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Immigration and Ellis Island

what is known as National Origins Act and this was responsible for a great decrease in the number of people who came to Ellis Ilan...

Bird Beak Precipitation and Morphology

environmental parameters outcompeted those who are not as well adapted. In other words, animals which are anatomically well-suite...

Overview of Okinawa, Japan

a fourteenth-century palace that doubled as a fortress during the war, housed Japanese soldiers far beneath its fortified structur...

Democracy Defined

for a third alternative to what he sees as the two ways of looking at democracy, either as a having "negative rights" or "positive...

Hawaiian Islands' Coral Reef Ecology

and manmade events. Industrial, nutrient and fresh-water run-off kills the coral closest to the shore and allows for the spread of...

Hawaiian Island's Monk Seal Endangered Species

longer if action is not taken to try to preserve the remaining few that there are. As of this writing there are only one thousand...

1996's Oil Spill Off Rhode Island's Coast

seas forced the oil barge "North Cape" into Rhode Islands Nebraska Shoal at Moonstone Beach near South Kingston, Rhode Island, an ...

Long Island's Educational System

In five pages this paper examines what needs to be improved in the educational system of Long Island with future proposals offered...

Urban Agriculture - Benefits And Risks

living in urban areas to become involved in producing food (Prudham, 2005). That proportion also differs by region, ranging from 1...

2003 Fire at Rhode Island's Station Fire Nightclub

they tried to go out the same way they came in...the other three exits had signs with battery-powered lights, but people couldnt s...

Thoughts for Theologians in Cities

This essay defines and discusses urban theology. It discusses cities and urban areas in the Bible and in today’s society. The essa...

Pastoring in the City

This paper reports an interview with an urban pastor. The writer identifies the pastor's theology and philosophy and provides a lo...

Cry of the Urban Poor by Viv Grigg

This book review is on Viv Grigg's Cry of the Urban Poor, which relates the author's experiences living and ministering to the urb...

"Mama Might Be Better Off Dead," A Book Review

This essay offers a book review of Linda K. Abraham's book "Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Urban of Urban Heath Car...

Urban Church in Queens

Urban ministers need to remember their primary mission, according to Pastor Etwaru, from the Global Christian Ministries in Queens...

Brazil's Telesp and Its Potential Strategies

as an add on to Broadband Services Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is becoming more popular with a range of suppliers a...

Brazil's Democracy Obstacles

that Brazil has instituted some democratic reforms (Baiocchi, 2003). Yet, problems from the nations past invade the resolve of the...

Urban Black Male Adolescents

families often have little access to health care services (Bauman, Silver and Stein, 2006). In many cases, access is provided thro...

New York City - Urban Planning

This 10 page paper discusses the way in which urban planning has transformed New York City since the end of the Civil War. The wri...

Urban Decline of Detroit

In seven pages the urban decline of Detroit and its reasons are explored along with the plunging nonautomotive industry and increa...

The Role of Technology in Urban Sprawl

industries are all concentrated in a single area, and if this is the case then we need the housing to be accessible. The risks her...

Brazil's History

In twenty five pages a history of Brazil is presented with the capital, labor, and land aspects of its economic development the pr...

Causes and Results of Brazil's Military Rule from 1964 to 1985

was further closed down by an extension of the First Institutional Act in 1968 which was a modification of the 1946 constitution (...

The Evolution of Urban Areas from the Middle Ages to the Present

This 5 page paper discusses the way in which the relationship between man and his environment has determined the economic, social ...

United States and Brazil's Cultural Relations

In seven pages this paper considers the issues that shape the cultural relationship between Brazil and the U.S. Seven sources are...

Brazil's Machismo

In ten pages this report discusses the profound impact of Brazilian men's machismo on the country's women and children. Eight sou...

Brazil's Economy

In ten pages this paper examines Brazil in an economic overview that includes history, current economic problems and suggests posi...

The Roles of Urban Planning

This 5 page paper discusses two of the roles of urban planning. The writer first discusses land use, then discusses the rapid grow...

Futures Market and Brazil's Electricity Market

In ten pages this paper discusses how futures and sport prices can affect the Brazilian commodities market with the emphasis upon ...

Brazil's Media

Brazils difficulties, and comparing it with the situation in the United States, an examination of theory is helpful. II. Theory:...