The first group presentation that i recall was about the gentrification process happening to Washington, DC . The group claimed that certain parts of the city were getting gentrified which is a process of transforming a run-down or low income part of a city into a more prosperous one by investing in businesses and properties. The group also claimed that this process can be good or bad for the area. The group focused mainly on two areas of the city; Chinatown and Columbia Heights. They showed that the process could be beneficent to the community because of lower crime rates. However, they also claimed that the process could be racist pushing out the minorities in due to higher property value. They then gave evidence that gentrification doesn't actually reduce crimes, it just moves it from one place to another. The group then concluded that if gentrification were to work, it would have to equally benefit both the white majority and the black minority.
Before this presentation i had not heard the word gentrification. I can say i learned something new from this group presenting. They all spoke up, and everyone had something to say. As for the thoughts about gentrification, I don't believe it could work. With the way that the economy is today if the price of rent goes up, people will have to move, especially people who are unemployed. I believe that there has to be another solution to the problem. Personally, I do not have a solution, but i believe our generation could make that change. I believe if we could put down the t.v.s and ask questions would could gain intelligence to rule the world. We should be less focused on the basketball game and more focused on our next class. As a generation we should all strive to make a change and put our mark in history.
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