Underground city

In the writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Notes from the underground” and LU XUN’S “Diary of a madman,” the idea of an unreliable narrator is deeply imbedded to make the reader deliberate twice of the situation at hand. In both writings, there are characters whose credibility has been seriously compromised. However, the characters in both writing differ in their levels of credibility and verge of insanity. Furthermore, both authors allude to the many social problems relevant in their society and…

Urban sociology studies the life and human interactions in the city. The social life in the twenty first century consists of both the traditional and familiar trends as well as the new developing trends (Sassen, 2006). Hence, living in the cities is always exciting as well as complicated. Dhaka is a city which has a history of more than 400 years. In 1610, Dhaka was named as Jahangirnagar by subedar Islam Khan Chishti. Many of the famous infrastructures were built during the British and Mughal…

undeniable that prosperity and advancement in terms of security and healthcare are major requirements to many people living in cities. What comes after this is the question of what safe city should be like and the answers may vary. Throughout 19th century, there were many ideals of a healthy city represented. Urban planners were urged to solve the problems of big cities and provide better lives for its residents. These problems included low-quality of living condition as a result from noises,…

areas like: Queen Anne, Washington Park, Laurelhurst, Windermere, Madrona, Madison Park, Green Lake, Ravenna, Capitol Hill and Broadmoor. Seattle is consistently one of the strongest realty markets in the U.S. Some believe this is because the Emerald City cultivates a hip culture that attracts all ages with its laid-back lifestyle, inclusive community, proximity to natural splendor, as well as vibrant music and arts scenes. Others credit the city’s alluring neighborhoods that feature homes for…

people lived in a town of 2,500 or more. There were a few large cities in the United States some were, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The south was almost all rural expect for a few small cities like New Orleans. By the 1880 the industrial revolution had sparked a rapid grow in cities because of people looking for work. Cities became crowded and the realtors ripped off those who had no other place less to turn. Changing cities into overpopulated and poorly sanitized places. Rapid…

Small communities restrain and provide certain types of relationships and norms for individuals. As suggested by Louis Wirth, large numbers in cities and density creates conditions for much greater diversity (1969). Moreover, there is a constant engagement within the people in cities. Yet, this leads to more individualism and less bonding as well as a higher instrumental reasoning (Nicholls, Lec.…

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…

In the nineteenth century, Paris became the epitome of the modern city, at least in the eyes of its upper class bourgeois elite and the tourists who visited the modern marvel. This “modern vision” of Paris was developed by people willing to look at and into their surroundings and themselves critically. In fact, it is those people looking at themselves and others in a critical sense and being conscious of the effect their way of seeing the world can have on others that drove who Parisian…

Indus civilization mostly flourished around cities. The city was the heart of civilization. The major Harappan cities Harappa, Mohenjodaro and kalibangan in particular had their town divided into two. One is the higher portion of the town that was protected by a fortified construction and the ruling class lived there. The other part of the town was lower and mostly common men lived…

harbour ships; following a myriad of factories and warehouses being developed along the surrounding streets. * Infrastructure NSW* has described Sydney as a ‘global city’ because…