I come from southern California, where the environment is very different from the pacific northwest. There are a lot more people, but not only that there is trash everywhere, its 10 degrees hotter in down town LA than it is on the outskirts of LA. The reasoning for it being hotter is because there are a lot more people and a lot more vehicles in one area. One of the main things I notice is that certain parts of LA are nicer than others. When you enter the lower income areas, there are not a lot of trash pick ups, therefore it is very dirty, there is a lot of smog, and the building structure is not very nice. When you go to the nicer areas of LA, it is clean, there isnt smog and trash everywhere. How does this reflect upon society? Just people people (mostly people of color, other races, and cultures) live in the low income areas, why isnt there trash pick up there? Because of the racial conflicts in those areas? There are a lot of debates on racial conflict and why arent they areas as environmental friendly as others?
Catherine Watters
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