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Fresh Kills Landfill Sanitary Landfill
1,576 wordsWhen asked to think of the largest man made structure, people will invariably come up with an answer like The Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramids, or the Taj Mail. In contrast to these striking achievements of mankind is the Durham Road Landfill outside San Francisco, which occupies over seventy million cubic feet. It is a sad monument to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151 ]. One must think this huge reservoir of garbage must be the largest thing ever produced by human hands then. Unha...
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Rap Music Break Dancing
3,653 wordsRap music is truly an American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my intentions with my unit is to show that rap music is not a fad, but a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years in the United States. In fact, one can trace the history of rap back to the West African professional singers / storytellers known as Griots. Howe...
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Traffic And Urban Congestion 1955 1970
1,618 wordsIn 1960, Great Britain still had no urban freeways. But with the ownership of private cars becoming ever more common, the problem of congestion in British cities was unavoidable. Investigating the possibilities of freeways as alleviator's of big-city traffic jams, the government-sponsored Buchanan Report was pessimistic: ... the study shows the very formidable potential build-up of traffic as vehicular ownership and usage increase to the maximum. The accommodation of the full potential is almost...
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Benefits Of Technological Progress To Society
1,747 wordsThroughout history, technological innovations have helped humankind improve their standards of living, beginning with the simple invention of bone tools of prehistoric times, continuing on to and beyond modern air conditioners, automobiles, and super computers. For nearly half of the twentieth century, Robert Moses seized upon the opportunities of technology. Moses believed in the power of technology and the inevitability of change, and he felt that it was always important to accomplish the task...
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Fresh Kills Landfill Sanitary Landfill
1,598 wordsIt has long been believed that the largest entity brought upon the Earth by humankind is the Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in Mexico around the start of the Christian era. The mammoth structure commands nearly thirty million cubic feet of space. In contrast, however, is the Durham Road Landfill, outside San Francisco, which occupies over seventy million cubic feet of the biosphere. It is a sad monument, indeed, to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151 ]. One might assume such a monstrous mo...
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Robert Moses Long Island
1,704 wordsReview of The Power Broker By Robert Caro Robert Moses was one of the most powerful and influential men in 20 th century New York. He held sway in both the City and State. From Mayors to Presidents were beholden to him at one time or another. He could be magnanimous at one point and ruthless at another. He started his career in government trying to end corruption and ended his career with his own island, complete with a full-time captain and yacht all at tax-payer expense. Moses eventually used ...
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