The city council meeting could have been interesting if it hadn’t dragged on for so long. At first I wasn’t sure of what was going on because I couldn’t find where they were at on the agenda. I finally found my place when they were doing the announcements and presentations. This part of the meeting took the most time‚ but I guess it was the most important. They gave six different presentations. The first was a proclamation in recognition of Business Appreciation Week. Four people went up on stage
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The City of Love “A realist‚ in Venice‚ would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.” says Arthur Symons of the Italian city named after Venus‚ the ancient Roman Goddess of Love. Venice emerged like life itself‚ made up of 118 island tied together by some 400 bridges built on water (Buckley). The beautiful Italian language and stunning location of the city make it one of the most visited and praised cities in Europe. Couples are bound to fall in love all over again in
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Founded in 1943‚ New York City Opera‚ dubbed “the people’s opera” by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia‚ was seen as the alternative to the high-class and high-priced Metropolitan Opera. City Opera operated with a fraction of the budget of the Met‚ and was interested in developing the work of new American composers and singers‚ and often used it’s stature to prove it made the better platform for these works. Behind the scenes‚ management struggled for many years‚ with strong artistic voices combatting
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water calls for improving the water treatment facilities. It remains to be top priority in improving the service operations. At present‚ there are a total of 36‚063 connections in the city with 2‚434 commercial/institutional 182 institutional/government and 33‚447 residentials. The average daily demand of Olongapo City is 31‚310 cubic meters while production is 25‚291 cubic meters with a small shortage of 6019 cu.m. The present water sources include Mabayuan Dam in Gordon Heights‚ San Isidro Well in
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Devil in the White City Since the fair was introduced‚ the reader could predict the immensity and great work of this attraction. Not only were many new inventions created‚ but also many ideas were inspired by this fair. Because of the great success and its original ideas‚ I believe that the World’s Fair “had a powerful and lasting impact on [Chicago’s‚ the world’s and] the nation’s psyche.” From the beginning‚ Chicago was introduced to the reader as a place that was only known for its smell that
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The film that we screened in class was titled the City of God and was directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. The film spans three decades and starts with an escaped chicken that is getting chased by a neighborhood gang. The chicken then stops between the gang‚ Rocket and police then a flashback appears on screen. The first story is about the Tender Trio and how they rob business; however‚ on one of their biggest robbery (Motel) something goes tremendously wrong. The next stories are about
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to decide where they want to go. The two major places vacationed at is the beach and the city. There are many differences between these places‚ such as landscapes‚ the pace of life‚ and activities. There are also similarities between these vacation spots as well‚ such as booking places to stay and doing research on each vacation spot. The first major difference between vacationing on the beach or in a city is the kind of activities you are able to do. On the beach‚ for example‚ you can go sailing
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The problems of Lima city Lima city is full of charm and scenic beauty‚ so visitors from around the world come to enjoy its typical dishes‚ museums‚countless beaches and scenic wonders. Although Lima seems like a paradise‚Not all what we find there is as as good as we think. Believe it or not‚ but Lima has several serious problems such as the poor public transportation‚crime-violence and the bad infrastructure due to the lots of suburbs and places that have lack of lots of services. The
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Hazards in Dhaka City 13 Nov‚ 2013 Assignment‚ Terms‚ Thesis During the last couple of decades Dhaka city is one of the fastest growing metropolises in the world. The urban development seems to lack in planning and the problem of urbanization are intensified by high population growth and rural urban migration. Again‚ Bangladesh suffers from natural calamities every now and then and the urbanization of metropolitan Dhaka is also affected by it. The existing utility services are not capable of coping
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In the City of Ember‚ the setting is dark and gloomy. The author‚ Jeanne DuPrau‚ reveals that the city is very broken and is in a destitute condition as many blackouts occurred in the city. For instance‚ Doon points out‚ “Running out of light bulbs‚ running out of power‚ running out of time—disaster was right around the corner” (48). The status of Ember is poor due to the lack of resources. As this dark situation threatens to overtake the city‚ Doon steps forward to join the pipeworkers‚ while he
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