Miami -- Modern Urban Problems
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A 5 page research paper on Miami and its problems. The writer details social, political, and economic factors in Miami's status. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Miami.wps

Miami's Economic Condition
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this Florida city's financial dilemma in the nineties. After coming out of a scandal of government corruption, the city faced possible bankruptcy in 1996. This paper delves into Miami's present and future condition. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Sa304.wps

Middle-Class Ideal Of The Suburban Community
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5 pages in length. Suburbia represents a great deal of importance for cities today in that it provides an outlet for those who cannot or do not want to live within the confines of an overpopulated environment. There exist inherent problems for urban cities that have reached and surpassed the number of people they can comfortably and productively hold. This is when outlying districts come especially into play, as they grant city dwellers the opportunity to escape into a decidedly more serene atmosphere. Not only does this diversion help to diffuse potentially disastrous circumstances with respect to problems associated with overcrowding, but it also enables people to experience and appreciate a life other than that of the rat race. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCsubrb.wps

Moving To The City / Japan's Graying Farms
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A 6 page essay examining Japan's current trend away from the farms and into the cities. Family farms are being worked by owners well past working age while the families' children are opting for the life of the city, which seems to be freer and easier to live. The paper includes an analogy between the current Japanese migration from their ancient agricultural heritage to the American shift from farms to cities, comparing the similarities and differences in the cultural views of agriculture and those who make it their living. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Japanfar.wps

Nationalism And Ethnic War
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5 pages in length. According to Michael Ignatieff's Warriors Honor Ethnic War and the Modern, "nationalism does not simply 'express' a preexistent identity: it constitutes a new one. Nationalism is a fiction : it requires the willing suspension of disbelief" (Ignatieff 38). Examining this statement and analyzing the author's argument pertaining to ethnic war and nationalism, the student gains a significantly better understanding of why nationalism is not necessarily the positive force many believe it to be. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCNatEW.rtf

New Orleans / Cultural Gumbo!
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This 7 page research paper discusses the cultural diversity of New Orleans and how this diversity works to create a unique and exciting city so many years after it was first regarded as a haven rich with culture. Sociological factors and some historical discussions are integrated with present day attributes of the city. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Neworlea.wps

New York City's "Tenant Movement"
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On April 1, 1904, NY's "tenant unions" & organizations went on strike-- refusing to pay rent until their demands were met. In this 12 page research paper, the writer details specific "battles" of the Tenant Movement-- relevant situations, and their outcomes. An overview of 20th century history and the continuing struggle for tenant's rights in New York is presented, as are the efforts of various organizations such as the New York State Tenant and Neighborhood Coalition (NYSTNC). The cases provided demonstrate that when workers' real wages are squeezed by inflation or depression, in addition to conflicts at the point of production, responses occur at household level in the form of struggles in the reproductive sphere (demands for rent reductions, etc.). Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Tenantmv.wps

New York, NY/Demographic History
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A 6 page research paper that offers demographic study of NYC. The writer offers a discussion of statistics on population growth, ethnicity and the NYPD, particularly comparing the New York of 1890 and the New York of 1990. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khnyc.wps

Oklahoma City's M.A.P.S. Plan
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An 8 page research paper on the urban renewal plan for downtown and Bricktown. The writer details the design, its flaws, especially parking, and some solutions. 4 pages of graphics and text are also provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Maps.wps

Open House - Redefining Urban America in the Twenty-First Century
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A 10-page paper that examines the urban housing situation as it exists in the inner-cities of America today and defines some of the strategies that have been proposed to improve this situation, especially for lower-income citizens. Included is a discussion of the present situation in Chicago, the urban renewal strategies this city has adopted, and the success of these strategies as compared to the strategies implemented and success achieved by other major American cities as well as by other nations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: LCHouse.doc