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    Women's Fault Letter

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    ....... ~Dear women, It's your fault~ A bus stop and a pretty you. You were waiting for a bus. Unaware of the surrounding you stood, chatting with your friends on your phone to pass your time. Suddenly, you felt something, something very uneasy! You turned around and saw something disturbing. A boy in his teenage was staring at your curves. But that was not disturbing! People around were pretty much familiar with what was happening but no one stood up for you. You tried to calm yourself but…

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    A bicycle can be a life saver in some situations. Whether if you are in a hurry and you want to pass quickly through the traffic jam or you just want to save some money and in the same time do some sport for your heath, a bike is quite an extraordinary invention. It can save you time, money and it can surely improve your health and physic appearance. Also, it can be a practical way to explore and discover the nature’s most beautiful views. If you are thinking about buying a bike, you should be…

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    On Friday September 11, 2015 I decided to take the number two (2) train from Prospect to Westside 34th Street, New York. It was 4:00pm and I just got off work and wanted to go to the city for the train ride. I waited approximately 10 minutes for the number 2 train to arrive and 2-4 minutes between every stop before arriving at my destination within 40 minutes. Traveling during rush hours is unappealing as there are frequent delays and the trains are most often crowded. I stood in the middle of…

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    Trimet: A Short Story

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    Trimet is the public transportation use of Portland; buses, max(train), and others. Yet no matter which one you go on there is gonna be a crazy person. I mainly use the buses which have the most crazy people I’ve found. The max has many too but it’s more formal. People use the bus when they want to get to a more random area. The maxx carries more people to more dense areas. The bus(good lord). I have many stories and incidents on the bus. I'll tell a few of them. Let’s see once I was at 27th…

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    The design elements in the three scenes by Serlio, tragic, comic and satiric that are relevant to contemporary street design in Western Canada would be its neighbourhoods and central business district. The neighbourhoods would relate to the comic stage, which involves private houses and apartments that occupy citizens such as average families, storeowners, professionals and others similar individuals in their homes and on their streets. The comic street view is lined with mixed-use buildings…

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    Abdullahi A Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis (MPUP 520-01) Fall 2015 Research Assignment #3: Literature Review Due: December 17, 2015 Introduction: This literature review research paper will investigate various issues regarding walkability in neighborhoods and communities, for my Georgetown neighborhood project. In doing so, I have reviewed a number of researches and articles on the topic of walkability, to provide an answer to weather walkable communities promotes a positive…

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    First Chivalry Act

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    My first act of chivalry is one that I do not do very often. Last weekend, I was taking the bus to my house. The bus was very populous and every seat was taken. So after 10 minutes an elderly woman stepped on the bus with a lot of bags. When I saw the woman I knew I had to do the right thing and give my seat up for her. I then signaled her and called her over so she would know that this seat was hers. The woman came over and I said, “ it’s all yours ma'am.” The woman thanked me very much and I…

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    Today would be one for the books. It was 3:30 in the morning, and I hoped nothing was being forgotten. This day I would start my eight-day travel with the drama club. My mom was going along with me as well as my friend, Brittany, and her mother. We would visit Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Arizona. When I got to the school, we loaded our luggage on the bus and started off for the airport. As the bus pulled up to the airport, everyone bolted out of their seats. After the luggage had been…

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    Journal Entry 3: Lower Manhattan Our third adventure in the course was in Lower Manhattan also known as the Civic Center. Coming from Queens I usually take the N train coming from Astoria to the city so I was running a bit late. I was never great with directions or the subway in general but I impressed myself when I was able to take the train downtown and meet up the rest of the class. I met up with my class in the Civic Center where City Hall stood. I rarely go to lower side of the city…

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    well. The financial stability of the transit system relies mainly upon the ability to collect fares from riders as well as advertising revenue. Today, WMATA is commonly known or referred to as simply “Metro” in metropolitan area. Metro provides public transportation services via Metrorail, a rapid transit system which services over 117 miles of track and over 90 stations. A 325 route bus system comprise what is known as Metrobus and MetroAccess which is a “shared-ride, door-to-door,…

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