When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time in the corner. I'm not sure why---maybe it had something to do with the fact that I didn't like to follow directions, I never stayed in my seat for very long, I couldn't keep my mouth shut and I had a bad habit of mouthing back to the teacher whenever I was scolded.
Yup. The corner was my friend---or my enemy depending on how you look at it. After all, I did miss out on tons of fun activities with my friends because I was busy staring at the intersection of two walls.
Turns out I should have been born and raised in Copenhagen!
Why?
Because they have no corners on their buildings! Imagine that, troublemakers of the world, buildings with NO CORNERS! Sounds like heaven on earth, doesn't it?
But the lack of corners on buildings has nothing to do with keeping troublemakers happy. Instead, buildings have no corners in an attempt to create space for people living in a really big city. Check it out:
Do you think living in a big city would be a good thing or a bad thing? Why? What would you miss about your own hometown if you ended up moving to a big city like New York or Atlanta? What would you gain that you don't have access to now?
Leave a comment to share your thinking!
Signed,
Bam Bam Bigelow
Image retrieved from http://www.uab.edu/images/tyb/corner-stretch-02.jpg on June 30, 2007
Some disadvantages to living in a big city are that you have to have a little apartment because there aren’t that many open spaces for houses that you own by yourself and no one wants a tenant in your house if you had a house in a big city. The traffic is the worst in big cities and that’s why you don’t have a lot of parking lots on the street because people would rather ride bikes than get in traffic and maybe even get lost in a big city. Also it’s really dirty in big cites because that there are so many people there and everyone litters in big cites. People who are clean freaks will never live in a big city since there is trash all over the streets and everyone smokes there. Talking about smoking, everyone smokes in big places and it’s really nasty (it’s almost like littering to me) and when I went to Europe I saw that a lot of people were smoking. Why do people in Europe never have breathing problems even though they smoke?
Some advantages to living in a big city are that you can meet a lot of people since you live closer to each other and you can meet them in café’s. People in big cities do a lot of talking with there friends so that’s probably why the café’s are so big. Also you can get food easier since it’s probably just a walk away from your apartment and you can go to a lot of historical sites because there are normally a lot of historical sites in big cities because that’s where the old civilizations started and have grown since. The big cities are always near big rivers so you get a lot of water from there so the people don’t grow thirsty but it’s a big city so there are a lot of people and they may not be able to supply enough water but that will never happen only if we run out of fresh drinking water. What if a big city was cut off by all civilization, like no trading from other countries, and the big city ran out of food or water. What would the people do then? Would they move? Pick a big city a pick where they would move to.
Posted by: N.C. state fan | June 25, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Mr. Ferriter asked “In what ways to we honor important people and events in the United States?
I think this is a good question because it helps you determine different important people that led our country. I know that there is a different days that we honor our country and some of the important people that have honored us. Some of the days that we honor is like fourth of July and D-day. These days help us remember the people that have helped our country out of our problems that we have faced.
Another way we honor people in the United States is by naming streets and other things like that after them. This helps them know that we care and we honor what they have done for us in our country.
The Cool Guy
Posted by: Jake | June 25, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Mr. Ferriter asked “In what ways to we honor important people and events in the United States?
I think this is a good question because it helps you determine different important people that led our country. I know that there is a different days that we honor our country and some of the important people that have honored us. Some of the days that we honor is like fourth of July and D-day. These days help us remember the people that have helped our country out of our problems that we have faced.
Another way we honor people in the United States is by naming streets and other things like that after them. This helps them know that we care and we honor what they have done for us in our country.
The Cool Guy
Posted by: Jake | June 25, 2009 at 11:18 AM
If they need a corner my fokes will give them a corner! There does not even need to be a corner they will make you stand in a lake for all they care. Really does a corner even need to be a corner to count as a punishment?
Posted by: Buzz the bee | July 05, 2007 at 09:35 PM
What do you think would the city be a desirable place to live or would some place else? Why?- from krazy kelly
I think the city would be a disirable place to live because, you would never get bored with all the people and things happening around you. What do you think?
- Elmo Erin
Posted by: elmo erin | July 05, 2007 at 07:11 PM
Hey you guys, wow this is a really interesting question. But i would think that living in the city would get annoying after a while because of all of the loud noices and it would probably be really busy 24/7. What do you think would the city be a desirable place to live or would some place else? Why?
Sincerely,
Krazy Kelly
Posted by: Krazy Kelly | July 05, 2007 at 03:15 PM