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…In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Atwood has created an Orwellian society. Atwood uses The Handmaid’s Tale as a warning of what could happen in the future if we are not careful. Present day society could easily go along the same route…

…City or Country? Many people live in the city and many people live in the country; why does each person choose to live where they do? In the following essay I will outline the good and bad of living in both places, then you decide where you would like…

…From Village to City Over the years of history, there have been many civilizations. We will look at the earliest of all civilizations known to man. From Village to City began in 8000BC and spanned all the way into 3000BC. Throughout this report…

…City of Light City of Light, by Lauren Belfer is a breathtakingly ingenious novel, which combines love, mystery and suspense. The novel contains, suspenseful situations, mysterious deaths, and the development of useful electrical power, which…

…Dark City I did my book report on Dark City by Frank Lauria. The main characters in the book were John Murdoch, Mr. Hand, and Mr. Book. Since Murdoch woke up in the icy bathtub in a strange room, he has been suspicious of everything. He is wanted…

…Ethnography in the City: Phillipe Bourgois and the Barrio Cities exist for many reasons and the diversity of urban form and function can be traced to the complex roles that cities perform. Cities serve as centers of storage, commerce…

…When you where a kid did your parents ever tell you stories about your culture or about your family’s values? Chances are they where telling you a folk tale. Folk tales are stories passed down usually by word of mouth but often they are written down…

…Gender codes within society are experiencing a shift due to the racy and realistic television series Sex and the City. No longer are women solely perceived as the caretaker or child bearer, they are escaping the stereotypes assumed by our patriarchal…

…This piece of artwork is a print of a photograph entitled "City Colors" by Sandra Baker. She has taken an almost cliché picture of the statue of liberty and completely transformed the mood and the statement of the figure. The photograph…

…Traveling to another country, and being situated in some dangerous situations opens ones eyes and helps ones gain experience. In the book Forbidden City by William Bell, Alexander jackson is a seventeen year old boy that travels with his father…