country’s two former bourses: the Manila Stock Exchange ("MSE") and the Makati Stock Exchange ("MkSE"). Founded in March 1927‚ the MSE was the first stock exchange in the Philippines and one of the oldest in Asia. Originally housed in downtown Manila‚ the MSE moved to Pasig City in 1992. The MkSE‚ on the other hand‚ was established in May 1963 and became the second bourse to operate in the country. It was based in Makati City‚ a budding business district during those days. While trading the same
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DajahNell THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING “I reached the decision to go on the offensive-to put a check on government abuse where others had failed in stopping the federal juggernaut running amok” (qtd. in BBC News)‚ were the words of Timothy McVeigh who took it upon himself out of the act of rage to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building on April 19‚1995. His actions were due to his anger with the government for what happened at Waco. This tragic event known as the Oklahoma City Bombing‚ was the most devastating
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Ancient city-states and empires both had numerous cultural and economic benefits due to their structure of not only development‚ but also social classes‚ religion‚ and trade accompanied by fiscal responsibilities. These benefits differed between the two formations of civilizations in many ways‚ but complemented by similarities‚ resembled each other in additional ways. With the advancement and development of city-states to empires‚ culture and economics changed drastically. The social classes of
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to needs of the expanding villages and more sophisticated demands for new comers. RE-URBANISATION MEDC Notting Hill (London W11) During Victorian times Notting hill was a tough working class area. 1950s area synonymous with slum landlords and inner city deprivation. 1958 scenes of riots between African Caribbean and local Teddy boys. Past 30 years Notting hill now synonymous with gentrification with rocketing house prices. Period houses on Kensington Park road typically retail
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21ST March‚ 2011 Sin City: Is it Film Noir? Controversial topics are brought to the table when speaking of Hollywood film Sin City. The story line appears to be set in the 50s and follows three protagonist characters that are all linked through their femme fatal characters. The filming technique displayed brings rise to the question of whether the movie is film noir or not. Numerous characteristics found in other noir films are traced out in the motion picture. Sin City proves to be a modern take
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Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Ladd-Whitney Monument It was April 19‚ 1995 at 9:03 that the lives of thousands were affected by one single explosion. The explosion took the lives of 168 men‚ women‚ and children. The explosion physically injured 600 individuals and emotionally injured numerous amounts of people around the world. The explosion took place at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma. A staff writer for a newspaper was quoted stating " the bomb was color blind" ( Yumi
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the Ancient Greek city-states were often at odds with each other. People from other city-states were not as highly regarded as they regarded themselves and they mostly went to war with each other for control over the peninsula. When the Persians threatened all of Greece‚ they had no choice but to unite. This also showed them an enemy that was far more different from them than people from other Greek-city states. Continuous conflict and competition between city-states broke down a
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The City of Ember is a post apocalyptic fantasy about Ember. I was written by Jeanne DuPrau and published in 2003.Ember is a city which was built by people‚ in the book know as "The Builders"‚ they built this city underground to house its citizens for 200 years. They say that the earth is uninhabitable for those years but never specify why. During these years a box with instructions is passed from mayor to mayor but a plague is spreading and the seventh mayor thinks the box may contain a cure so
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Student: Xiomara del Pilar Ocmín Ronceros Designing safe cities through different urban planner’s visions It is known that safe cities are related by their design‚ besides they provide a sense of security for those who inhabit there. According to the urban planners‚ there are several proposals and different manners to design safe cities such as crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Despite there are vast amounts ideas to design a safe metropolis‚ all them have flaws in terms of
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1 Why cities are the best cure for our planet’s growing painsBy Robert Kunzig Photograph by Chia Ming Chien At the time of Jack the Ripper‚ a hard time for London‚ there lived in that city a mild-mannered stenographer named Ebenezer Howard. He’s worth mentioning because he had a large and lingering impact on how we think about cities. Howard was bald‚ with a bushy‚ mouth-cloaking mustache‚ wire-rim spectacles‚ and the distracted air of a seeker. His job transcribing speeches did not fulfill him
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