Manhattan Project

I feel that the debate on the nuclear bomb and limits in wartime was overall a weak one. Both sides struggled to get their points across and explain them in a way that someone could understand them. The facts and evidence were present for most of the debate, but the connections to make great points were not. Out of all the points I feel the con side’s claim that there was alternatives to the nuclear bomb was lacking the most. This was due to the fact that whenever they were asked for any…

World War II, a war in which many new weapons were used, introduced the deadly atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945, the first ever atomic bomb was dropped by Americans over the Japanese city, Hiroshima. This was a bomb that changed and destroyed countless lives; in John Hersey’s novel Hiroshima, Heresy focuses on the lives of just six individuals: two doctors, two religious leaders, and two ordinary citizens just trying to get by in wartime conditions. By focusing on just a few people, Hersey is able…

with innocence projects, volunteer law students and the Dallas County Public Defenders office (as cited in Zalman & Carranno, 2013). It did this to review hundreds of post-conviction claims that have been rejected by a prior administration. However, some of the claims had been filed under the DNA…

our great city. But there are still millions of people that work in our amazing city. The Long Island Rail Road, commonly referred to by acronym, LIRR is the ultimate thread that provides great transportation from the suburban Island to the urban Manhattan. A travel on the LIRR takes anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours to get to the city, but is beats the hell out of driving with that traffic that accompanies every day’s rush hour at the countries most populated city. People take the subway in…

names Vincent Barone, a professional engineer and Vice President as well as Alfred Caruso, director of concrete and masonry testing. Edward Porter, civil engineer, Michael Sterlacci, a professional engineer, Stephen Latus, a professional engineer and project manager, Wilfred Sanchez, manager of the fire code department. Latus and Sanchez were…

Dalton Conley’s memoir narrates how growing up white in the projects of NYC affected how he perceived race as he grew older. Growing up being one of the few white boys in a mostly black and Puerto Rican neighborhood on Manhattan’s Lower East Side made his childhood out of the ordinary. Conley opens up the book with an incident that underlines his experience with color in his childhood. In an attempt to show his unawareness to color, three year old, Conley whose mother was pregnant at that time,…

Introduction In recent years, there has been a great concern that the minority who experience poverty, inequality and racism is in connection to poor health outcomes. The social determinants of health such as the environment, health behavior, and socio-economic status. In this paper, my concern is how disparities of resources such as availability of food stores, and restaurants among minority cause diabetes in East Harlem as compared to the Upper Eastside where the majority of white resides.…

networks of relatives and friends and on affordable goods, food as well as housing within the neighborhood. New York City 's Chinatown is considered the largest Chinatown in the United States (Waxman, n.d.), and it is located on the lower east side of Manhattan. According to National Park Service website, “Chinatown Historic District in New York was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2010, due to its national significance stemming from its association with United…

regime. In 1864, in a speech before the National Assembly, he vents his hatred of the rootless urban population, which keeps increasing as a result of his projects. Rising rents drive the proletariat into the suburbs”. Comparably, Park Avenue is one of the longest perspectives in New York city, with the broadest, straightest thoroughfare in Manhattan. Park Avenue is also one of the most notoriously expensive streets in New York City, with continuously rising rents. I can only assume rising rents…

that. My book, The Bronx It Was Only Yesterday: 1935-1965, starts off with an introduction that describes many events and thoughts during the period stated above, such as the residents’ thoughts about the New Deal’s programs, the construction of projects, and how the trolley routes were discontinued. The rest of the book separates itself into different sections with pictures and captions. However, the book that focuses on the 1600s to 1900 might not have photos depicting the Bronx, but it could…