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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 ...

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Social Reform Mechanisms

a time of many contrasts. While many history books prefer to remember it as a time of self-help, entrepreneurial spirit, laissez-...

Corruption and Political Machines of New York City

political; in fact, religion and settlement had a great deal to do with the manner by which political machines eventually overran ...

Australian Cities and Men's Health Issues

In eight pages this report examines cities of Australia with the concentration being issues involving men's health. Eleven source...

Original Settlements, Community, and City Distinctions

of family or kinship ties in addition to having the same beliefs, rituals and symbols. The Urban Revolution The urban revolution ...

Seizure of the City of Hue and the Tet Offensive

President Johnson in charge, limited bombing raids were authorized over North Vietnam and troop levels began to rise (1991). The d...

Small City Curfew Imposition Case Study Evaluation

or different from, other regions? First, demographic information is helpful. In 2001, 22.8% ("Kids," 2001, p.PG) of the populatio...

Comparison and Contrast of The City and Ithaca

a higher understanding of what life could be. In better understanding some of these obvious themes we analyze the poem through ...

Subway System of New York City and Its Impact

million passengers per day (Hood, Part 1, 2001). When the subway opened in 1904, it launched an unprecedented era of growth and p...

Los Angeles, New York City, and Segregation of Income

is difficult to discuss income segregation without also discussing race (Rusk, 2002, See also White, 1988). It appears as if the ...

Global City of Paris

forth the wholly negative aspects of Paris as a global city. "Reading the [subtitles], we could be deep in South Central, but thi...

Health Outcomes in the Inner Cities

in 2001 (Griggs and Bazie, 2002). The median household income dropped across the board, including all racial-ethnic groups with t...

Contemporary American City Development

and the turn of the nineteenth century, there would not be any significant economic policies, although it helps to remember that t...

City of Dallas, Texas

PG). Another celebrity was Doc Holliday who sent up a dental practice in Dallas, but found out that gambling was much more profit...

Transit Workers of New York City

venues where large numbers of diverse peoples mixed regularly may be attributed to the subway phenomenon (1996). On thing which di...

The Four Gated City by Doris Lessing and Uses of Narrative

not follow any timeline, as it jumps around continuously from one moment to another. In the end we are left understanding the enti...

City Governments, Reformed v. Unreformed

power (1993). In other words, one may hold office but have a hard time maintaining popularity. One example comes from New York Cit...

Paris and London in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities

presented with a picture of London where Mr. Darnay understands that he needed to work for what he got. "He had expected labour, a...

Administration of New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Labor Unions

Citys mayor before Dinkins would grab the title in 1989. Many consider Koch to have been a great mayor, and while that is the case...

City of Philadelphia and Business Prospects

York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C. and San Francisco (2003). While understanding demographics is key, particularly as it...