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Papers On Urban Studies
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Bilingual Training and New York Businesses
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This 4 page paper looks at the necessity for bilingual training in businesses, particularly in New York. Concepts may be applied to any locale but New York is the focus on this paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA343Bi.rtf
Bills of Quantity
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This 5 page paper looks at different types of bills of quantity and builders quantity considering how and when they are used and some of the problems that may be encountered. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEbillqu.wps
Boston's Green Line Subway / Controversy Over Its Continued Use
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In this 10 page research paper, the writer explores one of Boston's oldest subway lines. Specifically examined are the social and economic issues concerning its maintenance. Central to this discussion is an analysis of whether or not the Green Line Subway should continue to be operated in today's modern Boston. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Greenlin.wps
Boston’s Housing Market
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A 5 page paper exploring the notion of the existence of “fiscal zoning” in Boston. Those totally opposed to the idea of expanding housing at all fall back on the old congestion-and-traffic argument, adding increased pressures on local school systems for good measure. What they fail to realize is that the scarcity of affordable housing for these families and individuals stifles overall economic growth of the entire area, which eventually will serve to decrease the value of the property they currently own. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSeconSocHousBost.rtf
Bowling for Columbine & Culture of Fear
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A 4 page essay that discusses gun control issues. Filmmaker Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine and author Barry Glassner in Culture of Fear (1999) take the stance that the American culture exits within an unrealistic climate fear due to the sensationalism of media coverage, which is designed to attract attention, and not necessarily represent the reality of contemporary US society. Both Moore and Glassner support this position, and Moore uses it to argue for gun control. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khbfc.rtf