Culture of New York City

even more important to followers when the panic of 1837 took place. The panic of 1837 was a financial crisis that later lead to a major recession in the 40’s. The loss of jobs, and money people turned to their faiths for hope. Many people in New York City followed Matthias’ religion. The Prophet was based on egalitarianism and patriarchy. This means that it is a male dominant religion where all men are equal. Women were expected to only take care of the children and clean the household. This…

and 1920 defined America as a nation of immigrants, creating a “melting pot” that makes the culture in the United States truly unique. It was during this century that approximately 33 million people entered the ports of the United States. Immigrants from the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Southern and Eastern Europe, and down from Canada, came in massive waves. These immigrants settled in the large cities of the Northeast and Midwest of America, most without adequate amounts of housing to hold…

a popular culture to create a complex composition. Graffiti art was connected with the hip-hop culture, which included rap music, break dancing, and disc jockeys. This culture attracted a lot of attention in New York magazines, movies, and films like the movie “Break In” which helped the society have a better understanding of this culture. Many graffiti artists became very well known at the time. Hip-hop had become accepted in the United States and worldwide making the graffiti culture appear in…

Tammany Hall, founded in the 1700s, was incorporated on May 12th, 1789 as the Tammany Society. It is well known for its big role in New York State’s politics, the hall was the center of the Democratic-Republican Party and opposed to the Federalist Party (O’Dea, 2003). Although, originally the sole purpose of Tammany Hall was known to be a club, in which members of the club would meet to discuss politics in their nation. Tammany’s popularity is known for both corruption and their inclination to…

The Italian culture has been one of the oldest and one of the most significant culture in this country. This is due to the fact that a lot of European migrated to the United States long ago. Like it is stated by the book Food and Culture by Kittler and Sucher “Today there are approximately 14 million Americans of Italian descent, most of whom live in or around major cities.” (pg 136). One of those major cities with a large population of Italians is New York City. Migrating to a new country with…

New York City is the most populous city in the United States. It has as many as 800 languages with an estimated 18.9 million people. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 7th most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Although New York City is the largest city in the country, much of New York is still rural. Albany is its state capital. New York is composed of five boroughs in which there…

Los Angeles is a place of interest for many to travel to. Some visit temporarily and some move here with the hopes and dreams of a better life. Being the second largest city in the United States, Los Angeles has a huge draw. According to the 2015 census report L.A. has a population of 3,971,896, with 68% being minorities. A city with such large interest has to have one of the largest international airports. We are all interconnected, and LAX is a huge part of that. Pico Iyer spent a week at…

and culture represented in my Massachusetts home; it was a bit of a culture shock arriving in New York City. Here; different cultures are represented, various opinions are presented, and social norms are rejected. With this refreshing outlook on life, I believe it is necessary to get outside of your comfort zone and become aware of your surroundings. Back in my home town of Marshfield, I felt completely closed off to the rest of the world. My town was made up of little diversity and culture.…

trip. I really wanted to go to Mexico City and mom wanted to go to New York. We debated about where to go because we wanted to go to both places. We finally decided that we would just go to both places. We drove to New York first since it was in the States and then we flew out to Mexico City. Profile of New York New York Bay was discovered in 1542 by Giovanni da Verrazano. Henry Hudson then went up the river and claimed that area. Then northern New York was claimed by Samuel de Champlain in…

During the mid nineteenth century, there was a major issue in which thousands of vagabond children roamed the streets of New York. They would sell pieces of rags, newspapers, and themselves trying to survive. In an attempt to remedy the problem, The Children’s Aid Society decided to send the “street children” on trains to rural America to be taken in by farmers, accepted into the family, and work on their farms. This situation is very interesting and can be analyzed sociological from many…