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    Lord Monboddo, one of the most respected, eminent Judges at 18th century Edinburgh 's Court of Session, was definitely an oddball, passionately devoted to the ways of the Ancient Greeks and disapproving of anything he considered modern. As a result he lived simply, because if the Ancient Greeks didn 't use it, neither did he Brilliant lawyer, philosopher, leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and a striking, complex, flamboyant character to boot. Not bad for a laddie who started his education

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    Overcrowding and Housing in Nineteenth-Century London From 1801 to 1851, the population of London grew from under 1 million inhabitants to 2.25 million. This was due in large part to immigration, both from other countries and from the countryside of England. Hundreds of thousands of people were moving to the newly industrialized cities and towns to find work, having been squeezed off the land because of the enclosure of farms. There was also displacement of the working-class within the city

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    might imagine. These similarities can be observed in Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street and Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried and their main characters, Esperanza and O’Brien, respectively. Both novels divided into non-chronological stories, both involve characters who feel stuck in their situations, and both realize the importance of returning for the people they left behind. At their most basic levels, The House on Mango Street and The Things They Carried are both broken down into

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    On March 13, 1900, a tenement building in New York City caught fire, killing fourteen Italian immigrants. The poorly constructed frame building housed three stories of tenement quarters, with ten apartments per floor. The rooms were five by ten feet, separated only by flimsy half-inch thick boards. With just one exit through the entrance of the building, and that only by way of a 42-inch wide stairway, their only escape was destroyed, leaving eleven families of “caged victims beyond help.” People

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    Fanhor Sanchez Patino Ryan Cerone Survey 4 Home Sweet Home For many home could be defined as the physical spaces we inhabit. However, for others home is defined in a deeper level that relates to the relationships we have or want to have with people. Home could be categorized in micro and macro levels. The micro level could reflect on the immediate situation in where we find ourselves such as the terrestrial space where we dwell in, the people we live with, etc. On the other hand, in the macro

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    On Friday, October 13, 1965, horrifying things happened in an apartment building complex. Apartment 23B is the scariest and most haunted building in New York. It was a dark and stormy night in New York City. Little Avery, Madison, Max, and Aiden had a petrifying night. It caused a lot of dreadful memories that will be penetrated in their minds forever. These kids just might find themselves in a bad situation. Day after day, we would pass the apartment building on our way to and from school

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    Southampton was built which ran near Surbiton. 1837 till 1952 – The population of Surbiton grew from 200 to 2800. 1887 – At this point the population was at just above 10000. 1930 – A large amount of houses were built along in the centre of the village that were large houses and a series of smaller houses were built going towards the River Thames increasing the population size further. 1950s/1960s – A lot more schools

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    Real Estate

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    REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF BANGLADESH Bye- Laws on Code of Business Conduct REHAB is committed towards the enhancement and growth of the Real Estate Sector of Bangladesh. REHAB members recognise that for sustainable long term growth of this sector, they must conduct their business with a high degree of professionalism, fairness, integrity and ethics. In recognition of the member’s responsibility and obligation to Customers, Land Owners, fellow members, the public and the country, the

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    The Market of Rental Units

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    large part of USA housing market. Nearly one-third of American households rent, and over 14 percent of households live in a rental apartments. The following chart list that 35% of population rents, which does not seem much in comparison to 65% of house owners but they also contribute a lot to this society. Multifamily housing has high potential for energy savings through retrofits, but the lack of data on best practices and historical cost savings has weakened investment. Data related to energy

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    Living in Tooth Ville

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    lot of natural resources so we are not like rural areas. We also don’t have that much apartment building like they do in urban areas, Tooth Ville isn’t really busy that much maybe only twice in a week. Tooth Ville has different kinds of houses; we have detached houses near the north west of Tooth Ville, there are apartment buildings near the east of Tooth Ville, and some townhouses near the north of Tooth Ville surrounding a park. Tooth Ville has one main highway that connects to the roads which connects

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