The Land Ethic

The land ethic is something i feel is of growing importance in today's society. Specifically in our great cities across the country. I felt a connection with the movie "The Sprawling of America: Inner City Blues", due to being a lifelong inner city boy myself. I went to a high school that is far different than most here at CSB|SJU, which is, very diverse. In my high school i was a minority, so my experiences are far different. One thing that grasps me from growing up in the city is the division of neighborhoods. For example the difference crossing over the Mississippi river and going from Northeast Minneapolis to North Minneapolis has a drastic change. The neighborhood of north Minneapolis is stricken with poverty and is seen as the "ghetto". It astounds me to see the dreadful living conditions and housing that is most common over north side. When the tornado came through this summer the division of neighborhoods was evident. There was a lack of urgency for much of the north side. The electricity for some residents was long as 3 weeks coming since the tornado. Many people felt that the city was intentionally not placing high priority to replacing the standard of living over north. I feel that the city has intentionally not placed much emphasis over north side to make it better except for the increase in cop protection. I feel that this is similar to Detroit in the sense of "white flight". These experiences make me who i am and give me a broader sense of importance within my hometown of the twin cities.