Nicole Cook (C3840943) – TMA 01
Describe some inequalities on City Road
In light of the study materials, I have studied that I am able to outline and describe some inequalities on City Road. In this essay I have outlined three specific inequalities on City Road. Firstly, I have outlined Auto Trader Newsagents, secondly Taste Buds Café and finally the Mackintosh Centre.
The Auto Trader firstly opened its doors 1930’s, it is a family run local business and the present owner Colin Butwell who has been working there since 1965. Before this his father ran the newsagents since 1946. In the material we can see that Lloyd Robson asks Colin Butwell on ‘How has kind of the business been like affected by all the big boys moving in, the likes of Tesco’s (The Street, 2009, Scene 2). Within this DVD footage you could see that his stock is very limited and is a very traditional shop where it sells puncture kits, elastic bands and caps for guns. As Lloyd Robson states ‘Ah I used to get so much in trouble for having those when I was a kid’, but Colin Butwell can clearly show that there is a not a high percentage of children in the area anymore and would rather play on their Playstation than play with traditional toys (The Street, 2009, Scene 3). Within the DVD we can see a male interviewer asking a female on ‘what sort of things do you buy here?’ The female had been shopping for ingredients to make a chocolate cake but she was unable to find anything in City Road and ended up shopping in Tesco, where she clearly states ‘I prefer to shop local, at local businesses but I wasn’t actually happy about Tesco’s opening on this street’ (The Street, 2009, Scene 3). Unfortunately Mr Butwell Tesco is a far easier way to shop for the likes of stud...
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Self Reflection
What have you enjoyed about starting this module?
I have enjoyed meeting new people and have enjoyed the open day in Cardiff this week. This has helped me gain confidence on studying again.
What have you found difficult?
I feel that I have done ok on this module, but as I have never done an assignment I have been feeling anxious about this.
I am glad that you found the Day School useful, it is good to meet up with other DD101 students and I hoe that you will be able to continue to do so as the course goes on. Now that you have submitted this assignment, I am sure you will feel more confident to go forward with the course.
I’m convinced that much learning has occurred in this course, both on your part and on mine. So I’m most interested in your telling me what you have learned, rather than asking questions on this exam that require you to demonstrate your learning. So, look back over the course and compose a page each on what you have learned about each of these course objectives.
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In conclusion, this essay has outlined an example range of ‘making and remaking’ on City Road in relation to ‘connections and disconnections’. It outlined how differences and inequalities are produced, how a person’s identity is attributed to them by other people and it is not always chosen and finally, the relationship between; society, making and remaking and connection and disconnection.
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