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Anotherfriendcomplainsaboutthetraffic:

"

Therearetoomanycarsdowntown!

Youcan'

tfindaparkingplace,andthetrafficjamsareterrible."

Everyonecomplainsaboutcrime:

Thecityisfullofcriminals.Irarelyleavemyhouseatnight—it'

stoodangerous."

Beforemyfriendsmoveoutofthecity,theyusuallyrecitetheadvantagesofsuburbanlife:

greengrass,flowers,swimmingpools,barbecues,andsoon.Yetaftermyfriendshavelivedthereforayearorso,theyrealizethatsuburbanlifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Whatcausesthischange?

Theirgardens!

Theysoonlearnthatoneunavoidablepartofsuburbanlifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardens,they'

remuchtootiredtotakeaswimintheirpoolsoreventocooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheyhaveanothercomplaint:

theycan'

tliveinthesuburbswithoutacar.Mostofmyfriendsmovedtothesuburbstoavoidtraffic,butnowtheyhavetocommutetoworkdowntown.Theysitonabusyfreewaytwohourseveryday!

Myopinionsabouturbanlifeareverydifferentfrommyfriends'

—Ilivedowntown?

andIloveit!

Why?

Well,first,Ilovenature—flowers,greengrass,trees,andanimals.Inthecity,Ihavealltheadvantagesofnature:

Icanwalkthroughthepublicpark,smelltheflowers,andsitonthegrassunderthetrees.Icanvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIhavenoneofthedisadvantages:

Idon'

thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.Also,inthecity,Icangeteverywherebybus?

ifthere'

satrafficjam,Icanwalkhome.

Itseemsthateveryoneismovingtothesuburbstoavoidthecrimeofthebigcities.Ihaveatheoryabouturbancrime,however,soIfeelsafedowntown.Thecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsociety:

ifpeoplearebuyinghomesinthesuburbs,thecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoise,smog,andpollution,too.Soon,overcrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!

PeopleontheMove

ThehistoryoftheAmericanpeopleis,inpart,thehistoryofthemovementoftheAmericanpeople.TheymovedfromthecoloniesoftheEastCoasttotheopenspacesoftheWest.Theymovedfromthecountryandthefarmtothecity.Morerecently,Americanshavebeenmovingfromthecitiestothesuburbs.

OpenSpace;

TheMoveWest

PioneerAmericansbeganmovingfromtheEastCoasttotheWest250yearsago.Theymovedwestformanyreasons.Onereasonwastheavailabilityofunlimitedopenspaceandlandforfarming.Americanslikedlargeopenspaces,andtheyalsolikedthefreedomandindependencetodevelopthelandintheirownway.Someofthelandbecamefarms.Importantmineralswerediscoveredinsomeareas,sosomeofthelandbecamemines.Otherlargeareasbecamecattleranches.Thereseemedtobeenoughlandforeverybody.Butitwasadifficultlife—alifeofendlessworkandhardship.

TheCities

After1860,theIndustrialRevolutionchangedtheUnitedStates.Americanslearnedhowtomanufacturesteel.Theybegantoproducepetroleum.Theautomobilewasinvented.Factoriesofallkindsbegantoappear,andcitiesbegantogrowuparoundthefactories.Farmersandothercountrypeoplemovedtothegrowingcitiesinordertofindjobsandaneasierlife.Intheearly1900s,thecitieswerebusy,excitingplaces.However,therewasalsoalotofpovertyandhardship.

Thecitiesgrewup—thebuildingsgottaller—andthecitiesgrewout—theyspreadoutfromthecenter.Privatehouseswithyardsandporchesdisappeared.Apartmentbuildings,eachonetallerthanthenext,tooktheirplace.Moreandmorepeoplemovedtothecities,andthecitiesgotbiggerandbigger.

Somecitiescouldnotspreadoutbecausetherewasnoroomtodoso.Thesecities,ofwhichNewYorkisthebestexample,becamemoreandmorecrowded.Morepeoplemeantmorecars,trucks,andbuses,morenoise,morepollution,andmorecrime.Manycitiesbecameuglyanddirty.Somepeopleandsomebusinessesbegantoleavethecitiesandmovetothesuburbsoutsidethecities.

TheSuburbs

Themovetothesuburbsisstillhappening.Americansarelookingforasmallpieceoflandthattheycancalltheirown.Theywantahousewithayard.However,theydonotwanttogiveupthegoodjobstheyhaveinthecity.Inmanycases,companiesinthesuburbsgivethemjobs.Inothercases,Americanstendtocommutetoandfromthecitieswheretheirjobsare.Inrecentyears,moreandmorebusinessesaremovingtothesuburbs.Theyareattractingmanypeopleandthesuburbsarebecomingcrowded.

WhatNext?

Americanshavewatchedtheirbigcitiesfallslowlyintodisrepairanddie.Manymiddle-classpeoplehaveleftthecities,andonlytheveryrichandtheverypoorarestayingbehind.

ConcernedAmericansaretryingtosolvetheproblemsofnoise,dirt,crime,andpollutioninthebigcities.Theyaretryingtorebuildbadsectionsofthecitiesinordertoattractandkeepbusinesspeople.Theyaretryingtomaketheircitiesbeautiful.NowmanyAmericansarethinkingofmovingbacktothecities.

OtherAmericansarefindingthateventhesuburbshavebecometoocrowded.Theyarelookingforunpollutedopenspacesandforanindependentwayoflife.Theyarereadytomovefromthesuburbstothecountry.

PerhapsAmericanswillalwaysbeonthemove.

Caution:

BumpyRoadAhead

Studentsgraduatingfromcollegestodayarenotfullypreparedtodealwiththe"

realworld."

Itismybeliefthatcollegestudentsneedtobetaughtmoreskillsandinformationtoenablethemtomeetthechallengesthatfaceeveryoneindailylife.Theareasinwhichstudentsneedtrainingareplayingthecreditgame,planningtheirpersonalfinancialstrategy,andconsumerawareness.

Learninghowtoobtainandusecreditisprobablythemostvaluableknowledgeayoungpersoncanhave.Creditisadangeroustoolthatcanbeoftremendoushelpifitishandledwithcaution.Havingcreditcanenablepeopletoobtainmaterialnecessitiesbeforetheyhavethemoneytopurchasethemoutright.Butunfortunately,many,manyyoungpeoplegetcarriedawaywiththeirhandyplasticcreditcardsandawakeonedaytofindtheyareinseriousfinancialdebt.Learninghowtousecreditproperlycanbeaverydifficultandpainfullessonindeed.

Ofequalimportanceislearninghowtoplanapersonalbudget.Peoplehavetoknowhowtocontrolmoney;

otherwise,itcancontrolthem.Studentsshouldleavecollegeknowinghowtoallocatetheirmoneyforlivingexpenses,insurance,savings,andsoforthinordertoavoidthe"

Oh,no!

I'

mflatbrokeandIdon'

tgetpaidagainfortwoweeks!

"

anxietysyndrome.

Alongwithlearningaboutcreditandpersonalfinancialplanning,graduatingcollegestudentsshouldbetrainedasconsumers.Theconsumermarkettodayisfloodedwithavarietyofproductsandservicesofvaryingqualityandprices.Ayoungpersonenteringthe"

realworld"

issuddenlyfacedwithdifficultdecisionsaboutwhichproducttobuyorwhoseservicestoengage.Heisusuallyunawareofsuchthingsasreturnpolicies,guarantees,orrepairprocedures.Informationofthissortisvitalknowledgetoeverydayliving.

Foranewlygraduatedcollegestudent,the"

canbeascaryplacetobewhenheorsheisfacedwithsuchissuesashandlingcredit,planningabudget,orknowingwhattolookforwhenmakingapurchaseandwhomtopurchaseitfrom.Enteringthis"

couldbemadelesspainfulifpersonswereeducatedindealingwiththeseareasofdailylife.Whatbetterplacetoaccomplishthisthanincollege?

MemoryLaneIsn'

tWhatItUsedtoBe

Aboutthistimeeveryyear,Igetverynostalgic.Walkingthroughmyneighborhoodonafallafternoonremindsmeofatimenottoolongagowhensoundsofchildrenfilledtheair,childrenplayinggamesonahill,andthrowingleavesaroundinthestreetbelow,Iwasoneofthosechildren,carefreeandhappy.Iliveonastreetthatisonlyoneblocklong.Ihavelivedonthesamestreetforsixteenyears.Ilovemystreet.Onesidehassixhousesonit,andtheotherhasonlytwohouses,withasmallhillinthemiddleandahugecottonwoodtreeononeend.WhenIthinkofhome,Ithinkofmystreet,onlyIseeitasitwasbefore.Unfortunately,thingschange.Oneday,notlongago,Ilookedaroundandsawhowdifferenteverythinghasbecome.Lifeonmystreetwillneverbethesamebecauseneighborsarequicklygrowingold,friendsaregrowingupandleaving,andthecityisplanningtodestroymyprecioushillandsellthepropertytocontractors.

Itishardformetoacceptthatmanyofmywonderfulneighborsaregrowingoldandwon'

tbearoundmuchlonger.Ihavefondmemoriesofthecoupleacrossthestreet,whosattogetherontheirporchswingalmosteveryevening,thewidownextdoorwhoyelledatmybrotherandmeforbeingtooloud,andthecrazyoldmaninablacksuitwhodroveanoldcar.Incontrasttothosepeople,thepeopleIseetodayareveryoldneighborswhohaveseenbetterdays.Themanintheblacksuitsayshewantstodie,andanotherneighborjustsoldhishouseandmovedintoanursinghome.Theladywhousedtoyellatusistootiredtobotheranymore,andthecoupleacrossthestreetrarelygoouttotheirfrontporchthesedays.ItisdifficulttowatchthesepreciouspeopleastheyneartheendoftheirlivesbecauseatonetimeIthoughttheywouldliveforever.

The"

comingsandgoings"

oftheyoungergenerationofmystreetarenowmos