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    “Through migrants‚ expatriates‚ exhibitions and publications‚ Australia first came into contact with Modernism in the mid-1910s. The modernist movement in Australia was at it’s most influential for over five decades‚ including global wars‚ economic depression‚ technological advances and massive social change. (http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/modernism) This article‚ however‚ will be focusing on Australia’s development of Modernity‚ Modernisation and Modernism between the

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    Urban Sociology

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    Urban Sociology Towns and cities as we know them today‚ become what they are because of a serious of events that gradually changed and shaped them from what they were to what they are now known for. The earth is home to approximately some six billion people‚ living in the cities and rural areas of around about 200 nations as stated by Macionis & Plummer (2012). This was not so in the past‚ before all these cities and towns emerged people lived a nomadic life‚ moving from area to area in such of

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    Urban Farming

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    Urban Farming Our country is encountering rapid urbanization‚ which is increasing urban poverty in countries across the United States as well as in many other parts of the world. A Bill trying to be passed by the U.S. senate states “Dramatic economic‚ demographic‚ and land use changes in the United States have created areas where no supermarkets exist and where limited food choice‚ poor food quality‚ and lack of affordable food prices impact large segments of the country’s population.” It is

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    Urban Poverty

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    URBAN POVERTY Sociology 300 April 27‚ 2013 URBAN POVERTY This paper will describe strategies for dealing with massive urban poverty‚ joblessness and poor housing. I will also address how to make cities productivity increase and in particular how to do so in a way that creates more jobs‚ increase incomes and business opportunities. Low-income families and communities will benefit the most from these changes and hopefully improve their quality of life. The reduction of Urban Poverty requires

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    Decline in Britishness

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    The national identity of British citizens has evolved drastically over time. There is an intense desire among Britons to develop or define what it is to be British‚ made difficult today as a result of the many layers of British identity. Unlike most nations‚ which have distinct traditions‚ religious convictions‚ and even dialect‚ The United Kingdom is made up of separate nation-states with their own deeply ingrained cultures. Further complicating the matter is the rise of multiculturalism‚ which

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    Music Decline

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    Having a ball; what’s working in music The music industry has not only undergone evolution; but revolution. Spanning multiple generations‚ it has transformed from spinning black discs to downloadable versions. Not only have the product and music styles changed over time; but also many of the artists’ focus. Artists of today sing a different tune when it comes to their livelihoods. However‚ regardless of dwindling purchasing song sales and concert tickets‚ the music industry remains alive through

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    Urban Sustainability Sci – 275 10-10-14 Instructor: Karen Marasigan By: Tyler Vesneski The program that I chose to implement into my hometown is “How to Build a Cooler City.” “From 1878 to 2005‚ Los Angeles temperatures rose 4 degrees on average‚ climbing from around 62 degrees to 66 degrees.” Urban areas such as Downtown Los Angeles are likely to rise 4 to 4.5 degrees within the next 10 years. My goal is to cut the cost of electric energy and make the city of Los Angeles a

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    Urban Education

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    rural schools are located in small‚ rural areas. Urban Education is defined as education taught in a school located in the city (urban areas). These schools have numerous distinct traits that make them easy to be recognizable. The students that attend these schools come from a wide variety of homes‚ incomes‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ priorities and are mostly African American‚ Mexican‚ and Asian. Unlike suburban and rural schools‚ the classrooms in urban education are often overcrowded with over 30 students

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    Urban Planning

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    Urban Planning What solutions would you have proposed for a city if you were an urban planner? Many cities suffered overcrowding. This problem left a lot of consequences such as low health‚ high crime rates‚ and impoverished areas. For this reason‚ Garden City‚ Radiant City and City Beautiful were created to provide solutions which probably would arrange the population in certain areas and improve the life quality of people. These three ideas have been a great influence to urban planners for over

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    THE DECLINE IN THE PUBLIC REALM “We have reached a stage in the development of our technology where we have the power to create the environment that we need or to destroy it beyond repair‚ according to the use we make of this power. This forces us to control this power. To do this we must first of all decide what we want to achieve. And this is far from easy…..” * Sir Ove Arup (How do you want to live?) The need to care about the urban environment has never been greater. Towns and cities

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