A Rhetorical Analysis on “Suburb or Nothing” in the Memphis Flyer What should the relationship be between the suburbs and the city? The very small editorial in the Memphis Flyer gives somewhat efficient details on the term “Suburb of Nothing” originated and quoted by Mayor Mick Cornett. The writer of the article in the Commercial Appeal’s, “Suburb of Nothing”, effectively argues his/her point via the use of organization, formal tone and appeals to authority. Doing so, the writer gives history, use of words like “Summons” (in quotation in his/her own words) to illustrate a dire need of attention, and uses statistics and citations when appealing to authority such as a political magazine. in the first paragrph, the structure of the argument on “Suburb of Nothing” is organized in a way of-the purpose of the article was to send a message while at the same time, announcing a…
In California, following the 2008 financial crisis, residents of a sleepy San Francisco suburb called Antioch witnessed their home values plummet by as much as two-thirds (Kirkpatrick and Gallagher, 37). “Until recently, low-income households, including voucher holders, were systematically priced out of the single-family, suburban housing market. The limited number of Section 8 recipients who did manage to find housing outside the urban core were isolated in the “bad” parts of suburban cities,…
Such an ethnic diversity in the population will demand for a variety of places of worships. To prove this, chapter one “Four Hundred Million Americans” says “The best places to find America’s Hindu temples and new mosques are not in the teeming cities but in the outer suburbs of Los Angeles, New York, and Houston. But these areas are rarely dominated by one ethnicity, and alongside the temples and mosques you will also find churches and synagogues.” It is said that suburbs in the future will…
suburbia entails, a clear definition must be established. The Oxford dictionary defines a suburb as that an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one and suburbia as the suburbs or their inhabitants viewed collectively. Since the 1950s, a key goal for many Australians has been home ownership in the suburbs, however such an aspiration is changing in its desirability as reflected in declining home ownership rates in Australia over the last two decades . The reality of Australian…
Excursion Assignment Over time the city of Toronto has constantly expanding and redeveloping. The result of redevelopment and expansion is change is change is styles of architecture. This can be seen in the location of houses in Toronto, and in a smaller community such as the Ryerson campus. Traveling from the suburbs to the urbanized heart of Toronto, the change of architecture was noticeable. In the suburbs there are many multi-story houses, in residential neighborhoods. But when…
and Promises (9/2011). It was an overview of how the American suburbs have changed since they were planned and built in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The changes that focused on were political, aging infrastructure, ethnic, social, and redevelopment with an emphasis on creating a more sustainable vision. Looking at the current condition of many suburbs, it became evident to the film maker that the suburb as designed and built was not a sustainable development. The film’s content and people interviewed…
the financial, medical, and cultural hub of Canada, immigrants provide it with a much-needed workforce to continuously grow and expand the city. The highest population growth is in the outer suburbs, with cities like Brampton growing from less than 50,000 people to more than 500,000, fueled by its increasing share of immigrants (51%), its affordable housing, and proximity…
and less expensive for people to get from one place to the other and for agriculture, materials, and products to arrive to their destination where they are needed. Decentralization was also happening at the same time as urban areas grew. A big factor for the dispersing of people and markets was transportation such as automobiles, highways, and railroads. Transportation made it possible for people to move away from the city either into the outskirts or to a suburb close by and then they were…
pertaining to a religion, migrated to another country and continued practicing in what they believe in. Another concept applicable is religion in urban and suburban areas. Depending on the population it can either be urban or suburban. An urban area is usually much larger than that of a suburban area. SSVT the largest Hindu temple in America, stands on former Maryland farmland on the edge of the suburbs (Waghorne, p.103). This temple stands in a suburban community with an economic, racial, and…
every day. If I were to grow up in a different neighborhood I would still be the same due my mother’s constant involvement in my life in matters from small to large. I have seen and heard many things in my neighborhood over the years that could’ve caused many other people to change their lifestyle but my mother always educated me and I stuck to myself rather than seeking the approval of others. Suburbs should be mandated to rewrite their zoning laws and allow a fair share of affordable…