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everything you made need or want all within a mile or two. This convenience can almost be considered as a luxury due to the time you can save by having all your shopping needs handled within a mile of your home. There is the consideration of the population density in the urban setting that could lead to more traffic issues in and around the residential areas, however this can usually be overlooked due to the overall convenience of having everything you need close at…

Peter D. Salins wrote this article to elaborate on how assimilation of the American style of living is beneficial for everyone. Assimilation doesn't always mean that when you come to a different country and adopt the culture of the new land that you forget about your original culture. Many people see this as a negative thing but in reality it's adopting a new culture as well as having your own cultural as well. Of course there's always going to be people that are against immigrants coming into…

Social Anxiety as a Product of Modern Society In Alain de Botton’s book Social Anxiety and the chapter “Equality, Expectation, and Envy,” Botton elaborates on some of the causes and effects of social anxiety in both the modern world and in history. Alain de Botton claims that we, as a modern western civilization, will never be contempt with what we have; and we will always strive to have more, which causes much of the status anxiety seen today. Botton explains that within the past 2000 years…

This is because more families will be able to escape the vicious poverty cycle, and are able to spend and consume more in benefit of the country’s economy. In 2010, 31.5% of the population was under the poverty line. (CIA, n.d.) Families who are unable to make ends meet due to low wages resort coming to Singapore to earn a living, and will have more money to send back to their families. Many workers are relatively satisfied about…

Every day thousands of people are leaving behind their home countries to move away for one reason or another. With each individual that enters into a new country, there are different challenges, new experiences, and new opportunities for them. Leaving behind everything a person knows can be very daunting and sometimes very difficult to assimilate to the new society. From young children into adulthood, everyone has had a desire to feel like they belong somewhere. The efforts to fit into a certain…

the total population that is living in urban centers. In India, Tamil Nadu is one of the fastest growing urbanised states compared to the other. Urbanisation is an integral part of the development process and it increases the employment opportunities for people. Because of which more people migrate to urban centres. The Percentage of migration in Tamil Nadu was 24.04 in 1991 census and it has increased to 25.36 in 2001 census. Urbanisation and migration play significant role in population…

The effectiveness of Country park and special areas in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a small international city consists of 3 parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Despite being only a small place, a total of 24 country park and 22 special areas have been designated for the purposes of nature conservation. (Afcd.gov.hk, 2015) These country parks and special areas comprise hills, forest land, reservoirs and coast in all parts of Hong Kong, cover a total area of 44,300 hectares,…

EVALUATING THE FACTORS IMPACT ON RURAL TO URBAN MIGRATION - A STUDY ABSTRACT: The study covers the rural villages people, who are coming from rural area to urban, there are no basic industries that will employ the development active labour force, thus prompt to the urban migration to the urban areas in search of job opportunities, business enhancement, quality education and quality medical facilities etc. The present study was an attempt to identify the factors influence on migrants in rural…

The earliest inhabitants of America were hunter gatherers who migrated from Asia between 40,000 and 25,000 B.C.E. They adapted quickly to the environment. Their population grew to about 45 million in 1492 (Christopher Columbus arrived in America) and they were situated in the valleys of the Andes. Tribes of Native Americans spread across the land, depending on nature for food and shelter. In California, the mild climate meant that tribes there had plenty to eat, unlike the extremely dry Great…

According to the 2011 census, Dalits make up 16.6% of India's population. Scheduled Castes (the official term for Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits) population in India is around 201 million. However, The total number of Dalits is probably much higher as Muslim and Christian Dalits are not included in these figures. Making up such a significant part of Indian society, the improvement of Dalits would certainly contribute a lot to the improvement of the whole society. This improvement, we say,…