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Unit1
WhyILovetheCity
Alotofmyfriendsaremovingoutofthecity.They'rebuyinghousesinthesuburbsbecausetheywanttogetawayfromthenoise,smog,traffic,andcrimeofthecity.Onefriendsays,"There'stoomuchairpollutioninthecity.Ipreferthesuburbs,wheretheairisclean."Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraffic:
"Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!
Youcan'tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:
"Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'stoodangerous."
Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:
greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?
Theirgardens!
Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:
theycan'tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!
Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'—Ilivedowntown?
andIloveit!
Why?
Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:
Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:
Idon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?
ifthere'satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.
Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:
ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!
PeopleontheMove
ThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.TheymovedfromthecoloniesoftheEastCoasttotheopenspacesoftheWest.Theymovedfromthecountryandthefarmtothecity.Morerecently,Americanshavebeenmovingfromthecitiestothesuburbs.
OpenSpace;TheMoveWest
PioneerAmericansbeganmovingfromtheEastCoasttotheWest250yearsago.Theymovedwestformanyreasons.Onereasonwastheavailabilityofunlimitedopenspaceandlandforfarming.Americanslikedlargeopenspaces,andtheyalsolikedthefreedomandindependencetodevelopthelandintheirownway.Someofthelandbecamefarms.Importantmineralswerediscoveredinsomeareas,sosomeofthelandbecamemines.Otherlargeareasbecamecattleranches.Thereseemedtobeenoughlandforeverybody.Butitwasadifficultlife—alifeofendlessworkandhardship.
TheCities
After1860,theIndustrialRevolutionchangedtheUnitedStates.Americanslearnedhowtomanufacturesteel.Theybegantoproducepetroleum.Theautomobilewasinvented.Factoriesofallkindsbegantoappear,andcitiesbegantogrowuparoundthefactories.Farmersandothercountrypeoplemovedtothegrowingcitiesinordertofindjobsandaneasierlife.Intheearly1900s,thecitieswerebusy,excitingplaces.However,therewasalsoalotofpovertyandhardship.
Thecitiesgrewup—thebuildingsgottaller—andthecitiesgrewout—theyspreadoutfromthecenter.Privatehouseswithyardsandporchesdisappeared.Apartmentbuildings,eachonetallerthanthenext,tooktheirplace.Moreandmorepeoplemovedtothecities,andthecitiesgotbiggerandbigger.
Somecitiescouldnotspreadoutbecausetherewasnoroomtodoso.Thesecities,ofwhichNewYorkisthebestexample,becamemoreandmorecrowded.Morepeoplemeantmorecars,trucks,andbuses,morenoise,morepollution,andmorecrime.Manycitiesbecameuglyanddirty.Somepeopleandsomebusinessesbegantoleavethecitiesandmovetothesuburbsoutsidethecities.
TheSuburbs
Themovetothesuburbsisstillhappening.Americansarelookingforasmallpieceoflandthattheycancalltheirown.Theywantahousewithayard.However,theydonotwanttogiveupthegoodjobstheyhaveinthecity.Inmanycases,companiesinthesuburbsgivethemjobs.Inothercases,Americanstendtocommutetoandfromthecitieswheretheirjobsare.Inrecentyears,moreandmorebusinessesaremovingtothesuburbs.Theyareattractingmanypeopleandthesuburbsarebecomingcrowded.
WhatNext?
Americanshavewatchedtheirbigcitiesfallslowlyintodisrepairanddie.Manymiddle-classpeoplehaveleftthecities,andonlytheveryrichandtheverypoorarestayingbehind.
ConcernedAmericansaretryingtosolvetheproblemsofnoise,dirt,crime,andpollutioninthebigcities.Theyaretryingtorebuildbadsectionsofthecitiesinordertoattractandkeepbusinesspeople.Theyaretryingtomaketheircitiesbeautiful.NowmanyAmericansarethinkingofmovingbacktothecities.
OtherAmericansarefindingthateventhesuburbshavebecometoocrowded.Theyarelookingforunpollutedopenspacesandforanindependentwayoflife.Theyarereadytomovefromthesuburbstothecountry.
PerhapsAmericanswillalwaysbeonthemove.
Caution:
BumpyRoadAhead
Studentsgraduatingfromcollegestodayarenotfullypreparedtodealwiththe"realworld."Itismybeliefthatcollegestudentsneedtobetaughtmoreskillsandinformationtoenablethemtomeetthechallengesthatfaceeveryoneindailylife.Theareasinwhichstudentsneedtrainingareplayingthecreditgame,planningtheirpersonalfinancialstrategy,andconsumerawareness.
Learninghowtoobtainandusecreditisprobablythemostvaluableknowledgeayoungpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustoolthatcanbeoftremendoushelpifitishandledwithcaution.Havingcreditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessitiesbeforetheyhavethemoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butunfortunately,many,manyyoungpeoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhandyplasticcreditcardsandawakeonedaytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtousecreditproperlycanbeaverydifficultandpainfullessonindeed.
Ofequalimportanceislearninghowtoplanapersonalbudget.Peoplehavetoknowhowtocontrolmoney;otherwise,itcancontrolthem.Studentsshouldleavecollegeknowinghowtoallocatetheirmoneyforlivingexpenses,insurance,savings,andsoforthinordertoavoidthe"Oh,no!
I'mflatbrokeandIdon'tgetpaidagainfortwoweeks!
"anxietysyndrome.
Alongwithlearningaboutcreditandpersonalfinancialplanning,graduatingcollegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.Theconsumermarkettodayisfloodedwithavarietyofproductsandservicesofvaryingqualityandprices.Ayoungpersonenteringthe"realworld"issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsaboutwhichproducttobuyorwhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuchthingsasreturnpolicies,guarantees,orrepairprocedures.Informationofthissortisvitalknowledgetoeverydayliving.
Foranewlygraduatedcollegestudent,the"realworld"canbeascaryplacetobewhenheorsheisfacedwithsuchissuesashandlingcredit,planningabudget,orknowingwhattolookforwhenmakingapurchaseandwhomtopurchaseitfrom.Enteringthis"realworld"couldbemadelesspainfulifpersonswereeducatedindealingwiththeseareasofdailylife.Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?
MemoryLaneIsn'tWhatItUsedtoBe
Aboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggamesonahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iwasoneofthosechildren,carefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwohouses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ithinkofmystreet,onlyIseeitasitwasbefore.Unfortunately,thingschange.Oneday,notlongago,Ilookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.
Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighborsaregrowingoldandwon'tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymore,andthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldliveforever.
The"comingsandgoings"oftheyoungergenerationofmystreetarenowmos
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