Maycomb geography’s effect on its people Maycomb is a small town in Alabama in the 1930s. The town has a pretty nasty racial divide. Blacks are still considered as a lower level than the whites. The small urban and isolated town makes characters feel that days feel longer. ‘’A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to buy and no money to buy it with‚ nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.’’ The setting of this
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country in the world the trend has been for more and more people to move from small towns to larger cities. Although there are certain aspects of living in small town that I would appreciate such as clean air and less noise‚ however the urbanizing trend pretty much reflects my own preference for living in a big city rather than in a small town‚ because in my opinion the place one lives in plays more important role in one’s life in terms of wider range of opportunities. I think the education and career
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Advantages of a Small town There are a lot of advantages of a small town. First of all‚ when you live in a small community‚ you can enjoy a better quality life than you will find in most large cities. In addition‚ you can get closer to nature when living in small towns. You will also be able to avoid the frustration of dealing with large volumes of traffic. You can enjoy hunting or fishing on a regular basis because living in a small town makes it easier for you to enjoy some of your favourite
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growing up in a small town. Small communities allow people to become acquainted‚ acquire a sense of security and familiarity. Although there may be many apparent positive aspects to smaller towns‚ people often living in acquire what is called a ’small town mentality’. This can be described as a unified way of thinking and behaving. Individuality and diversity are suppressed while town’s people begin to conform to traditionalistic views and stereotypes. Ways in which this small town mentality affects
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A Small Town South Dakota‚ 1946. A small isolated town‚ known for it’s wheat crop‚ it’s ten acres of wheat crops. One night‚ the sky was pitch black and everything was so quiet you could hear the electrical noise coming from the outside cables. Houses were lightened by one light in the living room and the streets were illuminated by one street light per block. When suddenly an object flashes in the sky‚ it made a loud screeching noise. Families walked outside to see what was happening‚ and
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In the small‚ Southern‚ towns of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ education varies from family to family. Every family has a different take‚ on how they implicate education to their families and therefore creates a huge range of those who can read and write and those who cannot. In‚ To Kill A Mocking Bird by. Harper Lee‚ this range of education is demonstrated in many different ways. One way that Lee demonstrates‚ the different levels of education‚ among the citizens of Maycomb. Is through the setting of school
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Diversity June Sunday 19‚ 2011 LaToria Brent Final Project: Race and your Community I am from a small Bible belt town called Reform. Reform was named after a preacher refused to return until the townspeople reformed their ways (Ashcraft‚ 2011). I lived in this town from the time my mom brought me home from the hospital until I graduated high school and went to college. Reform is a town that history forgot about. Reform is still segregated meaning the white people live on one side of the
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Small Town Girl Many people are defined by their family‚ past experiences‚ or by how much money they own; for me location is a major defining factor of who I am as a person. Geography can determine ones accent‚ characteristics‚ and one’s human nature. For many‚ a geographic location can hold a distinct meaning that may influence ones entire lifestyle‚ culture‚ and habits. Rockingham‚ North Carolina is a small town surrounded by three other smaller towns that make up what is known as Richmond
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Racism in a Small Community Week 9‚ Day 7‚ Final Paper Small communities can effectively combat racism by organizing activities to counter the desired results of hate group politics. Boyertown is a small‚ rural Pennsylvania community in Berks county about 75 miles north of Philadelphia. It is a predominately white community with limited diversity resulting from migrant Hispanic workers harvesting apples in the fall and working the mushroom houses the rest of the year. Due
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Draft> Small town Do you sometimes feel tired of all the noise‚ the pollution and traffic in a big city? Just imagine you are in a middle of a small town with the fresh air‚ and you can even hear the sounds of birds. That is how life in a small town likes. It is simple and peaceful‚ moreover‚ it’s really good for your health‚ and also a great place for vacation. Some people love to live in a small town for only one reason: it is simple and peaceful. People who live in a small town don not need
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