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    Chicago Concentric Zone

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    Chicago's Concentric Zones Chicago’s Concentric Zones is one of the very first theoretical models that were developed to explain urban social structures, as put forward by Ernest Burgess in 1925, hence referred to as “burgess Model, or CCD model (Burgess, 1925). This model depicts an urban structural setup as a ring model, with the central business district being in the middle of that model. Any surrounding buildings and structures, Burgess referred to as downtown, or businesses and shops. Basically

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    In this group project, we discuss two cities – Houston and Dallas about their own background, which we called story and the comparison between them as well. Firstly, this paper will describe the Houston city’s history and background, by using the timeline, it is easy to consider the economy, politic, education and transportation for each of the city chronology. In this way, we can finally discuss the characteristic and opportunity for each of these two cities; thus, give them various suitable solutions

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    With thousands of people being displaced by Katrina, Houston welcomed the refugees to the city. Greenspoint was one of the locations where the refuges would settle until they could go back home but many of the refuges made the Greenspoint area their permanent home. A few months after Katrina, the Houston natives were quarreling with the Louisiana natives. Soon the schools, parks, and other areas became battlegrounds for settling

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    Description of the Company The Houston Dynamo, founded in 2005 in Houston, is an American professional soccer club that has gained popularity within the past few years through an increased interest in soccer on a national level. The explanation of the team’s name derives from the meaning of the word Dynamo- “someone who never fatigues, never gives up.” In 2006 and 2007 the Houston Dynamo were the MLS Cup winners. Five years later during their 2011 season, the Houston Dynamo moved from the Eastern

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    Madame Butterfly On October 1st 2016, the Houston Ballet revives famous choreographer, Stanton Welch’s signature “Madame Butterfly”. The dance performance takes at place at the Houston ballet at Wortham Theater Center, Downton Houston Texas. The Houston Ballet Company, established in 1955, is the fourth largest ballet company is the United States which produces more than 70 dance performances in a year. The company’s artistic director, Stanton Welch is an acclaimed Australian choreographer who

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    According to 2015 U.S. Census Data, African Americans have the highest poverty rate at 24.1%, followed by Hispanics at 21.4%. Asian Americas had a poverty rate of 11.4% and Whites had a poverty rate of 9% (US Census). The Montrose Center in Houston has a program called LGBT Switchboard. The Switchboard is a 24-Hour Helpline for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They assist LGBT individuals who have become targets of domestic violence and sexual assault. The Helpline assists

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    At last week’s match against the New Orleans Pelicans, where the Houston Rockets won 100:95, two Houston Community College students were shadowing Rockets employees on a game day at the Toyota Center. The Houston Community College is an educational partner of the Houston Rockets. Although not everyone is needed on the court, there are many more things to do on a game day from security, concessions, cameramen and journalists, dancers and performers and among many others, promoters. The HCC students

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    Hous·to·ni·an, a native resident of Houston, Texas. This term is popular in more states than Texas. There’s a saying that “Everything is bigger and better in Texas. Houston is the fourth largest city in America behind Nevada and ahead of New Mexico. Now that is big. People that are born in Texas are natives, and therefore Houstonian. There are several races that call Houston home like Hispanics, Asians, Blacks and Europeans. There is also a refugee population in Houston from places like Afghanistan, Iraq

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    Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is about women who endured three years of social misfortune in a camp. Jeanne was born on September 26, 1934, in Inglewood, California. She was born to George Wakatsuki and Riku Wakatsuki. She spent her early childhood in Ocean Park, California. On December 7, 1941 Jeanne and her family said farewell  to her father and her brothers as they take off on their boat. The boat promptly returned and a “fellow from the cannery came running down to the wharf

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    Sam Houston

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    Sam Houston Samuel Houston Sam Houston was as legend reports a big man about six foot and six inches tall. He was an exciting historical figure and war hero who was involved with much of the early development of our country and Texas. He was a soldier, lawyer, politician, businessman, and family man, whose name will be synonymous with nation heroes who played a vital part in the shaping of a young and prosperous country. He admired and supported the Native Americans who took him in and adopted

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