prosperous and thriving, but now a community that is overlooked by many. There is still much…
Just like it is easy to judge others for what wrong doings they’ve done, it’s easy for us to look at our cities and notice the flaws they have. Transportation and other infrastructures are often first to take the blame for the failure of our cities here in the U.S. Gently winding freeways that cut through impoverished neighborhoods, and bus stops with only a stick with a sign that says “Bus Stop” on it are good examples of ways that our current infrastructure can take the blame. What happens when we look at our cities from another perspective; the positive one. What have we done as residents and politicians to better our cities and help them flourish instead of decay?…
The theme of relationships is shown greatly in the book Night. One relationship that stands out the most is the relationship between the main character, Eliezer, and his father. Between fighting for their lives, struggling to receive food and water, and trying to maintain their health, their bond for one another grew strongly over the heartbreaking obstacles they encountered. Another father and son relationship throughout the book was between a Polish rabbi named Eliahou and his son who had been separated during the march. Both of these relationships allow the reader to encounter two different situations the fathers and sons went through. One father and son stayed together through all the hardships while the other one did not. If the…
It is difficult to live a pleasant life in American cities nowadays, there are many complications occurring due to the continuous increase in population. Open land is disappearing and old landmark is infringed. A major problem is that expansion is decaying these precious values of community with neighbors and harmony with the environment. Also, the landscape of America is in danger as it is threatened by pollution and deforestation. Moreover, Education is an important part of a person's life but many are not able to afford it.…
There are a lot of social problems in my community. The most current social issue is that Newark, NJ has laid off 167 police officials on November 30th of 2010. This was 14% of the police working for Newark. They were discharged from several precincts within Newark. Jen Chung from Gothamist stated "crime has increased there have been numerous carjacking’s—victims include a staffer in the NJ Attorney General's office and a Newark school principal—and shootings (since Thursday, four people have been shot dead and six have been wounded)." Since the layoff of police, residents have feared whether or not they will be safe in this high crime city they reside in. According to David Giambusso and Alexi Friedman from the Star Ledger (”Newark finalizes 167 police layoffs after union refuses Booker's plea to return to negotiating table”), “The layoffs are projected to save $9.5 million in annual expense, part of the Booker administration’s effort to close a $83 million hole in the 2011 city budget.” This social problem can be dealt with by bringing in state troopers to replace the laid off officers, assigning more officers to be on patrol instead of doing desk work, and by starting neighborhood watch programs.…
As you wait to cross the street, a blind man is standing in front of you. Without warning, he begins to cross the street even though the light has not changed in his favor. He seems to be in no danger until you see a car about a half mile away speeding towards him. Totally unaware of the situation, the man continues walking across the street. As you and many others watch in horror he is struck by the car. Although every single one of you had plenty of time to rescue him, you just watched, hoping that someone else would do it. After all, you don't know him so it's really none of your business. This is what is referred to as "bystander apathy". People close enough to see, hear and possibly touch one another are socially distant and totally indifferent to the fact that another human being may be dying, in immediate danger, or asking for help. This extremely sad urban problem is just that- a problem of cities. The likelihood of this occurring increases with the number of people present and it is probable that there will be many people to witness an event when it happens in high density cities. Urban sociologists, social psychologists, and criminologists have argued for years that the size of cities is directly related to the amount of "social pathology" they contain. The legal consequences are not severe. Unless an individual is a certified medical doctor, they have no obligation in Alberta to help anyone in need. So generally, they don't. The personal consequences may be more severe. Feelings of guilt and regret may follow an event, especially if it ends fatally or if the individual feels that they could have done something significant. Because of this, people attempt to convince themselves and others that they were justified in their inaction because "it wasn't their place", "I didn't want to do it alone", or "I didn't want to get involved." Excuses like this often stem from fears of being seen as abnormal, possible physical harm, public embarrassment, possible…
American cities provide great potential for their occupants. Jobs, security, and community are some of the commodities that citizens find attractive in an urban environment. In ideal circumstances, everyone in the city would be financially provided for and well settled. Sadly, this utopic ideology is not the reality. While many families do enjoy the luxury of a steady income and sufficient housing, other families are left often unsure of what the next day may bring. Impoverished homes are often more plentiful than most city inhabitants realize. Lowering the amount of people living in poverty is a goal that is often aimed for. The capital city of Texas, Houston, struggles with balancing this poverty level.…
Every night, more than 80,000 people rest their heads against the sidewalk. This might seem impossible being directly next to one of the richest areas in the world, but every single night the homeless are being cast away as if they are not even human beings, left to rot on the streets.…
The national crime data from 2011 showed that Kansas City had the 10th highest rate of violent crime of 72 US cities with more than 250,000 people. Our murder rates were seventh highest of the 72 large cities, and second highest of its midwestern peers. These figures show that supporters of state control have few facts on their side when arguing that the current arrangement does much to keep the crimes in Kansas City low. Boosters of local control point out that a change could lead to more innovative approaches to battling crime. Elected officials and the entire city hall staff must have more responsibility and accountability for reducing crime in the future.…
Many of the residents couldn’t vote, so they didn’t have that avenue to enact change. Yes, they could have tried to talk to city officials or gone through some sort of chain of command but considering the high taxes and utility fees, I’m not sure the majority of the residence could have afforded to go through that process. Could they take off work? Could they find childcare? Could they even find the energy considering how hard they likely had to work to make ends meet? If any of these questions are answered with a “no” then a resident couldn’t really do a lot, and they would have likely been fed misinformation, or given no information at all (Johnson, 2012, p. 266).…
For many years there has been many different cities and countries who have been struggling with limited access to health care. There has been many strategies proposed to keep the cost of health care low and reduce spending. Based on the video, Dr. Jeffery Brenner discovers a model that may solve America’s problem of lowering the cost of health care, this strategy is to lower crime rates. In Camen, New York, it is one of the poorest cities in the country as well as being one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Based on Frontline, it states that “It ‘s just recently laid off half of its police department.”(Frontline). When recording the data, they can find where the crime rates are very high and try to figure out a way to lower the rates.…
Goals: (1) Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and (2) Promote…
The center of CBD has a higher crime rate, but the community come up with a solution to reach out and help people with housing, people’s needs, and with the low income families that do not have the money to send children to fun events. The areas like this have negative aspects to them like less high paying job availability, more bad behavior that hurts other people, and population increase.…
The answer lies in finding ape right balance. We want o feel pride in our town, but we also want our citizens to have comfortable homes. It is hard to please…
We have already set up primary schools and primary healthcare Centre in the area .This will help in changing the mindset of the community and also help in raising the standard of living in long term…