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A small town with a big city feel. Many would classify the Quad City area this way. Moving here can be a sizable change, especially for a small populated town or a larger city. When living in the QC, there are many advantages in living here because there is so much to chose from. The Quad Cities is a fantastic place to raise a family because of the magnificent entertainment, restaurants, and a low cost of living. Entertainment is easy to come across when in the area. There are many places to…

In the article, “Social Trends in New York City” Julius B. Maller talks about the change in social trends and how they are so rapid in the megalopolis region of New York. The article looks at the demographic and social-economic trends of the city. The population of New York City has reached astonishing heights over the last few years. People have been moving in and out of the region for a variety of different regions. The density of the population is due to workers moving to New York over the…

burden on the city anymore to maintain. I would like to help get something like this started in this area. It is a great idea for everyone involved. It makes the city more appealing to people who are looking into moving back into the downtown area of our city. This worked in downtown Detroit. It has turned the landscape into urban agriculture across the city. Besides growing food for the community, it helps people to learn, teach and spend time together. By doing this people of the community can…

Between the 1700s and 1800s rural farm life began to turn into industrial city life. Farming and small industries began to evolve into bigger businesses. New and improved farming methods allowed landowners to make more money to invest in industries. New machinery in farming meant that less people farmed and more people got jobs in the city. This lead to an increase in investments in industry and the making of bigger and more powerful machinery. Factory owners hired workers to work the machines…

As the youth starts to grow up it’s evident that they need a place that they can feel safe while being comfortable in, and it should also be a place where they feel they made the right decision to stay. As teens turn to young adult they start to realize that they want a city that can offer better things for them and their future children. Often times young adults should start with a city that is close to the size of Phoenix or Philadelphia which are not too big because it would cause them to…

of convicts to New South Wales, reformation of Australia’s hospital system and advocating for free public education, as well as his more well known push for Federation. ''With our splendid harbour, our beautifully situated city, our vast territories, all our varied and inexhaustible natural wealth, if we don't convert our colony into a great and prosperous nation, it will be a miracle of error for which we shall have to answer as for a gigantic sin.’'…

In the 1950s, there were many wealthy Chinese moved to Hong Kong illegally due to the civil war. After 1997, the SAR government launched a new migration scheme which allows 150 mainland residents move to Hong Kong every day. According to Census and Statistics Department, the percentage of net migration to total population increased is 71.5% in 2005. The problem of not enough housing estates for the rapid growth in population arosed. Other than that, the growing number of locals moved from rural…

Some people prefer to live in the small town where they grew up in and some prefer the big city, where there’s tons of excitement and plenty of things to do. Small towns are secluded, stress-free, and traditional for some. There are plenty of advantages of living in a small town compared then living in a big city. Living in a quiet, friendly environment where you know all of your neighbors because most of you grew up together. People never have to worry about crime happening or something serious…

Urban sociology studies the life and human interactions in the city. The social life in the twenty first century consists of both the traditional and familiar trends as well as the new developing trends (Sassen, 2006). Hence, living in the cities is always exciting as well as complicated. Dhaka is a city which has a history of more than 400 years. In 1610, Dhaka was named as Jahangirnagar by subedar Islam Khan Chishti. Many of the famous infrastructures were built during the British and Mughal…

The story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is a short story containing shocking realism. On June 27th all the villagers will come together to participate in a huge lottery run by Mr.Summers who hosts all big civic events that go on in town. Each man will pick a slip of paper from a black wooden box and cannot open the slip of paper until each man has one.The name of whom has been selected is Bill Hutchinson. After his name has been called out his wife Tessie instantly starts to protest. Since…