Name: Sui Xin (Shirley) UID: 3035030511 Final Essay for The American City (AMER 2015) Instructor: Dr. Selina Lai-Henderson Topic one: “My Lost City” Romantic Illusion and Disillusionment in the “Roaring Twenties” The Roaring Twenties was the period of American in 1920s after the World War I with terrific economic and cultural dynamism. Prosperity in economy encouraged the appearance of various unique social phenomena like flappers, jazz music, the worship of consumerism and amusing; and
The aim of this essay is to evaluate two contradictory models of ideal urban form: the compact city model and the dispersed city model as contribution to sustainable development and examine whether the two ideas that have evolved in developing countries in the West have any relevance in the context of Southeast Asia. The cities in Southeast Asia are currently subjecting to rapid urbanisation and expansion. Through the case study of Jakarta, the essay will evaluate upon three major aspects namely
The Halpern case is concerned with the availability of the social element of marriage, in relation to conjugal couples in Canada. This essay will demonstrate the legal shift in Canada on the right to marriage for conjugal couples, as demonstrated from the Layland case to the Halpern case. This essay will address the cause of action for the appeal, the procedural history, the legal issues, and the resulting decision and subsequent remedy. The Halpern case allowed for the recognition of changing societal
Graffiti in New York City has had a local, countrywide, and international influence. Originating in the New York City Subway and spreading beyond it, it was regarded by the city's authorities as an act of vandalism, while some viewed it as an art form (Wikipedia. Graffiti in NY City). It all began in Philadelphia in the 1960s. Later in early 1970s New York City became a center of graffiti culture. In 1971 the article “TAKI 183” Spawns Pen Pals” published by The New York Times draw a lot of attention
found that the resilient of patriarchal structures was the cause root of the rise of masculinity and femininity leading to gender differences.” Jackson in his study concluded that the patriarchal system defined men and women responsibilities. This essay looks into gender-related issues in Washington D.C. as reported in 2017 CNN local news column. In the year 2016, the US ranked 28th out of 145 countries in the annual world ranking of equality for women. Despite the improvement in the ranking, US still
America’s ability to become a world culture by affirming “America (should) become a place where the cultures of this world criss-cross. This is possible because the US is a unique world: the world is here” (14). Ishmael Reed and J.B. Priestley’s essays support the idea of America moving toward a world culture which comes from people’s ideals of internationalism and the influences and pooling of many cultures as well as the histories of civilizations here during, before, and after the creation of
John Muir was a Scottish-American author who was an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. Through his letters, essays, and books he described his travels throughout America, specifically drawing attention to the devastation of the mountain ranges, meadows, and forests. To Muir it was a completely dreadful to see the beauty that once defined America slowly withering away so he made it his mission in life to remedy the situation. This is why he is often called the
taste and many more. When looking at segregation maps in cities like New York, the racial segregation is extremely present. Vancouver however is another city that shows a great extent of racial segregation between the White population, Chinese and South Asians. This essay will consist of an investigation of hypotheses about the amount of preference for neighbors similar to myself would result in the kind of observable segregation seen in a city like Vancouver. First, a famous
Tammy Amornkasemwong Outline Question: Holocaust Museum vs. Ground Zero How does history influence the work of Daniel Libeskind today? Introduction: With the rapid growth of building development, and the increasing rate of land scarcity, new developers are interested in investing new repurposed building projects. However, without being conscious of the buildings’ original context, many redeveloped (do you mean new buildings or re-developed old buildings? Not clear) buildings today lose their