the typical southern town‚ small square houses‚ everybody knows everybody‚ a feeling of hominess‚ only one of everything (post office‚ grocery store‚ school etc.) Maycomb County is a bit of a special case because it is rather far from any other towns. When Maycomb was founded it was built a very long way upstream from the ocean on a small river which was unusual back in the day considering boat was the main mode of transportation then. Maycomb is a kind of boring uneventful town the most interesting
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at the local grocery store. “Good morning‚ Beck!” I holler back while walking down the stationary isle. There is just something about a rural town that will never leave your memory. It could quite possibly be the quietness all day‚ every day or maybe it is the fact that everyone knows everyone on a first name bases. Coming home to Small Town USA was a break from the real world‚ or so you thought the real world. College life wasn’t so bad‚ but home was home‚ ya know? It was comfortable;
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DASMARIñAS CITY SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE A. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The town of Dasmariñas started as a barrio of Imus‚ and in 1967 it was made as an independent municipality. The Spanish Government named the town Perez Dasmariñas in honor of the Spanish Governor General of the islands from 1590-1593. 250 Chinese oarsmen whom he had hired to work murdered him. His son‚ Don Luis Perez Dasmariñas‚ also lost his life in the hands of the Chinese in 1603. Perez Dasmariñas was formerly a “visita” of
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On June 27th‚ the residents of a small New England village gather in the town square to conduct the lottery. The lottery is a tradition for the town and the villagers. The town only has roughly three hundred people. Mr. Summers‚ the officiant of the lottery‚ brings the black box into the center of the square. Mr. Graves‚ the postmaster‚ brings a stool for the black box. Children assemble first‚ “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones‚ and the other boys soon followed his example
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dated. It used to be that cities would form around one central nucleus in order to make sure that all important things were done in that specific area and people would come to this center area to administer and watch whatever may be going on in the town circle‚ as you get further out to reach the factory area in the CZT. Today‚ cities don’t really follow that pattern as you would not want a cluster of factories right outside the city’s main urban area. This would make the center see a little more
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from his “dangerous” vacation at the Town Mouse’s house in the city. The Country Mouse was sitting in his old‚ simple‚ dusty‚ and dirty home and was just thinking about his recent trip. He was pondering about how the Town Mouse needs to come spend a couple more days with the Country Mouse to show him what pieceful living was like. The Country Mouse spotted a piece of two week old corn and went and picked it up and ate it. Then he thought to himself‚ would the Town Mouse ever be able to just run wherever
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Republic of the Philippines Calamba City Schools Division CALAMBA CIITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL Chipeco Avenue‚ Barangay 3‚ Calamba City‚ Laguna The development of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) stalks and Squash (Cucurbita maxima) exocarp as paper An investigatory project Presented to the faculty of Calamba City Science High School In partial fulfillmentof the requirements for RESEARCH IV By Ilustre‚ Aila Marie Javier‚ Danica Joy Lim‚ Nathaniel Albert Llarena‚ Amiel Jerome Researchers Ruth Anne B.
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This short story takes place in a small town were all the towns people gather together in the town’s square. A lottery is being held during late June; all the children who had just gotten out of school are collecting and piling stones. Then after‚ the men gather at the square‚ followed by the women‚ they call to their children over to stand with each other. All families are accounted for except for Mr. Dunbar and Tessie Hutchinson. Mr. Summers‚ who is in charge of the lottery‚ is now able to proceed
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More than half of the world’s population lives in cities‚ a trend that is rapidly accelerating‚ especially in developing countries. In the USA‚ urban areas are merging into huge megalopitan areas‚ especially along interstate highways. Cities require and use large quantities of energy and materials‚ metabolizing them and generating large quantities of waste products and pollutants‚ resulting in unsustainable environments that adversely affect ecological integrity and diversity
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Jane is 12 years old and my son is 16‚ turning 17 in 2 weeks. My childrens father ‚ Jason‚ had died due to cancer 5 years ago. My son and I both have jobs. I work as a bartender at our towns bar. My son helps with farming and ranching. My daughter ‚ Jane‚ helps clean around the house. Ethan and Jane both go to the towns school. Ethan‚ in 11th grade and Jane‚ in 8th. My son had just went to work‚ while the cattle industry was growing in the West‚ railroads were vying for right of way agreements elsewhere
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