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    Urban Gentrification and Urban Morphology The term ‘gentrification’ has myriads of interpretations from different geographers, and sociologists. Ever since, there has been protracted debate on its methodology, consequences and whether it constitutes a dominant or residual urban form. The term ‘gentrification’ was first coined by the Marxist urban geographer Ruth Glass (Glass, 1964) to describe the influx of wealthier individuals into cities or neighbourhoods who replace working or lower-classes

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    distance, a unique appearance in space and time” (Benjamin. 1955; 796). He argues that an object only has aura as an original. He goes on to say that an objects aura is acquired through “the unique existence of the work of art determined the history to which it was subject to throughout its time” (Benjamin. 1955; 793). Benjamin believes that reproductions of the work have no aura due to the fact that they are “lacking in one element; its presence in time and space” (1955; 793). This is true with the

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    for design, engineering, production, planning, simulation and all the other aspects of the supply chain, including all the players involved becomes a question of survival for the Aerospace industry players. With so many players permeating the air space, it also is a question of the survival of the

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    Math, to Kant is synthetic because mathematical knowledge requires is true more than just definition. “All bachelors are unmarried” is analytic; “the bachelor down the street is untidy” is synthetic. This may seem odd; “1+2 = 3” seems to be analytic, as 2 is the sum of 1 and 1 by definition. Nevertheless this is illusory, according to Kant, because this is already a solved equation. When we look at an unsolved equation, we are presented with a problem. Take, for example 1+2 alone. We do not know

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    Many first-year college students struggle as they transition from various high schools in which they did not have to regularly study are soon finding what was once simplistic to excel in school is no longer the case. Instead, they continue with old study habits in hopes of evolving into better habits along the way. Through this hope of evolving habits, it is negatively impacting their classes with even some “habits” they do not recognize as detrimental. Now, these strategies or habits are being recognized

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    Safe Space Research Paper

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    Safe Space in Colleges, Is it Really That Necessary? The world has seen some changes during these last years, some are drastic, but lead the world to a better place; like the same sex marriage approved in all the United States. Other are subtle, like the misconception of the vaccines linked to mental illnesses and autism. And there’s one in special that in a personal matter doesn’t make any sense, even if it’s 2016 and we are in a “progressive” world, I’m talking about the Safe Spaces. A Safe Space

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    is essentially a machine that allows objects and people to teleport to other locations. In Parfits scenarios, humanity has reached a point in its technological history that humans now must travel to Mars in a timely matter. To avoid months aboard a space shuttle on a trip from Earth to Mars, a tele-transporter is utilized. Parfits tele-transporter scans the body and mental states, saves and transports the data to another location, destroys the original body, and recreates the body and mental states

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    True Knowledge

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    Anthony Perez Dr. Andrew Jones-Cathcart Philosophy 101 February 14, 2017 Paper 1: Sense Perception, Knowledge, the Cave, and the Divided Line What is true knowledge? Is seeing really believing? Plato gives a great argument as to why our sense-perception of objects is not true knowledge of what we actually see. Also, the Allegory of the Cave comes hand in hand with the Divided Line and breaks down what true knowledge is in which Plato explains that true knowledge is; one, unchangeable and immutable

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    It was a brisk October night in Mystic Connecticut. The fading yellows, rusty oranges, and fiery reds of the leaves that were strewn about the roads supplied the only color and illumination that the cadaverous town had. Even the river that flowed through the village was dull in color- an ashen teal. The stodgy water churned and rippled, but it made no more sound than that of a petulant murmur. The town was abandoned every October as Halloween was approaching. Most people fled the village altogether

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    and capitalism ‘influence’ practical matters relating to space, from the construction of buildings to the distribution of investments and the worldwide division of labour.” (Lefebvre p.10) Space whether physical, abstract, or representational are controlled by the means of production, and the absolute value which can be fetched at the highest price. Through the work of Henry Lefebvre, Production of Space discusses the different aspect space influences in our lives right down to the core identities

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