County town Essays

from Dolgeville, New York. I can count on one hand how many people didn’t then ask me where Dolgeville is. It is a small rural town located in the Mohawk Valley of Upstate New York. On one side of the town a small creek known as the East Canada Creek flows along the town border and the other side of town is overlooked by huge wind turbines on top of their hilly thrones. The town is so small that it doesn’t even have a stop light but it does have one weird intersection that can be confusing. It consists

People are more transient than ever. Often a choice needs to be made as to where a person is going to settle down and live. This was the issue with my family a few years back. Should we stay up North or move down to the South? It is important people realize some of the differences between living in the north and living in the south. Both have positives and negatives. Some of the most noticeable differences between the North and South are; they have different weather, different eating habits and

Liberty, the county seat of Clay County, is one of the many suburbs surrounding Kansas City. Although Liberty was technically established before Kansas City, the growth of the latter has played a significant part in Liberty's growth. Many residents of Liberty commute to Kansas City to work, attend cultural events or further their education. However, this does not mean that Liberty is a bedroom community; it is a self-sufficient community with a proud heritage and a thriving economy. When the owners

Local governments face an increasing role in the development and decision making of towns and cities across the globe. City-county consolidation is a local government reform in which a major municipality and county merge to create a unified government. These referenda have proven to be unsuccessful, partly because of how unpopular it is with voters. Proponents of the idea insist on its cost saving benefits. Efforts for consolidation promise a more powerful and unified government, and the end to the

at local levels, as well as at state and federal government levels. These ideas would have to be passed by the Taylor County Commissioners’ Court or by the Abilene City Council. The Court and the Council would not likely pass this referendum, considering that many in this area have large plots of land that they are not willing to sacrifice. Additionally, Abilene is a small town in relation to cities such as Dallas. If the ideas were to be implemented at the state level, a bill would be introduced

Small towns and rivers go hand-in-hand. Memories of summer, rope swings, and swimming holes often come to mind when thinking about small towns and rivers. Sometimes the rivers are called streams or creeks, and sometimes they're called bayous, marshes, or swamps. The name depends on the geographical region of the United States you happened to be in at the time. Down south these bayous are the murky outlets of rivers or lakes, the small bodies of water that never seem to go anywhere. In

Age is only how you choose to feel. When surrounded by a natural, fresh aired atmosphere, age seems to be a factor. Observing a park setting and keeping in mind that factor, it suddenly brings a level of enlightenment for those that observe. The observation leaves a lingering question once it is evaluated, being; what is the behavioral differences between adults and children while at the park?; A person’s age determines the main activities and behaviors they engage in at a public park. As an observant

INTRODUCTION Tent cities, camps, settlements, temporary spaces, relocation, non-citizen, guest, barricades, containers, fences, security, desert, non-fertile areas… But, home? Not really, human beings stocked. But, cities? Not really, tents with some order. So, how should be the perfect refugee camp? _______ When for the first time in the human history, the population in the cities has overcome the rural populations [1], we still have thousands of people being forced to do the opposite journey:

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, is about a tradition that happens every year on June 27th. On this warm day of June, the people of the village gather in a square to participate in the tradition lead by Mr. Summers. In the tradition (lottery), Mr. Summers first calls every head of a family (men) forward to pick a piece of paper from a black faded box. Each man has to wait until all the other men of the village have chosen and then they all open the piece of paper at the same time. The winner is

who had never been past the border of her small town since the day she moved there. Back when she was in high school, she was the track and cross country champion. She ran so fast that there was a trail of flames in her wake. Every house in her tiny town had to be at least a mile apart, but the town itself without the houses was extremely small. Anytime anyone had errands to run, they would always call Jeannette. She was a sweet girl that the entire town had loved from the moment she and her mother

I lived in Philadelphia, PA and then moved to Millville, NJ. After living in a big city for five years, moving to a small town can be quite a transition. The quick pace of the city was what I have been accustomed to. I have lived in Millville for over a year now, and I still haven’t settled into the slower, small town lifestyle. (THESIS) Philadelphia's community, the convenience of transportation, and diverse culture is contrasting to Millville's way of living. In Philadelphia's community, every

and has many pairs of sunglasses to fit their changing moods. Here, every two-parent family seems to be living their version of the American dream. However, when I drive to track meets in other parts of the state I see things that remind me that my town is far from the norm. If one looks closer, the dilapidated houses and the broken down cars on the side of the road are ever more prevalent. One can see people hanging out on street corners seemingly with nowhere to go. Why is there such a gap in people’s

is seen as very important in my life as an individual because it defines my neighborhood place (Hyde park) which classifies me as a member and resident of Hyde Park Neighborhood. Therefore, in the aspect of race, I will say that Hyde Park is a small town but very diverse with lot of African-America, Puerto Ricco, and Haitians. Not only that, another ethnicity, race and culture migrate to Hyde Park. Hyde-Park is a less free neighborhood of Ghettos like Dorchester and Mattapan city, as Peter Marcuse

At the point when a chance is considered as a power that causes great or awful things to happen society view it as good fortune. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, focuses on how custom shapes the villagers truth. Even after the older generation in town including Old Man Warner, Mr. Summers, and Mr. Graves, neglect the basic cause of tradition. Jackson takes the old-fashioned approach and seems more content with the irony of the word “lottery”. The irony of the how Jackson used the word “lottery”

First of all, Morelia has a different rhythm of life and environment than Cortijo Nuevo. In fact, Morelia is a great place to live it has a lot of historical places. Morelia is a big City, which means that it is very populated. Every time I went there was a lot people walking in "El centro" (downtown). The infrastructure of Morelia is composed by some buildings, plazas and houses have little space (Infonavit is the name of the houses). Morelia is a nice City but is so stressful to live there because

There are both pros and cons to the location of Maryville University. Cons include the high crime rates in the St. Louis area around Maryville. St. Louis is ranked far above average compared to other cities nationwide in crime. Aggravated assault and robbery are among the highest crimes committed in St. Louis. The most common crimes committed on-campus at Maryville are burglary and forcible sexual assault. On average, there are 15.2 criminal offenses per 10,000 students on campus each year (“Maryville

As industrialization swept through England and hit upon Manchester, the city experienced exponential growth as formerly rural workers flocked to the city to seek employment in the new factories. This brought significant growth of the city in terms of population, infrastructure, and economy. However, the expansion witnessed by Manchester was not without its issues. As a result of this period of heightened expansion, it may have been true that the economy and infrastructure grew, but what grew was

Paper Towns Paper Towns is a love story published by John Green in 2008. The prologue of the story is about a guy, who describes how lucky he is living next-door to the love of his life Margo, which he calls a miracle. He plays with Margo and the see a dead guy who had shot himself because he couldn’t stand not living with the love of his life. The theme in the prologue is clearly love because it’s about a boy and a girl who finds out what love is all about. Paper Towns takes place is in Jefferson

early morning sky as Granite City comes to life. “You smell that? That’s the smell of money,” said Brenda Whitaker, a town resident, former mill worker, and now restaurant proprietor. That is what her father use to say of the stench that Granite City residents would awake to every morning as the mill puffed out its great cloud of smoke from the coke plant. This little factory town, just six miles from the Mississippi River and criss-crossed with miles of train tracks, began as a small agricultural

Cities have not always been around and have taken centuries to develop into the superpowers that they are today. Throughout all these years cities have grown causing modern cities to differ greatly from civilizations throughout the past leading up to the cities we have now. Topics like food access, housing, transportation, trade, and energy/power operate very differently than they once did. By looking closely at a modern day megacity like Sao Paulo , and comparing it with the cities and civilizations