Dhaka City Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With its colorful history and rich cultural traditions‚ Dhaka is known the world over as the city of mosques and muslin. Its fame attracted travelers from far and near throughout the ages. Today it has grown into a mega city of about 8.5 million people‚ with an area of about 1353 sq. km. becoming the hub of the nation’s industrial‚ commercial‚ cultural‚ educational and political activities. Today’s Dhaka has a long story of evolution
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Vatican City is a self-governing country inside of Rome. It is a city-state that is its own country. It is also the smallest country in terms of population and area. The pope functions as the head of state in Vatican City‚ but he actually has no real power. The population of Vatican city is 900; this seemingly low number is due to the lack of private residence. The Swiss guard and the pope himself are the only people who live in the city. When we visited Vatican City we saw many of the world’s greatest
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“Big Fish in Small Pond” An Argumentative Essay on Big City v.s Small City __________________________________ Introduction They say that it is always better to be a small fish in a big pond than being a big fish in a small pond. While this brief discourse is certainly not on the topic of either fishing or ponds‚ it is similar in the way that the experiences of being somebody in an unknown town and being a “nobody” in a big town mirror this proverb. While there certainly
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Chinese Culture The Forbidden City Introduction The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing‚ and now houses the Palace Museum. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third Ming emperor Yongle‚ who upon usurping the throne‚ determined to move his capital north from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1911 the Qing dynasty fell to the republican revolutionaries. The last emperor‚ Puyi溥儀‚ continued to live
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Nallathiga R. FROM MASTER PLAN TO VISION PLAN: THE CHANGING ROLE OF PLANS AND PLAN MAKING IN CITY DEVELOPMENT (WITH REFERENCE TO MUMBAI) Ramakrishna NALLATHIGA Number 4(13) / November 2009 Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management FROM MASTER PLAN TO VISION PLAN: THE CHANGING ROLE OF PLANS AND PLAN MAKING IN CITY DEVELOPMENT (WITH REFERENCE TO MUMBAI) Center for Good Governance Road No. 25‚ Jubilee Hills‚ Hyderabad 500033‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India ramanallathiga@yahoo
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of the first section of "The Waste Land" gives us the whole image of London in the aftermath of World War I. He calls it the "Unreal City" because he sees the true value of this city as no longer existent. It becomes a dead city as a result of the destruction of the Second World War. This war makes the city lifeless. Although London is one of the most beautiful cities in winter‚ the poet gives it an ugly description when he says it has "brown fog" instead of using white or snowy fog. It is a hint of
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The City of Miami Florida November 4‚ 2012 Dr. Moran The City of Miami of Florida Miami is considered the largest city in the state of Florida. Many tourist articles describe this city as a unique city of contrasts‚ contradictions
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hometown. With many cultural heritages‚ natural beauties and diverse culture‚ its is a city where one can experience the modern and ancient events mingled with each other. Geographically situated between 27°38’32” to 27°45’7” North latitudes and 85°16’5” to 85°22’32” East longitudes. It is believed to have some of the oldest human settlements in the central Himalayas. The city area is generally flat‚ what is now a city was once a highly productive agricultural land. One of the popular legend about
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The City Of Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the River Buriganga‚ the city has a population of about 7 million‚ making it one of the largest cities in the region. It has a colourful history and known as the ’City of Mosques.’ Modern Dhaka is the center of political‚ cultural and economic life in Bangladesh. Dhaka was successively ruled by the Turkish and Afghan governors descending from the Delhi Sultanate before the arrival of the Mughals in 1608. Under Mughal
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Broadcast News: Mad City Mr Fogel 13/05/13 Broadcast News: Mad City Elements used by Max Bracket to Construct His News Story A) Max says to his News director Lou that ever since he was working for his news team that the ratings have gone up from a three to a nine out of 10. Max knew that Lou’s job so he used it as an advantage for him to contradict his own better judgement. B)Max convinces Sam he will help him find a job. C) When Max left the museum after the police arrived
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