Residential area

bakery that is close in the next town over that is really known that will be my competition. It seems to me that opening a store that pertains to food is a good choice because it seems like going out to eat is the main spending habit residents in this area have. (Quick…

For this week’s readings, I am going to focus on the issue of growth in cities and what I found interesting in Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. According to the reading on The City as a Growth Machine by Logan Molotch, “one issue consistently generates consensus among local elite groups and separates them from people who use the city principally as a place to live and work: the issue of growth.” Meaning that the local elites in these cities are divided from…

In the documentary Megacities Reflect Growing Urbanization Trend it tells of the growing trends of migrants to major cities for a better life and even though most migrants move to city slums, the slums offer a better life than the home they left behind. They are many social issues that people face as the city slums grows in size such as over crowed population, lack of housing, polluted water, lack of electricity and food. Although the wealthy are affected by the over crowed population and…

geographically clustered in areas where there is land for development and/or in neighbourhoods with low socioeconomic status. (11, 23) Due to urbanisation and the increasing population in urban areas, urban housing has become unaffordable to many due to increased interests in the urban property market. Therefore, many households relocated to affordable areas, primarily neighbourhoods with low socioeconomic status, or to social housing complexes and these are often situated outside of urban areas…

Across the globe, we have different unique cities that bring out the best of culture, tradition combined with modernity, a state of class buildings and with huge commercial activity. Many cities are very modern with technological advancements and they spell class and wonder to the eyes of the beholder. Adelaide, Australia It is a beautiful capital city of South Australia and is often referred to as the green city. The numerous parks and boulevards of Adelaide make it a perfect green place to…

“If we have a radio station in my community, the people can be able to debate about issues affecting our community and Sierra Leone as a whole”-said Doe (Daily News). There is absolutely a need for ways of debating on issues in the area and school subjects as most citizens of Sierra Leone don’t have computer or internet access (Sengeh). Plus, without the ability to post on YouTube and no money to be on professional radio, many kids cannot share their talents like singing (Google Isreal)…

the opportunity to become economically prosperous by selling your craft, the ability to soak up the innovation, and also an opportunity for criminals to engage the “shady life.” Nowadays, stated by the UN, 54 percent of people live in metropolitan areas, where it is bustling with strangers. Interestingly, urbanites try to maximize…

Around 1870 the first residential schools opened forging Canada’s dark history. Aboriginal children were removed from their families and homes when the residentials schools had opened. They were funded under the authority of the Government of Canada. The purpose of these residentials schools was to remove and isolate children from their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture. At least 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were…

My first day in Central the advantages of the school community were beaten into my head. Why would I not want to be part of the Central Connecticut State University community? Being involved provides benefits that can improve my academic success. Yet, I tend to avoid joining clubs or participating in the events that the university hosts in its efforts to create a unified group. It is a continuous issue, not only with this university, but other colleges such as AnyU, the university Rebekah Nathan…

General life at the Kamloops Residential School was tough and grim. On the first day of school, students were given no time to learn the system or any of the English language; they were thrust into the daily routine, and European culture, very quickly. They were given identification numbers which was written on the few belongings they did have. One interviewee recalls being “denied . . . . any personal identity. “I was called, ‘Hey, 39. Where’s 39? Yes, 39, come over here. Sit over here, 39.’…