Abstract
The paper explores gentrification and displacement and looks at counter-gentrification as a solution to the problems caused by gentrification.

From the Paper
"Population patterns often change within cities and the surrounding suburbs. One of the most interesting changes in urban populations is recent years is a process known as gentrification. Gentrification is defined as, "The process of neighbourhood upgrading by relatively affluent incomers who move into a poorer neighbourhood in sufficient numbers to displace lower-income groups and transform its social identity...""

Tags:gentrification, displacement, counter, gentrification

Abstract
This paper discusses that as neighborhoods change, some residents leave willingly to find a better home, others leave because they no longer wish to live in a neighborhood that may have been decimated by drugs and crime as the more affluent people moved out and those from a lower economic position move in. The author points out that Latinos are particularly vulnerable to displacement, one way or another, by the flight of European Americans to the suburbs; nonetheless, sometimes Latinos who are high on the economic ladder who are among the first to leave. The paper relates that redeveloping these neighborhoods is often accomplished through gentrification, which, unfortunately, often drives housing prices up, displacing great numbers of residents particularly Latinos, who can no longer afford to live where they had settled.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
Chicago/West Town Studies
Latino Displacement
Gentrification in General

From the Paper
"Hudspeth specifically considered West Town in a 2003 case study. She noted that "what has happened in West Town is almost a 'textbook case' of the gentrification process...West Town was a low-income Latino neighborhood in the 1960s and 1970s." Gentrification began in the late 1970s, a the area attracted artists, and middle and upper income professionals as well as historic preservationists; most of these people were white, not Latino. Perhaps what is most interesting about the Hudspeth study is that it seems to ratify Betancur's conclusions: it is the better off Latinos who exit first. West Town lost 1,180 of its existing families between 1990 and 2000. At the same time, it gained 2,088 non-poor families."

Tags:rental, crime, chicago, nyc, speculation

Abstract
This paper examines how Marjane Satrapi's coming of age story, "Persepolis", is a portrait of a girl growing up between two radically different worlds and how it is a memoir that is rich in detail, raising important questions about the nature of home, identity, belonging, and making sense of a postcolonial existence. It looks at how, leaving Iran for Europe at a young age, Satrapi embarked on a journey to find meaningful connections and to satisfy her longing for freedom and a sense of self, but was met with constant resistance, disappointment, and the pervasive feeling of rejection - both at home and abroad. The paper also contends, that while Persepolis provides more questions than answers for the reader, one thing remains clear throughout Satrapi's story - that her persistent feelings of alienation are driven by colonialism.

From the Paper
"The Iranian revolution occurred during Marjane's childhood, and though she didn't understand it at first, she embraced it to follow in her parents' footsteps and to have something meaningful to believe in and fight for. Invasion from the West to destabilize and exploit Iran led to this revolution, which opposed both colonial interests and the oppressive Shah, who came to power through Western interference. Though Marjane was too young to fully understand this at the beginning, her childhood was greatly shaped by anti-colonialist ideas. Her parents, her grandmother, and her uncle Anoosh were all major forces that helped Marjane grow into a rebellious and outspoken young woman, but she was also filled with uncertainty about her life, her identity, and what role the West played in her life."

Tags:iran, memoir, Satrapi

Abstract
The paper first lists the materials and procedures that were used in an experiment designed to determine how an activity series can be developed based on potential single displacement reactions with given metals and solutions. It then provides a table of the qualitative observations of the metals and solutions before the reaction occurred. The paper also presents a table of what happened during and after to the metals in the top row and solutions in the left column of a potential single displacement reaction when mixed together. The paper explains and discusses the conclusions drawn from these observations.

Outline:
Purpose
Introduction
Materials
Observations
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Observing potential single displacement reactions and examining to see if a chemical reaction actually occurred can develop an activity series. Based on the observations it can create an activity series because it is possible to see which metals are the most reactive. For example, in the experimental design that was used magnesium reacted with almost everything so it was evident that it should be near the top of the list. The metal that did not react with anything would mean that is the least reactive and it should be near the bottom of the activity series. To determine which metals will be in between the most and least reactive metal the individual reactions need to be looked at closer. The potential single displacement reaction can either occur or not occur based on which metal is higher in the activity series. This allows an activity series to be developed. Therefore, from most reactive to least reactive, the final activity series developed would be: magnesium, zinc, aluminum, iron and copper."

Tags:periodic, table, magnesium, zinc, aluminum, iron, copper

Abstract
This paper examines how in Patrick Hamilton's "The Slaves of Solitude" the narrator articulates the period of the Blitz as one of perpetual invasion. It looks at how it makes Hamilton's protagonist feel as though her private space is invaded and controlled by the war effort. Roach cannot own things, because her objects are shared, rationed, or destroyed; for the same reasons, she cannot reclaim spaces--after she is bombed out of London, she is forced to rent rooms at places like the Rosamund Tea Rooms and the luxurious Claridge's. It also looks at how Hamilton's novel is about intrusive acts and personal invasions, whether by other characters or by the war itself; the consequence of such acts is one's sense of physical and psychological displacement, which stems from "the material end of things."

From the Paper
"Through Roach, Hamilton articulates the difficulties of achieving a level of intimacy with objects (such as combs, mirrors, and various "gadgets" [241]) in rented spaces during the Second World War. The author underscores the complex way in which Londoners--like Miss Roach, who have been "bombed out of London" (29) and who have consequently lost many of their material possessions--desire to reclaim their displaced objects and, through these objects, their private lives. Yet Roach's quest for ownership also encompasses a more abstract possessive desire that necessarily entails the disembodiment of characters like the Lieutenant; she objectifies individuals as part of her desire to "claim" (Slaves of Solitude 27) them. Moreover, her point of view dominates so much of the novel that one feels her voice in tension with that of the narrator. These features of the text illuminate Roach's intense desire to own and to possess numerous things. "

Tags:Roach, blitz, war

Abstract
The paper asserts that Zadie Smith's "White Teeth" is a novel with many layers and colorful, interesting characters and then describes how these various characters are psychologically struggling with their culture, identity, and behavior. The paper shows how British culture and its influences are a main theme throughout "White Teeth" as each character faces significant issues due to cultural displacement and insecurities that each is forced to face. The paper explains that there is pressure to conform to British society and accept its cultural norms and beliefs even though this can be psychologically difficult for immigrants and those who disagree with society's mores.

From the Paper
"The different characters in White Teeth lend themselves to psychoanalytic analysis due to the cultural displacement and insecurities..."

Tags:psychoanalysis, white teeth, samad

Abstract
This paper will discuss the book "Learning to Labor" by Paul Willis and seek to identify its source of understanding in this field. By analyzing a note that is left behind at the end of the tale, we can see how the connected qualities of social displacement occur in the text of the story, as well as in the ideas about social class structure that abound within the book. His association of the place of learning in a school tells us that it happens when people are very young and the idea that little notes reflect, in even the smallest way, the idea of class structure that we all live in.

Abstract
Introduction
Paul Attewell's Research and Findings
The Merits of Paul Attewell's Goal Displacement Theory
Future Impact of Information and Computing Technologies
and the Likely Constraints
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Computers and micro-technology have become embedded in all modern life activity. It would be unimaginable to consider an era where airline reservations, stock exchange trade, payroll accounting took place without such technology. On any given day the NYSE trades over 2 billion shares. Commercial banks transact over 100's of billions (dollar equivalent) in bank transactions, not to mention the immense and incalculable benefits from online connectivity. The volume of these transactions that take place would be impossible if not for computing technologies. IT today has revolutionized services in the tertiary sector (service sector) industries that are increasingly integral part of basic good producing industries. But the real case that seems to exist within accounting statistics seems to unravel a different outlook for productivity."

Tags:Tazewell, paul

Abstract
This essay deals with the deep-rooted sense of loss that the main characters find themselves which results from the displacement of the characters from their homelands and which works itself out in violence. The paper connects the characters to Morrison's own childhood in the 1930s. The paper then explores the setting of the novel in relation to the dislocation of blacks using historical knowledge of the decline of the Harlem Renaissance during the Great Depression. The paper examines Morrison's writing style in relation to the novel's title, and compares "Jazz" to Morrison's previous novel, "Beloved."

From the Paper
"The black Americans of the years of the Great Depression believed that they were moving out of the South voluntarily, and of course in many ways they were. But the forces that made them want to leave (racism, segregation, poverty, lack of opportunity for jobs or education) were beyond their control, and so the idea that they went north entirely out of their own free will is an illusory one. They were pushed out of the South, even if many did not feel the shove. And because they believed that they went willingly, they did not see the price that they would have to pay in leaving their homeland behind. Even as many blacks in the 1920s and 1930s felt deeply alienated from the South, the truth was that it had been their home for generations. Casting off a home leaves scars. Immigrants may well believe that the place that they end up in is a better one than the place that they left behind, but they will never be entirely whole again once they become displaced people. Much of the psychological motivations in Jazz relate to the state of exile (even if voluntary, even if in many ways exhilarating) in which these characters find themselves."

Tags:North, mother, exile, love, poverty, freedom, empowerment, self, society, artist, music, dislocation, Paradise, wandering

Abstract
Mavis Gallant who is very famous for her short stories depicts a very realistic portrayal of characters who find themselves in foreign territory. All of this is connected with how history intersects with peoples' real lives. The author is interested in how exiles must cope in the world and through many of her vivid details, we begin to understand the pain of cultural displacement, as well as of foreign travel.