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In “The Big Burn” by Timothy Egan, the story revolves around the wildfire of 1910 that completely destroyed the whole town of Wallace and the people who fought for the sake of the blaze. This wildfire was the biggest, not the deadliest, in the history of the United States. Numerous people have sacrificed their lives in the service of the great fire in order to fight and preserve their people and town. However, the contribution of the 25th Infantry, known as the Buffalo soldiers, was the greatest…

hygiene and the transmission of disease throughout the city. The premise of a new sewage system would entail redirecting all waste into the Seine and into reservoirs, which would remove a large portion of human wastes from the streets: Paris’s gleaming new sewers featured tall inclined galleries, numerous reservoirs, and most of all tremendous…

may not be the safest place to visit. Michigan's crime rate is increasing and becoming a serious problem that the modern world faces today. Michigan’s top 4 dangerous cities are Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, and Jackson. All cities encounter different crimes, but these 4 cities have the top rates in Michigan. Some types of crimes these cities face experience are murder, non-negligent manslaughter, property crime, rape, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and arson. You may want to research your next…

the Ancient World 22 February, 2016 Religion in the Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes Religion and ritual practices played a big role in the process of urbanization in ancient times. A major source of evidence of urbanization in Ancient Egypt is the city known as Thebes. To Ancient Egyptians, the city was known as Waset or Niwt, meaning “The City,” but the Greeks changed the name to Thebes because it was “the model for every city” (Snape 150). In Thebes, having common ritual practices and…

Some people believe it's better to grow up in a small town, but others think differently. I like smaller towns because everybody knows everybody, in school you may be able to get extra help that you need, and people usually have similar career types. In small towns you get the chance to know everybody. Throughout your small town you can grow up with just about everyone around you. You can take up the same hobbies as them and do things together such as hunting, fishing, and possibly sport if…

Points of Interest There are several details in this story which raised doubt with both the parents of the children and the local police department. When the children departed for Glenely Beach in the morning of January 26th, they left with only enough money to cover their bus fare: six shilling and a sixpence. However, the shop owner, who sold several pastries and a meat pie to the children at 11:45am, reported that the children paid for the food with a $1 bill, an amount of money that they…

The neighborhood you live in during your prime development stages is crucial to the type of person you will become in the future. The impact is so great that it has created stereotypes and social innuendos for the people that live in these communities. My philosophy about these two neighborhoods as well as any is that they are very much similar in the fact that they both raise up children with different values and mindsets. However, despite what most people think, this is actually a beneficial…

downtown’s network of streets and public spaces. 1 Key Issue: Urban Structure Challenges: A city’s urban structure is comprised of its places and their connections; the neighborhoods, focal points and districts which act as destinations within the city and the streets, corridors and open space networks that organize them. Understanding the parts can help to identify opportunities infrastructure can be used to help to reinforce the positive characteristics of important places, enhance access,…

Analysis of the why do the poor live in cities argument In modern society public transportation gets its consideration day after day. In his essay “Why do the poor live in cities? The role of public transportation” published 19 January 2007, Edward suggests that “more than 19 percent of people in American central cities are poor. In suburbs, just 7.5 percent of people live in poverty”. Unbelievably, the majority of the poor people decide to live in cities rather than rural or suburban areas…

Since the early 1970’s , American cities have experienced constant urban growth despite the Urban Sprawl which resulted in many Americans moving away from urban cities, and into low density neighborhoods. This phenomenon which intrigued many urban observers known as Gentrification, resulted in not only urban city growth, but it also had varied effects on city life, income rates and including culture. The impact gentrification leaves on many American cities differ from one another. One widely…