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    the culture significantly but long enough to leave some imprint on this town which seemed to have lost its old identity. The town could have retained all of its past traditions instead of losing some to a new culture that seemingly had engulfed the city over night. A change of attitude could have made all the difference.

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    Within the cities, the poor lived in rooms on high of or behind their places of labor, Artisans, and shopkeepers rented out retailers, workshops or cafes, and therefore the living accommodation that went with them. Some large homes were born-again into either workshops or residences. In large cities like Rome, housing blocks as high as five stories or perhaps lots of, before the Emperor of Rome Julius Caesar

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    1. How might one characterize or describe the architectural paint coatings industry and Jones Blair’s trade area? • Architectural paint coating industry currently does not have much that differentiates itself from other paint markets • The US paint industry is considered to be a maturing industry. Industry sales in 2004 were estimated to be slightly over $16 billion. • The US paint market is divided into three segments: architectural coatings (43%), original equipment manufacturing (OEM) coatings

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    help those incapable of work, not idlers. The town council of Dijon, France states that they would rent a barn, at the expense of the taxpayer, to house and feed the poor. This shows that a town council, a group of the cities leaders who can make influential decisions in the city, wants to take care of the poor. Cardinal Richelieu says “good-for-nothings”, also known as idlers, are a different breed from the average poor person. These idler types are those that have no desire to work when they can

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    Houston. He uses rhetorical appeals in the tone of being informative and hopefulness to persuade the government and Houstonians of how to make a better Houston and to go green because there are many benefits and it will make Houston a better and safer city. Carson uses logos to appeal to the Houstonians of how to make flood not a big issue. He gives ideas such as green infrastructure which includes rain gardens, green roofs and rain barrels in which the water gets absorbed rather than flowing out to

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    Theories Of Crime

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    The presence of crime in the inner cities of America is the result of many different factors. Although it is impossible to explain the issue with one single theory, it is possible to recognize the characteristics within society that have traditionally been associated with crime. These include poor neighborhoods, weak family structures and high rates of unemployment. However, they cannot be used to explain overarching mechanisms of extremely high rates of American urban crime today. Social structures

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    Code Of The Street Essay

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    and explain violence and related problems in the inner city are demonstrated within Elijah Anderson’s Code of the Street. Elijah exhibits the different lifestyles of the citizens in Germantown, Philadelphia by thoroughly explaining the code through different themes that make up the inner city lifestyle such as, family, violence, drugs, relationships or poverty through his point of view and people within the city as well. Within the inner city, neighborhoods and streets holds a “code,” which are the

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    Urban Sprawl, and Smart Growth Introduction: Since the Industrialization, cities attracted large amounts of labor force from rural to urban to engage in industries, which changed the structure of cities by increasing huge population. In addition, changing the structure of cities produces lots of problems, such as traffic congestion causes more serious air pollution, and insufficient housing problem; therefore, central cities began to extend the boundaries to desire better living environment to react

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    with mediocre presidents during the time period. Art being one of the many ways people could express their true feelings in a time where corruption was at a high point. George Bellows with paintings like, “Cliff Dwellers” depicting life in an urban city with an influx of new immigrants in urban areas like New York. Along with the harsh conditions in the dense urban areas such as poor sanitation and overall very poor living conditions; his paintings contributing

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    Paris Urban Planning

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    As the largest city in France with a 10.8 million population (“The World Factbook: France”, 2017), Paris has been ranked number four according the global power city index measured by Institute for Urban Strategies, The Mori Memorial Foundation (2017). Moreover, as one of the most visited city in the world (Millington, 2017), proper urban planning in Paris seems to be required in order to maintain an appropriate balance between the large amount of tourists’ influx and the residents’ living quality

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