...

Striking a Balance Between Environmentalism, Urban Growth, and Economic Needs

In a research paper consisting of five pages the precarious balancing act between the necessity of economic development, the resul...

Flint and Rochester and Urban Economics

This 5 page paper examines the towns of Flint and Rochester, and asks how urban economic and comparative advantage principles can ...

Planning the City Upon a Hill by Lawrence W. Kennedy

In eight pages this Boston urban planning text is summarized and critically analyzed. There are no other sources listed....

Crack Usage in City Schools

A 4 page essay detailing the problems associated with crack usage in urban schools. This paper provides numerous statistics that ...

Society Effects of Urban Schools

factors of modern society contribute to poor learning experiences in the inner cities. For example, there has been a significant a...