The Mall Of New Jersey

The socioeconomic significance of malls is seen through visual culture, where the mall has become a place to meet up with friends and family, on any day of the week – weekends being the busiest. Hence “the mall has become a centre of life, where the most memorable moments, holidays and birthdays are spent, dinners are held all under one roof” (Stokrocki 80). In Toronto the two largest malls I explored were the Toronto Eaton’s Centre and Yorkdale Mall – both of which included over 200 stores, eateries, rainforest cafés, and a movie theatre. However what was evident about these two malls apart from the rest included anti social behaviours despite families being grouped together. Although people were together, the sense of togetherness was plastic just like the manikins of store displays. It appeared as though families were shopping just as an excuse to go out as a “family” even though children, teens and adults would disperse into the stores of their choice and meet up at the end for a takeout meal, contacting each other through their phones. In addition to this observation included the fact that families shopping with other families or family friends were more of an exploitation of social and economic class. People being able to spend at stores like Michael Kors, Coach, Tory Burch, Abercrombie & Fitch, Lululemon, Kate Spade and many more, without worrying about going over budget meant being affluent. What really needs to be questioned is the idea that if these people spend at

Just like before, malls are and will continue to be an entertaining shopping experience. As entertainment changes - so do the entertainment requirements in a mall or outdoor shopping area. Adding more and better forms of entertainment and updating them regularly can keep the shopping experience relevant, and keep shoppers coming back to see what’s new.

In “Enclosed. Encyclopedic. Endured: The Mall of America,” David Guterson’s description concerning the Mall of America researches into numerous surfaces that are entrenched throughout the mall both physically and psychologically. David Guterson claims that the Mall is a psychological impact on the applicants inside. He makes this claim through his portrayals of the shopping mall’s: exterior and interior environment, the people he interviews, and the malls many titles.

I began my observation in the food court, which is near the movie theatre. This is definitely a hot spot in the mall for young people. I got something to

On July 2, 1962 Sam Walton opened the very first Walmart store in Rogers, Ark. Each week, more than 140 million Americans shop at Walmart. The company has over 11,000 stores in 28 countries. In fact, just recently the company opened a new store in my neighborhood. All summer I watched them build and build and I would say to my mom, “I can’t wait for them to finish so we can stop having to go to that ghetto Walmart.” I know “ghetto Walmart?” but it’s the truth. There was one other Walmart in my neighborhood and it was known as the ghetto Walmart. So when I received the essay assignment I knew immediately where I wanted to go. At ghetto Walmart the norms became abnormal and the abnormal things started to be accepted. The Walmart Company knows how to get costumers to come into their stores, I’ll give them that, but something just went wrong with that one.

In examining the article “Around the Mall and Beyond”, by Michael Kernan, the author seems to make an argument illustrating the existence of artifacts, practically everywhere. In this article, I concur with his position that there are likely artifacts and remains wherever one might go. This is because we are not the first inhabitants of this land, as such, remains of humans, animals, tools etc. could likely be found in any area if searched for in-depth enough. The author makes a specific reference to the National Historic Preservation Act, which I particularly agree with. The author goes on to use several instances in history where history were discovered on sites which were being considered for or in the process of being converted into

Be Patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get the best. The Store is about how a young African American narrator, who does not seem like a “goal seeking animal,” but by the end, he has enrolled in Georgetown University. The narrator seems to triumph over negative and positive circumstances that often stifle a person to not succeed. In this paper I’m going to discuss how the positive circumstances kept him on the right track. How the negative circumstances affected him and how he triumphed over them.

Back in Middle school and more prominently High school where I’m from there was one mall that stood out and that was Stone crest Mall. It may haven’t been Lenox or Perimeter but it was still a genuine place to shop and have fun.

Jersey City, New Jersey is one of the largest cities within the state. With almost 250,000 people, the city is the seat of Hudson County, lying just south east of Manhattan. Jersey City is located on the Bergen Neck peninsula with the Hudson River and New York bay surrounding the east and west sides. The city is divided into six wards, with Historic Downtown, Bergen-Lafayette, and The Heights being its most populous parts. Of its inhabitants, 33% are white, 26% are black, 28% are Hispanic, and 24% are Asian.

Imagine, it’s 1960 and you decide you want to walk around the square in Downtown Newark while you have a few hours of leisure. As you’re walking around you can hear the sound train’s brakes screeching and all familiar whistle of the train in the distance chugging along. You can almost smell the infatuating scent of the delicious burgers cooking as you walk past Sparta causing you to stop for a bite to eat. You enjoy looking at the various locally painted works of art for sale that bring beautiful life to the walls. they smell so good you decided to stop for a bite to eat. After a wonderful lunch you head towards the Midland Theater to listen to a live orchestra which you have the best seat in the house for. The concert was phenomenal especially the trumpets. Now, it's time to go do a little shopping.What store should we go to first?

On Saturday, November 14th of 2015 I visited the Maine Mall from around 2:50 pm to 4:30 pm to make observations of adolescents from another culture. I chose to visit the Maine Mall because it is a place where adolescents frequently visit to socialize with friends in a public place. The place that seemed most obvious to observe was clearly the food court. The food court gathers people of all ethnicities and ages to sit down and be themselves while enjoying a meal. I found a comfortable table on the outskirts of the food court where I was able to be the eyes and ears of the whole place. This place was essential because I had perfect view of three different groups of teenagers sitting in groups of three or four.

My story is set at the mall and focuses on one particular event that occurred while I was with friends a couple of years ago. Southcenter mall has many different entrances but the main entrance who is the east side has three sets of double doors which are painted white and there is glass in the middle. Once you come to the first thing you see to your right is the huge entrance to JC. Penney and the smell of fries from Potato Corner which is a small food stand in front of JC. Penney. There are people sitting in front Potato Corner and to the right, there is a local library and bath and body store which is located right across of the library. Inside there are a couple of people smelling the soup and fragrances. When you walk to your right

One day, my parents and I went to the Yuba City Mall to go shopping at Gosschalks. Back then Gosschalks was where Forever 21 was, but now there is Old Navy's in that department of the mall. We went shopping there because as a kid I liked getting my clothes from there. After we were done shopping, I went to the arcade to play games because that is what I always did when we went to the mall. As a little girl I was so excited to drive the cars, motorcycles, play glow hockey, and my favorite to shoot hoops. The only reason I liked playing at the

In this section Severgnini is discussing “The Mall”. A place he describes as the shopping center, or outlet – all has the same name and meaning in both Italian and American culture but the function and connotation that the word takes means two completed different things. Italians enjoy the mall experience and the idea of shopping, whereas Americans look at it as almost a game or a mission to be attacked and accomplished. Italians are passionate about what they wear and they do so effortlessly. One of the differences between the fashion in Italy and the United States is that Italy is home to the fashion capital, Milan. I was told by almost everyone when I told them I was studying abroad to ditch the Nike shorts and college t-shirts. Friends

For my observation, I decided to go the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Florida to observe the advertisements that are present in our community. I went to the mall to conduct research because I need to make a purchase for a vacation, so I thought this was the perfect place to go. Each store I walked into, there were advertisements for instant savings, but the further I walked into any store, the prices climbed higher. Truthfully, I was shocked by the amount of people who did not care that they were being bamboozled. Initially, we were told at the front of the store that there were discounts, but we had to find out on our own that the prices raised exponentially. This was the exact reason why I wanted to conduct my observation at the