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Community in Upper Merion

Rachel Karen

Mr. Schurtz

AP English 12

4 March 2010

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Community = Sharing

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Shared territory

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Shared territory in UM

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Shared values

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Shared valuesin UM

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Shared public realm

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Shared public realm in UM

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Shared support structures

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Shared support structures in UM

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Shared destiny

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Shared destiny in UM

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100%

Live

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Is it possible to embed 100% Liveorhyperlink it?

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PeppersNOT a bowling alley

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And theseare just the

options inthe ValleyForge

ShoppingCenter!!

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King of Prussia Inn

Kildares Irish Pub

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Classroom Activities

1. Have the class brainstorm and write down theirthird place in this township. Discussion willfollow on why people picked their third places.

2. Try to picture your life down the road, postgraduation. Do you think you will ever return tothis area to live? Why or Why not?

3. How would you define community? Based onyour definition, is Upper Merion a community? Whyor Why not?

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Works Cited

Bellah, Robert N., et al. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment inAmerican Life. 1985. Berkeley: U of California P, 1996. Print.

Blakely, Edward J., and Mary Gail Snyder. The Search for Community. FortressAmerica: Gated Communities in the United States. Washington D.C.: BrookingsInstitution, 1997. 29-46. Print.

Erickson, Bonnie. Social Networks: The Value of Variety. The Contexts Reader. Ed.Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper. New York City: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007.12-17. Print.

Futrell, Richard. The Third Place Coffeehouse. Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring

Stories about the Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities . Ed. RayOldenburg. New York: Marlowe-Avalon Group, 2001. 27-33. Print.LaPorte, Paul. Horizon Books. Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories about the

Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities. Ed. Ray Oldenburg. New York:Marlowe-Avalon Group, 2001. 43-55. Print.

Putnam, Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Print.

Putnam, Robert D., and Lewis M. Feldstein. Branch Libraries: The Heartbeat of

Community. Better Together: Restoring the American Community. New York:Simon, 2003. 34-55. Print.Smith, James, Charles Gourgott, and Patrick Devine. The Great Good Gym.

Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories about the Great Good Places at theHeart of Our Communities. Ed. Ray Oldenburg. New York: Marlowe-Avalon Group,2001. 131-43. Print.

Upper Merion Township Department of Public Works. Planning Div. Upper MerionTownship: Community Profile. By Ralph P. Volpe, et al. 2003. PDF file.

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Works Cited - Photos

All photos included in this PowerPoint were taken byRachel Karen.