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Question: What do you think life is like in Chicago - the good and bad points?
What are the people like who live there?
Which is a better place to live - Fisher or Chicago? Why?
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I don’t know.
(M who never visited Chicago)
In Chicago it wouldn’t be as nice because there are a lot of robbers But it would be nice if you could go and swim in Lake Michigan and go to Nike Town.
(M who has visited Chicago)
Good because you can live by the United Center, bad becuse you can get killed for your shoes.
They are nice but there is a gang from Chicago named [name omitted].
Fisher [is better] because there are more stuff to do and cost alot less. There is less killing and robbery, or job [shop?] lifting.
(M who has visited Chicago)
People have to worry about people trying to rob you on streets. Lots of traffic. Some people are bad are commit crimes. Some poeple are nice and don’t do bad things. I think Chicago [is better] because I like big cities and there are more stores all around.
(M who has visited Chicago)
Chicago would be exiting, boring and loud. Good points - you would have a musaem to go to; bad because of gangs. People of all different kinds, blacks, whites, chinks, Japans, robbers. Fisher [is better] because there is not as many gangs.
(M who has visited Chicago)
1. very, very busy. Lots of noise in the morning and afternoon, horns honking, people yelling, and glass breaking, I don’t think I would want to live there. Those there are giant skyscrapers and parks. also a lot of national landmarks and stuff.
2. Just your normal, friendly people. Just guessing.
3. Fisher [is better]. It sounds more peaceful and quiet. also less crime.
(M who has visited Chicago)
Good reasons - I think life in Chicago is great because it has nice places to go and see, like the Sears Tower, malls, Hard Rock Cafe, and many other places.
I think the people are rude, obnoxious [unclear] and are unpatient in Chicago. Bad reasons - I think it would be bad because of the pollution, the people, and it’s so crowded there.
I think Fisher is better because it's not so crowded.
(M who has visited Chicago)
Good points are living in the town of the Chicago Bears and having lots of places to eat. Bad points are it being such a big town and robbers and stuff like that. I would rather live in Fisher because it has more area to do things.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
The life in Chicago has many crimes, murders, and robbery. The good point is that stores, cafes, restaurants, doctors, and much more are right there in town. The people in Chicago are all different kinds. There are nice people and there are bad people. Fisher is a better place to live because you don’t have as many busy roads that you have to worry about. You don’t have to worry as much if you leave your car or vehicle unlocked.
(M who has visited Chicago)
The life in Chicago is good and bad. It’s good because there are lots of fancy hotels. It’s bad because a lot of robberies are there. I don’t know [what people are like]. Fisher [is better] because there are not as many robberies and it’s peaceful here.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago would be worries [?] since it's a bigger city. Life in Chicago would also be fun because there is lots of fun places to go. I think there are good and bad people that live in Chicago. I think Fisher is a better place to live because it is quiet and not so much crime.
(F who has visited Chicago)
1. busy, stealing.
2. Jacky is always busy.
3. Fisher. It is small and not a traffic jam. I like it
because it's quiet.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think that Chicago is a good place to go shopping. It is a big city and it lots of buildings. The Bulls come from there too. The bad things about Chicago is that people get shot. There are a lot of bad people that kill other people too. Some of them are mean and rude. The rest of them are nice and pleasant. I don’t know [which place is better].
(F who has visited Chicago)
Fisher because I’ve lived there for all my life.
Chicago: Bad: gangs killings and so forth.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago would be OK. Here are some bad points. #1 It would be to loud. #2 It would be too crowded 3 It would be easy to get lost in. Here are some good point. 1 you could get away. 2 It would be cool to be in a big city. I think people in Chicago would be mean. I think Fisher [is better] because I’ve always lived in a small town. And I never want to live in a big loud area!
(F who has visited Chicago)
1. Good points - the good point is that it is really big and it would
just be fun to live there. Bad points - there are a lot of gangs
and mean people there.
2. People - there would probably be a lot of nice people there
but there would be some bad people like in gangs.
3. Fisher - Fisher would be better to live in because it is a little
town and nice and quiet and it is just a nice place to live.
(F who has never visited Chicago)
Life in Chicago would be busy. The good points would be the stores and the bad points would be all the noise. I think people who live there would be nice. I’d rather live in Fisher because it is small and quiet.
(F who has never visited Chicago)
1. Chicago is somewhat good and somewhat bad.
2. I think that some of the people that live in Chicago are bad
people.
3. I think that both chicago and Fisher would be nice to live,
but Chicago would be better because you could go to the Disney Store and
go to their Mall and go the Six Flags Great America.
(F who has visited Chicago)
1. People might like Chicago because of shops and other people.
2. Fisher [is better] because of friends and it is not a busy place.
3. The people who live in Chicago are probably nice or TROUBLEMAKERS!!
(F who has visited Chicago)
1. I think life in Chicago is o.k. The good things about Chicago are that most of the people are nice. The bad things about Chicago are that there is a lot of crime there. 2. Well, everybody that I know in Chicago are very nice, but I don’t know very many. 3. I think Fisher is better. I think Fisher is better because in Fisher there is barely any crime, but in Chicago there is quite a lot of crime.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think that chicago is a good place to go because there is more to go shopping]. I think Chicago is a bad place to go because there is more crime.
I don’t know [what the people are like].
I don’t know [which place is better to live].
(F who has never visited Chicago)
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Question: What do you think life is like in Chicago - the
good and bad points?
What are the people like who live there?
Which is a better place to live - Fisher or Chicago? Why?
N.B. Spelling has been corrected at teacher's request.
M and F refer to the student's gender.
I think life in Chicago is crowded. A reason I would like to live in Chicago is there are lots of restaurants and stores. A reason I would not like to live in Chicago is that it's a big and crowded city. I think the people who live there are all different.
I think that I would rather live in Fisher than Chicago. I would rather live in Fisher because it is safer and it is quiet. In Chicago my parents would not let me ride my bike around town.
(M who has visited Chicago)
I would like to live in Fisher because it's quiet. Fisher is clean. Fisher is also not crammed.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is very busy. The good things about Chicago are that you are very close to the aquarium and Six Flags so when you want to take a trip you don't have to go very far. The second thing is if you live in Chicago you might get to meet Michael Jordan and if you are kind of rich you can get tickets to a Bulls game. The third thing is that there are a lot of cool shopping malls. The bad things are that there a lot of gangs and you could get robbed. The second thing is you could get stolen or shot.
I think that some people who live there are nice and some people are mean.
I am not sure which is a better place to live. Fisher is good because it is small and it has many friendly people. Chicago is good because it has many fun places to go and it has really good shopping malls.
(F who has visited Chicago)
Life in Chicago is good in many ways. It has good apartments and good lawyers too. But it is busy. Everything is in a rush, but the tall beautiful buildings make up for that. The people have good and bad points. One reason the people have good qualities is that they run good businesses and good manufacturing companies.
I still think that Fisher is better. I would like to visit Chicago every once and a while. Chicago is too busy for me. Besides I like Fisher. I would rather stay here. The people are nicer and I have a lot of friends.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I would like to live in Fisher. Why? Cause it's kind of big and we have nice teachers . We have lots of people that lives here too. We have loud sirens . We have no problems here in Fisher. We have stores; gas stations, dogs; cats; and we have lots of books and we have fun. It would be uncomfortable there for me and my family. The people in Chicago are nice; kind; tall and ; they have big houses. We have neighbors here. I think that it would be crowded there for me and my family. And we will be unhappy if we went to that school in Chicago.
(F who has never visited Chicago)
I think that Chicago would be busy for one bad point but for a good point I think it would be kind of cool living by all those celebrities if you ask me. I think the people are probably nice. Fisher because it is probably safer then Chicago.
(M who has visited Chicago)
What I think would be bad about Chicago is the very high population! I think that living in a high populated city or suburb would have a lot of crime a lot of traffic and a lot of noise. The good things about I think about Chicago is there are a lot of stores and stuff like that. I think the people in Chicago are nice only some people would be mean I also think they like it there.
I like Fisher more than Chicago for three reasons. One is Fisher is not high populated and doesn't have crime. Two is that the schools aren't as crowded. And three there are a lot of friendly people in Fisher
(M who has visited Chicago)
I think life like in Chicago is cool good points it has lots of people has lots of stuff. Bad points it has lots of robberies and robbers think life in Chicago is weird. I think I would like to live in Fisher because it is smaller. It has less robberies. It has less people. I think it is better then Chicago.
(M who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is like really crowded and busy. I think the good part about Chicago is the shopping malls. The bad part about Chicago is all of traffic jams.
I think the people in Chicago are really grumpy in the morning because if they get into a traffic jam they will be late for work. I also think that they are less grumpier in the morning when they get to work, unless their boss gets mad at them for being late. I think that the other people are probably nice too, but I don't know because I've never lived there or visited there.
I think that Fisher is a better place to live because there's not a lot of people and there's nice people that live there. I also think that Fisher is a better place to live because it's very quiet and peaceful. I also think that Fisher is a better place because it's nice and small.
I think that Fisher is a better place to live because it doesn't have a lot of crime and drugs. I think that Fisher is a better place to live because when it snows people can build white snowmen instead of dirty snowmen like in the city. I also think that Fisher is a better place to live because if you move you can take your pets with you , but in Chicago you can't take your pets with you if you are going to live in an apartment.
(F who has never visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago would be kind of fun but it would be croweded I just like it here more. The people there I think there are nice and not so nice people. I think Fisher would be a better place to live because it is never really croweded and it is quiet and a lot of kids. And not any gangs.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is busy. It's probably full of people and crowded. It's probably fun when there's a celebration. Its bad points are there's wrecks, it's noisy , they have gangs , and traffic jams. I think that people that live there are adjusted to the big city.
Fisher is a better place to live because it's safer and not as noisy. I like Fisher because the people there are nice it's pretty I like Fisher a lot
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I think that Chicago has some good points like it has a lot of people and they have great shopping malls. Though it has its bad points like traffic it is a traffic jam and they have bad gangs. The people that live there are probably nice and some are bad like break-ins and robbers.
I think that Fisher would be a better place to live than Chicago because you won't have to worry about gangs trying to get into your house. I am so glad because it is safer in Fisher I think .
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is not good because if you try to go somewhere you have too many traffic jams. It would be too loud and noisy. The people in Chicago I think are nice.
It is better to live in Fisher because it is safer because there's no gangs.
(M who has visited Chicago)
The good part about Chicago it is the home of the Chicago Bulls. The bad part about Chicago is it has a lot of gangs.
Chicago [is a better place to live] because they have to live a busy life. And it is a big city. And it is the home of the Chicago Bulls.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I think life is really cool in Chicago. You get to go to cool restaurants like the Rain Forest Cafe, White Castle and other interesting and good restaurants. It has many different places to shop and go to have fun. The bad part about Chicago is the traffic and that a lot of people live there. Some of the people that live there are very rich, and some are very poor like the street people. People who live there are also very different from us in Fisher. No one knows each other very well. Sometimes they can be selfish and mean.
I think that Fisher is a better place to live because nobody comes to your house to rob you. I think that Fisher School is better than Chicago's schools like Chicago but I like Fisher better. In Fisher everybody knows everybody. But in Chicago not everybody knows everybody. All of my friends live here in Fisher.
(F who has visited Chicago)
Chicago life like is good because there is nice people there and the bad points are they are gangs that can kill you. People like to live in Chicago because it will be happy because they love to live here.
Fisher is a better place to live in because it is not a big town and I really don't like Chicago because it is a big town. Another thing Chicago has mall to shop.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think Chicago has bigger buildings and more gangs. Highways and streets are very busy. It makes Illinois look big because it has the Sears Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the United States. You can go see famous people like Michael Jordan. You can see professional games like basketball, hockey, football, and baseball. Sammy Sosa is a famous player for the Chicago Cubs.
I think some people are gangsters. Some of the richest people live there. Everyone is always in a hurry driving to work. Kids play on the roof of the schools because that is where their playground is. Fisher is better because there are less gangs. Everyone is friendly. Smaller classrooms so kids can get a better education. Fisher does not have as much crime and violence.
(M who has never visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is crowded and busy. There are many good parts in Chicago. There are a couple of zoos. Like Brookfield Zoo. There are many good museums and restaurants. There are many bad points in Chicago too. For example traffic jams and gangs.
I think I would rather live in Fisher. I know there are not as many restaurants in Fisher but Fisher is quieter. Plus all my friends are in Fisher. I like my school too.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago would be bad at my age. I think it would be bad because, I or anybody my age wouldn't be able to ride their bike to a friend's house because, you could get hurt or stolen easily. The good things about Chicago is that they have good shopping malls, a very good basketball team, and a very good hockey team. Another good thing is that they have very good celebrities of restaurants. Really I'm not sure how the people are in Chicago. I have heard that there are a lot of gangs and, there is all kinds of kids getting stolen [robbed?].
To me I think it would be better to live in Fisher. The reason I think Fisher is a better place to live is because, I don't like living in big cities. Plus I wouldn't be able to ride my bike like I can now.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago would be busy because of all the traffic jams! I ------- [unclear] also because of the big city crimes and the gangs. The population big too!!!!!! like the people who live there. I know some people who used live there, they are nice.
I would rather live in Fisher because much less crowded. A reason I like Fisher cause of my friends.
(F who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is cool because they have places to go swimming in the winter and lots of neat things to do. I also think it is scary because of all the gangs and murders. I think some people are nice and some are mean and hurt people. I would rather live in FISHER so I wouldn't have to worry about getting hurt when I am outside playing.
(M who has visited Chicago)
I think life in Chicago is fun. There are a lot of fancy restaurants and a lot of good shopping malls. The Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears, and the White Socks are the best in sports, and they are located in Chicago. But, Chicago is a busy and crowded town.
But the bad thing about Chicago is there are a lot of gangs and drive-by shooting. The violence is very bad. Most of the people in Chicago are from other countries.
I think Fisher is better then Chicago because, Fisher does not have as many people. We don't have as much violence or traffic, and it's real quiet in Fisher.
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N.B. M and F in the parenthetical material following each
essay refer to the student's gender. Spelling has been corrected at school's
request.
(F who never visited Chicago)
(F who visited Chicago)
(M who never visited Chicago)
(M who visited Chicago)
(M who visited Chicago)
(M who visited Chicago)
(F who visited Chicago)
(M who never visited Chicago)
(M who visited Chicago)
(F who visited Chicago)
(F who visited Chicago)
The good change would be getting to know new people, and more things to do. Some people in Chicago would be like people in Benton, others might be meaner than some people in Benton.
The bad change would be gangs, shootings, and drugs. There would
also be a lot more mean people. More gang members too.
To conclude, I think I would rather live in Benton. It would
be both a good change and bad change.
(F who never visited Chicago)
(F who never visited Chicago)
(M who never visited Chicago)