New York vs. New Jersey
New York vs. New Jersey
Khalidah Garrett
English composition, section M03
Professor Laura Butchy
July 15, 2013
A way life is different from when I was younger would be the location I’ve lived in. Being born in Brooklyn, New York then moving to Carteret, New Jersey would appear to be a difficult transition for most ten year olds to handle. A few ways that made it different from each other is the pace, the educational system, and the economy. New Jersey seemed different because of the slower pace everyone was used to living by. Even though it’s a great and peaceful place for our family, it took some time to adjust because I was use to certain living. Carteret, for the most part, is a quiet town. It’s nothing like Brooklyn with all the noise, traffic, and violence. Also, there aren’t as many places to go in Carteret like there is in Brooklyn so everyone goes inside early. Stores closed extremely early, so with all the errands I needed to do; it seemed difficult to get the things I needed before 5pm. One of the good aspects of Carteret would be the authority figures. If I were to call the police, ambulance, or fire department they would be there in five minutes emergency or not unlike Brooklyn, where they may take up to an hour. In addition, the educational system in Carteret appeared to be on a quicker pace than the schools in Brooklyn. By the time I was out of school, even though it might not seem like much, Brooklyn schools still had three days left. Certain students attending schools in NYC have to take exams, called Regents, in the middle of June or August; whereas students in Carteret schools are mandated to take their final testing at the end of the month of June. In Carteret, normal school days were shorter than the normal school days in Brooklyn; students were released at 2:30pm and Brooklyn students were released at 3pm. Not only do Carteret students have shorter days and shorter years, but also we receive three prom ceremonies in our entire six
Khalidah Garrett
English composition, section M03
Professor Laura Butchy
July 15, 2013
A way life is different from when I was younger would be the location I’ve lived in. Being born in Brooklyn, New York then moving to Carteret, New Jersey would appear to be a difficult transition for most ten year olds to handle. A few ways that made it different from each other is the pace, the educational system, and the economy. New Jersey seemed different because of the slower pace everyone was used to living by. Even though it’s a great and peaceful place for our family, it took some time to adjust because I was use to certain living. Carteret, for the most part, is a quiet town. It’s nothing like Brooklyn with all the noise, traffic, and violence. Also, there aren’t as many places to go in Carteret like there is in Brooklyn so everyone goes inside early. Stores closed extremely early, so with all the errands I needed to do; it seemed difficult to get the things I needed before 5pm. One of the good aspects of Carteret would be the authority figures. If I were to call the police, ambulance, or fire department they would be there in five minutes emergency or not unlike Brooklyn, where they may take up to an hour. In addition, the educational system in Carteret appeared to be on a quicker pace than the schools in Brooklyn. By the time I was out of school, even though it might not seem like much, Brooklyn schools still had three days left. Certain students attending schools in NYC have to take exams, called Regents, in the middle of June or August; whereas students in Carteret schools are mandated to take their final testing at the end of the month of June. In Carteret, normal school days were shorter than the normal school days in Brooklyn; students were released at 2:30pm and Brooklyn students were released at 3pm. Not only do Carteret students have shorter days and shorter years, but also we receive three prom ceremonies in our entire six