Manhattan

As individuals we have an utter compulsion to better ourselves, and the instinctual belief of a better tomorrow. In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, protagonist Sylvia and friends are introduced to a new way of living and naïvely forced to perceive the world in a whole new aspect, therefore stripped of what they once knew. Entering this unfamiliar world, they are exposed to what they could only dream of, delighted by their surroundings, Sylvia and her posse could not help but…

Diaz explores how the word "Manhattan" originates from the Lenape people, who are indigenous to the northeastern woodlands of the United States and Canada. Diaz critiques the misrepresentation of the Lenape people, whose language has been appropriated without acknowledgment of its origins…

about that site.” The place that is most significant for me and where I love to go is Inwood Hill Park. The place is far from the bustling city and getting there is already part of adventure. Inwood Hill park is very different from other parks in Manhattan, it is largely natural, being non-landscaped. Mostly area of the park consists of hills and mostly wooded. It is always crowded with…

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.…

Manhattan Project and The Analysis of Atomic Explosions History is defined as some event that has happened in the past with having a impact in some area on Earth. Without history people would not be able to learn from their past mistakes and continue on with life. This learning from our mistakes can change what people do or how people do different things. In history we have learned that war can cause many new jobs for people, but with war so many lives are lost. We have learned from many…

chain reaction was first sustained, that “this day would go down as a black day in the history of mankind.” With the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Nagasaki, tremendous changes were put into effect and the world would never be the same. The Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the…

As someone who grew up in a city surrounded by the Andes mountains, the idea of visiting the city of New York became a dream to fulfill. From the beginning I was impressed by Manhattan’s skyscrapers and the view of the skyline from far away. Famous attractions like Times Square, Central Park, the Empire State Building, and the Brooklyn Bridge instantly became places that I wanted to visit one day. Two years ago I was finally able to visit New York City and I was not disappointed. Besides the key…

left Harlem while 87,417 negroes arrived. The quality of life in Harlem were not appealing to the second generation of the white residents. As the population increased rapidly the city passed tax exemption to “spur new construction” in the Upper Manhattan areas. The housing conditions began to get worse in the 1920s as the white landlords stopped taking care of their properties. Harlem emerged as a slum because of high cost of living, rent increased rapidly due to housing shortage and influx of…

didn’t even care about. I always was fascinated by New York City since I have always thought of it as the capital of the world. I grew up in Queens, NY so I was no stranger to the city. Every Christmas or special occasion my family and I visited Manhattan and every one of those visits I fell in love with the lights and the atmosphere. I loved knowing that there was so much to do at my doorstep. By the end of my sophomore year I had set up my schedule with all the courses I planned on taking…

populated with such a great amount of diversity. New York City is not all skyscrapers and business like what people think of when they watch television, there are five boroughs in NYC. The boroughs of NYC are Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and finally, Staten Island. Other than Manhattan, many of the other boroughs are mostly houses and apartment buildings as you would see in a regular neighborhood in America. Art is a Substantial piece of NYC history, and most of it is developed by New…