Fictional characters from New York City

Valdes. Who is Zelda Wynn Valdes? Born June 28 1905, Zelda Wynn Valdes is an African American fashion and costume designer. Raised in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Zelda started out in fashion constructing outfits from her doll collection as a child. She cut and sew different patterns from newspapers and use them on her dolls. She grew up studying her grandmother’s work as a seamstress and also: Worked in her uncle’s tailoring shop. She offered to create a dress for her grandmother, who said…

Introduction In the 19th century America experienced speedy growth of diverse inhabitants. In the 1920s, the growth of the population in America was driven by the immigration of many people from various countries in the world. As a result of the immigration of people from other countries in America, there was the formation of new ethnic groups and races. As such, the growth of diverse population in America in the 19th century caused racial, ethnic and gender complexity.In this era of 1920s, the…

because Amber was worried Tracy would take her place as the star of the TV show. Amber's mother, Velma, also disliked Tracy and believed she did not look the part to be on The Corny Collins Show. The fact that African Americans were eventually banned from being on the popular TV show is disgusting and definitely a conflict. Also, African Americans were not taught in the same classrooms as the white kids, which is not only extremely disrespectful, but also another conflict. The most…

Everyone behaves differently in the morning. Some may wake up energetic waiting to start the new day while others wake up dreary. “Five A.M.” by William Stafford depicts a speaker walking down a familiar street and enjoying the early morning. “Five Flights Up” by Elizabeth Bishop is another poem that takes place in the morning; however, the speaker in this poem is unhappy. “Five A.M.” and “Five Flights Up” both reflect on the early morning surroundings, but they use different techniques to show…

Sticking together is a major part of being in a gang, if you can’t do that then it’s not a gang. Gangs are a group or groups of delinquents who show their power through violence. Loyalties in a gang are deeper than any other allegiances. Gangs provide a sense of belonging and replace what their family does not provide. The loyalty between members of a gang is important in order to be a gang, like in The Outsiders where Ponyboy and his gang have to stick together to get through many struggles.…

and one Latino (Raymond Santana, fourteen years old), so they were wrongly convicted of rape a white woman in New York City in April, 1989. In about 1984 in New York City it was danger and people were selling drugs, gang’s wars, and the economy was terrible. Also, the building was old fashioned, the people sleeping on the street, they used drugs, and people was afraid to walk in the city. One night people throwing rocks a black girl and the same night Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Korey…

business improvement area is located west of Yonge and Bloor. The Kingsway Business improvement area is one of the oldest and well known area in Toronto and it has survived throughout the years. There are many Services available to the visitors ranging from entertainment services such as pubs, diners, a retro cinema, and many others to other services such as financing, banking, and many more. Along with its array of services available to its visitors, there are events that are planned throughout…

“consumer society.” Many Americans were uncomfortable with this new, urban, sometimes racy “mass culture” but many people lived in the moment surrounded by the newest kitchen appliances, shorter skirts and lots of alcohol. Although technology, culture, and science were advancing, life wasn’t always “the bees knees.” Racism and segregation was still a continuous issue especially with the rise of the new KKK, woman were advocating a new way of feminism that was promiscuous and non- traditional,…

organized crime. Although dangerous, people needed the money. Immigrants began to come into the cities of America. Populations of cities were growing because of the criminal groups swarming the streets. The business was a draw for immigrants coming into cities of America because of its quick and easy method of money making in their new country. In New York City alone, 250 000 immigrants lived in the city and by 1910, that number had jumped to 500,000 immigrants and…

in 1930 was the talented writer named Lorraine Hansberry. She came from a wealthy African American family, although despite their wealth, Hansberry and her family still experienced discrimination in schools and her neighborhood. After she attended University of Madison in Wisconsin, she moved to Harlem where she soon became friends with Langston Hughes, the writer of Dream Deferred. Hughes was one of the most talented poets from the Harlem Renaissance. In 1958, Hansberry wrote the play Raisin in…