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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My Special Place I have a place that I go to more than once a day. It is like a safe haven‚ a place of peace. I have always had this place and I am the only one who knows where it is. Whenever I visit‚ it is night‚ for that is the time when I feel the safest. The moon is visible‚ guarding the sky and earth‚ like a warrior of silver. In this safe haven of mine‚ it is always spring or fall. It is never to hot‚ like it is in summer‚ and it’s never cold‚ like in winter. The air is forever clean and
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Lives of the Saints Lives of the Saints is a story that examines the complexities and tribulations of everyday life in a small town. Throughout the novel‚ we discover that even the most trustworthy and caring individuals live secret lives behind closed doors‚ and that the surface appearance of minor communities can be very deceptive. Some people spend their entire adult-lives trying to knock down these doors and discover the truth‚ but perhaps they are overlooking the key to the lock our
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Why should there be year round schools? Year round schools are schools that students go to through the whole year without big breaks. Year round schools is not a good idea because it could interfere with family trips‚ it could also interfere with the time the students have to relax‚ and would trouble the schools budget. Year round schools is a good idea because students will be able to retain the information they learned at school. On the other hand it would interfere with the students long deserve
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Introduction In a quest to inquire into being‚ metaphysics is confronted by one fundamental question that; is reality constituted by one being or are there many beings? This question establishes the central problem of metaphysics that is known as the problem of the ‘one’ and ‘many’. Parmenides who first dealt with the nature of being and considered ‘being as being’ as the source of unification of all reality‚ held that “ultimately there exists a One Being”. It follows that this being is changeless
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activity into the real and monetary sectors. The real sector is where production takes place while the monetary sector supports this production and in a way is the means to the end. We know and we accept the financial system is critical to the working of the rest of the economy. In fact‚ the Asian crisis of the nineties‚ or for that matter what happened in Latin America and Russia subsequently and also Dubai Crisis have shown how a fragile financial sector can wreak havoc on the rest of the economy. Therefore
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A sense of place Born in a seaside resort you could count yourself as quite lucky‚ I do. Bournemouth is a beautiful seaside town with so much to do and has been a huge tourist attraction since the very first short wooden jetty pier was completed in 1856. Bournemouth contrasts hugely to those scruffy little towns with nothing but dirty alleyways. Right on the Jurassic coast‚ Bournemouth beach is one of the most popular seaside tourist destinations. Every summer there is a massive air festival;
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Trading place is a good movie that talks about the differences between classes in society‚ as well as the negative aspects in the actual life of rich and poor people in American society. The film takes place in the socio-cultural conflict when the two main characters come from two different classes on culture‚ communication and be inverted their lives to each other. The story brought to many humor situations but has a high value for everyone ponders. The film is led by the two main characters that
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There are many things a hero is and isn’t. Hero’s keep battling trough tough challenges more determined than those who won’t step up and do the same. Heroism is an act of caring for others and helping others making sure no one is in danger and everyone feels safe and secure. Also they keep society in order‚ like a policeman‚ not a coward who will hide when the challenge comes up and they have to face it. A hero’s function in society is to help people face challenges when they aren’t capable of it
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Living in Spain Living in Spain. There are many reasons for living in Spain. If you’re thinking of coming here‚ here are a few we can think of. Climate: The Spanish Mediterranean has the best climate in Europe. In coastal provinces like Alicante‚ Castellón‚ Valencia‚ Baleares‚ Almería‚ Murcia... people enjoy the sun‚ the sea and quiet beaches all year round. Many foreign residents actually prefer their Spanish homes in the low season months‚ when tourists disappear‚ and the climate is still warm
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