Greenwich Village

New York New York is one of the most popular cities in the world, attracting approximately 50 million tourists from all over the globe. This city is densely populated, so big that you will not explore the majority of it in your lifetime. The population is over 8.2 million residents, and about 30% of them are foreign-born enjoying a hustle-and-bustle cosmopolitan lifestyle rich in diversity. This city has a rich history, both politically and socially. It has a world-renowned cuisine and every…

Oceola are introduced by the critic Ormand Hunter. Mrs. Ellsworth becomes interested in Oceola for her talent; she then pursues Oceola in hopes that she will become her new protégée. As the plot unfolds, Oceola lives and studies the arts in Greenwich Village in New York City, New York, then Paris, France. She concludes her artistic education…

beaten on due to the fact that others did not socially accept them and they were religiously against it. Discrimination is clearly evident in 1969 New York at the Stonewall Inn Rebellion. Here, off-duty police officers raided the gay bar in Greenwich Village. These customers were finished being subjected to this inappropriate oppression. Consequently, they fought back for five days and riots crowded the streets with protests. Considering these raids were not unusual, there is justification…

A local bar in New York’s Greenwich Village called the Stonewall Inn was the target of this routine police raid. At this age in time, it was still considered socially unacceptable to be gay. There were no laws protecting homosexuals and brutal force was used by the government officials…

many job and internship opportunities, and the chance to live in a somewhat campus setting in the middle of New York City. Although there isn’t a cohesive NYU campus, the academic buildings and residence halls surround Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. NYU’s location is perfect because there is so much to do in the city. The campus is around a 10 minute walk from most residence halls, but NYU also offers a free trolley to take students from their halls to campus. I’ve been to New…

Many time periods have been affected by other time periods preceding them. Whether it be in politics or art we can see certain aspects of the previous period in the next period of time. This is very evident in art forms. In many art forms, artists (whether they be authors, painters, or composers) are influenced by other artists before their time. This is the case for many post-modernist artists, for they are sometimes influenced by the era of art before them, the modernists. The era of modernism…

LGBTQ+, short for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and so on, is a community of people gathered together who support or fall under one of these categories. The LGBTQ+ community in conjunction spreads awareness for their rights and laws, or ones that they need, but did you know that up until 2007, anyone could commit a hate crime against a person because of their sexual or gender orientation and not get punished? How about the fact that it wasn’t until 1973 that homosexuality was…

There are many factors in which make up a successful, yet compelling writer. William Sydney Porter known as O. Henry, was an American Short Story author. As he developed his writing career he became notorious for his writings to have the utmost unexpected twist endings. All through his writings the theme of love, deception, mistaken identity, the impacts of incident, the unchangeable idea of the destiny and the determination of apparently unsolvable challenges isolating two lovers is seen.…

BILL COSBY’S BIOGRAPHY Introduction Bill Cosby's Early Years Childhood Early Career An Analysis of Bill Cosby’s Career I Spy and Fat Albert The Cosby Show and other Shows Bill Cosby’s Personal Life Controversies Introduction. Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, and producer who significantly contributed to the improvement of the representation of Black individuals on television. However, his once esteemed reputation has been marred by several allegations of sexual assault spanning…

The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel because of its complexity and characters that reveal certain facets of the antagonist Holden Caulfield’s character. Students should read this novel for an example of a seemingly simple book with many examples of symbolism throughout the novel. Also, The Catcher in the Rye is set in post-WW II America, a very important time in America’s history because of its vast economic growth and advances. This book should be read by high school students, as it does…