discussion question

Write a response mini-essay of at least 150 to 300 words on one of the discussion topics identified. Take a position and defend it. (Specify a thesis and support it very briefly with evidence)

The response essay should provide one example from the contemporary world to support your

Position. Ideally you have a source reference for your example. You must have a source reference if you

Refer to any material which is neither common knowledge nor personal experience. essay should be typed using APA style feature with a title page and list of references if any are used.

Topics :

1.     The Automobile and the City
Everything about the layout of the contemporary Canadian city is due to the automobile. Carriage ways have given way to urban thoroughfares. These in turn have speeded up traffic flow, but at a huge cost in social regulation.  At the same time, the automobile itself is the single most dangerous stalker of Canadian streets, killing and injuring more people than anything else. Thinking about the tradeoffs identified in the article ( article attached) , determine if the automobile has been good or bad for Canadian cities.

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2. Changing technology and the changing city
One of the points the arrival of the automobile indicates is how much a new technology changed the face of the city. If the Canadian city owes its origins to the railway, it is the automobile that has given it its current shape. What is true in both cases is that no one could have planned for or understood in advance the changes these technologies left behind.  Currently the North American way of life is being affected by the new digital communication technologies. Do you see these as having an effect on the way cities develop in future? Why or why not? If so, in what way do you see these changes as likely to take place?