Essays on Town

1. In terms of both subsistence and settlement behavior, it is true to say that the people of the archaeological Berrien phase and the historic Potawatomi appear to have adapted to the southwestern Michigan landscape is much the same way because prior to being forced out to Wisconsin, they seem to have been pro – Potawatomi.

2. According to Ron Mason, pottery very much like Berrien phase ceramics from sites in southwestern Michigan can be associated with the historically documented Potawatomi occupation of the Rock Island II site on an island in the mouth of Green Bay during the French ...

Summary

This poem has to do with the ways that anger and resentment can end up harming us not just as individuals but as a society. Six people sit around a fire, each with a piece of wood that could keep the fire burning. However, they look across the fire at one another, and several different areas of difference bubble up between them, and so they sit and wait. The first person is a woman who looks across and sees a black man sitting across from her. The prejudice she feels keeps her from putting her wood into the fire. ...

In contemporary interconnected and interdependent world, meaning comprehension of one country in the region might resolve the problems diplomacy or military actions could not resolve. Thus, it is no longer enough to know only geographical specifics of the country and formal data. Even knowledge of history of the country without a proper context would not be enough for policy and decision-makers to make the right choice between actions and noninterference. In this regard, culture becomes a crucial element for comprehension of the situation in its complexity and interdisciplinary framework.

Although, during the Cold War, culture was of little importance and the country was identified by its choice of one of the opposed camps, end of the bipolar world has changed everything. Today, under conditions of globalization and spreading of common democratic values, culture is of specific importance. In traditional countries, which are characterized by a long history of instability, cultural specifics are of more socio-political values than even political preferences or participation in elections. This is particularly relevant for the Asian countries which have their own cultural tradition in contrast to relatively homogenous Western examples. Thus, comprehension of culture is vital for an efficient policy conduct and making decisions. The aim of the present paper is to explore the main characteristic features of Cambodian culture and its conditionality.

In general, Cambodian culture is relatively homogenous (meaning quite low level of minorities' self expression), supremacy of ancient culture of Khmer Empire (9th-15th century) followed by prevalence of monarchic rule of Norodom Sihamoni. The culture is also influenced by French colonization and recent trends of globalization (Gottesman 87). The first feature of the culture is conditioned by the fact that almost 90 % of 14.8 million population belongs to original Khmer ethnic group, which speaks official Khmer language. Ethnic minorities are represented by Vietnamese, Chinese, Cham and Khmer Loeu people. Thus, homogeneity contributes to stability of cultural traditions and prevalence of official language, national religion, which is Theravada Buddhism. From a societal perspective, this feature of culture contributes to stability and equality of education spreading, since Buddhist temples are the main educational facilities in the country (Ray, Robinson and Bloom 287).

Cambodian culture is characterized by huge respect to the ancient inheritance of Khmer Empire, which was embodied in monarch-centric religion and is symbolized in Angkor Wat architectural complex, which is a place of religious worshiping. The city and the area around are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This makes the place not only of national but also international importance, especially in the framework of potential targeting this place by terrorist groups (Ray et al., 187). On the other hand, this site is of huge economic and international importance because it attracts numerous tourists each year. Respect to imperial traditions of the past corresponds to continued rule of monarchy in the country. In this regard, the culture is characterized by division between levels of society and existence of royal protocol and traditions. This feature does not only result in preservation of national Apsara dance, but in huge difference between urban and suburban areas and capital in general. The Royal family due to its reserved and formal culture and usage of French language is likely to have an impact on the capital of Phnom Penh, while provincial heads of districts have their own relatively independent view on rule of the territories, not to speak about entirely different approaches on the local levels (Gottesman 17). Thus, prevalence of traditions and supremacy of monarchy does not contribute to the unity and efficiency of ruling in places. Difference in level of development in urban and suburban areas decreases levels of communication not only between districts, but also within them (Ollier and Winter 102).

French colonization of 1863-1953 contributed to territorial losses of Mekong Delta to Vietnam and subsequent isolation of Khmer Krom minority on that territory, which contributed to the tense relationship between two countries, which were further worsened during Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia in 1978 (Morris 48). On the other hand, French colonization contributed to the development of the relevant economic infrastructure and contemporary pro-Western orientation of the country. This was conducted by means of cultural influence, since most of the elder population was still speaking local dialect of French. This also eased spreading of globalization in the country. Acceptance of foreigners was improved by knowledge of French language and tourist necessity of knowing English, which is more widely known in big cities of Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Poiepet and others (Gottesman 87). On the other hand, globalization contributed to the development of a huge gap between urban and rural areas, and lessened communication between different terrains. Thus, until certain extent it can be argued that urban and rural areas of Cambodia are two entirely different countries which should be considered by policymakers (Ollier and Winter 79).

Irrespective of the general characteristic of the country, people are the main asset of any international interactions. From this analysis, it can be concluded that people's element of ASCOPE would be one of the most complicated to identify in general and that each region of the country would have its characteristic features and tendencies for further development. On the other hand from all mentioned above, any policymaker would be able to understand that irrespective of relevant cultural homogeneity of Cambodian society, historical conditionality of it and contemporary status of ethnic minorities might become the source of tensions and potential conflict. This is particularly relevant in the framework of Cambodia-Vietnamese relations, worsening of which can cause instability in the region (Ollier and Winter 82). This is particularly relevant in the framework of 2003 anti-Vietnamese demonstrations. Another dimension of potential concern might be authority structure of Cambodia. In this context is meant the fact that there was no final trial of Khmer Rouge elite and many of the former regime supports ended up in the new government (Morris 36). These matters are of particular attention, due to the aforementioned cultural specifics of the country. Overall, it can be concluded that cultural profiling is essential for comprehension for comprehension of the country and further decision-making process.

Works Cited

Gottesman, Evan R. Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge: inside the politics of nation building.
New Haven: Yale University Press. 2003. Print.
Ollier, Leakthina and Winter Tim. Expressions of Cambodia: The Politics of Tradition,
Identity, and Change. Oxon: Routledge. 2006. Print.
Morris, Stephen J. Why Vietnam invaded Cambodia: political culture and the causes of war.
California: Stanford University Press. 1999. Print.
Ray Nick, Robinson Daniel and Bloom Greg. Cambodia. New York: Lonely Planet
Publications. 2010. Print.

Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Scout Finch, the six year old daughter of Atticus Finch, a strong father, a virtuous lawyer and the defender of Tom Robinson. Scout grows up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, among the other interesting and entertaining people in the town. Going through her life and growing up with her friends, she learns many lessons from her father and the town itself. Much like Atticus with Scout, this book is incredibly important because of its teachings of morality and virtue; the ...

The New England Colonies comprise the modern states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The New England region did not enjoy the same diversity, as did the Middle Colonies to their south. In Massachusetts, Plymouth Colony was one of the earliest colonies, settled by the British Pilgrims in 1620. The tensions created by the role of theocracy, status, wealth, land led Rodger Williams to establish Providence, and began the settlement Rhode Island. Other settlements in Connecticut, including Wethersfield and New Haven were established in a like manner, and for much the same reasons.

The Middle ...

Certainly, the People's Republic of China is one of the last major global countries that utilize the Bolshevik model and democratic centralism of the communist party. The revolutions that took place in China have tremendously affected the political, economic, and social development in china. The revolutions that took place and china and the Soviet has various differences. The revolution in Russia was perhaps, characterized by revolts against a king Ruling Tsar; the revolt was brought on when WW I ended. On the other hand, the Chine revolution was closely related to a civil war. The related for of civil ...

Lewis Mumford understands of Greek cities and roman cities as being quite different. He starts by narrating the history of the roman structure of a city. In his explanation, he says that the city has a rectangular wall around it. The buildings in the city were not up to the wall since the outline and structure of the city was organized more like a military camp. The city was also served by two main streets; one running from north to south of the city and the other from west to east. The two streets met at right angles and ...

William Faulkner, the author of the edition ‘A Rose for Emily’ has written a story covering the life of Emily Grierson. Emily was initially a vibrant girl in her early ages but changed as she grew older. She is a spinster who resided in the south. William Faulkner has used flashback in this story to show the past activities that happened in the life of Emily (William 1). These activities took place in a place called Jefferson. This place is situated in a county called Yoknapatawpha.

The relationship between the people in the town and Emily starts even before ...

Kolchin use the term ‘Paternalism’ to refer to the absolute control of all spheres of an individual’s life in a manner that he/she cannot harm himself/herself in an effort to get freedom. Paternalism therefore according to Kolchin, denies an individual the freedom and authority to make a choice. (Kolchin, 23)

The slave masters therefore exercised paternalism by denying their subjects the power to make a choice over issues that affected them. The slave masters believed that their subjects were not intellectually endowed to know anything and they should always be controlled.

He gives an example of children, because ...

1. Barriers to a healthy lifestyle that face various vulnerable populations in the society as addressed by Community health Nurses.
A healthy lifestyle is one of the most desirable things that every country, state, community or society strives to achieve in each and every undertakings that happen within it. This is the reason why most societies across the globe emphasize on teaching related courses in school which include sustainable environmental studies and activities, health and hygiene, conservation among others, and this is based on the fact that health and hygiene go together, and their quality within a society is ...

Abstract

There are many theoretical assumptions pertaining to social change form classical, intermediary and contemporary sociological schools of thought. Even physiology; psychology, metaphysics; spiritual physics attempt explanations of social change from their paradigm of existence. As such, social change can first be considered an interdisciplinary concept which is inevitable since it impinges on every aspect of life experiences. In the following pages of this mini exposition the writer will examine social change by making comparisons between traditional and modern urban societies; relating responses to this phenomenon by advancing suggestions on how we as a society can deal with the not so positive impacts of social change to our daily life activities.

Introduction

In the presence of numerous theoretical perspectives on social change from classical and contemporary theorist alike it is always the writer’s option to select the most compatible one in explaining the phenomenon. As such, specific references will be made to the theorectical assumptions of Max Webber‘s ( 2011) emergence of social change now considered a classical theoretical perspective from twenty-first century developments and George Ritzer ( 2008) McDonaldization. These perspectives will be considered in terms of how people today respond to modernization and social change and its impact on their lives.

Comparison of Social Structure Change (Traditional-Modern: McDonaldization)

Webber’s (2011) theoretical assumption of social change even though interpreted as contradictory through subsequent analyses is consistent with the paradigm that change embraces social stratification which is influenced by social class; status class and party class. As rationalization pertaining to cultural development emerges, the way people interpret aspects of their lives inevitably initiate changes. Precisely, Weber (2011) saw city life or urban culture distinctly different and in some instances contradictory to rural communities perceptions of class. Also, Weber advances the theory of symbolic interactionism when relating these three concepts to be say that they are responsible for many decisions people make daily .(Lawrence, 2011)
Hence, the movement from a traditional psychological attachment to meanings of things, change over time with modernization from which social change is eminent. George Ritzer ( 2008) posits that rationalization is the mechanism through which change occurs since it is choosing the most efficient means to accomplish tasks. This in itself has advantages and disadvantages ( Ritzer,2008).

Response to structural changes in contemporary world (Dehumanization)

The American fast food culture has impacted this generation to the extent that some women do not cook meals for their boy friends or husbands any longer since it is felt that their cooking is not like Mc Donald. Importantly, the meal has to taste like McDonald for it to be considered tasty. The question here is whether this is completing a task with efficiency or the development of a class structure / status, which imposes conformity to a particular taste.
True, McDonald has been offering a great service to urban communities which are moving towards industrialization. But it has destroyed the home food kitchen to the degree that when parents cook food at home their children do not want to eat because the taste of fast food is fed to them from schools. It becomes an issue of symbolic interactionism; reaction to traditional home cooked food in relation to McDonaldization.

Combating Negative effects of Social Change--- Living in the urban environments

Streetwise depicts a typical urban environment and movement of people into that social class is symbolic of being streetwise to survive in such a culture. It implies culture shock and a period of adaptation which could be lengthy or short depending on the street intelligence of people moving from urban into slums.
Slums are evidences of social change. Aspects of rationalization have impacted behavior to the extent that authorities allow once affluent communities to deteriorate for political reasons. However, these societies still are valuable for subculture development and social change to occur. When this happens the affluent impacting such change are suspicious of their safety.
In the case of Village-Northton undergoing its gentrification, Elijah Anderson (1990) interprets the effects of social change as being fear of violence on one hand and misinformation concerning street culture of the environment. This can became a detriment to the change itself. Hence, there is difficulty in combating these unpleasant effects of social change which is needed in this community.

Conclusion--Distrust and the Threat of Violence

For the person moving into this community there are two major threats to safety; the street and neighboring community. There would be areas within the city labeled dangerous. From those warnings it is clear that everyone must avoid those streets and simply be cautious.
Obviously, social change is gradual and elements of a traditional culture cannot be totally eradicated within a single generation. Hence, there is the need to avoid dangerous areas. Being a resident of Northton Village now and then, it would be necessary to take one day at a time because rationalization takes time to be incorporated into a new mind set. This makes it is difficult to spot a mugger.

References

Anderson Elijah (1990) Streetwise: Race Class and Change in Urban Communities. University
of Chicago: Chicago Press.
Lawrence A. Scaff (2011) Max Weber in America, Princeton University Press, Princeton/Oxford,
England.
Ritzer, George (2008). The McDonaldization of Society. Los Angeles: Pine Forge Press

Introduction

Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in July 21, 1899, Oak Park, Illinois. He was an American writer and journalist. Most of his works were fiction characterized by mainly economy and understatements. Owing to his profession of being a journalist he was also an adventurous person. He did his production in the 20th century (the mid 1920s and also mid 1950s). He ventured into journalism after finishing school where he worked for The Kansas City Star. Afterwards he left for the Italian font where he became an ambulance driver during World War I. This is what led to the ...

Introduction

There are three stages of Roman history including Kingdom that lasted between 753-509BC, Republic that lasted between 509 and 27BC and Empire that lasted between 27BC and 476BC (Dill 103). The Roman Kingdom was founded by Romulus after he murdered Remus his brother. Traditionally, the city had seven kings. It is just one of Italy’s many villages which again is divided among several different language groups. It is one of the cities of Latium area, where Latin is spoken. The Roman Republic was founded in 509 BC after the last king was expelled (103). It was founded ...

The humor in Stephen Crane’s ‘The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky’ derives largely from the fact that the story is a parody of similar stories about life on the lawless American frontier, and through his parody Crane mocks the stereotypical conventions of such stories and also defeats the reader’s expectations by ending the story in an original, unexpected and comic way.
The first sequence of the story which describes Marshal Potter and his new bride on the train to Yellow Sky is full of subtle social humor. The narrative implies that they are a slightly odd couple: ...

In ‘A Rose for Emily’ William Faulkner uses the first person plural – ‘we’ – to narrate the story, and it is as if this unnamed, pluralized narrator speaks for the whole town in telling the story of Emily Grierson’s life. There is only one very significant moment when Faulkner switches from ‘we’ to ‘they.’ Overall, when the reader reaches the end of the story, it can be seen that Faulkner uses this unusual narrative device to satirize the town and to criticize its attitudes.
Emily Grierson lives a solitary life, but comes from a formerly rich and important family. ...

Introduction
Star festival in Japan is also known as Tabanata. Tabanata is a Chinese word meaning evening of the seventh; hence, its origin is traced to China. Tabanata is an important festival in Japan where Japanese value it very much and it is commemorated once a year on the seventh day in either July or august, according to the lunisolar calendar. Tabanata festival is celebrated or performed at night on 7 July in accordance to their culture (Anesaki & Ferguson, 1928).
Most people in Japan either celebrate the day at home or school depending on someone’s program on that ...

School

Very often when people find themselves in a tight corner they think that somebody is punishing them for their faults, and that the ‘black bar’ in their life will never come to an end. Nonetheless, each and every one of us should recall a saying “Every cloud has a silver lining”, which proves that even the worst misfortune either makes us stronger or gives us an invaluable experience, which does not but gives us strength to move on.
At first glance the story I am about to tell seems to be a jape, as the whole ...

Introduction

The urge to survive and feed our families, stretch us to eke out for a living with our flesh and bones. Caught in the middle of all this is women who though physically do not match their counterparts; the males are pushed to a corner where they have to do the similar works to earn a living. The situation is often worsened when ones husband kick the basket and she has to provide for the family, report to the capitalist “bread” factories whose major interest is to multiply profits and then come back home with the “bread” which ...

Tulsa is one of the largest cities in the United States (U.S) and the second largest in the U.S state of Oklahoma, located in the north-east part of the Oklahoma on the Arkansas River. According to 2012 U.S census estimates, the city has a population of 393,987 and serves as the county seat for the Tulsa County, the most populated county in Oklahoma. The Creek Indians of Alabama, under the Indian removal Act of 1830, were the first to settle in Tulsa in the 1830s. The Creeks named their new village “Tulsy”, meaning old town in memory of ...

Traditionally a small antique town surrounded by strawberry fields and a bucolic ambience, Old Bellevue, is currently one of the most appealing and developed towns in Bellevue. Old Bellevue is located at the center of Bellevue and stands as a shopping destination for many of the affluent individuals from within and without Bellevue. Its name “Old Bellevue” sounds ironic, as there is nothing looks old in the town. As a commercial district for Bellevue, Old Bellevue previously had small shops that catered for the local community needs as the town developed into a thriving center of the Eastside. The ...

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Introduction

Both defining and describing the sustainable relationship between the historic and newer built environment of Saudi Arabia’s state capital Riyadh focuses on culture as a mitigating factor in historic preservation and sustainability representative of Saudi cities. This scholarly exploration of the existing construction looks influences on their design from an environmental perspective. The following academic investigation therefore, both compares and contrasts the specifics of the time-honored urban design with the modern.
The following investigative account provides information on the environmental and cultural aspects underpinning traditional urban design versus the adoption of 1970s Western urban ...

Introduction

“The chosen topic is of Urban Childhood Education”
Reasons for Choosing this Topic
I selected this topic because I feel that Education plays a vital role in making a child successful and independent. For any child’s life, an aspect of early childhood education is very important as it goes against the concept of childhood slavery when a child cannot fulfill his childhood needs, and others exploit him by excessive work and as a tool to get work done. in spite of being given important academic education, he spends his childhood in slavery. In the critical years from birth ...

The metropolis is seen as the seat of the economy. It is where money is centralized and it is where the seat of governance has been placed. Due to the fact that metropolis is equated with high monetary value, has been also equated to intellectuality and rationality. Metropolis is seen as the highest form of society where quantitative values are set high and material purchases are of importance.
A metropolitan society may never be referred as the heart of a nation, and it exists where power is centralized due to higher economic value. By this, money has become the ...

Introduction

Stanley Park is a modern urban park that is located in Vancouver, Canada. It is currently the most beloved park and was the first to be established in Vancouver. It is designated as a national and historic site in Canada. This park is an oasis whose magnificence and green feature cannot go unmentioned. It is positioned in the middle of a greatly built landscape in the urban areas of Vancouver in Canada. Visitors who find an opportunity to visit the park explore over 400 hectare natural rain forest situated in the west coast. They also get to enjoy the ...

Just like in any form of government administration, such as the national government, the Florida State also maintains a system that is evidently run with almost similar concepts. This journal observation will analyse various current events attributable to Florida, Pasco County, Tampa and Dade City. I reviewed the official websites news especially the Tampa Bay Times and the Tribune where I observed certain events that are related to and can be explained using the concepts from political science.
Events such as the planned Tampa City Mayor’s Mac and Cheese Throwdown which is expected to take place on May ...

Indian Poverty and slums: Government perspective

Republic of India is a biggest democracy and the second most populous country in the world. Geographically, it is situated in South Asia and with its vast area, it is the seventh largest country in the world. As a newly industrial state, the economy of the country is considered as eleventh-largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world (Ravallion and Martin, 2008). The economic progress witnesses the reduction of poverty to 21.9 percent. However, about 68 million people still live in slums (Census, 2011). United Nations report reveals that third ...

Introduction

Almost Maine is a wonderful heartfelt play by New York playwright John Cariani about the extraordinary tales of love that take place in the town of Almost, Maine. The assertion of this play is that all of these stories across the town take place at the stroke of 9:00 with the northern lights illuminating the slightly surreal, cold and northern night. John Cariani throws magical realism to the bittersweet love scenes in his play with original, sentimental and ultimately pleasant entertainment. Most of the characters in the play are eccentric, but all of them fit well into the small ...

A Rose for Emily is a story by William Faulkner. Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on 25 September 1897. He was the first of four sons to Murry Cuthbert and Maud Faulkner, and was named after his great-grandfather, William Clark Falkner. He never completed high school, but was able to enroll in University for a special catering program, to serve the war veterans. He stands out to be the most unsurpassed American writers of the twentieth century. Faulkner has written novels, poems, screenplays and short stories. Faulkner wrote his first novel, Soldier’s Play, in 1925. In ...

Migration is defined as the movement of people from one region to another permanently or temporarily. There are several types of migration. There two main are classes of migration; external migration/international that occurs across bounders of a state, and internal migration that occur with bounders of a state.
The people who move out of the country are called emigrants while those who move into a country are called immigrants. Therefore, immigration is the movement of people into a country, while emigration is the movement of people out of the country. Seasonal migration refers to seasonal movement of people for ...

Louis Riel is one of the greatest leaders of the Metis- descendants of the indigenous Indian population, mostly French immigrants. He is commonly referred to as the father of Manitoba as he founded the Canadian province referred to as Manitoba. Essentially, it took dedication and a lot of struggle from this selfless leader. His era was faced with a lot of opposition from the Canadian government which was much more endowed than the Metis settlers (Stewart18).
Being the first born in a family of eleven children naturally made him a leader. Hudson’s Bay Company owned the Red Settlement ...

China is one of the strongest economic powers in the world. Its political leadership focuses on the fundamental alteration of the country’s growth strategies; this occurs through a rebalancing of economic growth sources (Lardy, 2007). Through strategies such as the expansion of domestic consumption, it notes significant economic growth. For instance, the country has managed to sustain its growing population economically. It occurs through rapid job creation, income distribution improvement, lowered rates of income inequality and a reduction of the outsized energy consumption. Aspects of China’s economy that depict its growth and challenges include; national output, employment ...

If there were one word to describe the lessons learned from this course, it would be context. Sociology could be called the study of different perspectives of various cultures. Therefore the discipline rests on the self-evident premise that there are differences in perspectives that affect social hierarchy and interaction.
Context in a culture remains constant, but person context in a culture varies from culture. A remote tribe on a pacific rim island does not have the same context as me at the same age and gender.
It is difficult to contrast this to previous idea, since my ideas of ...

Cars and trucks cause air pollution through their entire operational life. This includes pollution that the vehicle emits during its operation, manufacturing, refueling and disposal. There are also additional emissions that are related to the refining and distribution of fuel for these vehicles. There are two types of pollution from car trucks; primary (direct emissions to the atmosphere) and secondary (pollutants in the atmosphere undergo chemical reactions). Some of the major pollutants from cars and trucks include particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. Rethinking transportation in large cities can go a long way in reducing ...

The short-story “The Rose for Emily” consists of many symbols, the interpretation of which is of much use to understand the sense of this work. William Faulkner uses much of the symbolism and imagery in order to succeed in his literature endeavors. Undoubtedly, there are many symbols that can be used in the other similar short-stories, and they can be even compared to the other works. Faulkner uses the symbolism, imagery and allegory to persuade readers and help to understand this short-story profoundly.

The House

The house of Miss Emily is one of the most significant symbols in the story as ...

Introduction

Charles Bridge of Prague in Czech Republic and the Golden Gate Bridge in United States are two of the most renowned bridges of the world. Both of these bridges exhibit few similarities and few differences in its physical form, location, types of users, frequency and purpose of use, and materials. This paper will elucidates and compare these similarities and differences. Not only these bridges have a sheer economic significance but they have great cultural impact, as well. Both were made for the same notion of connecting communities (Brook & Cornish, 1992). Charles Bridge was made a century ago, while Golden ...

Philosophy has been one of the most important disciplines in Western civilization. Many schools of thought have pondered over the great questions of human life. During the 19th and 20th century, the existential current questioned the nature and purpose of man, freedom and happiness. Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish writer closely associated to this movement. His short story “Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr”, portrayed many aspects of this theory, such as: . Therefore, the present text will analyze the relations between existentialism and .
Defining existentialism is problematic, as it is used to conglomerate many different systems of thought that ...

The governments play a very crucial role in planning and investing in urban infrastructure. The urban infrastructure development is a form of measure on how the government is committed. In many cases, the decision of infrastructure development is divided on the different government organs. The government has a role to provide funds in order meet the entire requirement in the budget. Most of the urban infrastructure development is done by the local government. They are the one responsible for the planning, renewal and repairs.
The local government levee charges from the public to provide the required services in the ...

Introduction

Heritage planning primarily involves the development, preservation, and restoration of heritage sites. Heritage sites come in different forms and one of which is the historic living city. Essentially, the historic living city pertains to towns or cities that grow alongside the development of urban spaces. It contributes or influences development in various disciplines such as heritage planning and architecture among others, and components or segments of human life be it cultural, economic, social, and political life (Bandarin & van Oers, 2012; Serageldin, Shluger, & Martin-Brown, 2001; Weyeneth, 2000). Historic living cities also bear specific qualities and characteristics, which is why defining ...

“Winter’s Bone”, directed by Debra Granik, and released in 2010, is the story of a young family struggling to survive in the Ozarks. Ree, played by Jennifer Lawrence, desperately clings to the hope that her father will return from one of his many benders as she attempts to juggle caring for her mother and younger siblings while still attending school. Eventually, she learns that her father has become involved in meth and has himself become a drug dealer. The movie follows Ree, as she traverses challenging social terrain in the Ozark community, trying to find her father, while ...

Following the meeting attended on the date of 26 February 2014, held at the local municipal social hall that had intended to get the public and residence views regarding expansion of the municipal market and relocation of the local museum to a different place that was yet to be decided, but two venues had been proposed. The meeting was organized and conducted by the planning commission of the municipal of Arizona, and it started at exactly 9am in the morning. The commission was represented by three people, and those who had been invited were given tags and questionnaires to ...

A Literature Review of Existing Studies

Comparing and Contrasting Urban and Rural Life: A Literature Review of Existing Studies
Within the United States, there are many pockets of rural and urban environments. Although urban living tends to garner the most positive and negative attention, plenty of parts of the United States are less inhabited and more rural. For as long as civilization has existed, the debate over whether urban living or rural life is better has taken place. While these arguments have been strongly rooted in anecdotal evidence and personal opinion, in recent years researchers have started to study the effects of urban versus rural ...

Use of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in urban areas has not been successful due to challenges such as need for prior population registration, limited access to urban dwellers, acquisition of specific parental consent, inadequate programme support, low compliance due to insufficient information, non-uniform need for MDA across different socio-economic strata and inadequately motivated Community Drug Distributors (CDDs) who are few, (Njomo D. W. et al, 2014, p. 2)
Compliance could be improved by ensuring adequate information and education is availed to the targeted community through social mobilization. This is emphasized by Hodges et al. ( ...

Introduction

The captain in the middle of the war is in a moral dilemma. He is considering following orders and dropping a bomb into the enemies’ town where the enemies are hiding, or just approaching the town with a troop of soldiers. The captain has a decision to make revolving around his conscience. How sure is the captain about whereabouts of the enemies? Is he using the weapon he has rightfully? Who are the occupants of the town? These are issues of consideration in the justified ethic and war.
The concept of reciprocity and ethical justification defines the very idea ...

Introduction

Teaching is one of the world’s popular professions. This factor, therefore, makes it one of the most important activities of any society. Its rewards and challenges to both teachers and learners are, equally, numerable. This paper outlines the myriad benefits and challenges of teaching to the teachers.

Teaching Profession

In their book, Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional, Kauchak and Eggen handles number issues that impact teaching at every level of education. These include; different schools that would suit every teacher, the diversities in teaching, the influence of technology in teaching, risks those teachers are exposed to in their jobs, ...

Introduction:

The story covers the events and happenings of Claire’s life. She faces the slight taste of vampires’ existence and activities in her college days and dorm, but the situation gets grave and the vampires come into their real existence when she shifts over to an old house and invites the vampire creatures upon herself. She is faced with the new challenge of getting acquainted with the new people in her vicinity and adopting a lifestyle that is either one like theirs or staging rebellion to the vampire lifestyle. The author Roxanne Longstreet Conrad who uses Rachel Caine as ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been the world’s major source of instability. Americans are openly linked to Israeli-Palestine conflict, and gradually endangered by its devastation. The relations of Israel and United States are critical factor in the American’s government overall policy in the Middle East. As such, the congress has placed significant importance on continuance of a secure and supportive affiliation. The distinguished expression of congressional support for Israel has been foreign aid. Notably, in the Fiscal year 2013, Israel received $8.5 million per day from United States government in military aid.
At least 77 ...

According to Randall G. Holcombe (1997), urban sprawl has been considered a negative aspect in the development of urban centres and land use. It takes three main approaches. The first is the leapfrog development that is when developers chooses to construct residential houses some distances from the main urban centre bypassing vacant land parcels closer to the city. The leapfrog helps in making economic development in the leapfrogged land by making it more accessible to people. The second is strip development that takes place when commercial development is linear along the major highways. This tends to lead to traffic ...

The article documents the challenges that confront the large American cities in past years. This is so because crime is one of the significant challenges that large cities in America are experiencing. For instance, the violent crime rate in America cities in 1993 was over 500000, which was four times higher than the cities with a population below 50,000 and seven times more than in rural places. This indicates the level of crime in big cities is more relevant given that both the level of victims safeguard and per capita expenditures on police are much greater in this ...

Diversity is embodied in the differences we have between people. It embraces every one of us in our rich and indefinite varieties. The demographics of the world population are diverse, and there is increased need to provide multicultural experiences to the people. Globalization has grown, and advancement in technology has allowed for easy exchange of goods and services between people. By producing African Dashiki tribal outfits that are mixed with modern styles, people are offered an opportunity to reflect on their own cultures and reflect on the similarities and differences that exist between cultures. This project also allows us ...

Settling a peaceful life in a tempestuous place is possible or not?

Settling a peaceful life in a tempestuous place is possible or not?
Inner realization and solace is a component aspired by every individual of present times. The very search is the objective of my present state in life. I searched books and scholarly reading of poetry and religious scripts. The vision of realization was obvious but the essence of sensation in person was distant away. The very thought when searched in readings illusify verified opinions. However, the approach to attain the state of solace and self realization in my opinion can be consolidated in the theory illustrated below;
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An increase in the price of housing has made housing unaffordable for poor people. As such, most of the poor people, can only afford to live in places with dilapidated housing. When the price of housing increases poor people will become more exposed to theft and burglary because the houses that match their incomes are those that are poorly structured with poor security systems. According to Logan and Molotch (2007), the limit that discriminates people on where they can live is not ethical. This is mainly because everyone should be able to live in a decent place. In any ...

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This paper by Helen Nebeker criticizes the short story by William Faulkner, ‘A Rose for Emily’. It mentions how the story fails to associate with the main problem of the narration and the focus of the story. Additionally, the failure in fully exploring the importance of the narration obscures the essential points in the story, above all is the importance of the underlying horror in the real theme of Faulkner. He has managed to keep the theme successfully hidden over the years with his deliberate ambiguity of the anonymous narrator. The truth behind the episode of Miss Emily ...

In regard to the setting of the story, Ha Jin brings out the historical setting in the form of social, cultural and political setting as well as the description of the physical and geographical setting as important aspects that greatly influences the storyline. Firstly, the political setting depicted in the story shows that the Cultural Revolution was already over, and the setting now is based during the Communist party that is led by the renowned controversial leader Mao Zedong. When the main character in the story, Mr Chui is discriminated, he tries to force some senses to the policemen ...

Coastal towns are those towns that have a coastline. A coastline is where the land and sea or ocean joins together. A coast normally refers to the region around which sea and land form a link. Examples of coasts include pelagic coast and gulf. A pelagic coast is one that faces the ocean in an open manner. A gulf coast is also known as bay and is more sheltered than a pelagic coast. The coastal regions are very important to the ecosystem. The rivers that join the ocean have fresh water while oceans have salty water. The mixture of ...

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Saudi Arabia underwent major challenges during the past decades due to a decline in the social and economic stability in its historical cities. Urbanization in Saudi Arabia has been ongoing for several decades, and no one paid attention to the value of historical buildings. This led to deterioration of urban centers due to high influx of people from rural areas. No one had paid attention to the destruction of historic sites, until recently, when people begun to voice their concerns over the destruction of most of the historical sites in the country. This led to the formation of the ...

Alternative Dispute Resolution is a sequence of constructive and effective procedures for resolving disputes through joint consent of the parties involved. I conducted an interview in which I involved an ADR officer. This article contains the questions I asked and the responses that were given by the interviewee as well as my own commentary on the same matter of Alternative Dispute Resolution. (Dauer, 2004)
- What kind of work do ADR specialists do?
They do the work of conducting the resolve conflict between the conflicting parties by encouraging them to engage in interest-based negation where the problem solving procedure ...

In Centervale Police Department, we have many issues to handle as pertains the patrolling of the area. Resources being scarce, we have to always come up with innovative and effective ways of curbing the rise of criminal activity and preventing any occurrence of the said crime again. It is normally hard but we can be able to handle the problem. The two tracks which form our town have a roughly equal distribution of the population but have some slight differences. They arise majorly from the economic activities that happen in the two tracks.
Going by the broken windows theory ( ...

The Lottery is a short fiction written by Shirley Jackson. It is a story about a shocking tradition practiced by the people in a certain town. Shirley ironically gives the lottery a bad the ceremony of public stoning, contrary to what it originally means; winning a lot of money. The story focuses around a village during a ceremony they call the lottery that ensures there is enough rain for their crops. In the story, a number of literary devices are used by the author, for example, irony, symbolism, foreshadowing, only to mention but a few. The author uses these ...

The environments we live significantly influence all lives. Living in a big city and living in a small town both presents benefits of their location. Small towns offer fewer options that large cities, but people living it are healthy and happy. In big cities, too many choices lead to stressing life. A recent psychological research suggested that increase in choices might itself lead to unhappiness (Schwartz 835). Small towns have certain aspects and qualities that one cannot enjoy while living in large cities. In contrast to living in large cities, I find life in small towns enjoyable, because of ...

The story A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor is about a family that goes out to vacation. The Grandmother gives direction on the road to follow and then they find themselves in Tennessee and not Florida as planned. The family is set to perish at the end of it all and clues are given throughout the story that foreshadows the violent ending that is in store for the family.
They had gone too far when they realized they had taken the wrong road. The family is set to perish not because of natural mishaps ...