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    Street ART

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    Graffiti and street art have been around as early as ancient Rome but has had a nasty reputation related to vandalism‚ which is a leading factor to why most people have a blind eye to seeing its real meaning. Banksy‚ a well-known street artist whose art work is symbolic‚ insightful‚ and meaningful is always being called out for vandalism instead of being praised for his work. Graffiti is most abundant in urban areas‚ but most of the graffiti in New York City isn’t symbolic or meaningful‚ it’s mostly

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    Street Vendors

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    GOALS What brought them? For a lot of the respondents‚ both those who had migrated and those who hadn’t‚ street vending seemed to be the only job that was available to do. There were no other options. Street vending doesn’t require one to learn a trade to be able to start‚ and depending on what one wants to sell‚ it required very little capital to start‚ on a large option of streets. Street vending is also a quick way to make earnings and bettering themselves. It offers prospects for acquiring

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    The Street Singer

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    “The Street Singer” A 1940 survey revealed that 1.5 million married women had been abandoned by their husbands during The Great Depression in the 1930s.(“America in the Great War”) Most of the Americans affected during these tragic times did not deserve the negative consequences that they were up against. Alcoholism was very common during these times‚ but was no excuse. In “The Street Singer”‚ a story in Will Eisner’s A Contract with God‚ Eddie becomes a victim of The Great Depression trying to

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    The exciting and memorable novel‚ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie ford‚ is about a Chinese boy‚ Henry Lee‚ growing up in Seattle‚ Washington during World War Two when the U.S. was at war with Japan. The book highlights the struggles he faces when he makes friends with a Japanese girl named Keiko. There are many life lessons hidden within the book. We can learn something about preventing the injustice that took place from ever happening again from these. A few of these lessons are

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    Miguel Street

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    1 General Title + explanation : Miguel street The story is about people that live in Miguel street Author + background : V.S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad "V. S." Naipaul‚ TC (born 17 August 1932) is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Trinidadian heritage of Bhumihar Brahmin[1][2] known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire’s colonialism. He has also written works of non-fiction‚ such as travel writing and essays. Naipaul was

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    Street light

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    ummary: Did you ever think that how the street lights automatically turn ON in the night and turn OFF automatically at morning? Is there any person who comes to ON/OFF these lights? The following circuit that described below which perform this job automatically. This circuit employed the output from an uncomplicated light/dark activated circuit and oblige a relay in its output which can be further attached to switch ON/OFF a street light and electrical application in a household also. Many of the

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    Street Families

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    fdcp cinematheque‚ davao city Date JULY 19 (FRIDAY) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) JULY 20 (SATURDAY) WANKO – The Story of Me‚ My Family and My Dog (123 mins) Brave Story (111 mins) JULY 21 (SUNDAY) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) Fukushima Hula Girls (100 mins) JULY 22 (MONDAY) Brave Story (111 mins) Light Up Nippon (90 mins) JULY 23 (TUESDAY) Haru’s Journey (134 mins) ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street – 3 (142 mins) JULY 24 (WEDNESDAY) Brave Story (111 mins) WANKO – The Story

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    Crowded street.

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    Crowded street. Honking‚ shouting‚ clinging and bargaining all at once. With Tuk Tuks sliding through the ocean of people. Bikes unbalanced‚ with snake like speed diving into any gapes available. The ground was marked with wheel prints and footprints‚ checkering the earth. With smokes of morning cheap breakfast zic zacking it’s way through the street. Markets up for business‚ bargains started‚ shouting started. The words sound like spike. Hot summers day‚ the sun poured its heat into the city

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    My Street

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    My Street The sharp yapping invades my slumber‚ waking me abruptly from the sanctuary of a deep sleep. I reluctantly raise a heavy eyelid to admit a splinter of brilliant light. My gaze is drawn toward the light where the sky bleeds red as the sun creeps over the horizon‚ like a silent explosion. Stuck between dreams and reality‚ the heavenly white creatures ignite in colours of carmine and crimson as the elongated shadows hide beneath the shops and houses below. At last the comforting feeling

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    Street Crime

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    2003 Street Crime and Street Culture Dan Silverman‚ Department of Economics‚ University of Michigan. This paper is available online at the National Poverty Center Working Paper Series index at: http://www.npc.umich.edu/publications/working_papers/ Any opinions‚ findings‚ conclusions‚ or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. Street Crime and Street Culture∗

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