Gangs of New York

caused by overcrowding. Cities should evaluate new structural patterns that space out people and resources in an effective way. It’s also crucial that employment opportunities and housing situations, especially low-income housing, are carefully managed. As population growth persists in confined areas, it’s imperative that thorough steps are taken. By ensuring that everyone has the resources they need in order to thrive in today’s world, people will find new ways to contribute to our society.…

Ethnography is a study used by sociologists to emerge within a group and observe how they operate. Within Sidewalk Gotta Go and Sidewalk Sleeping, Duneier is able to see what is unseen by the average tourist in New York City. Although he had submerged himself with this a group of street vendors on Sixth Avenue, there are advantages and disadvantages to an ethnographical study. Mitchell Duneier was able to work with the street vendors and learn why they had chosen to sleep outside, or why they…

or basis to what occurred, it did present a negative correlation between strict policing of minor offenses and the overall environment of the subway system in New York City. Before the experiment and installation of new policies, the subway system was dank with defecation, dangerous, and simply unpleasant. After the enforcement of the new policies began, the subway system improved greatly. Today, the system is unrecognizable compared to its previous state. It is quoted that it “feels, smells and…

Like many athletes, Alex Rodriguez grew up playing the sport he loved, which was baseball. An article about his childhood from biography.com Alex Rodriguez grew up with his mom and siblings in Miami after his father left to live in New York. His father inspired him to become a baseball player because he himself was a pro catcher. In high school, Alex Rodriguez was the star of his school’s baseball team and captured the attention of universities around Florida and other states. When…

civil unrest in America which was subject to protests, demonstrations and a series of crippling strikes.” (history.com) The threat from terrorism would grow and change, with different causes coming and going out. Protests and strikes had undergone in New York City. The cause of the bombing is still unknown…

On March 25, 1911, a Saturday afternoon, as the workday was coming to an end the Triangle Shirtwaist Companies factory in New York City burned, killing 145 workers. The factory was located on the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the Asch Building in a neighborhood of Manhattan. The floor the employees were working on had a number of exits, including a freight elevator, a fire escape (that crumbled), and stairways; however, rapidly increasing flames quickly prevented workers from using those…

In the excerpt from the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by author L. Frank Baum, Dorothy and her many friends must travel to the emerald city where they were dazzled by its appearance. In this narrative the author uses many strategies to convey his perspective on the emerald city. For example, he includes repetition to introduce the fact that the whole city was green. He also used elaborate description to make sure that the reader understood the picture he was trying to create. The most effective…

He played his final two seasons in 1972 and 1973 as a part-time first baseman for the New York Mets. He then worked as a part-time hitting coach with the Mets until 1979. He was the first ballplayer with more than 3,000 hits and 500 home runs in his career. Mays won two National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, ended his career…

Marital Strife in Eat a Bowl of Tea and Falling Man Though separated by different time periods, areas of New York, and even cultures, the novels Eat a Bowl of Tea by Louis Chu and Falling Man by Don DeLillo are similar in their depiction of the marital crisis. In the novel Eat a Bowl of Tea, the main character Ben Loy lives in Chinatown in the 1940s with his wife, who is having an affair with his cousin. In the novel Falling Man, the main character Keith lives in lower Manhattan in 2001 (post-…

Odysseus has shown many traits of being a hero in the epic poem The Odyssey when he finally returns home and returns to his loving wife, but my vision of a hero is just a tad different. My hero is Mike Trout, he is the center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and he is my hero because he is a kind, caring, and a great athlete. All traits that make him a hero. Mike Trout has made some genuinely considerate donations to charities such as Feed America and Free the Children, but what…