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What does Gutterson mean when he says "Green Valley is as much a verb as a noun"? Point to specific places where he discusses the ways in which city laws prohibit and require residents and buildings to do certain things.
-When Gutterson opens up his piece, he states, "Green Valley is as much a verb as a noun" he mean that even though it is a place, it is a place that is still growing and adding things to its communities. Although the community is still growing, the rules are as well. It states " no fowl, reptile, fish, or insect may be raised." What community says you cont grow things like that?


What is Gutterson's tone? How does he achieve this tone? Look at specific uses of language, parenthetical notation, and turns of phrase that you you a general feeling of Gutterson's writerly agenda.
-Gutterson's tone is not exactly harsh, but it is very straight forward. He has obviously talked to and learned alot about the people of the community. He does not hide the bad things though. He tells you the happy things, the odd things, and some mean things. The happy things being when he talks about "Cars wound slowly over clean broad streets, ferrying children to swimming pools and backyard barbeques and Complex cinemas." The mean things are not exactly mean as warning such as the neighborhood watch signs.


Do you agree that suburbs are not the safe, selective paradises the purport to be? Provide examples from your own experience as support for your argument.
-I grew up in a neighborhood that sounds just like the one in the beginning of the argument: a golf course neighborhood with parents taking children to the pool or making water parks in their front yards with the water hose. In ways, i believe that the suburbs are safe. The only things ever dangerous in my neighborhood were the teenage boys being immature and breaking windows and running. One very big similarity though is the signs stating that the "neighborhood watch program is in force..." Although we never heard the police were called, there were always signs reminding us that it could happen.

My House

When i think about home, I think about:
1. The pond on golf course behind our house
2. My neighbors
3. Playing with my little brother
4. My old dogs
5. My parents

The main thing I think about when I think about home is all of my neighbors. In my picture, i drew my street with all of my neighbors houses on it. I live onMuirfield Dr. My house is connected to another house that is connected to another house: condos. I think of my neighbors, because none of my parents' family lives within 4 hours of us. So for holidays, my whole street gets together at one house to eat and celebrate. We eat Christmas, Thanksgiving, and EAter dinner together. We also celebrate all of the birthdays together. I drew one house on our street that has always been rented. I have lived in the same spot for 16 years and have never gotten to know the house that is rented. The people at the opposite end of the street, Mr. and Mrs. Goss, were the last addition to our street, but we treat them like they have been there forever. After the rented house is the Mincy's. They always have border collies. Next to them is the Dorner's. When i was learning to ride a bike I hit their mailbox. After them is the Grangers. They have 13 cats and 3 dogs and 2 rabbits. I always pet sit them when they leave. They are like my aunt and uncle of the street. Right beside me is the Hochsteins. They were there right after we moved in. They are like my Grandparents in town. They always have gifts for my brother and I. I think of my street as home because everyone is my family.