Lower East Side

Motivation Makes a Dream Reality Approximately the top one to two percent of people in the United States are considered part of the wealthy class which is defined as making above $250,000 per year (Francis). The American Dream is defined as "the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American and a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the United States” (Definition of American Dream). The key…

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to give you some insight on the life of a normal Hispanic female college student - how normal is defined is up for debate. I’m sure that you recieved several papers by Hispanic females, but none will be the same or identical to one another. The purpose of this paper is to show you how my unique experiences have molded me to be the person that I am today, how they have affected me, and how they still play in a role in my life. It’s not every day that I…

Movie Response: Separate and Unequal The documentary Separate and Unequal focus on creation of St.George on East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The creation of St.George district becomes controversial because of the impact of racial and economic diversity in the local community. A group of predominantly white upper-middle class parents decide to create its own city and school district called St.George. Those who support St.George argue that the creation of the district is to have smaller communities…

This past semester I was placed in a kindergarten class with twenty one students. I was required to have 25 hours of observation. Through my visits at this school I learned a lot about how the classroom was laid out, how the teacher interacted with the students as well as how the students interacted with other students. Throughout the following pages I will discuss my data including demographics. This will include student demographics and teacher demographics. I will also discuss the physical…

placed a huge strain on Jordan, which is already ranked one of the most water-deprived countries in the world. Due to the water constraints, Jordan is only able to provide 150 cubic meters of water per person on an annual basis. This statistic is much lower than the 500 cubic meters which equates to the level of water scarcity according to UN global estimates. As a result, Jordan…

The Study of Body Image from Multidisciplinary Perspectives Body image is a psychological and personal representation of one’s own physique that includes someone who analyzes one’s body from head to toe. An image of one’s self can be implemented by both positive and negative thoughts of how people portray themselves. Generally, people struggle with their own physique because they want to live up to their societies standards. Because of this issue, both men and women torture their bodies to look…

Those that are among the Upper Middle Class and the Middle Class are more likely to participate in 2 or more sports, whereas those of the Lower Middle Class are more likely to participate in 1 sport if even that. Approximately 33% of the Lower Middle Class participants participated in 2 or more sports, whereas, approximately 67% of the Middle Class and 57% of the Upper Middle Class participated in 2 or more sports. Gender plays an influential…

that the two families used in the essay live quite close to each other but they are in complete opposite spectrums of socioeconomic class. The Klaitman-Smalls family is in the higher end of the middle class of society while the Lynch family is in the lower middle class of society. This can be seen by how they parent their children. The Klaitman-Smalls family can afford all the expensive classes for their children, while the Lynch family cannot and are having to worry more about how they are…

and provides different struggles for those in lower and middle class compared to the rich. Many people in the lower and middle class go to public school and start their college education in community colleges and have to pay for their entire college education by themselves. Many people in upper rich class go to private school and are able to afford any university they choose to attend and have their education paid for by their…

First time novelist but long time comedian Amy Schumer has captured my attention yet again. I love her stand up so I knew I was going to enjoy her book, but I had no idea I would love is as much as I did. The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo being one of many books written by comedians I have read, I fully expected it to be like all of the others, but I was so wrong. Similar to other comedian-turned-authors, Schumer opened up about the struggle to break into the industry, her sexual history, and…