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The spreading use of iPods and other personal music players, cell phones, and other earphone-bearing devices serve as another boundary; even with someone's eyes purposefully avoiding any approach, a simple "Excuse me?" can attract their attention -- but not if they are out of hearing as well. This would require someone to speak much louder, which is frowned upon in public, or even (gulp) tap the person on the shoulder -- a major invasion of personal space. We live in a world where we spend an increasing amount of time locked into our own private worlds, and demanding the privacy and security of that world. It is no surprise that this has extended to our physical homes and neighborhoods. The problem is that the problem is self-perpetuating: the less we share of ourselves or attempt to communicate with others, the...
This increases our need for security, so the gates get bigger and the neighborhoods more exclusive, creating more difference and distrust, and so on.
Creating a stronger sense of community is a tricky proposition. No one can be forced to enjoy someone else's company, and it would be quite plainly and horrendously wrong for any organization to attempt to compel someone's presence at a communal event. Yet these types of events are perhaps the only way to start correcting the underlying problem that causes gated communities to spring up. Neighborhoods and communities should invest time, energy, and money into greater social interconnectedness; when everyone is comfortable with everyone else, there won't be a need for gates or walls.
Growing up in a Large City The world is becoming increasingly urbanized, with more than half the world's people already living it cities. By 2030, 60% of the world's people will live in cities, in contrast to 30% in 1950 (World Bank, 2010). With this increased urbanization come a number of benefits to people, but this high degree of urbanization also comes with drawbacks as well. For children growing up in
Growing Up Male or Female in America Although the status of women in America has improved significantly in the recent past, women in today's American society still face a number of unique challenges. Growing up female in America thus still remains relatively challenging. This text highlights why girls in today's American society still face greater challenges than their male counterparts and how the situation is likely to unfold going forward. Further,
I did talk to her and it did help. She was very reassuring and said I could call her anytime. With my first child, I called her nearly every day for advice on what to do. I remember once I fed the baby orange juice and all of a sudden she threw it up -- it shot across the room and really scared me. I called my husband's mother
Growing up female in American often puts you at a disadvantage. It often seems there are many more opportunities open to men than women in America, even today. Throw in any kind of curve, such as ethnicity or religious background, and the gap between men and women, American and "foreigner," widens. People are not always what they seem on the outside, you know. Take your narrator, for example. A twenty-six-year-old
A achieved freedom from Buffet's insightful remark about "right truth." I realized that I have limited my knowledge and ability to explore and discover because I have set myself to look only for the "right truth." Without me knowing it, the truth that I have been seeking is not so much about another person's viewpoint, but my own, personal philosophy -- my statement of truth as I have experienced and
Growing up means more than simply aging, becoming taller, bigger, etc., it also involves a certain amount of intellectual and emotional maturing. This means that in order to grow up, people must dispel childish notions and beliefs, and come to have a deeper understanding of life. Money, or more properly economics, and how people deal with it, understand it, and relate to it is often a measure of how mature