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Strangers Getting Along
“The Meltingest Pot” reveals how a sort of community is found in the Calloway Château, a building filled with people of vastly different cultural backgrounds. What was strikingly distinct about this particular place, when compared to those analyzed in other … Continue reading
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MKP
Hey guys! I’m Madison. I was raised in Flushing, Queens Village and Bayside, Queens (my neighborhood currently). My grandparents moved to NYC from Colombia and Ecuador when they were young adults, so I’m second generation here. I love drawing, singing, … Continue reading
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Do Third Places Exist?
I find it most interesting that Oldenburg discussed third places as pivotal community spots for people to get together and be at “home away from home.” I fully understand his argument for third places being levelers and I can see … Continue reading
