Fictional characters from New York City

able to give back to my community. At times when I feel deterred, I draw upon my memory of the New York City Science and Engineering Fair where I won first place in the Geology category. This was the stepping stone that qualified me to enter the Intel International Science and Engineering fair. This memory renews my conviction that hard work and persistence enable goals to be achieved and brings forth new…

Atlantic City, in modern times, is regarded by many to be a failing city. However, as its rather famous status suggests, the city was not always so bad. At one time, economic forces like tourism propelled the city to amazing heights. The city’s infrastructure, community, and industries all lead to a bustling economy. The condition of the city is not a random draw, of course; it has ups and downs that correlate with the success of its economy. Seemingly, the level of economic success that the…

that America was changing in ways that could not be imagined from which modern beliefs arose. This was also the time when prohibition in the United States caused a rise of criminals and criminal families such as Al Capone and the Chicago outfit. Ultimately, prohibition…

can be many spots that they stop at. When people go on vacation, they want to get away from what is around them. What I Would Like to Know I have a few questions to ask in order to find the right vacation spot for me. Which spots would be the most expensive? How can I save money at expensive places? Which cities are the most populous? What would be the cheapest and fastest method of transportation? Do some cities celebrate an event that others do not, and therefore would…

speech in the affirmative. “Those who take pride in their American heritage, however, see a threat both to the American political stability and enlightened American ideals from unassimilated immigrants.” (Union). Assimilating is hard work, so it can not be expected at the snap of someone’s fingers. Immigrants have come to a new land, and have left many memories back in their homeland. Celebrating their cultural backgrounds is a big example. They have have grown up with personal habits, and those…

New York City From a New Yorker’s Point of View: A City Filled with Flaws New York City. The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. These phrases always seem to catch the attention of many people. When New York comes up in a conversation, most people think about well-known locations like Grand Central Station where you can travel to upstate New York or other states near New York, or Times Square where the lights shine the brightest and there are so many different things to do like shopping,…

Freshman orientations can be more than just an event – think about that you’re dropped in a completely new world with different faces and even different languages. And how many times you thought, “That’s just too much to take in a short time”? Orientation becomes more and more important when a campus is increasing the diversity of its student body. I have gathered some information of the problems exist with orientation week. I will also analyze these questions and give some workable solution to…

Though it is probably one of the most important for the reason that he revived it. The Harlem Renaissance happened from 1920-mid 1930s, a time way before hip-hop was even a genre of music. About ninety-five years later Kendrick Lamar releases To Pimp A Butterfly and the Harlem Renaissance is reborn. Using smooth instrumentals and deep lyrics he rejuvenates the Harlem…

makes people poor? What are the causes of people becoming poor? (Thomas B Edsall) Dr. E saw poverty as a technical problem, not a moral one or political pressures, to get an explanation where poverty start. “ We should consider the ramification of new research that provides insight into urban social disorder, worklessness, the rising salience of education and the shortcoming of government policy.” The scope of this research on unemployments to look at the consequences for men who group up in…

for it. Girls is like many shows before it, for example Sex and the City, Broad City, and Girlfriends. These type of show are made to focuses on a particular group of friends and the world around them and nothing else and Girls is no different. The show is now on its fourth season and as a hole it has depicted the life of these young girls fresh out of college try to juggle real life problems. Many say the problem with the show from a relatable stand point is the cast isn 't diverse. That is…