摘要: 1.引言"thecityuponahill"译为"山巅之城",如果以为就是指坐落在小山上的城市,世界上这样的城市不胜枚举,那就大错特错了.这个词语蕴藏着丰富的文化内涵,是美国价值观的基石.通过这个词我们可以一瞥美国———这个当今世界"唯一超级大国"的价值取向.2.追本溯源2.1源关键词:...
"Hybridizing the `City upon a Hill' in Toni Morrison's Paradise." MELUS. 28.4 (Winter 2003): 3-31.Fraile-Marcos,Ana Maria."Hybridizing the‘City upon a Hill‘in Toni Morrison‘s Paradise".MELUS. 2003Fraile-Marcos,Ana Maria."Hybridizing the’’City upon a Hill’’ in Toni Morrison’’...
is another popular spot for large events while offering stunning views of the city skyline. Another relevant site is Mont Royal Hill, a park offering panoramic views of downtown and access to hiking trails, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Beaver’s Lake, and other areas of architectural interest such...
Burr seized upon correspondence published in the Albany Register. Dr. Charles Cooper wrote, “General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, in substance, that they looked upon Mr. Burr to be a dangerous man,” and “I could detail to you a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton...
It is a fine and renowned place, and its fruits are very renowned and good. Bread and good wine is to be found there, but only Jews make wine. Gaza has a circumference of four miles and no walls. It is about six miles from the sea and situated in a valley and on a hill. It ...
We investigate if the vehicle travel time after 6 h on a given street can be predicted, provided the hourly vehicle travel time on the street in the last 19 h. Likewise, we examine if the traffic status (i.e., low, mild, or high) after 6 h on a given str
As stated by UNESCO (2009), “The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the first and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, it applied bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problems of establishing an effective rail...
Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research company.【1】According to the text, living in a "smart" city ___.A.is not a green wayB.will be far from youC.will soon become trueD.is completely impossib...
Owing to the Basque Country's "unique" fiscal devolutionary status, which was "legally" agreed upon with the nation-state, now in the new era characterized as post-violence politics (Ruiz-Vieytez, 2016a, b), there are intertwined devolu- tion claims beyond geo-economics and geopolitics ...
The wellbeing of a city of more than eight million people rests upon an extensive array of municipal infrastructure and services. Fire stations, police precincts, and EMS bases to respond to emergencies. Sanitation garages and waste transfer stations to dispose of our trash. Libraries to provide...