What do these two articles represent to you and your endeavors in obtaining an education?
I feel the two articles have similar opinions about valley residents and the cities. The articles try to show the best places to live and the best cities with the best education by delivering the top ten cities that tourists should avoid in the United States. I feel they are trying to alert readers on the social issues affecting some of the cities in America. The surveys the articles have conducted prove that there are high poverty rates in some of our cities and need to be worked upon hence improve the living standards of people and education. For instance, Hess Abigael’s article on educated and uneducated cities in the United States shows that there are cities with high poverty rates like Fresno, CA. It has a poverty rate of over 30%, meaning there are social challenges and poor living conditions in the city. I think the articles try to show that there are links between education, social life and poverty in American cities.
The article by Stebbins and Suneson (2019) shows that the worst cities in America have a high rate of poverty. The majority of valley residents are unemployed hence posing a significance that the cities have a high percentage of criminal activities. The articles indirectly show that the cities are not suitable to live in, especially to new settlers or tourists. They portray that it is risky for tourists to visit the regions since there is nothing good they can like from the cities. Also, I feel the articles are portraying a negative image of valley residents in the United States. It is because they show that they are uneducated, meaning the people are uncivilized. Lastly, I feel the two articles are biased because they show that the valley residents are poor. The articles ought to show the reasons for poverty in the cities and valley residents.
Education opens opportunities for graduates. They can create chances from the skills learned in institutions. The two articles show that education will help in reducing poverty. Hess (2018) shows that education can eradicate poverty. In my endeavors in obtaining an education, I will have to study hard and eliminate poverty. The articles represent real situations that our cities face. It is through articles findings we can learn which policies to adopt to save our cities from poverty. The articles show that we can use education to solve unemployment issues that affect the valley resident’s people. Besides, the articles represent the actual picture in low-level American cities. They portray that poverty hinders the education growth of people. When people are poor, they cannot afford education, so the cities are not developed. It signifies that education is the game-changer that will enable the cities to develop.
I will have to venture into education and learn more skills that will be used by city residents in creating opportunities in Fresno, CA. The articles have shown that in my city Fresno, CA is among the most miniature educated city with a total score of 25.54, educational attainment of 145 and quality and equality of education ranking at 53. It signifies that education is a problem in my city, and we have to come with strategies that will empower our city people to get an education.