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    City of Streams

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    There is just one city‚ Islamabad‚ that is a city of natural streams‚ flowing out of perennial and seasonal springs of the Margalla hills. Just stepping onto the trails from any part of the hills‚ one can notice pure water gurgling over the boulders and rough stones. These beautiful streams in hundreds have sustained wildlife for thousands of years. Those of us who are fortunate to have seen Islamabad in the early years‚ myself in the early 1970s‚ have a good memory of natural streams full of clear

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    City or Countryside

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    City In my opinion‚ one has not experienced life until one has lived in the city. There is so much to see and experience in the bright lights of the city that you cannot get in the countryside. Here in the city‚ you can learn about how to get along with people of different types‚ encounter varied situations and solve problems. All these help a person to grow in maturity. After all‚ experience is the best teacher. In the countryside‚ however‚ you only move around people you are used to

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    walkable city

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    Jeff Speck is a city planner and architectural designer who‚ through writing‚ lectures‚ and built work‚ advocates internationally for smart growth and sustainable design. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2003 through 2007‚ he oversaw the Mayors’ Institute on City Design and created the Governors’ Institute on Community Design‚ a federal program that helps state governors fight suburban sprawl. Prior to joining the Endowment‚ Mr. Speck spent ten years as Director of

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    cities of future

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    growth of cities is inevitable. Nowadays‚ most of population in highly-developed countries is concentrated in cities with a very small number of people living in the countryside. The tendency is that the urban areas are get bigger and bigger with their population growing and the flow of people from countryside to big cities is unlikely to stop. In fact‚ it wasn’t like that in the past. Until about XIX century vast majority of people lived in rural areas and massive migration to cities started along

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    Oratory and Rhetoric in Invisible Man Many fall victim to the influence of powerful speech—throughout history‚ public speakers have used oration and rhetoric to manipulate their listeners. Public speaking is an art‚ as it is often practiced and rehearsed. Politicians‚ for example‚ consciously employ the art of oration in hopes of gaining support‚ sometimes abandoning their own beliefs in order to cater to the audiences’. Similarly‚ the Invisible Man‚ in the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison‚

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    The Children of the City

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    and Saturdays‚ and they are so proud that they have ates and kuyas in Xavier. After the Sendong tragedy‚ Dodong was lucky enough to have her family completely but as of April‚ it turned his father to be missing until now. Before the typhoon hit the city‚ they were living beneath the Carmen Bridge‚ and now‚ both their families are relocated at Lumbia Relocation Site. We asked them why they stayed on the streets while they have homes to stay in‚ they just said that they don’t feel and they can’t adapt

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    city of god

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    spectacles of torture. Augustine “City Of God” pg 59- Refute the pagan charges that said that the Christian’s brought the fall of Rome. Pagans said that people should worship old gods in order to achieve material advantages in this world. Augustine attacks the pagans and says that misfortune happens to all. He says that Rome had fallen before even when their gods were worshipped. 2 cities are brought in constant contrast 1. City of God 2. Earthly City Key Ideas: LOVE IS THE CENTER OF

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    Big City

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    Big city and small town in new age‚ social are developing with new technologies‚ which change life can be positive ways. Following development of technologies‚ they are changed and separated in environment‚ living place between small town and big city . People prefer to living in the big city because of available technologies in education‚ workplace and healthcare. In other opinions of people could like a small town because of fresh food‚ air and wonderful landscapes. This assay will argue benefits

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    Invisible Man Ralph Ellison In Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man‚ the character of Trueblood is unique and well developed. Trueblood is a man who impregnates his wife‚ and at the same period of time commits incest and impregnates his daughter. This character’s reasoning for having sexual relations with his daughter is that he was dreaming when this happened; a feat that while fantastical‚ could also be plausible due to Trueblood’s nature.   Trueblood‚ while a moral character aside from his

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    Compare and Contrast “A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread” Within this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two stories‚”A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread.” I will try my best to explain my reasoning so you are able to understand what you are reading. Just keep in mind that some of my points may not be accurate and may not make sense. “A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread” are similar by these four reasons I have. The first reason is that they both tell the same story‚ just in different

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