Although urban regeneration is a worldwide issue, it has been especially present in the urban areas throughout the UK in the last 30 years, with the government introducing many different schemes to try and combat the causes and consequences of urban decline. This essay will discuss them and their varying degrees of success. Urban Development Corporations were set up in the 1980s and 1990s, and took the stance of improving the physical, economic and social state of inner city areas through building new infrastructure on derelict and vacant land. These UDCs were given planning approval powers that encouraged them to purchase land, build the new infrastructure and improve the marketing to attract outside investment to the area. The motive behind this was that private investment would be four to five times greater than the initial public spending.
Rai Cramer AP English IV 13 January 2012 Camus and the Existentialist When Albert Camus first wrote The Plague in the mid twentieth century, he had every intent of sharing the idea of existentialism and emphasizing its tenets. The Plague, which is revered as an existential classic, tells the story of a plague-stricken town in Algeria named Oran, that must quickly adjust to the changes of being quarantined as the disease challenges the lives of some and the livelihood of others. Throughout the book, Camus uses several characters to portray the positives of existentialism. One of which, named Jean Tarrou, exemplifies Camus’ existential ideas. Like a true existentialist, Tarrou demonstrates three critical attributes; anguish, forlornness and despair.
Texts are often influenced by the values and attitudes of their authors, and always reflect the time in which they are composed. Christopher Isherwood's novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and Bob Fosse’s musical Cabaret (1972) are both texts that explore the economic, social and political unrest and internal decay of Berlin in the 1930s. Inflation, World War 1, the failure of the Weimar Republic and a hedonistic society form the context of Isherwood's stories. In contrast, Fosse transforms Isherwood's stories into another form of entertainment, Hollywood musical, and demonstrates how a shift in context to a 1970s audience with a post-holocaust retrospection accounts for a shift in values. An inverse relationship is developed between the two texts, which establishes the notion of the Nazis' rise to power and the pursuit of a decadent lifestyle Both Goodbye to Berlin and Cabaret reflect anti-Semitic values and the rise of Nazism in Berlin in the 1930’s.Goodbye to Berlin was written at a time of political and economic instability in Europe, particularly Germany.
In 1941, the outbreak of Second World War started. The United States nation changed and went from peacetime to a time of conflict. So one can see that The Great Depression reached into every area of economic life, and thus into every area of social life as well for two main reasons. First, The Great Depression produced significant traditional values and goals. But most importantly, molded America into what we live in
He formed the police style with more of a military attitude; given them uniforms and a better organized structure. Peel’s model for the new policing attitude became a model for policing across the world to pursue. London, in 1829 was characterized by increasingly high levels of societal disorder, criminality and lawlessness generated by economic, political and social factors. In the same year, Sir Robert PEEL introduced the Metropolitan Police Act which brought new methods of social control; and which has been shown by history to have been a long lasting blueprint for modern policing styles. Peel’s New Police was but one element of a body of changes reforming not just the Criminal Law, but the entire Criminal Justice System, including imprisonment and transportation, and also general criminal procedure.
“Montmorency” is set in the 1800’s and 1900’s, in Victorian London around Covent gardens and the surrounding area, including Great Ormond street hospital, Also St pauls cathedral and Whitehall. This setting gives the novel a familiar air to it, because of the famous landmarks, which it makes it easier for you, to picture the story in your head. Montmorency has many themes including Conflict, criminal activities, Alter egos and touches on Racism. This makes the book a challenge to read at time because of all the rather depressing issues but if you can see past that, the themes make it a more compelling read. The characterisation of each character differs for 493/Montmorency/scarper.It is hard to give personality traits since he is a spilt personality but one thing you see through out is that he is a kind person at heart as he only steals from stuck-up people and that he is very clever as he concocts this whole scheme by himself.
World Literature February 22, 2012 Poem Analysis Ballad about the Berlin Wall The poem “Ballad about the Berlin Wall” clearly reflects the emotional struggles and troubles people had to live with in Berlin during the time of the Berlin Wall and also criticizes the building of the wall as a horrid act by humans. It also is a good reflection from a perspective outside of Germany because the author, Vuk Krnjevic, is a Serbian writer. The poem was originally published in the Sarajevo fortnightly Odjek (The Echo) in June 1968. It was, shortly after its publication, translated by Slobodan Stankovic. Krnjevic uses very realistic images to describe his impressions of the Berlin Wall.
Also, Camus uses the weather in the form of the novel, as the weather is used whenever there is a high tension situation involving Meursault. The heat is used to symbolise Meursault’s emotional instability, as it is used whenever Meursault is enduring situations in which he is unable to cope with his emotions, which is because he
In both poems, people are affected by the change in society however; in September 1913 the speaker accepted the fate of Ireland and in London the speaker is striving for help from the upper class. In both poems, people are affected by a change in society however, in the poem “London” everyone is affected, as for the poem “September 1913” only the nationalists and patriots are affected. When the poem “London” was written, it was during the industrial revolution and in the second stanza there is a repetition of the word “every” emphasizing the fact that literally everyone is affected (Blake). Also in the last stanza, last line it says “and blights with plagues the marriage hearse” which is saying how men from the upper class is with prostitutes or “harlots” and they’re bringing home the disease to their wife which later on results in death (Blake). This last line is also saying that even the upper class rich men are affected as well by the change in society.
I’m interested in this area, as I want to learn about the changes with graphic design as technology had progressed. Literature review Technology today is referred to as “electronic cocaine” according to a statement on the ITV news, it is said that 70% of people become stressed when they can not access the internet, digital technology has become a major part of peoples lives and most say they can’t live without it either it being to socialize or when they are working. Even when people are not working they admit to carry on working 24/7. 62% of people believe that technology has changed their lives forever. In the case of the graphic design practice technology has had a huge impact on how people work, before you would start off by sketching your ideas, then you would create a mockup showing what the product would look like, complete with the dimensions and colors ready to show the client.