Kansas City Life Short Story

My grandpa was a musician, and he taught my sisters and I how to sing. My grandma was a hula instructor and had her own Halau. She died before I was born, but was the reason my father encouraged us to dance hula. I love dancing because I learn so many stories about our chain of islands and the people that once inhabited it. I used to understand so many more, but my family changed when I was around seven. I still don’t know what it was, but things fell apart. We were no longer as involved with what so many of my childhood memories revolved around. There was less affection and care towards each

Jake rode his horse in thoughtful silence. The outlaw’s violent death didn’t bring him the peace he sought, but it did reinforce his need to return to Texas. With few exceptions, the bodies from the Scarlett Rose were unidentifiable and although the sheriff concluded that Duvall must have perished in the explosion, he wasn’t so sure. Something in the kid’s voice, fear perhaps, made him wonder.

The city always seemed to push the stars farther away from the world in the dead of night. Rain had begun to sprinkle downtown and it began to trickle across the top of the parked cars in the street. Vernon was sitting there silently listening to the drizzle outside that sounded like pebbles falling on a tin roof, still thinking about the dreams his been having. The Coffee Cup was like any other diner nestled between apartments and liquor stores. There was seven cut-up stools and behind them against the wall sat a cigarette machine and no smoking sign. The counter was worn from years of service. Two booths sat facing the storefront windows

In my early years, I hadn't given much thought to the depth of this city, only knowing bits and pieces of the puzzle that I was trying to put together in my head. However, as the years went by, I grew accustomed to the city, its people, and its ways. This city influenced and shaped my persona into the individual I am today. This city taught me a great deal of what

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Moving is common to do among people, but moving to a different state is nerve wracking. I was sad to know I was leaving my home behind for good. But I was even more excited to see what my future held in Colorado. There was nothing to do in Arizona and no one to hang out with. Moving state is a very important turning point in my life.

I have lived in New Harmony, Indiana since I turned three. New Harmony easily remains one of the smallest towns in the state. Although New Harmony became my hometown, I was born in Indianapolis; it is scary to wonder about who I would be if I had grown up in the largest city in the state rather than here. “Here” being a town with a population of around 800 and one K-12 school with an enrollment of less than 200. This is the atmosphere that I grew up in. By the time I made it through 1st Grade, I was attending all of the basketball games, rooting for the Rappites and belting out the school song. I became New Harmony Rappite down to my bones.

-she runs away with an actor she was dating because she was not interested in the work her family did anymore and wanted to get away

Three days after my high school graduation, Randolph and I spent a day in a whole new city. Being from Roselle, I had never really been to one of the most beautiful city such as downtown Chicago. Spending the day in Chicago was like discovering a new way of living life that I had only heard from siblings and the news. I checked my bags to make sure I didn’t leave anything essential behind and I checked them five more times. we were sleepy during the flight as we arrived at the airport and made our way to the gate. The streets are filled with an atmosphere that is like a child on a shopping spree in a candy store. I was thrilled as I realized that I was in one of the biggest airport in the United States. watching the Chicago Cubs win the World Series was the most amazing feeling.

After speaking with my grandma about Saint Louis in the past I got a sense that things did change from her time. My grandma use to live in the city for quit sometime. Back then the city was full of life, there were things you could do with your family and stay safe. She moved here when she was 15 from Mississippi to St. Louis Missouri in order to get a better life. When my grandma move here being a person of color she still wasn’t able to go to places because of the color of here skin. An example of this is that she had to move with people of the same skin color. I believe she move into the apartments that was meant to houses lower income people. I kind of wonder what people were thinking when they decide to hate someone simply because of a

For the past fourteen years I have lived in San Antonio, an expansive city of over 1.4 million inhabitants from many different cultures. Ranging from authentic Mexican restaurants to the historic Alamo, the attractions of San Antonio offer everything a tourist could ask for. Yet, other aspects of San Antonio have caught my attention over the years; the city seems to possess many contrasts, some more obvious than others. For example, the buildings of San Antonio range from simple brick structures to metal behemoths. Like the small buildings dwarfed by the large structures above them, a seemingly small truth lies hidden in the shadows of San Antonio’s magnanimous culture and beauty. A short distance away from the center of my city’s activity, its downtown, spans the south side of San Antonio, whose cracked streets lack the new shine of the north side’s smooth roads. Over the past few years, I have noticed filthy street dogs, and the occasional rotting carcass, laying in the middle of the road side by side with the homeless who sit under bridges begging. Rather than place emphasis on what has already gained acceptance and appreciation, my mind is drawn to the darker side of my society, which is often dismissed as an unavoidable part of life. These seemingly insignificant aspects of the city have revealed something deeper about myself than what I had previously

You know the sound of an object cutting through the blaring wind? It is a comforting sound, the constant, swirling motion enveloping you completely. Your mind becomes fuzzy, almost to the point of drifting to sleep. That is when you feel your stomach fall out of place, only to catch up with you again when you pump your legs vigorously.

In the Midwestern region of the United States, there is a town called Plymouth in the state of Wisconsin. It is a small welcoming town with one road running down the middle, invokes the feeling of home. At night, the street lights glow along the sidewalks; the houses along the road are inviting with landscaped yards, large wicker wreaths on doors and the warmth of families gathering around the table for dinner. In the corner of Plymouth sits a park, Meyers Park is nestled between the rolling farm hills and a slow flowing river to the south. The park is where I spent my childhood, a place where I grew into the person I am today. Meyers Park will always hold important memories I have made.

6 years ago, when I came to the land of freedom and liberty, I was mesmerized about how well NYC is well-developed than in my home country, Bangladesh. As my family and I see those neon lights, and upstanding crowd of vehicles; I felt jolly due to a fact that, I was in an urban-like city. At first, my family and I used to live in Woodhaven Blvd. The private house feels cozy during those winter nights.

Almost forty years later, Claude Fischer contributes his thoughts on urban affect in his article Theories of Urbanism. In this article, Fischer describes three major theories of urbanism that work to transform our behaviors in society and the psychological effects on each individual. The first, he identifies the deterministic theory, which claims that urbanism increases the appearance of social and personality disorders more than those found in rural places. Going with Wirth’s theory on the effect of increased stimuli in the city on individuals, Fischer believed that city dwellers respond by withdrawing from any unnecessary