Neighborhood of Make-Believe

Elementary it was closed down about four years ago and turned into an adult school. When I was enrolled there it was a ten minute walk from my home, just right up the street. I lived in a lower-middle income neighborhood but other students at that school came from wealthier middle income neighborhoods. The school always had fundraisers, events, and special programs going on after, before, and during school, but the only program I was ever in was Speech. My reading speed and comprehension was…

video Urban Wisdom. She presented that the notions motivating city development in the beginning six decades within the twentieth century were largely confusing, theoretical images of the city, unconnected from any full understanding of what truly makes cities work, when they do so. Jane Jacobs was a keen observer of modern city life, highly alert to the concrete circumstances that tend to create a modern urban life that might allow for the booming of the natives of the present city. Jacobs’s…

The problem that we see with that is most of the time they will go to low income neighborhoods and it just so happens that most of the low income residents living in that area are minorities creating a distrust in police by the social minority group. Broken window and Community Policing are similar because there is a resistance among the…

culture. Race is variation among a group of human beings that is biologically determined—biological differences used to describe varies population. Physical differences; such as, the color of their skin, or texture or color of their hair; allow people to make a distinction based on looks. On the other hand, ethnicity is a form of identity—a group of culture whom share a common culture. This includes traits such as practices, norms, language, etc. Such identities are inherited from one generation…

Intersectionality “Intersectionality is those multiple intersections and crossroads in our lives that are replete with multiple social group memberships that are interconnected and interrelated. Intersectionality involves three factors and focuses on our multiple identities that intersect our life, shape our personalities, and influence us” (Lum, 2007, p.52). When considering other ISMs, sexism and classism sensitize me to the impact of oppression experienced by other individuals. As a female,…

separately to stop racism, and they should build separate societies and industries run by the respective races, he also believes in the use of violence. Martin Luther King believed that all races should coexist and they should work together to achieve equality, and unlike Malcolm X he believes in peaceful tactics to achieve this. I believe that Martin Luther King’s philosophy makes the most sense because peaceful protests are effective and violence wasn’t an option because it doesn’t create…

made me very angry as if I could become a super sayian my face running red with anger and I could not do anything about it. During my high school years, I was teased by other students because I was Colombian. The students would call me Mexican and make jokes of me cutting the grass and being a pool boy. I told them I am not Mexican I am Colombian, but they did not listen. They ignored me because of my race they believed that they had the authority and that I had none which made me feel sad…

check for 10,000 dollars as insurance money that Mama uses to buy a house. However, the rest of the family would be affected by decision and it is in a white neighborhood, which could bring some potential problems. This raises a question: should Mama have bought the house? I believe that Mama should have bought the house because it would make a statement and give the Youngers a bigger and better place to live. The house Mama bought is in Clybourne Park, a…

The purpose of public education should be to give students a free and equal education. While I do believe that public education provides an abundant education for some, I also believe it hinders and holds back others. Public education gives students a free and unequal education. Inner-city students attend public schools where they lack books and engaged teachers. They are expected to learn without the necessary resources. Inner-city students don’t have the funds they need to gain an equal…

much of his young adult life on the streets addicted to heroin until being jailed for a robbery. Wideman illustrates how differently each brother develop using place. Much of the story is set in the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Shadyside and Homewood, with mentions of the Garfield neighborhood as well. The contrast between Shadyside, Homewood, and Garfield, represents the societal divide in terms of race and class and create conditions for both John and Robby to develop in such…