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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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...

Bourgeois Utopias The Rise and Fall of Suburbia by Robert Fishman

Euro-American culture whose formation was not necessitated by the Industrial Revolution or changing transportation technology, but...

Istanbul and Megacities

on the European shore. It is on both the land and sea routes of Asia and Europe. Istanbul has the advantage of being on the Blac...

First 4 Chapters of There Are No Children Here by Kotlowitz

in Chicago comes form Pharoahs keen observations of the citys skyline and the awesome view, as well as one distinct butterfly. Ind...

Urban Development and Concepts in Sociology

wealth and other key resources goes to theories of class. Social stratification has always been a problem, but it seems to be very...

Italian and British Water Industry and the Effects of Onetime Utility Monopolies and State Withdrawal

the implications for the UK and then compare them to other countries, such as Italy. The state has been forced to withdraw from ...

Misconduct in Law Enforcement

techniques used by some of those in law enforcement can still exact a confession from a completely innocent person, but it is now ...

The Similarities and Differences in Urban Planning in Italy and The Netherlands

to consider this in more detail then we can look at the more hierarchical Netherlands system and policies of planning permission a...

Crazy/Beautiful Film and its Themes of Social Stratification and Interracial Dating

indicate a real trend or did producers want to make the unlikely romance more intense by denoting the male protagonist as someone ...

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...

Municipal Public Administration

above and beyond acquiring a good leader that determine successful tactics in managing public entities within the municipal enviro...

Three Questions about Urban Policy

This 5 page paper answers three questions about urban policy: 1) how to control the power of large corporations; 2) the impact of ...

Urban France and the Role of Women in Revolts for Social Change

French military setbacks in 1646 and after it became apparent that the Spanish war would go on despite negotiations to bring peace...

American Urban Politics and the Federalist System

as partnerships related to: "fundamental human dignity; issues that do not recognize borders; and issues where major financial res...

Urban Life and Women

than the experience a modern urban man of her age may come upon. A modern urban man may experience a time in his life where he fee...

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...

7889 Pacific Avenue Restaurant Determination

As such, the questionnaire sought to determine the eating habits of the individuals. In asking what meal is eaten most often out o...

The One Best System by David B. Tyack

In five pages urban education as examined in Tyack's text is analyzed within the context that despite the notion it is 'wise to be...

Challenges of a City Teacher

the urban teacher. In the following we see one aspect of this concern: "The need to prepare more educators to teach in culturally ...