ENO lesson: The Place We Live In

Hello! My name is Ashton and I am in 8th grade. I go to Alexander Dawson School in
Lafeyette, Co. My school has 420 students, k-12th grade. I am 13 years old and I live in
Boulder, Co. I have a mom, a dad, a sister, and 2 dogs. When my parents first moved to
Our neighborhood in 1992, there were no businesses and no houses, only farms and a dirt
road. Now there are many restaurants, a movie theater, a mall, a four lane road, a
hospital, a supermarket, a few schools, and numerous neighborhoods.
The changes in the environment are much better for people than land and animals.
Because of the development there is loss of open space and loss of room for animals.
The animals are moved from their homes to other areas to make way for more
development. Colorado has had many droughts that people contribute to
by using too much water to wash their cars, water their lawns, and take long showers.
The development has helped lots of people, especially the development of a new hospital.
Now people don’t have to travel very far to get the help they need. They also don’t have
to grow their own food, they came get food down the street from the local super market.
The development of new schools is good for the children of the community. They no
longer have to take-over the family farm, they can be educated in grade school and then
maybe go to college and become a successful business man or woman, or a doctor, or an
archeologist.