Coffee Houses

I read marriots article on the coffee houses and i fully agree with him. Most people do not go to the coffee house just to have coffee, they go for the social aura of the place. Many people go to people watch or to seem social although they sit by themselves. It is a place where you can be alone but still fit into the social scene. This appeals to many which makes them so prosperous.

Link

I liked the Continental Motors post on Faded Detroit. It shows that it once was something big and popular but now it has died. I think he was trying to use that picture about Detroit saying that it once was great but it has now diminished.

Homeplace

I think that Hooks essay was very well written. She had alot of intensity in her writing and it made for a good article. She used her own life experiences and the current situation at that time which made it interesting for the reader. She made very good points about how the home was the safe place for slaves and i believe that is how it is today for everyone, not just blacks. Overall it was a good essay that grabbed my attention and kept me interested.

Artifacts/Objects

The object i am going to write about in my paper is about the palce i work at. I work in Plymouth at Oasis Golf Center where during the winter seasons we have a dome up. This I think is a good starting place to start writing my paper. It was declared on of the topp 100 golf ranges in the nation 3 years in a row so there will definately be alot of information on its significance and importance.

Detroit

I was thinking about our discussion earlier about the city of detroit and cleaning it up. I thought about it and i came up with this point. Even though people were impressed on how detroit looked and how clean it was, i think people would be more impressed if they see us fixing those problems reahter than hiding them to be revealed later. By not wasting the money on shipping homeless people out or making fake buildings, we could correctly start to fix the problem and impress everyone by showing that we realize we have a problem and we are on our way to fixing it. This i believe would want peoiple to come back and see how our progress of the city is going and by fixing the problem rather than hiding it, it will bring more attractons for people to see . By even attempting to fix the problem, i think it would bring more people in and improve the reputation of the city.

Niki's Window

I think that there are two things that Herron is arguing in Niki's Window. First off, he argues that Detroit was not the city that it used to be. The second point being that Detroit is this way due to lack of interest. Many people have lost interest in trying to improve or make Detroit a better place. Herron explains how Greektown is a main attraction in downtown Detroit. This attracts the white people from the surrounding suburbs, but does not spur any interest in improving the city. Pastness, one of the words that Herron used in his essay, explains that Detroit was unique in its beginnings, not very corporate or democratic. Nostalgia is used in this essay means that people want the old Detroit to come back. They want to have Detroit the way they remembered it back then. Humiliation means that Detroit is making a fool of themselves in front of the whole entire nation. Detroit is one of the biggest representative cities in America and we have nothing to show for it.