Gated Communities, a view into why these communities are so popular in the United States and why they are so dangerous.
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In 1999 an episode of a popular science fiction show "The X-Files" was made as a reference to the idyllic gated community. In this episode the two main characters, who went undercover as "Rob and Laura Petrie", were investigating a series of disappearances in a rich gated community development named "The Falls of Arcadia", which appeared to be racially equal. In ancient Greece Arcadia was a rustic, secluded area, and its inhabitants became proverbial as primitive …
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…P, 1999. 1-10. Diamant, Jeff. Heist! The 17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft. USA: John F. Blair Publisher, 2002. 1-256. "Gated Community." Wikipedia. 1 Mar. 2006. 22 Feb. 2006 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gated_community>. Guterson, David. No Place Like Home. USA: Bedford/St. Martins, 2002. 157-163. Nasser, Haya L. "Gated communities more popular, and not just for the rich." USA Today 15 Dec. 2002. 22 Feb. 2006 <http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-12-15-gated-usat_x.htm>.
