Code of the Street INTRODUCTION The introduction chapter first explains the different types of neighborhoods that the city of Philadelphia has and each of the risks that go along with each neighborhood. Some of the neighborhoods are predominantly white‚ some are racially mixed‚ and some are predominately black. In the white-middle class neighborhoods‚ the neighborhood farthest away from the core downtown area‚ there is little crime and upscale restaurants and stores. In the racially mixed neighborhood
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Code of the Streets By Elijah Anderson In the article “The Code of the Street” by Elijah Anderson‚ he allows a glimpse of everyday life through the eyes of two completely different worlds wrapped up within one universe. He compares street families to what he refers to as “decent families”. Although the meaning can take on different perceptions to the eye of the beholder‚ the author described it as a code of civility at one end of conduct regulated by the threat of violence. Within these most
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First of all‚ we can relate because we’re the same age as Dylan. For example‚ Dylan is 16 when he is kicked out of his house (36) and that is the age that students are in ENG3C. Dylan being the same age as the readers makes the book more interesting to us because we can picture ourselves being the same age as Dylan and trying to survive on the streets. Second of all‚ Dylan has a lot of trouble with his mother. For example‚ Dylan has a long history with his mother not being a good mother and
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our life more secure and convenient. For instance‚ thanks to the technology‚ there are cameras everywhere‚ making the city‚ for example‚ more secure and always ready to act if there is any act of theft. In addition‚ there are cell phones and GPS‚ which help you to find a place without any problem‚ or to be always in touch with someone. As a result‚ mothers‚ for example‚ do not have problems in connecting with their children. Throughout surveys‚ experts point out and deduce that since the development
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Whether its the superstions of “luck” or just another penny to add into their collection. Only traditions explain our stubborn attachment to our pennies. However‚ pennies should not be abolished‚ they are beneficial to us in every days life. For example‚ people who have thousands of pennies saved up from over the years of rescuing them from the streets and from the deep‚ dark crevices of sofa cushions will not have the opportunity to convert these pennies into thousands of dollars. I can say this
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have to do some things such as educating people more about traffic law‚ widening the streets‚ and enforcing the law. First‚ educating people more about traffic law is an effective strategy to make the streets safer and reduce traffic problem. For example‚ when people know clearly about traffic law they will try to obey it‚ for if they break it directly‚ there will be an awkward situation. Furthermore‚ traffic law will simultaneously provide education and morality to people which lead to understanding
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Candace Flores English 102 Mrs. Teel 11 November 2016 Explication of “The Road Not Taken” The poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about a man thinking about a decision he made. The decision he made in the poem does not suggest if it is positive or negative; the speaker takes note of that certain decision and the outcome of his decision had an immense effect on his. The poem is about decisions. The speaker wishes he could have been at two places at the same time‚ so he could have sooner
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of his negative perceptions of the world. Three shifts in the poem amplify this meaning are shown in his dark descriptions of his surroundings‚ his self-loathing and later his doubts of the possible negative outcome of his attempts. An example that shows that Prufock isn’t skilled at engaging in social intimacy because of his negative perceptions of the world is the description of his surroundings. The simile use puts a twist on phrases that are expected to fit the usual “romantic" themes
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It is something that everyone has feared at least once in his/her lives. Loosing most all your material possessions‚ the constant anxiety of not knowing when or how your next meal will be attained‚ and enslavement to Mother Nature’s worst conditions. Having to become a street person is a very scary thought. The threat that anyone can be homeless and stuck out on the streets‚ however‚ is very real. Most people are only but one paycheck away from this dilemma. For those already enduring this life
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the confusion which the people felt after the bomb was detonated. This gives the poem more reality than it would do if there was a clear structure to it. Analysing the lines in the poem‚ I can see a trend of contradictions and dual meanings. For example “All the alleyways and side streets blocked with stops and colons” on the outside this line tells us that the escape what
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