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Issues in Social Stratification

the upper class is largely defined by the characteristics of having "old wealth," that is, having had above average income for mul...

Iceland/Overview of Chapter 4

improvement is largely due to Social Security, as well as other federal programs that aid the elderly. Child poverty also declined...

Can "Laziness" Explain Poverty in America?

to cast the issue as a moral wrong is entirely fraudulent: the system is there to be used by those having difficulty finding work,...

The Causes of Poverty

Poverty, unfortunately, is a fact of life not just in third world nations but right here in the United States. The patterns of po...

An Analysis of Health Considerations in Anchorage

Alaska faces many challenges in insuring that her citizens health and welfare. Many Alaskans are suffering with health problems b...

The Issue of Space in Environmental Psychology

an innate need to specify some physical space as their territory and to exercise some degree of control over this territory. This ...

Structure Design, Architecture, and Environmental Psychology

spurious claim - surely humans have control over themselves? Nevertheless, upon deeper reflection, it becomes clear that physical ...

Urban Combat Readiness and Computer Simulations

information technology has been growing at an exponential rate. In just a few short years, computers have evolved from large, clun...

Crowding and Noise and Their Effects on Stress

some space, it seems to increase stress through a violation of this basic need, and the person will have trouble alleviating stres...

Business in a Niche Market - The Competitive Advantages

loyalty in consumers. Therefore, finding a niche to fill is a great way for a business to not just survive, but to thrive....

A Historical and Theological View of Urban Renewal in Lupton's "Renewing the City"

tells Nehemiahs story in dramatic terms. The story goes thus: After invasions by Nebuchednezzar, the city of Jerusalem lay in comp...

Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife

out and the family, along with their dog Alligator, kill it. The drovers wife shows great strength of character here; she not only...

Overview of a Criminal Justice Study on Marijuana Use

This research paper consists of an analysis of Green, et al's 2010 study, "Does heavy adolescent marijuana use lead to criminal in...

Limited English Proficiency and the Problems it Poses

most prosperous nations on earth. Some of these immigrants have arrived here legally but others have arrived illegally. A common...

A Comparative: John Ciardi and Alfred Noyes

a shared, antagonistic experience, and in the process radicalized poetry. This is attributed to Ciardi and di Prima, who brought w...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

Rural China and Communism

might compare the situation to that of the United States in the twentieth century when farmers went bust, depended on government a...