I think you should build upon this "topic" of lack of community utilizing the various slogans of the businesses in Douglasville. This would be an interesting toggling technique for such an essay, and you could even tie in history of Douglasville or companies or strip malls to help develop it. Personally, I would like to see a tie-in of the environment and how these “community” slogans contradict the goals of an environmentalist area. For example, Lowe’s is located in the same strip area as Applebee’s and their slogan is “Let’s build something together.” Do communities as large as Douglasville actually build things or do they destroy as they expand? Are they working more towards a “neighborhood” or merely “more saving, more doing” as Home Depot suggests? You could even play with idea of why Atlanta would want to keep its charm there?
As far as reflection goes, remember to avoid the obvious. Yes, this essay could focus on the lack of community and how the slogans contradict the idea, and it could tie-in environmental issues and how the community takes advantage. But how does the message in your essay differ from others? How will you keep this from becoming propaganda for EPA? Most importantly, to me anyway, why is this so important to you? Convey it to your reading audience.
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