This way, we will guarantee our energy future over the long run, rather than just the short run that our current policies promote. Rural policy is another area that needs a re-think.. At present, rural areas are given preferential treatment in the Continue Reading...
Public finance is an area of study that has received a great deal of attention throughout the years. In recent years public finance has become more of a critical issue because of the economic recession that has plagued the country. There are various Continue Reading...
NYC Smart Growth In 2007, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg initiated PlaNYC. Based on the principles of Smart Growth, the PlaNYC aims to prepare for and balance New York City's population growth, economy development, and environmental issues. By the yea Continue Reading...
Iconography of Los Angeles: The Freeway City The name 'Los Angeles' has become shorthand for a whole condition of modern civilization, a state of unplanned, disordered, sprawling, polluted, congested chaos. The great mega-city of Los Angeles seems t Continue Reading...
Automobile on American Society There is perhaps no other invention during the twentieth century that had such a profound impact on American society than the automobile. It has become an intricate part of American culture. For many, it is a status s Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Revolution of Earth Observation: Evaluating the Impact of Planet Labs on Geospatial Analysis This essay will delve into how Planet Labs, with its constellation of Dove satellites, has revolution Continue Reading...
city regions only. The overriding theme of the greenbelt policy around the cities as applies to entire world is discussed. Advantages of green belts around cities The provision of cleaner air as facilitated by the trees is discussed. The facilit Continue Reading...
In the third section of the book Babette is cheating on Jack, hoping to gain access to a drug (Dylar) that treats people who fear dying. Clearly DeLillo is playing off of society's fear of death. Eventually Jack kills the man Babette was having liai Continue Reading...
Added to this is the challenge that the recidivism rates for gang members are significantly higher than non-gang members. According to Hughes (2006), "gang members were almost 3.5 times more likely than nongang members to get rearrested for a new cr Continue Reading...
These features contribute to urban sprawl; Make use of existing infrastructure: water, sewer, pedestrian ways, transit systems, parking as well as nearby businesses (food service, office support, etc.) That can provide outside or contracted service Continue Reading...
The Case for Restricted Immigration Introduction Immigration has long been a contentious issue, with proponents arguing that it enriches our society and economy, while opponents maintain that it can strain resources and threaten national security. Continue Reading...
Growth Without Jobs During the Cold War, poverty in the developing world was deemed to be a critical issue for the developed world because of the perceived (and likely very real link) between poverty and economic radicalism. However, in the wake of Continue Reading...
Animal Rights Introduction to the ESA According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law (1996) the Endangered Species Act (ESA) obligated the government to protect all animal and plant life threatened with extinction. Included in this category are e Continue Reading...
Rem Koolhaas: A survey of his work and aesthetic philosophy The radical Dutch architect and architectural theorist Rem Koolhaas is often called one of the world's best -- and one of the world's most controversial -- architects. Koolhaas is as much k Continue Reading...
My Community My Town My Community My TownLOCATIONLos Angeles city my Community my Town is situated along the coastal plain sandwiched between a hilly peninsula and two mountain ranges. Under the mountain peaks are valleys, rivers, ocean beaches, vall Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Planet Labs in Monitoring Climate Change: A Geospatial Analysis Approach: This topic could involve exploring how the high-resolution imagery provided by Planet Labs' satellites can be used Continue Reading...
Then, it was especially attractive to the sorts of people who did not fit elsewhere: religious and political dissenters, or workers without guild membership. (p. 30). In this regard, Birmingham's goal to become the European Capital of Culture 2008 Continue Reading...
Community Assessment: Bayville, NJAbstractThis paper provides a windshield survey of Bayville, NJ, and identifies useful statistics and data helpful in understanding the characteristics of the community as they pertain to community health. The commun Continue Reading...
Bright Lights, Bobby Benedicto describes the urban gay subculture in Manila within the context of the "global scene." The points Benedicto makes in Under Bright Lights can be applied to variety of issues related to race, class, gender, and social po Continue Reading...
Interior and Commerce Department agencies are to determine which species should be listed; individuals may petition the agencies to have species designated. The Fish and Wildlife Service, in the Interior Department, deals with land species; the Nati Continue Reading...
As a result, it gives off the appearance of being somewhat economical in its use of space. In spite of its enormity, it does not loom like a shadowy giant in a city of low-register structures. Rather, it somewhat gracefully stretches lengthwise, tak Continue Reading...
Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter argued in Collage City that the designer should intervene in the existing city by adding to and adjusting what is already there, a process more like collage than any other art form. (Barnett, 1996, p. 185) The city as " Continue Reading...
telling the story of what has come to be known as Central Park in New York City. Indeed, very few parks in the world are as iconic and story-filled as that park. The words in this report will not just be a recitation of the history of the park. Ther Continue Reading...
Urbanization Ecological Problem Grade Course Walking on grass while it rains, looking at the blue sky and hearing the bird chirp, and letting cool breeze touch the skin are amongst some of the most refreshing moments which one would loathe. The re Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Historical Significance of India Gate: Explore the conception, construction, and the historical context in which India Gate was erected. Delve into its role as a war memorial, commemorating the Ind Continue Reading...
"The north half is often called a fountainhead of modern architecture because of its total absence of exterior ornament. Root evidently felt that all that was needed here was graceful form for the structure itself. The south half of the building, on Continue Reading...
Asthma and ER utilization Asthma Asthma is a particularly debilitating condition. Asthma is characterized by a tightening in the chest with difficulty in breathing and wheezing. This difficulty in breathing can result, at best, in a decrease in qua Continue Reading...
Another factor that impacts the level of community resources offered is that many of the schools do not offer intramural activities for elementary school students. Participation in these group activities are most often children from middle to middle Continue Reading...
The multiple interpretations of simple words and phrases used in modern haiku give the reader a more participatory role in their reading; instead of being literature alone, the haiku that inspires varied meanings becomes art and involves the reader Continue Reading...
Civilization and Barbarism and Cruelty The works of Esteban Echeverria's El Matadero/The Slaughterhouse and Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's Facundo two classic works Argentinean 19th century literature How does one behave like a civilized human being Continue Reading...
Minority Woman as School Principals and Leadership Challenges Faced by Minority Principals When compared with corporate America, both the public and private American school systems may have more blatant glass ceiling settings because there are very Continue Reading...
Oscar Niemeyer’s Impact on the Modernization of Brasilia It is important to note, from the onset, that Oscar Niemeyer’s professional journey begun in Belo Horizonte - way before he was involved in the transformation and modernization of B Continue Reading...
imdb.com). What Mrs. Pell says to agent Anderson is both poignant and ironic: "Hatred isn't something you're born with. At school, they said segregation what's said in the Bible...Genesis 9, Verse 27. At 7 years of age, you get told it enough times, Continue Reading...
) They are, in the popular imagination, a peaceful people who spend their time going to church and making preserves, while the rest of us lost our spiritual way, got jobs moving paper around, became obsessed with buying stuff, and watched our familie Continue Reading...
satire about water pollution, following Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" as a model. Water pollution is an important problem facing the world, but that does not mean that it cannot be viewed with humor. This argument will provide a preposterous Continue Reading...
Billboard Advertising: "Litter on a Stick?" This paper examines the issue of billboard advertising from the premise that it is a feature of modern American life that needs to be regulated by the federal government. It examines the history of such re Continue Reading...
Las Vegas: More Than a Gambling Center This paper sheds light on the 'land of temptation' known as Las Vegas. While the city has earned fame by being one of the biggest gambling centers in the world, it is important to understand that it has a lot t Continue Reading...
" The report claims that the soft shell clam and oyster fisheries "have collapsed" and the commercial harvest of striped bass is now restricted to protect the survival of that species (Virginia Environment). In the last 30 years, according to the Exe Continue Reading...
