Why Should People Stay Away From Small Towns?

Growing up in the small town of Pocahontas, Iowa gives appreciation to the simplicity of tight-knit communities. With a population of 1,800 people, there is single café where local farmers enjoy a morning cup of coffee while discussing the news. Rural communities are a place where children have birthday parties at the local pizza place and teenagers’ first jobs are as detasslers. As a child, your mother knows if you got in trouble at school before you return home and everyone’s name is well known throughout the area.

In my research I discovered that the town of Silver City have close neighboring towns around their surroundings, such as Bayard, Hurley, Santa Clara, Cliff and Hanover etc. All these different towns are just few miles away from each other and most people interconnect between towns in their related activities such as school, Medicare and work. Another, interesting fact about Silver City in particular is the progress of some major agencies in the town, and people view Silver City as the big town that provides some of the needed resources to other

The housing stock is varied. There are split level homes and ranches that were built in the 60’s and give parts of the town an old world, small town feel. The stately older homes have made way for newer Mediterranean styled and ranch style houses with lots of garden space and tree-lined backyards.

According to Document A, Caroline Henderson mentions how the Dust Bowl has caused people to evade the town due to the people wanting to protect their children's instead of

The estate that is rural, in the country, and in the middle of nowhere still keeps chickens and cows on their farms. The peasants live in shacks and to get a real education or supplies they must ride into town. The main house, the most

This is portraying horrendous living conditions because families of six or more had to live in a dirty, small apartment. Not all families could afford the luxurious houses outside of the town, so many children and their parents were stuck sharing the same bed. Another thing we can infer from the photograph is that the houses and city were dirty, and most likely tar filled (Document 6). CM (x2): From the photograph, you can that the children’s clothes are torn, dirty, and weary. This exhibits that not only do they have to live in the cramped tenements, they could not afford pricey habiliments.

Many explorers came to South Carolina, but many failed to build a safe settlement for citizens to live on. The English were the big dogs in town, and were the first people to build a successful colony in South Carolina named Charles Town. The Spanish were the first people to explore South Carolina and they wanted to build their own settlement, but failed many times due to lack of knowledge of the land. So, the English took over and then they built the first settlement in South Carolina. Settling is the act of building a new way of life for yourself or others. Why was it so difficult to settle Charles Town? The difficulties of settling in Charles Town were geography, different resources, diseases, and Native Americans.

People only caring about themselves is not the only way communities are being torn apart by war. For instance, losing people in the war (Sam, father and other community members). People are stealing from each other because they only care about their own needs. Finally, people are lying to each other. For example, when Tim tried to lie to Betsey about the secret message he was sending for Mr. Heron. This shows that communities are being torn apart by death, stealing and lying to each

Another premise I found while reading this story and from my experience with small towns is that

War is a conflict between two nations, states, or different groups. During this conflict many people will fall victim to death; kids will be traumatized, mothers will see their children leave and never comeback. All of these tragic scenarios will occur because leaders of nations or groups have a feeling of aversion between each other. Soldiers train together and gain friendships with each other, later to witness their allies die in combat. In. "All Quiet..." When returning home soldiers may experience PTSD, even leaving war they'll be forever tortured by war.

It takes a lot to rip apart a town. It takes a lot to ravage a community, particularly one as tightly-knit as Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Nestled snugly at the southeastern edge of Allegheny National Forest, Ridgway’s population has dipped to just below four thousand in recent years, though in its 191 years of settlement, it’s never once been called home by more than roughly six thousand people at once. Its proximity to the forest attracts huntsmen and hikers alike, but unless one were actively looking for the town—the square mileage of which comes in at just over two and a half miles, total—it would be remarkably easy for Ridgway to not make a blip on someone’s radar at all. It’s small, out of the way, and most of all, quiet—a recipe for insignificance.

Some civilians from a rural area does not know what it is like to be in a crowded town. There are a lot of reasons why some people in society are in favor of the less crowded spots. In my experience, there are disadvantages and advantages anywhere you live. When you ask random people why they live in dense populate place, they may say because I don’t like being in a traffic jam. The main reasons why they dislike the crowded places are because they are afraid to get out of their comfort zone, dislike the crowds, it costs too much money like food and gas prices, and there is not enough outdoor activities to do in cold or hot weather.

Spotlights seem to be a hot commodity on Wyndham Drive, as each home featured them. Some aimed at the side of homes, others at trees. Almost every single house was built with stone incorporated into the exterior, yet anoth- er indicator that a lot of time and money was put into assuring that it would be easily known the owners had spent them. Taking into consideration the information gathered about said homes, a variety of inferences can be made about the personal identity of those who live in them. For starters, they have a decent amount of money; such upkeep on a home is not cheap. With a median household income in the $70,000 in their city, it can easily be seen by looking at these homes (“Bettendorf, Iowa") Secondly, they invest a lot of time in how they appear to other people. The outside of a home is the first thing someone sees when they stop by or pass through a street, so good first impressions are something homeowners take very seriously. In comparison, travel to North Gaines street in Davenport, Iowa. The homes that line this street are small. Front lawns are clut- tered with weeds, patchy grass, and various other children’s toys. Sidewalks are over- grown with weeds, and outdoor landscapes are few and far between. White siding is the home of choice, likely due to its relatively low cost. On many homes, however, that sid- ing is chipped and peeling. Windows are lined by wood, its chips matching that of the siding. Front doors

Growing up in a very little town in Illinois was a lot different than growing up in Houston, Texas. When I was in the fourth grade I found many things to have changed about my surroundings, I currently lived in a place where, the people thought and acted differently. I know now reading about it and understanding more that some of those changes were for the good and some were not. Small town living has its advantages such as, very close friendships, close approximately to may things, and friendly people. Looking back, I also realized that there were a lot of disadvantages such as lack of transportation, affects of a poor education, no opportunities for growth, crime, no diversity, and low paying jobs and housing. Now that I am older, and aware of the affects of living in a small town, I can see how these many things affected my life and will continue affect it in the future.

If you had the choice to live in the city or in the country, which would you choose? Are you the hustle-bustle type who cannot seem to find enough hours in one day? Or are you someone who is much more easy-going and would rather have all of the time in the world to finish one assignment? City dwellers and country dwellers may be only a few miles apart, but what they do in their leisure time is often be completely different.