For my definitional argument paper I
chose to write about my hometown of Chickamauga, Georgia. This map dot would
definitely be considered an all American “small town.” My family and I have
lived there my whole life. I even attended the same high school that my mom
graduated from. I have gone to the same school my entire academic career. I met
all my best friends in the preschool softball league the summer before we
started kindergarten at Chickamauga Elementary. There is essentially one red
light in town before you drive out to the more rural areas scattered with farms
and historic plantations.
All
these facts contribute to the textbook idea of small towns. Everyone knows
every one else, as well as their business. Many people from larger cities see
the small town life in a very different light than those who live it. Being
from a small town like Chickamauga is more often than not construed as a
negative trait. Knowing every person in your graduating class of one hundred
and fifteen sounds crazy to someone who came from a high school with two
thousand students. However to me, knowing all those people, their families,
where they attend church, and what car they drive is not only the norm, but
also extremely comforting.
In my definitional argument, I plan
to research the textbook definition of a small town and how people from other
areas see it. After that, I will give my personal opinion and tell about my own
experiences in the town of Chickamauga, Georgia.
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