...The majority of the population prefers living in a big city because of the great advantages that it provides. The big cities are becoming more and more inhabited. There are several advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city. First, most people prefer living in a big city because is a place where the economy is constantly growing, and it is significantly easier to find a good job. Good companies take place in a big city, and these companies provided many jobs with good wages. For example, when my brother graduated from UF in computer science, he began working in the company "Computer Care" in Gainesville. The salary of my brother in this company was 100,000 per year. My brother bought a small house with 2 bedrooms and also a Toyota Corolla 2012. But after three years, my brother receiver a job offer from the "Google" company in New York. Currently, my brother earns 240,000 per year in the company Google in New York. As a result, my brother bought a new house with 5 bedrooms, and also a Ferrari 2015.In this big city, my brother has a better quality of life, and at the same time, he gets his dream working in one of the best IT companies in the world. Second, in a big city we can get what we cannot find in small town. In a big city there are many malls, cinemas, nightclubs, restaurants and sport stations. For example, in Gainesville there are only 20 or 30 nightclubs that close in the early hours of the night; however, in Miami there are over 100 nightclubs that they...
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...With the increased standard of living, people pay more attention their quality of living. Some people believe that living in a big city has more advantages than living in the country side while others think differently. For me, I prefer living in a big city. Living in a quiet country side has several advantages. People benefit from clear air, tranquil atmosphere, less traffic and beautiful scene. In addition, people who live in small towns look out each other. This makes them feel secure. Moreover, crime rates are much less than big cities. People are comfortable leaving their doors unlocked. However, living in a metropolitan city has many more advantages. Firstly, many job opportunities are available as there are many companies, banks, offices and international companies. Secondly, there are many facilities and amenities for individuals. Publics amenities will provide services such as sports, arts and computer lessons with very low fee due to government supported programs. In addition, medical facilities and emergency systems are easily assessable when individuals live in big cities. Thirdly, people can have more choices when they buy necessities because there are numerous malls around their neighbourhood. They often buy the same material at a lower price due to bargain sales going on. Fourthly, transportation is extremely important in the modern society, but there are no public transportation systems in small towns, so individuals always use their own cars...
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...Advantages and disadvantages of city life. Life in the city is not so easy as one can imagine. However, some people say that modern cities are the best thing civilization has produced. Others claim that cities are not fit for living. There are a lot of pluses and minuses of living in a city. But what are they? Firstly, in big cities there are a lot of different entertainments such as cinemas, theaters, clubs, and exhibitions. Countrymen cannot go to the museums or theaters, because many villages are situated far from cities .A further advantage of cities is a wide variety of public transport and it is very easy to get anywhere. Practically in every city there is a metro, the fastest mean of public transport, and people do not spend a lot of their time in traffic jams. As for a village there is no public transport at all and it is very difficult to get anywhere. One more advantage of city life is modern conveniences. In modern cities people have no problems with water .But in villages people face with a problem of lack of water, they cannot use running water all day long. In big cities it is very easy to take care of health, a lot of medical centers and hospitals are situated in every city, and high-qualified specialists will help people even in the most awful situation . As a rule there are no good hospitals in villages and medical services in the countries leave much to be desired. Of course, every big city has disadvantages. For example, air pollution. Every day numerous...
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...A lot of people decide to move to the countryside nowadays. However, there are still many people who prefer staying in the city and say that they couldn't live anywhere else. So which place is better to live? Let's analyse both of them. Living in a big city has a lot of advantages. First, there are many things to do in your free time: there are a lot of theatres, concerts. Second, there are shopping centres where you can buy anything you need. Third, there are a lot of working opportunities in a city: many big international companies have their offices or factories in the cities, so it is much easier to find a job in a big city. Forth, the public transport is adequate to go to work or study everyday, which makes life easier. On the other hand, there are some disadvantages of living in a big city. First, cities are very crowded. The traffic may be heavy and city's car parks are always full. Sometimes it may take hours to get from a given place to another! Second, the lack of safety: the crime rates in cities tend to be always higher. Third, people in big cities are always in a hurry and live a stressful life that may lead to many illnesses. And last, cities are always more polluted than the countryside. Life in the countryside, nevertheless, is more peaceful. Life is slower and less stressful. There are no hurries and the traffic conditions are better. A lot of places can be reached on foot. Besides, there are a lot of breathtaking landscapes, forests, lakes and...
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...September 2011 Big and Small City Living Have you ever wondered if you’re missing out on the big city living or the small town closeness? Cities and towns are basically the same, but most cities have more to offer. I have lived in a couple of large cities such as Oklahoma City and Tulsa, but I have also lived in several small towns around Oklahoma. Before you decide where you want to live, you might want to look at some of the similarities and differences of Big City living and Small Town living. When you are in a large city and you want to grab something to eat, the decision can be hard because there are so many different places to eat. Big cities have every type of fast food you can imagine such as Chinese, Asian, American, Mexican, Greek, and many more. They also have a huge selection of chain restaurants. One type of restaurant that that you won’t find as often is the Mom and Pop restaurants. These aren’t as successful as they are in smaller cities and towns. Small town cuisine is very limited compared to city food. Most of the restaurants there are family restaurants that have been passed from generation to generation. The fast food selection in small towns is also very limited. Some small towns do not even have a single fast food eatery. In America most of our goods are purchased in stores. In large cities, there is an abundance of stores, everything from a specialty health food store to a party supply store, or even a name brand clothing store. Cities usually have several...
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...THE COUNTRY AND CITY LIFE If you have two choices: living in the countryside or living in the city, which one will you choose? Life in the city or life in the countryside has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some people think that living in the countryside is better, but some don’t think so, they say that life in the city is more convenient. There are lots of differences between them. First is about the environment. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. The air is fresh because there are a lot of green trees and it has few factories. There are large paddy fields grow rice and green vegetables. There’s only a little traffic, so there’re fewer accidents. In the countryside, the market is small, it has fewer shops than the city. You’ll have to walk a long way to buy some things you need. But in the city, it’s always noisy and bustling. There’re many high buildings, museum, stadium, supermarket… The air is now polluted by the smoke from the means of transport, chemical factories and other things. The roads are always busy so there’re many accidents every week. The big markets are a lot. It also has many supermarkets that can give you a wide variety of selections. Every thing is under one roof. You can buy anything you want without noticing about the weather. Second, the people in the countryside are very friendly. We can easily know all the people in our neighborhood and make friends. When you get in trouble, they are willing to help you. They always solidarity...
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...Living with strangers In the text “Living with strangers” Siri Hustvedt discusses the lack of solidarity and the social rules, one may meet in a big city, like New York City. Siri Hustvedt starts the essay by describing, the big difference she felt, when moving from rural Minnesota to New York City. She begins by briefly describing to the reader, how one was expected to behave, where she grew up. Whenever you encountered someone on the road, whether you knew them or not, you should always greet them. If you didn’t, you would be considered both rude and a snob, which was pretty much the worst thing, you could be in that part of rural Minnesota. Therefore, Siri Hustvedt quickly felt the difference between these two places, when greeting everyone you meet in downtown New York simply isn’t practical. But Hustvedt does not only describe it as impractical, but also as a kind of social code in the city. The title “Living with strangers” refers to a paradox that is apparent in every major city, although never specifically mentioned in the essay: We are becoming increasingly isolated while being surrounded by more and more people. Siri Hustvedt describes this through an anecdote from her first apartment in New York. Even though she was living alone at the time, she represents her neighbors as roommates, because she was witness to several acts that should remain private, such as a heated argument from down stairs and walking around wearing only underwear. However, she did not...
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...Living with strangers What exactly is a big city and what correlation to the term ‘’urban living’’? A dictionary defines it as ‘’ The big city is used to refer to a large city which seems attractive to someone because they think there are many exciting things to do there.’’ So what relation does it have to urban living? Well, in the essay Living with strangers, written by Siri Hustvedt, we get some insight into the life of a person living in a larger city. In this essay, we get to know how everyone is a stranger and in New York City, there rules a special unwritten law, which is the law of PRETENDING IT ISN’T HAPPENING. An aspect of living with some complete strangers that Hustvedt is completely fascinated by, is the aforementioned ‘’law’’ pretend-it isn’t-happening-law, and that is an interesting way to get some insight into this urban living. It is a peculiar occurrence because you would think that moving to the cities would affect the amount of people you socialize with, but most of the time you actually spent indoors and isolated from the big world around you. When you finally move yourself out in the big world, then you spend half of the time looking into the ground and straying away from eye contact with strangers. Interactions between humans in our modern world is quite a complex subject to debate and it will be almost impossible, to find an exact answer to how one should act. Should everyone say hi to each and not really mean it, as they do in Minnesota or should they...
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...A taste of the big city life An article about advantages and disadvantages in the big city. Development and speed. These are the two words that best describes the big city life for me. Development, because you are in a constant move in your life in every second. You meet new people every day. You learn and you fail. The pressure, can you handle it? It is all about pressure and the speed, the last word, speed. I could say it over and over again. I love it. I love the speed in the daily life, and how quick it all goes. Cars are everywhere. Big, small, blue, green, red, brown, yellow, and you name it. And not to mention the people. There are people all over the place, in every direction and in every corner. There are all kinds of people, and none of them look the same. Different styles and different ways to life their life’s. Of course if you take a look at the Wall Street, the only think you will see is black-suited men with no other interests than their money and how to can be more successful. You have probably already guessed that the article is about “The Big Apple”, which also is known as New York City. Living in New York City has all the stuff dreams are made of, millions of residents and tourist, an extensive public transportation system and all kinds of diverse culture in a tight area. Once I missed my train at the metro. I thought that I would have to wait for a new train for approximately 20-30 minutes, but within a blink of an eye a new one were already there...
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...teacher, I have to speak well so that my pupils will be able to understand my instructions well. In this way I can improve my powers of expression. Even my pronunciation of words will improve to great extent. Further, as a teacher, I shall have enough leisure to read and prepare for various examinations. It is possible today to sit for many important examinations by studying entirely at home. Thus, I can acquire important qualifications. Finally, as a teacher I will be respected as an educated person. People will assume that I have certain qualifications and show their regard for me and the opinions that I express. Thus, I shall be able to live a happy life. Topic 2: It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion Model Answer Some people believe that it is better for children to grow up in...
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...A. about your subject In recent years, the number of people is too big. For example, Some 232 million international migrants are living in the world today. Since 1990, the number of international migrants in the global North increased by around 53 million (65%), while the migrant population in the global South grew by around 24 million (34%). Today, about six out of every ten international migrants reside in I. Introduction A. Introductory statement about subject Migration is the moving from one country to live or work in another. Migration is a widely debated subject and it is one of the biggest issue that the government and social concern today General information the developed regions. (World Migration in Figures, 2013) B. Topics...
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...Professor: Joylette Samuel Eng 001/101 Do you prefer to live in a small town or large city? When I came to the United States, the first thing that came up to my mind was where I am going to live? In my native country I used to live in a small town, where most people knew each other families over there. I personally prefer to live in a large city because it is more convenient and satisfactory. In other words, I can find anything I need such as supermarkets, laundries, transportation, etc on the corner of my house. I really enjoyed my childhood living in a small town as a kid. While I was growing up I realize that something had to change in my life in order to make it different. Therefore, I decided to come to the United Sates when I was eighteen years old. My parents didn’t agree with my decision, but I had to take the risk. When I arrived to the U.S. by airplane, I was kind of scared because I have never been in a big city in my life. Specially when it’s during the night you can see a lot of brilliant’ lights like a Christmas tree. For an immigrant, this is like a dream came true but for some people whom already lived in a city, it is not. Probably they would see me like a silly person. Every time I walked on the street I listened to the train station rails or police siren. It was something awesome to see that. I noticed that, when you are living in a large city such as New York City, it’s easy to shop at any time or any place you want. I always like to check groceries’...
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...Candace Thackeray C. Demo ENG 100 06/08/2015 City vs. Rural Many people have debates on whether it’s better to live in a city or a rural environment. There are many differences, advantages and disadvantages of the two. It solely depends on the individuals work lifestyle. Cities have a much higher success rate for businesses. Here are some advantages of living in a city and some disadvantages of living in a rural environment. There is a big difference in means of transportation between city life and rural life. Cities have bus and train routes for people to utilize for commuting around the city, the routes also run through surrounding cities as well, making it easier to travel further when the individual has no vehicle or wants to save on gas. The cities transportation system operates throughout the day and night, making it more reliable to those traveling with extended or flexible schedules. In a rural area; homes, businesses, and shopping areas are further apart, so it’s likely to have a huge lack in means of transportation other than one’s own vehicle. Cities, having larger populations, an abundance of businesses and apartment buildings, makes it easier to find a neighbor or someone that resides relatively close for carpooling. With the distance between residences, businesses, shopping centers and the smaller population in rural areas, finding someone to car pool with may be difficult. With cities being so compacted, people have shorter distances to travel...
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...The rural women migrate to the city to work because these young women want to earn some income, try to fight against their typical destiny ( get marry and be a house wife in their young age) , find an opportunity for self development and to experience the metropolitan life. However, these young women have underestimated the hardships of living in the city such as Beijing. There are many disadvantages according to the article that these young women encountered while migrated to Beijing such as labor exploitation from a local employer( pay less than the standard wage, work in a sweat shop and long hour), gender discrimination, and sexual violence. Rural women are the target of the labor exploitation because they are lack of capital resources to be independent on their own, lack of education, and the traditional patriarchal society. Some other major disadvantages that these rural women are facing are the risk of losing their jobs anytime after they pass twenty five year old and being deported by local authority( due to the big volume of migrant workers in the city and a the unwillingness of a local owner to employ an employer who passes twenty five). There is no doubt that rural Chinese Women have more freedom in making their own decisions compared to the past, but the question is at what cost does this come? It is hard to believe that women nowadays have given the full legal protections but still have to pay a high price to prove their abilities. Their contributions are being...
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...The Virtues of Living in the Countryside Our society worships urban life. Government and developers have been constantly expanding cities to the countryside because of their conviction, which is “better city, better life”. People living in the country try their hardest to get a permanent urban residence certificate or simply leave for the big cities to find jobs. Wouldn’t any peasant gladly sign with the devil just to be in the city? Isn’t countryside a place to be disliked? Perhaps it sounds strange to say so, but I believe the answer is “No.” Living in the city is often convenient, but living in the countryside has distinct advantages. When living in the city, you are apt to be obsessed with all kinds of seductions. When I was just a kid, I often went to arcade with my friends to play video games, and was even seduced to Internet bar a couple of times to “keep pace with the fashion”, and actually, there are more other selections you can make for recreation now, for example, KTV, shopping center, and so on. When my father took me to the countryside each week, I felt that I was confronted with the anguish of going to the purgatory because nothing there was as funny and attractive as the things I enjoyed in the city, and I just sat there, like a fool. Sometimes, I even pleaded with my father not to take me to the old house and just let me be home. When he refused me, I would shout and scream at him for being so brutal to let me “get in touch with the nature”, which I didn’t...
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