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Segregation & the Urban Setting
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This 20 page paper looks at the subject of segregation in the urban setting. Several points are explored, including African American history, the slave trade and migration to the North. The thesis of this paper is that segregation is more acceptable now than it has ever been in the past. The reason why is due to the adoption of multiculturalism. Several specific examples are noted and the topics of unique African customs, rap music, fashion, ebonics, and Kwanza are discussed. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: Segrurb.wps
South Street in Philadelphia
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A 5 page research paper that examines South Street in
Philadelphia and how it has been impacted by urban renewal. The writer argues that the revitalization of Philadelphia has negatively impacted the ethnic populations of
neighborhoods such as South Street causing the closing of ethnically-owned businesses and displacement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Soutst.wps
Study of a Local Park
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A 5 page paper which examines the many facets of a local park
in Southern California. The park, or more accurately, the campground, is named NIRA
and it is located in the Santa Ynez mountains in the Los Padres National Forest, which lies
just outside Santa Barbara, California. This park is predominantly used by day hikers and
backpackers. It is a region filled with incredible views of the mountains and valleys, and
also an area that offers silence and seclusion. It is a prime example of all that is good in a
park as it is well kept and the visitors are genuinely concerned with keeping the area as
natural as possible.
Filename: RAnira.wps
Suburban Neighborhoods
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In 5 pages the author presents an essay that compares the 3
types of suburban neighborhoods: affluent, poor, and middle class. The writer attempts to show that these types of neighborhoods are distinct and they have their own
characteristics, although sometimes they exist in close proximity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Subneigh.wps
Suburbanization
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of suburbanization. Various subjects are touched on including the effects of transportation and housing. The significance of the GI bill is included. Theoretical concepts are also provided in the
analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Suburb.wps
The 74th Street Subway Station
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This 5 page paper provides an analysis of one Queens subway station in terms of safety. The subject of crime in the NYC transit system is discussed in a general sense as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA18Sub.wps
The American Ideal Of Suburbia
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5 pages in length. The American ideal of suburbia reflects a trend of living that is conspicuous by the very lifestyles of the people who live within such urban sprawl. It is a decidedly different approach to existence than that of its urban counterpart, which establishes residency inside a significantly closed environment.
Suburbia represents freedom and an unencumbered feeling to the degree that people are able to spread out and have room to grow. Contrarily, metropolitan communities offer nothing like the outdoorsy appeal of living at the outskirts of town, a place where Americans can settle in and take stock of their inherent independence. The writer
discusses the American deal of suburbia. No sources cited.
Filename: AmerSub.wps
The Contemporary Suburb / A Response to Fishman’s Technoburb
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In his work Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbia, Robert Fishman (1989) argued that the development of a new kind of city, the technoburb, was occurring that sharply contrasted the suburban development of the 1960s and 1970s. This 8 page paper argues that while the technoburb demonstrates some different elements from earlier suburban regions, it also retains many of the central characteristics of the old suburb. Bibliography
lists 10 sources.
Filename: Rfishman.wps
The Great San Francisco Earthquake & Fire / What Did We Learn?
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A 5 page examination of the disaster of 1906 in light of modern fire codes, dealing with whether devastation and loss of life could have been lessened with the use of those codes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Sfearth.wps