People from New York City

America is known as a melting pot for its richness in diversity. Immigrants have been coming to America since the beginning of its existence. They come from all over the world; Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Central America. Each group had their own reasons for coming to America whether it was to flee religious persecution political differences, or escape their own poverty-stricken countries. However, each group thrived (or failed) in different ways; which group of immigrants prospered the…

morality and politics molded politics more than the economic reform (Ayers 597). Music, movies, and technology became more popular and occupied the transformation of the era. From the time of a spike in pop culture, to the popularity of sports, to the evolvement of gender roles and immigration, the 1920s allowed the nation to rejoice from the suffering during WWI (World War…

American Cities written by Jane Jacobs published in 1961, is the most influential book about city planning. Jane wrote this book criticizing the modern city planning and rebuilding which she calls the orthodox city planning idea. Ebenezer howard’s self sufficient small town Garden city, Le-Corbusier’s Radiant City composed of skyscrapers and the Decentrists’ city decentralizing ideas are the victim of her criticism. In the book, she effectively describes the problems that orthodox city planning…

“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this would haven 't had the advantages that you 've had”, as a result of this he is nonjudgemental. I like this quote because it reminds me that whenever I want to talk bad about someone or even complain about something I must remember that some people have it worse that I, and that I am blessed to have all of the things that I have. We learn that Nick is from the Carraway family which apparently means that he’s got…

the social structure of New York City. The well-educated believed that the rich gain their wealth because they are“more fit.” They have the…

the assassination occurs,the fate of America does not look good with the still divided union and confederacy. Many people around the world looked at America’s democracy as an experimental failure. However, a self made man by the name of Cornelius Vanderbilt began reshaping, and modernizing America. Vanderbilt began his journey to wealth at the age of 16 when he took a $100 loan from his mother that he used to buy his own ferry. After building up his wealth on the water, he began to take on the…

twentieth centuries the United States became very overpopulated especially in New York City. Even though the city lifestyle is set out be “living the dream”, this was not the case for everyone especially for the immigrants. City living was completely different in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries than it is now in today’s day and age. Most people currently living in the city cannot even comprehend what the city life was like one hundred years ago. Throughout the course of…

those you see in movies. I was 7 years old when my parents decided to move to USA. It was my first time on a plane and I was so nervous, everyone around me seemed so different, or so I thought. My parents decided to move from Argentina to New York City, it was like going from one end to the other. Moving to another country was already a big step, and the things that came after did not help with the adaption. As I stepped out of the airport I looked up to see a clear dark sky with white…

particularly immigrants from Eastern Europe. Some of the key players pushing for more worker’s…

elements in the movie I watched “Gangs of New York”. Even though the film was very complex to understand there were some connections from what was learned in class from lecture 19 mostly, that the film represents. The setting of the movie takes place in the 1860’s of New York. This film connects with lecture 19 “The Antebellum North” because what is being discussed in that chapter is how the Irish migrate to America due to the potato famine to begin a new life. In the film the main character is…