lessons that can be learned from them. They can be minor changes in a person’s character or they can completely alter the way people live their lives. These decisions can be for the better or for the worst as well. In Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights‚ Big City‚ the character of You faces these very dilemmas. He made mistakes in his life that have altered the way he works‚ his social life‚ and‚ most importantly‚ the way he interacts with his family. It is almost as if he is a completely different person
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1) Many residents were forced to stay in big cities because they could not afford moving to the suburbs or buying a property in the city. Rather‚ they rented properties in the cities whereas the landlords tried to earn as much as possible by overpopulate small spaces. As time went by‚ the cities became more populated and this lead to commute challenges. People started to realize that horse carriages were not fast enough as urban cities continuously were growing. In 1870‚ the first railroad was
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advantages of living in big cities better transport facilities:Shanghai has an extensive public transport system‚ largely based on buses‚ trolley buses‚ taxis‚ and a rapidly expanding metro system. There are 12 metro lines and 303 stations‚with an operating route length of 468 kilometres (291 mi)‚ making the system the second longest in the world. On 16 October 2013‚ with the extension of Line 11 into Kunshan‚ Jiangsu province‚ Shanghai Metro became the first rapid transit system in China to connect
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developing country. We have to face with many problems; one of which is traffic. Accident transport and the congestion of traffic are becoming serious day by day Traffic accidents in Vietnam have been increasing at the alarming growth rate in the recent years. In 2008‚ there are more than 10.000 dead. The number dead from traffic accidents is much more than the number dead of cancer. The main reason is poor awareness of traffic participants such as driving after drinking wine‚ not wearing helmets
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are an important part of any city in America today. America is a racially diverse country but still seems to have many problems as far as racial equality‚ race relations‚ and encouraging diversity. My community is in‚ what I think‚ is a fairly unique situation in terms of race. According to the census and other sources I found on the internet‚ the population of Fulton NY is 95.9% white. This seems to be quite different from many places in this country today. The city of Syracuse is only about thirty
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Traffic: A difficult question. Vietnam is a developing country. We have to face with many difficulties‚ and traffic is one of the most vital problems that should be solved immediately. Since accident transport and traffic congestion are becoming serious day by day is the real situation in our country‚ the Government has introduced a new law that is charging vehicles going into city. However‚ I believe that charging vehicles cannot solve traffic problems‚ but changing people awareness and improving
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read and write‚ likewise when we grow up we learn how to love. Psychologists believe that learning is a process through observations and reinforcements. However‚ in reality people can just learn from their own mistakes. Similarly to Bright lights‚ Big City by Jay McInerney‚ one of the whole main points of the story is learning‚ with the anonymous second-person ‘you’ ultimately perceives lessons through the narrator’s experiences. Moreover‚ the kind of learning in the novel also comes with the sense
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The big city is a place where crowds of people‚ many cars‚ building and different types of business can be found. The place where luxury and light attracts people. The various reasons why people live in a big city are for the excitement‚ the opportunity‚ as well as for the modernized life. Firstly‚ people live in a big city for the excitement. For example‚ there are a lot of social places in the big cities like restaurant‚ museums‚ stadiums‚ movie theatres‚ amusement parks‚ clubs and school ; where
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The Advantages & Disadvantages of Living in a Big City Big cities such as Jakarta‚ Melbourne or New York are great places where you can find many tall buildings‚ vehicles‚ recreational areas and various other things that cannot be found in small town or villages. (Bigcity‚ n.d.) Most people prefer living in a big city because in a place where the economy is constantly growing and where anything is possible‚ it is significantly easier to find a good job with a better quality of life. However
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Big Cities VS Small Towns There are major differences between living in big city and small town. Some people prefer small towns are close knit communities were everyone knows one another and people are more laid back. There is less stress in a small town because there is no rush like there is in the big cities. There is also less crime in a small town. In a small town‚ there is a lot of open space‚ you don?t have to worry about overcrowding. Some people prefer the big city because it is where all
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