Crisfield
Essay by review • July 5, 2011 • Essay • 446 Words (2 Pages) • 981 Views
Here in our little town of Crisfield we deal with the good and the bad of such a
small community everyday. Crisfield has seen families that go back generations and even
some newer ones that have planted their own roots. Our close knit community gives us all
the chance to get to know each other personally and not just on a formal level. The
downside to such a relationship is the downright nosiness of everyone around you. Drama
and scandal follow you when even the smallest of toes poke across a very fine line of
expectations laid before you by fellow townspeople.
Despite its small imperfections Crisfield is really a quiet, beautiful, and colorful
town. From the dock where you can watch the most breath taking of sunsets, to the small
mom and pop shops that run all along the strip and you’ll find anywhere else, to the
family restaurants and food joints you can see and feel the homeliness of Crisfield. I love
this town and it hurts me to see the damage of drugs and sex on the younger generation.
The lack of entertainment has driven teens to find ways to entertain themselves, which
usually leads to drinking, drugs, and/or sex. The rate of high school dropouts, as well as
teen pregnancy, has increased significantly in the last decade. Funding for Somerset
County schools is practically non existent and that has also led to low confidence in
students and a bunch of uneducated people who pass themselves off as “teachers”.
I realize that not all problems have easy solutions. But I strongly believe that if we
were to somehow get more funding for the schools we could provide
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