..no man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
John Donne (1572-1631)
The Manhattan Skyline with the World Board of Trade Buildings, destroyed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
Take-Home Examination Due Monday, October 22, 2001
Sources: Girouard, Cities and People plus, as appropriate
The film, Metropolis
The videos, The Street, and Suburbs, Arcadias for Everyone
Instructions: Answer all three parts, typed, double spaced, approximately 5-6 pages total.
1In some important aspects American cities borrow from European urban concepts. In other ways, American cities contribute to the development of city forms worldwide. Present and discuss evidence of both of these aspects of the relationship between Urban America and Urban places around the world. (3-4 pp)
2.Comment upon the significance of the chapter title Babylon or Jerusalem (chapter 17). In what ways do these aspects apply to American cities, and what aspects of the contemporary American city can be seen as an attempt to convert Babylon to Jerusalem? (1-2 pp.)
3.Analyze and interpret any ONE of the following:
A. Figures 211-212, pp. 248-249
B. Figure 216, pp. 254 (a large version of this can be fount at
