People from New York City

institutions are not functioning for people” (Brager, G. & Specht, H. (1973). In today’s society, youth are faced with peer pressure, uninvolved parents, anger, abuse and several other challenges; due to the lack of love, encouragement and motivation. Youth crimes are at a high rate; demonstrated in their values and behavior displayed in the community. People are the product of our environment; some create their own identity to be more than where they come from and others experience life to find…

Downey about labor rights in 1911 that took place in New York City. Shirtwaist factory works go on strike on October 4, 1909 for their labor rights. Working less hours, better pay, and safe work environment are just some of the main reasons the workers have gone on strike. In every factory, there would be one woman who would convince the others to go on strike and they would go because they all feel the same. Even today, there are still more people out their living paycheck to paycheck. It is…

went through Ellis Island when immigrating to the United States. Many Europeans took the harsh and difficult voyage from their country to the United States. These people may have left their country due to war, disease, or famine. After arriving in the United States they would go through Ellis Island. Then, soon after exiting Ellis Island they would go to New York City. New York City and Ellis Island played a vital role in immigration during the late 1800’s and 1900’s due to the fact Ellis Island…

Chicago of the 1890’s The Windy City, the White City, City by the Lake and even the Heart of America − Chicago has been known under different names underpinning its special role in the history of the United States. At the time, Paul Lindau, an author and publisher, described it as “a gigantic peepshow of utter horror, but extraordinarily to the point.” In what follows I would try to depict what Chicago was like at the end of the nineteenth century, it was a time known as “the gilded age” − an…

American, and was born in Harlem, New York in 1924. Baldwin worked as a railroad worker where he was being discriminated based on his color and for being a gay. During that period, he wrote a lot about race and discrimination, but also wrote about homosexuality in “Giovanni’s Room”. Baldwin’s writings gave a powerful voice in activism. Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blue is a short story about Sonny and his older brother(narrator). The story took place during the 1950’s in Harlem, New York. All the major…

From a young, I, Marylin Elliot, had the urge to break away from the grips of my socialite life. My father, Jared Elliot, was a powerful lawyer in New York City. My mother, Samantha Elliot, married a social class up and was the perfect housewife. From a young age they dolled me up and put me on displayed to their friends. As I grew older they laid out a set of strict guidelines that I must follow, which included me marrying a suitor of their choice and producing a male heir. My parents made it…

My city is located alongside a major river and is surrounded by farmland. We have three sections or school districts in our city, and a transportation system radiating from the center, and connecting everyone anywhere they would go. Our city runs on hydrogen fuel cell powered buses and natural gas. Apartments, small businesses and parks are placed around the center of the city with a bike trail along the riverside. I am most proud of the walkability of the city. Because we have green space…

Department of Corrections to separate these young offenders from older inmates and encourage education to assist in rehabilitation rather than confinement and captivity. It should also be required that Correctional Officers be retrained on proper conduct and unbiased treatment of all inmates rather than frequently resorting to unwarranted excessive force. The stop and frisk law should be reevaluated the way Mayor de Blasio has commenced with input from communities that have been negatively and…

there are many of people that are in prison for something they did and they deserve to be in prison, there are also probably just as many in prison for crimes they didn’t commit and are now serving time for. The case that usually comes to mind with a lot of people is the West Memphis three. This story was a gigantic topic when it first hit TV and newsstands. There is another case almost exactly like West Memphis three called the Central Park Five. Both stories prove that innocent people go to…

Written by Eric Klinenberg, in July 17, 2013, “Viewpoint: Air-Conditioning Will Be the end of us” is an article from the time Inc., that argues how Americans abuse the use of the Air-Conditioning system when the heat goes up. Klinenberg argues in his article that every American whenever the temperature rises to a high heat in their city instead of using the Air-Conditioning wisely as there as suppose to the crank it up to cool down every room in their house. In his article Klinenberg…