In his escape‚ Elmer is representative of a different kind of attitude towards the industrialisation of America. His is the side of hope and possibility – he has the freedom to leave the suffocating surveillance of the small town in a way that was not afforded so easily to the generations before him. He will become one of the many‚ a dot in the masses that are seen so disparagingly in Manhattan Transfer. Yet‚ the kind of surveillance Elmer is running away from continues to exist in the cities. Individualism
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Satellite Towns In 1927 there were approximately 2 billion people on the earth‚ however today our population is almost 6 billion. This huge amount of increase in human population brought crowded metropolitan areas. In order to create planned cities and houses we created satellite towns. These towns also started to be built in our country. Therefore‚ it might be a good idea to consider its advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage of a town with skyscrapers is its modernity. Since we
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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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the safe and clean environment of the countryside. Absence of heavy traffic means absence of polluted atmosphere. With clean environment farmers can grow ecologically clean vegetables. Secondly‚ villagers appreciate a friendly atmosphere in a small town. Because of a small population‚ everyone knows everyone in villages. This fact unites people. They have a feeling of living in a closely knit community. Finally‚ countrymen see a village as the best place to live. Deciding between two places to
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Life in the country and in town If you had a choice‚ where would you like to live: in town or in the country? Whether you live in small towns or large cities‚ there are merits and drawbacks. And in this essay I will try to highlight some of the major advantages of living there. But of course there is always two sides to a coin‚ therefore this essay will also point out some of the problems which often reduce the pleasure of living in the countryside and in town. The best reason why one should
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increasingly urbanized. In almost every 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
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CITIES VS TOWNS The selection of cities and towns for residency is the issue which has attracted the attention of people for a long time. More people argued this issue from different aspects. Some people think that cities are the key element for a modern and sophisticated life; while‚ others’ vision is different from them and believe that towns are places for a peaceful‚ simple and relaxed life. There are many differences between the facilities of towns and cities. Firstly‚ towns are the places
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quickly become a normal way to live. In her story‚” Youth in an Austrian Town”‚ writer Ingeborg Bachmann discusses the changes that occur in a small Austrian town ‚over time‚ during World War II. The town seems to be dying slowly during war and occupation by Germany. A once prosperous and busy port town‚ the factories have gone quiet and the docks and canals have closed down.”People rarely moved to this town from another town‚ because the farms had grown too small and they looked for accommodation
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Smeltertown is a callus on the border between the United States and Mexico. Once a town full of life‚ a community where no one even bothered to lock their front door‚ Smeltertown is now a ghost town. The town’s rundown condition is very well exemplified in Danny Lyon’s photo titled "Grave marker in Smelter cemetery‚ Asarco Smelter Works‚ in the background. This is the graveyard provided for employees." In the foreground of the photograph‚ is a wooden cross grave marker with the words “Sra Romana
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Plymouth‚ Massachusetts-3‚349 miles 2. St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean-1‚400 miles 3. Omaha to San Francisco-1‚430 miles Part-2 If I had to describe the town I live in I would describe it as a little ole farm town that neighbors with a more city oriented town to the West‚ then two more farm towns to the North of them‚ and one to the East‚ and finally some more city oriented/beach style areas to the South. The relative location for Milton Fl. would have to be Baker Fl. they
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