New York City Ballet

Deborah Sampson was born December 17th 1760 in a little town, called Plymouth Massachusetts. Her parents were Jonathan and Deborah Sampson who had six other children, besides Deborah. Her family had a tough life because her father was lost at sea and her mother could not afford to take care of the seven children. Unfortunately all the siblings were sent to different homes. Deborah was sent to her aunts house who sadly died soon after she got there. So she was sent to another house and had to…

It was a stormy night on elmstreet by the mental asylums house. A person from the mental asylum has died, nobody knows who did it, but a superhero named super cow and cops have come to find out what happened. So as they search the place they find a weapon it is a surgery knife. Then all of a sudden the lights go out and then there is another murder. The lights come back on And they see that a man has been choked to death. They hear a noise it i9s a laugh but where is it coming from. The people…

During the late 1800s, a unique mass culture began to develop in the United States. Immigrants were pouring into the country. Along with them came their own cultures and practices. Eventually, these cultures and practices influenced the creation of new inventions, which helped urbanize America. This period of time was known as the Gilded Age. Culture in America began to change and grow at this time. Along with culture, many concepts and ideas changed too which contributed to the culture. Art…

The Harlem Renaissance was a time of artistic revitalization and reclaiming of identity for the black community, which inspired collaboration across all modes of creative expression. It was a movement during which collaborators of every kind would create and preform together as well as share living quarters to inspire more artistry and product. There are many similarities between Hurston and Hughes, but what they both will be remembered for are the resounding voices that triumphed black…

Alexandro Zhaz Prof. Basu Ethical Awareness Exercise Fresh Direct Anyone who has ever tried to navigate the streets of New York City in an automobile will find that driving and parking are two big daily challenges. Fresh Direct trucks that are double parked in front large apartment buildings are a prime target for the NYC Parking Violations officers who ticket Fresh Direct trucks to the tune of “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” It is a cost of doing business that the company absorbs and does…

Nation’s Freight Handler, Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders.” (lines 1-5). During this era, Chicago was widely known as a city that was perfect for crime, or was otherwise known as the “The Corrupt City’’. Carl Sandburg was conscious of this reputation that Chicago had created for itself and was very straightforward when speaking of it. Granting all of this, Sandburg took gratification in his city. He ignored all of the other names his city was given, and instead of looking at…

The event “brought together the upper stratum of black society in New York, taking place at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem which was officiated by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr..” Zelda enjoyed the time she shared with her clients and they appreciated how she helped each personally style and design listening to every need. Zelda Wynn Valdes was also the first Black designer to open a shop on Broadway Street and West 158th in New York in 1948. The name of her Manhattan based boutique shop was…

inhabitants. In the 1920s, the growth of the population in America was driven by the immigration of many people from various countries in the world. As a result of the immigration of people from other countries in America, there was the formation of new ethnic groups and races. As such, the growth of diverse population in America in the 19th century caused racial, ethnic and gender complexity.In this era of 1920s, the people of America witnessed difficulties due to the subject of race and…

Grease and Hairspray both show numerous signs of 1950s culture. Grease is a musical romantic comedy, which takes place in the 1950s, that depicts the lives of different cliques and how each of them are different, but at the same time similar. Hairspray, which also takes place in the 1950s, and does an amazing job showing how it was to live with racial discrimination. Grease took place in California in the 1950s. There are scenes that take place at their local high school, at the beach, at…

Everyone behaves differently in the morning. Some may wake up energetic waiting to start the new day while others wake up dreary. “Five A.M.” by William Stafford depicts a speaker walking down a familiar street and enjoying the early morning. “Five Flights Up” by Elizabeth Bishop is another poem that takes place in the morning; however, the speaker in this poem is unhappy. “Five A.M.” and “Five Flights Up” both reflect on the early morning surroundings, but they use different techniques to show…