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Novel Review of Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif

and its people would prosper as employees of this new American oil company venture, distinctions are almost immediately evident. ...

Fairness in Ancient Historiography

of the "old Roman people," as well as the reign of Augustus, "till growing sycophancy scared them away."4 Already hes suggesting t...

Sterilization Methods, Ancient to Modern

and isolation of contagious patients would save lives and slow the transmission of illness. Sterilization and disinfection of mi...

Imagery in Aguilar’s Luminous Cities

about Aguilars work, one author notes the following in relationship to intertextuality: "The concept of intertexuality thus dramat...

“The Ancient Celts”

provides the details that are lacking in the classical accounts of the Celts. Cunliffe wrote "The Ancient Celts" with the f...

CHICAGO'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY

Though the Fair itself was definitely a source of economic growth for Chicago, turning it from its vision as a "frontier town" int...

“Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities”

growth in the 1990s and economic well being of the city residents in 2000 (Vey, 2007). Two indices of economic health were create...

Green Building in New York City

problem in New York City, part of the effort will involved attention to buildings. First, what is a carbon footprint and why is it...

Changes in Understanding of the City

and industrial in both appearance and flavor, though a commentator notes that "it is a complex and visually stimulating structure"...

A Consideration of Community Policing in Dismal City, USA

woes, it is certainly a step in the right direction towards helping the police department adapt to the communitys benefit in these...

Sacramento County and the City of Sacramento's Emergency Response Plans

of funding as well as to be participatory in the education of the applicants regarding specific program policies and procedures (...

Sherman Alexie’s On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City

time" (Alexie 34-36). This is a summation of the conflict of the modern Native, from the eyes of the narrator, today. It speaks of...

Women in Ancient Literature and Now

line "yet this is the shepherd of the city, wise, comely and resolute" points up the difference in the qualities that the king sho...

Slavery: From Ancient Times to the Modern Day

the following: In todays world, it seems that the people are turning a blind eye to what is really going on as it respects the top...

Changing Cities and Migration

research also indicates a number of other factors, which include "demographic shocks, the assistance of friends and relatives livi...

Downtown U.S. and City Saving

less attention and other social problems such as crime and drugs are also more likely to emerge and proliferate due to the level o...

Republic of Plato and 'the Just City'

how ones intellect cannot be considered a gender. In other words, intelligence is intelligence regardless of where it is housed. ...

Overview of New York City

out in the city and night, look at the stars and sense the quiet and peaceful nature it contains. New York City is also one reple...

Mexico City and Air Pollution

from escaping the atmosphere. Allowed to hang thick in the sky and worsen year after year, Mexico City has become a caldron of ai...

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

wrong with modernism, inasmuch as the very existence of society depends upon progress. However, it is this progress at the expens...

Mexican City Cathedral Experience

Two Viewing the outside of the Mexico City Cathedral from afar, or a block or two away perhaps, is something that is extremely e...

Comparative Analysis of the Films The Bicycle Thief and Open City

attempt to make to the viewer sympathetic to his ideas...the film highlights the many conflicting realities which are inherent in ...

Ancient Artifact Duck Shaped Ivory Box

2003). Because these boxes were so magnificent and rare, they were often popular booty or war prizes claimed by Assyrian kings (C...

Ancient Artifact Rhyton

piece. Rhyton were generally very ornate and are thought by most experts to have been mostly for ritual ceremonies, or perhaps u...

Culture and the Olympics of Ancient Greece

match for the ultimate prize, "possession of the earth" (Lovett, 1997, p. ix). The exact date of the competition also varies, and...

Evaluating Ancient Art Works

sense of comfort and knowingness when one is met with something that they can understand. Yet, when faced with the unfamiliar work...

Ancient Times to Middle Ages and Religious Development

epic is a rendition of the ancient flood narrative that predates that of the biblical Noah. The Babylonian flood narrative pictu...

The Restaurant Industry and the Trans Fat Ban in New York City

to caffeine, sugar, salt, alcohol, whole milk and any other ingredients these lunatics want to attack" (Jones and Hellmich). Tha...

Gilgamesh/An Ancient Man for All Seasons

Mitchells translation, Mark Jarman argues that Gilgamesh enlightens the modern reader as to what the ancient Mesopotamians valued ...

Ways to Improve Communication Between a New York City Daycare and the Department of Daycare

abide with. From a strictly business perspective, therefore, it is necessary to recognize that a daycare cannot stay in business ...