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Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon Analytical essay of Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon by Jackie Kay Today, living in the city can be a lonely affair for many people. To combat this, some use their imagination to envisage the life they could have had. But, what happens when you cannot separate fact from fancy? This is the problem Jakie Kay deals with in her short story “Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon,” which deals with a middle-aged woman, whose quiet life is far from what she envisages. The short story takes…

This paper aims to understood the character of open land and/or water body & its importance in Urban areas. An urban area is characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features. Thus rises the need of relief spaces in the dense urban matrix. They can be any kind of open spaces or water body, green belts-manmade or natural. Urban Morphology of cities show the gradual decrease and decease of open spaces with the process of urbanization. Open spaces are mandatory for the…

It has been once famously said that planning is to bring the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. The discipline of planning and architecture is a very important discipline given the context of our present capital of J&K State, Srinagar. The city is rapidly urbanizing, people are leaving their villages and migrating to cities in large numbers. When they migrate to cities, one of the common problems they face is of housing. Urban housing, especially for the urban…

A small town and a big city might not always be thought of as being similar, but if you dig far enough, those similarities are right under the surface. Titonka, Iowa, is definitely considered a small town. Although small, Titonka has similar qualities to those of a big city. One particular city would be New York City, New York. New York is the largest city, by population, in the United States. These two cities have similar qualities when it comes to people, things to do, and monuments. These two…

In Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery”, villagers gather in the town square on June 27 where the black box is securely put on the stool to determine the fate of death of the lottery winner. The black box is the physical embodiment of tradition. It supersedes all the power and commitment. It also supersedes bonds and authorities. The people are submissive to the box. Villagers respect and care for it. Over time, the population of the villagers increased, changing the wooden chips to slips of…

Urbanization, by definition, is the movement from rural areas to urban areas and the ways society adapts to this change. In the late 1800’s, this is exactly what happened, with rural living people moving to urban areas. This movement not only caused more people in the urban areas, but a huge influx of people,mainly immigrants, into the cities. Due to that, many discrepancies were made in how society worked in the time, which led to people having to adapt into the new way of life that they were…

beautiful sky day and night. Small towns are way better and safer than big towns. Small towns are quieter, have less crime and have clearer and prettier skies. Small towns are better than big cities because there is less noise. In big towns it is often hard to fall asleep because of the terrible noise outside. In the poem “Big City Noise” it states “People do not seem to hear the noise during the day. But at night, the noise makes it hard to sleep.”…

Moving from the suburbs into the city is a big change. Less traffic, better parking, and more space are just a few of the things that draw people away from the bustle of urban life to the burbs. However, moving into the city opens up a wealth of opportunities for employment and adventures of all sorts. If you’re planning a move to the city, here are a few things to keep in mind. Downsize In most circumstances, moving into the city means moving into a place with less square footage, making…

These changes make a new living pattern, in which people live in the suburban area and drive to work, becomes possible. As a result, more and more people move out of cities and live in suburban area. These suburban communities are called suburban sprawl. As most people live in the suburbia, merchants relocate themselves with their customers. Office and jobs stayed in the cities in the beginning. Gradually, offices moved out too because it is cheap for them to set up office at suburbia where…

are getting ready to gather in the town square along with the women, and the children are leaving school.…