Our Town

The major aspect of a large metropolis is the fact that it encompasses various activities ranging from personal to social. Actually, most of it involves having to sacrifice their distinctiveness in an endeavor to fit in such scenarios. However, Georg Simmel portrays a different side of a large metropolis, whereby it does not only influence the emotional aspects of its occupants, but also their cognitive lives. Moreover, the hustle and bustle of such cities bring impacts most individual’s sense…

Warram Percy is one of the largest deserted medieval village in the middle age. Located in North Yorkshire, England; the village has been settled since prehistory (Bronze Age) and became very active during 10th-12th century when the members of the noble family Percy lived in the village. The Percy began the building of the South Manor, the foundation of the adjacent planned row of peasant houses, and improvements to the church. Then they further improved the village by building the North Manor…

analyzing the map I realized that the map only showed two major towns, but there are more than two major towns in Kentucky. It only shows Louisville and Lexington as the two major towns. I do not know if the reason for that is because that is where the two main Colleges are located University of Kentucky and University of Louisville or what. I know for a fact that Bowling Green is a major town as well as Elizabeth Town. Elizabeth Town is the town that Fort Knox is located. Another disadvantage…

The Differences and the Similarities of Life Our lifestyle seems completely different from the lifestyle in the last century, however, after we read the book Our Town which was written by Thornton Wilder, we discover that our lifestyle is different with them but not completely, we still relate to some parts. After 100 years, there are plenty of visible differences when we compare the lifestyle in the 20th century with the lifestyle in 21th century, for instance, there were no phones, no…

environments, the reality is that victims of IPV reside in all communities, big and small. Even though there are resources available for victims of IPV to turn to, accessing these resources is extremely difficult for many Americans. While the idea of small town living and open fields may bring peace to some, it also brings terror to the thousands of victims of IPV in these communities. Being a victim of IPV while living in a rural community presents many unique challenges that cannot even be…

At the dawn of the 12th century Byzantine suppression of piracy had restarted long distance trading and the end of Viking raids made self defended urban centers viable once again. Bishops and abbots, and later secular lords, realized the value of towns as centers of commerce and sources of revenue, and began to promote them. They provided markets for merchants to meet and trade, as well as secure locations for minting currency. However, few of the Middle Age urban centers had the advantage of…

Over the course of the semester I have been volunteering with American Public Square. I have completed around eleven hours so far and have been helping at events hosted by the group. At events I have helped attendants find seats, passed out programs, collected questions from the audience, tracked demographics, and cleaned up once attendees have left. While my acts have seemed small to me, those putting on the programs have said these little things amount to a large burden off their shoulders.…

Plot One difference within the plot of these two stories is that ‘The Lottery’ had a really long exposition and rising action because it gave a lot of history of the village before the audience got to know what the lottery really is. “School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play…” (1.2) Shirley Jackson gives a lot of detail about the villagers and history…

Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon Analytical essay of Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon by Jackie Kay Today, living in the city can be a lonely affair for many people. To combat this, some use their imagination to envisage the life they could have had. But, what happens when you cannot separate fact from fancy? This is the problem Jakie Kay deals with in her short story “Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon,” which deals with a middle-aged woman, whose quiet life is far from what she envisages. The short story takes…

This paper aims to understood the character of open land and/or water body & its importance in Urban areas. An urban area is characterized by high human population density and vast human-built features. Thus rises the need of relief spaces in the dense urban matrix. They can be any kind of open spaces or water body, green belts-manmade or natural. Urban Morphology of cities show the gradual decrease and decease of open spaces with the process of urbanization. Open spaces are mandatory for the…