City of Memories I feel the moment coming, the feeling of a cool breeze just like the same feeling I get when I chew a minty fresh gum. My heart senses each breeze of wind as it strikes my face and soon my heart is addicted to this feeling of coolness. The trees look alive as if they are dancing and the sun is shining bright, but not to the point where it’s burning hot. As I walk down the city streets, the sight of sky towers and magnificent buildings appear before my sight. The people that are
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since World War II and this trend is expected to continue. Urbanization is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities. It occurs because people move from rural areas to urban areas, which usually occurs when a country is still developing. There are many different causes of urbanization. People living in rural areas are drawn to the city, because they often believe that the standard of living in urban areas will be much better. Urbanization has its pros and cons and affects
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Estate means to the piece of land and all physical property related to it, including houses, fences, landscaping and all rights related to the air above and earth below the property. With rapid urbanization of the cities and metropolitan areas real estate is a familiar word to the city dwellers. Real estate deals not only with the architectural design and infrastructure of a building but also with its finance and potentiality. It is an area that is highly influenced by the population density, income
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Simmel, G, (1964) "The metropolis and mental life" from Wolff, Kurt H, The sociology of Georg Simmel pp.409-424, New York, Macmillan © THE DEEPEST PROBLEMS OF modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. The fight with nature which primitive man has to wage for his bodily existence attains in this modern form its
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actually simulate real life? What types of things are included that you would not have thought of? What sorts of things are important in cities that are omitted in the situation? At the start of the game, I am allowed to choose the type of terrain for my city by adjusting the number of water bodies and how hilly or flat the land is. This would suit the type of city that I would want to construct, as hilly terrains would not allow the construction of certain types of infrastructure. In real life
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Advantages and disadvantages of city life. Life in the city is not so easy as one can imagine. However, some people say that modern cities are the best thing civilization has produced. Others claim that cities are not fit for living. There are a lot of pluses and minuses of living in a city. But what are they? Firstly, in big cities there are a lot of different entertainments such as cinemas, theaters, clubs, and exhibitions. Countrymen cannot go to the museums or theaters, because many villages
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Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive: easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. - Peter Brougham Every country today is running after industrial development, economic development, entrepreneur promotion and many other things. But only very few have realized the importance of education. Often people in various shows, conferences are seen commenting on the slow rate of development, growth in rural areas compared to urban. But has anyone ever tried to find out answer
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September 2011 Big and Small City Living Have you ever wondered if you’re missing out on the big city living or the small town closeness? Cities and towns are basically the same, but most cities have more to offer. I have lived in a couple of large cities such as Oklahoma City and Tulsa, but I have also lived in several small towns around Oklahoma. Before you decide where you want to live, you might want to look at some of the similarities and differences of Big City living and Small Town living
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Islamic Architecture in the UAE Many cities all over the world are developing to become important urban areas in all respects like Tokyo, New York and Mumbai. Every city has some reasons for their develop like building factories, importance of the location and much more. On the other hand there are some cities that had decline like Detroit, Flint and Cleveland because they only have depended on one resource for income. Abu Dhabi has grown through its economic vision and it is trying
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Vulnerable Population Laura Nelli Nur 440 11/27/2011 Annette Guinther Vulnerable Population January 19, 2011 — Access to trauma care is limited for many vulnerable patients, according to the results of a cross-sectional analysis reported in the January issue of the Archives of Surgery. "Associated with the increasing closures of trauma centers is the growing concern regarding disparity in trauma access," write Renee Hsia, MD, MSc, from the Department of Emergency Medicine, University
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