...Because crime is such a problem in some places, many writers decide to write about this specific topic. Adam Johnson (Not to be mistaken for Adam Johnson the Sunderland football player) is an award winning short story writer, who in 2004 wrote a story called “A Friendly Neighbour”. The story is about a neighborly dispute, between Roger (The protagonist) and Walker (The neighbor). The story makes a twist and turns out for the worse “So, entering through a window I had forced earlier that afternoon, I gathered up all the household chemicals, and, believe me, he had a lot, more than I did”(p.4 l. 1-3) The relationship between the two main characters is tense, but one day Walker trespasses into Roger’s kitchen. This is the point where Roger decides to do something about Walker, he wonks him on the head and rolls him down the stairs. He justifies the wonking by mentioning that he was facing towards his children, and that he had to defend his family. Roger is a family dad, living with his partner Karen and children. Roger is a protective father, even though he is violent. “Karen got home. I pulled her aside. Upshot was: Keep the doors locked, and if he’s home the kids stay inside.” (p.1 l.7) Walker or Frank Walker is neighbor to Roger’s family, Walker lives with his family: Lynn, a teen-aged boy and a little girl. “His teen-age boy huddled over the littlest one” (p.4 l. 15) Walker has some kind of mental disease and has accepted it “I am what I am, he said.” Walker is violent, just...
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...Janely Vidaña Prof. Crocker October 15, 2012 When it comes to being a good neighbor you have to be friendly, have good communication, and be respectful. First of all, being a friendly neighbor is always important. For example, if a new neighbor is moving in next door you should go introduce yourself and answer any of their questions about the neighborhood. Also if your neighbor is an elderly person who can’t do much to their house, you should offer to mown the lawn or take out the trash for them .Being friendly with your neighbors will make your life easier and peaceful. Having a good communication with your neighbors will save you from having any conflicts. For example, if you’re planning on doing anything that might affect your neighbors let them know in advanced to see if they will be okay with it. It can also be that they are doing things that are bothering you, so you’ll let them know as well. Finally, being a respectful neighbor is probably the most effective way to being a good neighbor. For instance, you should keep the music from disturbing them and never block anyone’s driveway with your car .Don’t do things that would bother you if your neighbors were to do them. A part of being respectful is also minding your own business and not trying to get information on everything they do. In conclusion, if you want to have a good relationship with your neighbors you have to be friendly, have good communication, and be...
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...Neighbors are part of our daily lives. They are part of the process of socialization. Socialization is the process in which we interact with other people. In our lives, we are always trying to look for a good area to live, a nice house and most important of all good neighbors. In my opinion, a good neighbor should be respectful, friendly and helpful. The first quality of good neighbors is that they should be friendly. The way to be friendly is showing their care about you, and they should welcome you to their neighborhood. Neighbors are those people we meet every day when we go in and out of our houses. A nice and sincere smile on their faces, or a simple 'hello' as a warm greeting on the way, may bring us a joyful mood for a start of a day. Nice neighbors will provide us a very comfortable living environment through their care and friendship. For example, in 2011 I moved to town house in Alexandria we had a moving truck parked in front of our house as soon as we open the door to unload the furniture an old guy and lady came in and introduce there selves and they said my name is William Macmahon and my wife is Karen and we are your new neighbors with big smile. They asked if he can help us to unload the furniture from the truck and they insisted to help. After they helped us unloading, his wife Karen went back to the house and offered us a welcoming gift classic homemade pie that she cooked it for us was delicious. They were such a friendly people. William told me about the...
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...backwards in a neighborhood is not only a driving folkway it is also dangerous to myself as well as my fellow neighbors. As childern we grew up learning to speak a certain language or dress a certain way. When natural motor skills come in to play such as walking and running heading in the forward motion is a judgment of what ought to be. I got in a car and pressed my foot on the brake, put the car in reverse and went flying backwards. As I was driving in reverse I simultaneously looked over my shoulder to see where I was going, not doing so may have caused me to trip over a curb with the ending result not being very positive. I soon realized that screaming "woah" would not make the car stop I kept going. I was driving fowards and backwards and I passed my house twice and drove to the end of my street in that same fashion. After pulling into another neighbor’s driveway, I went back down the street in reverse and did so twice more before I realized that my next-door neighbor was standing on his porch watching me. I learned one thing from our class experiment of “breaking norms”, and that is that I have nosy neighbors. "Why are you driving like that?" my neighbor asked. I responded by saying "like what" shrugged my shoulders and kept driving again. Three fourths of the way there I heard my name being called, so I stopped to see who it was. Alicia, my friendly next door neighbor, was walking her dog, came over to me inquiring the same thing many other...
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...Neighbourhood is defined as a group of houses or buildings that are together in area or that grouped together as a unit where people living around are considered neigbourgs. The aim of this assignment is to examine the argument that neighbourly relations are always characterized by friendly distance. By examine and exploring the relations between neighbourgs and also by identifying the key concepts and by looking into the construction and reconstruction of the relations between neigbourgrs and whether these relations are always characterized by a friendly distance, or whether different forms of neighbouring are cultural specific. By discussing and also by providing tangible qualitative evidence that will support the definition of the question; “What makes a good neighbor?’ In doing so, rules governing appropriate conduct in the neighbourhood are not contained instead, what people have is culturally specific knowledge about how to interact with those living around them, they acquire and develop this knowledge through socialization, practice of being neigbourg. (Jovan Byford, 2009, chapter 6, making social lives) Research had been carried out by social scientists on Neighbouring in Uk in relation to the question asked by people ‘What makes a good neibourgs?’ After many studies over the years, social scientist found a common agreement with view to what residents in the neighbourhood want from those living around them. Each individual relationship with his neighbourg depends on...
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...Comparative Essay: Country or City Living Try to picture in your mind the perfect place to live. Did you visualize living in a fast paced or laid back place? How about a place where you know and have a relationship with your neighbors? How about having the basic conveniences and amenities close by? By thinking on these questions you have categorized your choices into two categories: country or city living. Which would you choose? Many believe that city living has more benefits than country living, however, there are some that believe that country living is a real life dream. In order to make a firm decision, a comparison between the two types of living should be conducted as living in either location has both advantages and disadvantages. Some of the similar factors to consider for living in the country or living in the city are the routine, the people’s characteristics, and the life conditions. On the other hand, some of the differences to consider in living in the country compared to living in the city are the cost of living, the relationship with neighbors the basic conveniences and luxury amenities. Living in the country and living in the city share some similarities such as a routine, the people’s characteristics, and life conditions. In living in either place, a routine is developed that usually revolves around the work life. For persons in the city, they normally wake up very early at the same time every morning for work and return home in the later afternoon...
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...assisting those functioning through crisis. Generally, the most effectual techniques tend to follow a short therapeutic model which stresses the episode isolated from other problems and seeks an action plan to mitigate the crisis. The ABC model provides a useful instrument to enhance the counseling procedure. “A” stands for basic attending skills, “B” stands for the identification of problem and healing intervention, while “C” represents coping skills (Grice, 2010). This paper employs the ABC model to attend, indentify, intervene and assist in coping in Jones crisis. ABC Model of Crisis Intervention The case study involve a report from Mr. John who claims that his neighbor who they have been sharing coffee and chats has stayed for about two months without being seen outside the house. According to Mr. John, his neighbor Mr. Jones failed to turn up for their usual morning coffee in the neighboring restaurant, since his son started coming on daily basis to check on him. The last time when Mr. John saw him, Mr. Jones had bruise on his face and Mr. John feels that something is amiss. With this regard he decided to report the matter to crisis workers hoping to be assisted. To resolve the issue, crisis workers decided to employ the ABE crisis intervention model. “A” Developing and Maintaining Contact Upon reporting to the crisis management office, Mr. John will be received with great respect and be given an opportunity to raise his concern. The report will be documented and all...
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...A Neighborhoods Personality On June 5th,2012 a newlywed couple both with dirty blonde hair, with their blue car decorated with “ Just Married” signs all over the car they pulled into the black tar driveway-It was a hot June day where you can see families playing in the kiddy pool, hearing laughter from balloon fights. You will also hear a lot of Congratulations when the couple gets out of the car, neighbors from far and wide come and greet the couple the neighbors in the Prior Lake area are always nice, willing to help which makes the community feel like a whole family in its self. In this quiet but loud neighborhood you will hear a lot of birds chirping while they are sitting in our bright new green trees that grew last year children in the backyards watching them in the tree with their little nest. You will get a great smell of flowers that everyone has in their window sills when you have your windows open in the summer your house will fill with great sunflower smell, roses that are fresh and for picking. In our backyard where the kids do not play we have fresh raspberries and fresh strawberries growing in our garden which makes the smell even more summery smell. When you walk by the townhomes sometimes during the holiday’s you can smell cookies being made, homemade bread and other goodies that you can take to grandmas for Christmas. Also on your walk you may see through the windows of a family playing board games together, reading together you will also hear a lot...
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...Happiness in Fahrenheit 451 The book Fahrenheit 451 is a dark book. The people that live in the city are very awkward towards each other. This is a result of them not truly being happy. The society is very unsocial and spend most of their time watching their 3 wall tv’s. They rarely talk to each other even if they are married. True happiness is when two or more people show compassion for each other. These people can be married, siblings, cousins, family, and neighbors. In modern society true happiness is when a couple gets married or when a family has a reunion. True happiness, is an inner quality. It is a state of mind. If your mind is at peace, you are happy. If your mind is at peace, but you have nothing else, you can be happy. If you...
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...Throughout the beginning of the novel, Rosa Hubermann comes across as stern, serious and uncaring. For example, when Liesel first arrives at the Hubermann’s home, she is distraught. On the journey to the Hubermann’s, her brother had just died, and her mother abandoned her. As a result of this sudden change in her life, she is distraught and closes herself off from her new foster family and refuses to eat or bathe. Rosa does not put up with Liesel’s disobedience. She shows no sympathy for Liesel; instead, she calls Liesel hurtful things and forces her to bathe. Rosa decided to take in Liesel only for the money, not out of kindness. One could take away from the first chapters of the book, that Rosa shows no emotion and is cold towards everyone....
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...Evil Neighbor Having read more than few of Steve Taylor’s stories, I must say he is a very talented writer. He writes different style short stories which are very interesting to read, and I can even see myself as one of the characters. Today I read the story which is called “The City of the Future”. It was my choice to read the story, and I think I made a great one. This short story was about a friendly family who moved into new house but weren’t too lucky with their neighbor. The whole story was based on how their family was struggling to make peace with the neighbor. Their neighbor was an old lady Mrs. Dorrit whom nobody saw because she never came out of her house. Even though the family never faced Mrs. Dorrit in person, she still managed to show how mean, careless, and unfriendly she was. When people a get new house, one of the things to consider is neighbors because they are the people who will surround you for the time of staying at the place. In the story The City of the Future, the family had to deal with the worst neighbor, Mrs. Dorrit. She was very mean toward the lovely family. On the day the family moved into the house, the mother baked cookies so that they could visit their neighbor. However, when they approached Mrs. Dorrit’s house and knocked on the door for a couple of times, no one came out even though the lights were on in the house. The mother decided to write a note and leave it next to the door. The note stated “MRS.DORRIT, SORRY WE MISSED YOU. THIS...
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...My sister Kristen is the most helpful, kind, and friendly person I’ve ever met. She is probably the only person I know who truly cares about others more than she cares about herself. She is always smiling and laughing. When she was three years old, Kristen was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a rare chromosomal defect which affects the frontal lobe of the brain. This genetic disorder causes severe disables developmentally and cognitively. She cannot speak; she has difficulty walking and keeping her balance; and she has the mental capacity of a two to four year old, and will for the rest of her life. I was two years old when my mom walked in the front door with my new-born baby sister. I was more excited than I’ve ever been. I wanted to help...
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...The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson, is a narrative tale of life in one particular small town. The story implies that this is a friendly little town and begins introducing the villagers one by one. The story begins innocently but as it progresses many seemingly useless bits of information introduced in the beginning of the story begin to build the suspense centered on a violent ritual which becomes clear near the end of the story. The ritual held in this small town and other surrounding towns is an annual event that is taken in stride by all the town folk but leaves the reader wondering how such a violent event came to be and how it could continue through the years. Could people actually believe that by sacrificing one of their own that the corn crops would be plentiful the near year? The author, Jackson, takes you to a particular day which annually affects this small town with a population of 300. Initially, the author introduces the villagers one by one and she writes of how the neighbors gather in the town square and begin conversing with one another about various details of their, what appears to be typical, day to day activities. The men talk about crops, the children are still celebrating the summer break from school and the women begin to gossip. Life appears to be what one would expect in a small town as the author describes how the boys in the village begin gathering rocks in an almost innocent manner. As the story progresses, it begins to focus more on the...
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...Mending Wall, by Robert Frost portrays the routines of two neighbors who are constantly mending the fence, or wall, that separates their properties. If a stone is missing from the fence, you can bet that the two men are out there putting it back together piece by piece. Frost presents to the reader the ideas of barriers between people, communication, friendship and the sense of security people gain from barriers. Robert Frost was born March 26, 1874 in California. He became interested in poetry after moving to Massachusetts at the age of eleven. His first published poem was My Butterfly in 1894. A year later, Frost married Elinor Miriam White. They moved to England where Robert met Ezra Pound, a poet who helped get the word out about Frost’s talent. Three years later Robert and Elinor moved back to the United States where Frost was already known after having published two collections, one named North of Boston. Mending Wall was part of this collection. During his writing career in poetry, Frost won four Pulitzer Prizes. After running a farm in New England, Frost’s writing became heavily influenced by the beautiful landscape around him. His writing often included nature. He appeared to write about situations individuals find themselves in no matter the time period. Robert Faggen states, "As a narrative poet, Frost is considered accessible for students and poetry readers of all ages. A close analysis of Frost's poems, however, reveals that Frost indeed is a deceptively simple...
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...the lease, I've had to deal with an uncooperative landlord, an incompetent janitor, and inconsiderate neighbors. First of all, my landlord has been uncooperative. I have two young kids that get dirty playing, and when it's time to give them a bath the water doesn't work, so when I call the landlord to fix it he said not his problem. There are huge holes in the wall that need fixing; however, the landlord doesn't even want to split the bill. Just last week I was only two days late paying my rent, and he still charged me an outrageous late fee. Secondly, I've had a problem not only with my landlord but with an incompetent janitor. When my air goes out he doesn't even come fix it for days. Whenever simple light sockets go out, he tries charging me when his services are included on the lease. When you call his office for assistance, he is almost never there. Perhaps the worst problem has been with the inconsiderate neighbors who live in the apartment above me. They stay up all night and sometimes party until the next day; for example, last night they played loud music until the sun came up. At night you can hear them arguing, and not even care who they keep up. Whenever I ask them to please keep their wild lifestyle under control, they tell me that I better mind my business. Sometimes my apartment seems like a small, friendly oasis surrounded by hostile enemies. I never know what side...
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