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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...

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 ...

A General Guide to Africa's Cape Town

The writer examines Cape Town from an outsider's point of vew, and discusses many important issues for tourists. The paper covers...

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...

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...

Social Problems and the Theories of Emile Durkheim

In ten pages the theories of Emile Durkheim inclusive of anomie are applied to such social problems as poverty, homelessness, and ...

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 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. ...

Tutorial on Senior Citizens and Poverty

models and examples only. In this case, we are also providing instructions for your own research. * Finally, for this paper, you n...

Poverty and Structural Inequalities

to adopt American social models, and consider how appropriate the American welfare-to-work system has been in dealing with British...

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 ...

Native American Earthworks and a Poverty Point Archaeological Investigation

extent of this importance can in part be gauged by the incredible material diversity which is present at the site, a diversity whi...

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...

Canadian Literature and Violence

The very nature of such a situation requires that the primary character survive that which the reader is not sure he or she could ...

Women's Literature Contributions of Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street

Street. In this classic work, Cisnero embraces and illuminates those feelings that she felt as a child growing up, those feelings ...

Jane Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House and Themes

to social cause, as it relates to industrial cities and the location of Hull House which, although it existed within the city, see...

Welfare Reform Issues and Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed

In five pages this essay discusses U.S. welfare reform in a consideration of the working poor observations made by Barbara Ehrenre...

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 ...

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 Link Between Urban Development and Design and Pollution in London

the way that we see rubbish collect on the streets, and from here it will have a further impact as it is gathered together or coll...

Community Life

The student will want to address the fact that for those who already know how to make their situation better and have the desire t...

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie and Marriage is a Private Affair by Chinua Achebe Compared

her. The son would have no say in the match, for this is how the marriage ritual had been performed for generations. The only qu...

Gabriele Basilico's Use of Space in the Urban Landscape

the exacting nature and immediately transitory nature of the medium. When we look at the work of this artist, for this is what h...

A Tutorial on the Welfare Reform Act of 1996

In a tutorial consisting of ten pages a student is instructed how to write a report assessing the Welfare Reform Act's effectivene...

Poverty and the Escape Offered by Boxing

individuals educational background does not provide for more academic-related opportunities. "Where I come from, boxing is more t...

Poverty Perspectives of House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

tragic death of her sister Rosa, who was Estebans fiance. Clara does not love Esteban , but her psychic ability leads her to belie...

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...

World of India

- not out of necessity but out of desire to remain stylish - is morally wrong when that money could be used to help feed starving ...