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Sunday, October 30, 2011

The Two Sides of a City


A view of Houston cityscape
In Houston, Texas the roads are wider and the buildings are more impressive. People don't come to Houston for its beauty or its climate; on the contrary, they come for the business of the city. Houston isn't the prettiest city but she gets work done. The city is always active because there is so much to do in such a big place (taking up more than 500 square miles making it slightly larger than the size of New Jersey). Houston is where the big boys come to play, and when I say big boys I am referring to the fact that Houston is home to the second largest number of fortune 500 companies (second only to New York City). Houston is an international power house for energy, being that it is the largest city in the state that first struck oil. Also, Houston has unrivaled medical facilities which many people flock to in search of the newest and best treatments for illnesses. This innovative city is not for everyone though. Some might say that Houston is a gross place and its design is not aesthetically pleasing to them. Houston is a moving active city that could be seen as over populated and its traffic seeming to go on forever. The climate is hot and humid. There is so much pollution from the surrounding industry but this, to me at least, makes the sunsets all the more beautiful with colors that didn't paint the sky until after the industrial revolution. Just as every coin has two side so does every city have two views.














"the surrounding industry" of Houston and a sunset over Houston