opposites in a list that can go on and on but they also have some similarities. For instance Portland has a very large‚ and fast growing population. People are just coming to the city to see the nice environmental areas but also the city itself‚ Atlanta as well has a very large fast growing population and it’s making the city want to expand and Portland would like to as well. Another similarity is how the urban sprawl is taking over suburbs and places where is was natural and green‚ this is mostly because
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Cities are designed to place its inhabitants in a place they are able to afford. Because there is a social structure in the United States‚ the wealthy and the poor are placed within their social groups. The wealthy are able to afford the best places in the city‚ and because they have the means‚ there will be more money invested in their property. The poor on the other hand get the least favorable parts. These parts are usually the least expensive for the crime‚ the aesthetics‚ and the environment
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Nowadays‚ big cities fascinate us due to their versatility. However‚ there are many advantages as well as disadvantages to living in a city. Indeed‚ big cities such as London‚ Los Angeles or Rome can offer a better life‚ even taking into account the negative aspects. Due to densely built-up areas‚ everything a person needs is just around the corner‚ so using a car becomes unnecessary. If in desire of a new pair of shoes or a new pair of jeans‚ one simply needs to take the bus for a couple of stops
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COUNTRY LIFE IS BETTER THAN URBAN LIFE 1. Introduction 2. Urban life emerged as civilizations flourished 3. Urban life blessed man with the comforts of life 4. Life in countryside a. Serenity and tranquility b. Clean environment and healthy surroundings c. Rich culture and simple lifestyles d. Sincere and trustworthy people e. Lesser crimes f. Stronger social bonding g. Agricultural self-sufficiency 5. Country life lacks basic amenities
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Film Review: City of God By the middle of the twentieth century‚ “favelas” or slums had grown to astronomical sizes‚ containing mass amounts of impoverished people. These favelas were overrun by hunger‚ filth‚ drugs‚ and disorder‚ making them extremely unsuitable places to live. While the police and government do not get involved with the issues of the slums‚ security is provided by the community and‚ more often than not‚ drug gangs keeping control over crime. Life in a slum of Brazil is certainly
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The movie “Volcano” was about an active volcano forming into the city of Los Angeles‚ California. The evaporating of harmful gases‚ earthquakes‚ and some evidences from the manhole are the manifestations showed that an underground volcano was forming under the city. This means that there was already lava under the city and the ground cannot take the pressure anymore so it formed a volcano. The physical changes in the movie are the breaking of glasses from buildings‚ breaking of buildings
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comforts of life. Man started living in cities. Cities became the major centers of live hood. A city has larger population compared to a town and a village. Life is full of activities in a big city. A big city is a centre of all types of education. It is a centre of trade‚ medical facilities‚ business and recreation. The population increase during the daytime. People staying the nearby villages and towns come to the city on different errands. Life in a big city starts early in the morning. many school
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living in a large city Many years ago‚ everyone lived in villages‚ and the number of people who lived in large cities was low. It was thought that village life is more secure and comfortable‚ and the limited facilities are enough and adequacy. However‚ the situation has changed today‚ and the population of large cities has grown so fast. Since the world has undergone a change from agriculture society to industrial society‚ even the village people prefer to live in the developed cities. Living in a
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us are inhabiting in “cities”‚ we do have different interpretations towards this same term‚ or different cities. For examples‚ what we imagine a city in the United States is totally different from what in India. According to Chris Healy‚ there is no determinate definition for cities‚ they are varied in our cultural imaginary instead. In this paper‚ Healy’s ideas of “cultural imaginary” of cities would be examined by looking into the the urban characteristics of an Asian city – Hong Kong‚ where mediatisation
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Life in the city‚ compared with life in the country In my opinion‚ urban life or rural life has its own advantages and disadvantages. First‚ living in the city we may enjoy those benefits. - Communication and transportation systems are better. There are so many means of communication and transport that we can choose the ones we like best. We can get in touch with a friend or talk to him by phone without having to go out of home. - Thanks to electricity network and running water‚ our material
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