The Life Of Small Town Life

Imagine a world where there is no longer any local farms or farmers, a world where Ag is no longer offered in high school, FFA is no longer the backbone for agricultural education, and buying locally grown produce at your local supermarket is no longer an option. For those of us who have grown up with these great benefits and opportunities of living in a small town, probably can’t imagine what it would be like. I personally will be greatly affected by this. The thought of urbanization taking the heart and soul out of small rural towns is crushing. Growing up in a small town has made me who I am today.

Imagine growing up in a small town where everyone knows everyone's business and the nearest Wal-Mart is almost an hour away; then imagine attending a school where the amount of student attending is the same number of people who occupy a small town. The size difference is substantial and plays an important role. When I was younger, I had attended both a small town school and a school in the city. I have had the chance to experience the different lifestyles of these two variations of living. The development of who I am today was because of my surroundings. In the city, I noticed there was different opportunities. The opportunities seemed more readily available depending on funding and sources; which are dependant on the location. Education, development, and opportunities are widely known to be affected by environmental factors; thus, people who live in the city have a different experience than those who reside in small towns.

I grew up in a small town of about 500 people. In my hometown it seemed as if everyone knew each other, so much so seeing a new face was a rarity. There weren't many commercially owned business, but an abundance of family owned businesses were present. The most popular thing to do in my hometown was to eat at Jay's Flying Pizza, one of the aforementioned family-owned businesses. Their pizza is outstanding, so much so the local newspaper, The Bridgewater Independent named it "The Best Pizza In Town".

The play Our Town, illustrates the true essence of small town living. When living in a small town, people see a familiar face wherever they go and know the history and character behind these individuals. Life in a small town can lack options for entertainment at times; some may even categorize it as “dull”. Yet, anyone can see that Grover’s Corners, the town written about in Our Town, and Colby, Kansas contain a life full of personality and charm. The citizens of Grover’s Corners live a basic life throughout the majority of the play. The play portrays daily life, love and marriage, and how delicate life can amount to.

We started our trip on June 3. It was about 7:30 in the morning when we had to start packing our bags into the car. Well it was more like a bus. We had rented a huge Ford SUV/truck for the trip, since the were seven of us going on the trip. So me my two step sisters, my mom, my step-dad, and my grandma got into the car and left. We were meeting my uncle at the hotel in South Dakota. It was going to be a long trip, two and a half days.

The town of Payson has its ups and downs, but living here your whole life makes it hard to leave. Could do without the drama and rumors that go around constantly. Many people believe that growing up in a big city is the way to go, but I believe living in a small town offers more chances at learning key life lessons. Crime is a big thing in Payson to a certain extent, with around 16 to 17 thousand population that can happen. We have all the sports every small town would have like football. baseball, basketball, soccer, track, cross-country etc. The biggest problem is knowing everyone and everyone knowing you. To a small town, football season is the highlight of the year. From wearing a boy’s jersey down the hall to cheering at the game Friday

When we went to visit this one town Becca and I went off on our own for a little while without here parents and we even found people to hang out with, and it was really cool to meet those new people. Since we weren’t from there we were able to learn what kinds of things they did for fun in their town. Going to Florida with Becca and her family was really fun because I was able to meet new people while I was there and I got to try new things that I had never done before. I even tried a new type of food. (Even though nobody really care for it while we were

I am interested in Augsburg college because it suits my needs with both academics and my personality. Academically, Augsburg has a wide selection of majors and minors and had all the areas that I am interested in studying. As of now I plan on going into psychology, but if I do choose to switch directions, Augsburg has me covered. This school suits me as a person. Growing up in a relatively small town, I've gained a love and fascination with the city and have always dreamed of living in a city. Touring Augsburg this spring (2015) made me realize that I am more drawn to smaller campuses and in my opinion, Augsburg is the perfect size. Being from a small town I love how Augsburg is in a large city but it's in a somewhat isolated campus in the

I grew up in the small town of Blair, Nebraska which is located 20 miles north of Omaha, on the eastern edge of the state. The town covers 5.5 square miles and lies directly on the Missouri river. The population is approximately 8,000 and it continues to grow, as Blair is a very popular town for young and developing families. With the expanding number of kids, the town does the best it can to create enough attractions that will keep them entertained.

My favorite day of the whole trip was when we drove 2 hours to a nearby town. We settled in at our “hotel”,

Ever wondered why Anderson looks down in many places? Well just take an opinion as an example of what is wrong with the city many have grown up in, and take you into an in depth analysis of the city, and tell you it’s biggest flaw. And tell you the reasons how it got this way: The general unhealthiness of urban Anderson, And the lack of care in many areas of need.

The two main inspirations I had while writing this poem were the town in which I grew up, and my family. Those are two of the things that I hold closest to me and I will carry with me throughout my entire life and wherever I go. I truly believe that growing up in the small town and tight-knit community that I did was a major influence on who I am and my perspective on life. I grew up in Hampton, IA. Even though it might not seem like something to brag about or people don’t think that is special, I do. My other main inspiration, even more than the place I grew up, is my family. I hold my family above anything else and there is no doubt that I am who I am today because of them. I do not know where I would be without them or who I would be without

A lot of people grew up in small towns, but it is more people that grew up in big cities. Most kids that grow up in small towns are bored when kids in big cities have something to do everyday. It’s safe to grow up in a small town and very dangerous for a big city.

When we got there, we had to unload the mountain of stuff we had; we then put the stuff in the rooms we chose. We do not have any actual beds there, so we all had to sleep on air mattresses. We had lunch, and I was starving since during the whole car ride, we only had snacks that would barely fill us up. My grandma made everyone hot dogs and burgers and it was honestly the highlight of my day. The next day, I slept in pretty late, and we had the best breakfast I’ve ever had, which was biscuits and gravy. The food up there, for some reason, tastes better and I really don’t know why.

This semester I was able to learn many things by adopting and editing a Wikipedia page. Most composition classes would never use Wikipedia, but in this class we were able to utilize it to learn. This semester the class was told to pick an article, and it would be theirs to edit for the rest of the semester. My article was over the musical cult-western film called The Terror of Tiny Town, which was the only film to feature an all dwarf cast. By adopting this Wikipedia page, I was presented with challenges that other students did not face, and they were presented with challenges that was unique to their page. I did not have a problem keeping my edits on the page, but the article is not popular so there has not been much reaction to the page. I had to learn how to do research over a topic that is not popular, and any information on the topic was hard to find in reliable places. Furthermore, I learned how to do basic coding on Wikipedia, something I had no idea how to do before. After my experiences, I would suggest using Wikipedia as a teaching tool. Editing Wikipedia can teach students how to research information and be able to put it in a place for the whole world to see, edit, and critique.