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Session 3 Discussion 2

Session 3 Discussion 2

Q Thomas Jefferson said that "when we get piled up in great cities we will become as corrupt as Europe." How do the benefits of urbanization weigh against the costs? Also, did urban life in the late 19th century lead to a decline in religious practice and sentiment, or were there merely adjustments to the new environment? As usual, cite evidence for your statements.

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Just like technology, urbanization came as a blessing and a curse at the same time. It can be noticed that while urbanization made life easier of the people, it also made some peoples’ lives harder. The impact of urbanization is different on different people depending on different variables such as money. With urbanization, people can do many things efficiently starting from traveling to cooking but on the other hand, due to growing rates of urbanization, nature is losing its balance resulting in increased natural disasters such as global warming and climate change