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In every great city throughout history, there has always been a separation between those who are marginalized and downtrodden and the upper echelons of society. This reached a climax in the first modern metropolis, New York City. At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States of America was in the process of emerging as an industrial and economic world power. The chance to come to the land of opportunity lead to a massive influx of immigrants, the majority of which were uneducated and…

In every great city throughout history, there has always been separation between those who are marginalized and down trodden and the upper echelons of society. This reached a climax in the first modern metropolis, New York City. At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States of America was in the process of emerging as an industrial and economic world power. The chance to come to the land of opportunity lead to a massive influx of immigrants, the majority of which were uneducated and…

Mental Life” Gorg Simmel describes the difference between urban and rural areas. People were moving from rural areas to larger cities for jobs. Simmel believes the vast number of people in the cities as well as the stimulus in the environment caused people in the city to be less personal than those in rural areas. In some ways, this is true since people in larger cities seem to be more concerned about themselves then with their neighbors. I live in a small rural community where I know my…

photos on lampposts, passing out flyers or placing them on billboards. However, other citizens donated their time and money, to people who were negatively affected by this tragedy. For example, celebrities arranged two benefit concerts, The Concert of New York and America: Tribute to Heroes. Famous singers created their own songs, expressing their sadness, and anger towards the attack. In addition to the effects, most Americans united together, creating candlelight vigils, moments of silence and…

United States. The planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon outside Washington D.C and a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks, nicknamed 9/11, claimed thousands of human lives and caused major destruction. In the aftermath of the attacks, the U.S initiated several anti-terror measures to prevent something like this ever happening again. Throughout the 20th century, the United States had been playing at being world police. After the end of the Second World War, the US got…

On July 17, 2004, Eric Garner, an African American man, died in Staten Island, New York City after a New York Police officer used chokehold for around 20 seconds while arresting him. The NYC Medical examiner's officer concluded the cause of Garner’s death was because of his poor health and was not because of the chokehold that the officer had used. The police officer approached Garner because of the suspicion of tax evasion, that Garner was selling cigarettes without tax. Garner told the officer…

Trade Center complex, were a massive investment to the United State that cost $400 Million and 7 years to build (from 1966 to 1973). They were located in West Street, New York city, NY, or New York City’s Financial…

Introduction: For sixteen years, George Metesky, also known as the “mad bomber,” eluded the New York City police during which time he planted more than thirty small bombs around the city, hitting movie theaters, phone booths, and other public areas. In 1956 he continued to discourage investigators, who turned to psychiatrist James Brussel as a last resort. They asked Brussel to study the crime scene photos and the notes that Metesky left behind for the NYPD. From the material made available to…

Jacob Riis was born on May 03, 1849, in Ribe, Denmark. Riis migrated to this country in 1870 on a steamship. . He arrived in New York City. Riis took on demanding jobs as an ironworker, farmer, and bricklayer. These jobs gave him a glimpse of the less fortunate side of America's economic system. However, it was not until he became a police reporter for the NYPD that he discovered the true suffering. Citizens living in extremely poor conditions. He felt compelled to find a way to expose this to…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory fire took place in New York City on March 25, 1911, killing 145 workers. This is a very infamous incident that happened in the American industrial history because the deaths could have been avoided; most of the victims died as a consequence of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building. This tragedy finally brought awareness to the dangerous sweatshop environments within the factories, and led to the growth of a series of…