A New Kind of Ghetto My article I chose for paper option three is on the basis of Stockbridge in Britain no longer having a serious race problem. My article was found on Economist.com, titled ‘A New Kind of Ghetto.’ This article was written on November 9th, 2013, and covers the issues, improvements, and how one can evolve on the issue of race. Stockbridge Village is an island, and a home estate, built in the 1960s, to the people clearing out of Toxteth, and as well as inner-city slums as the article states. In many cases, race has always been a continuous problem where ever you go. When the word ghetto is brought up, people often picture Blacks, Asians, Mexicans, or any other race other than Whites, right? Stockbridge has taken a twist on the meaning ‘ghetto’. Fully 96% of the population of Stockbridge is of the same race: Caucasian (“A New Kind of Ghetto,” 2013). As an island, and a home estate, this is Britain’s most concentrated urban ethnic ghettos. A life in this ghetto is allowing freedom to some.
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In Stockbridge, it is known for their ill people along with being plagued by loan sharks. Although this is not looked upon the best place to live, it means something to these people. You look at a normal ghetto and what do you see? It might look like a run down town with graffiti and crime all over. As the world is dealing with the issue of graffiti, we have learned that this is either looked as destruction to a place, and an art to someone. With much surprise, the ghetto in Stockbridge consists of few graffiti art. Much of these individuals have learned to respect what they have. Along with that, this is a place of low crime. This is a small place where everyone knows most people, so crime doesn’t occur much. As you can see, this is a new ghetto, different from a normal one that we typically
In Stockbridge, it is known for their ill people along with being plagued by loan sharks. Although this is not looked upon the best place to live, it means something to these people. You look at a normal ghetto and what do you see? It might look like a run down town with graffiti and crime all over. As the world is dealing with the issue of graffiti, we have learned that this is either looked as destruction to a place, and an art to someone. With much surprise, the ghetto in Stockbridge consists of few graffiti art. Much of these individuals have learned to respect what they have. Along with that, this is a place of low crime. This is a small place where everyone knows most people, so crime doesn’t occur much. As you can see, this is a new ghetto, different from a normal one that we typically