For the project of Erie Blvd vs. Westcott Street I'm planning on exploring the effects of Westcott st. on the local community. This should fit well into group project because I will specifically be researching the Westcott St. area. This is one of the major focuses of our group. The community around Westcott is defined by those who live and work in their area. I'll be able to talk to some of the people who work in the bookstores and see if they live locally. These interviews can be directly integrated into our final video project.
This specific community focus will hopefully back up my general opinions that local businesses have a greater impact on the area around them then big business. This is the general opinion of most people that you talk to. Big Business tries to campaign that they are helping the community but I'm going to try to find out whether or not this is actually true.
This specific argument of local communities benefiting from small business is targeted more towards the average American. Big business is easier for many people becasue they have everything in one place. In the busy society that we live in everyone is always running to meet a deadline. It's harder for people to go to several local stores instead of one. But if it could be proven that local businesses stimulate the community than maybe people will take the extra time to go there instead of helping big business run the local stores out.
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You're saying that shopping at small business stores takes more time because the more stores the shopper has to go into, but i wonder if going to one or two larger chain outlet stores requires more time than visiting five or six smaller boutique stores that are all lined up in a row on the same street.
I think that the best way to find more info about your topic is to talk to people that have actually grown up in the Westcott community and have seen the benefits that the local business have brought to the community around them. A great place to start would be the community center. Another place would be the internet. While doing my research on Westcott street I found a picture journal that a woman had made to explain why she loved Westcott Street so much.
Real Good! I think im going to do taxes and the government aspect of the paper
i think we def. took care of everything needed for your topic. All the interviews we got, especially the one with Kosta and his struggles in keeping up with the big businesses were good. The one with the barber gave u insight from someone who actually lives in the area and seen the changes.
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