Spanish Harlem

Sharon Zukin’s “Why Harlem is Not a Ghetto” explores upon the reinvention and Manhattanization of Harlem. Zukin goes in depth about how Harlem went “from a dark ghetto into a middle-class, racially integrated, cosmopolitan community” (93). She examines the factors that pushed for gentrification, the influence it had on the neighborhood’s metamorphosis, and the effects of the displacement of traditional residents and businesses through new commercial activity. Through her detailed analysis of the…

Many critically acclaimed writers were ones that were dominant in the early 20th century, specifically the famously known Roaring 20s. These writers have immensely impacted American literature in terms of reflecting history and varying styles. A few of these writers are F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Weldon Johnson, and Ernest Hemingway. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s writing usually reflected the events that occurred during his lifetime, which can be considered as part of his writing style. One can easily…

Caleb Williams Mr. Brady Bell 4 English 10 16 May 2015 Who was Langston Hughes? Hughes' grandfather, Charles H. Langston, settled down in Kansas in 1862. Charles and Mary were free blacks who were both educated at Oberlin College in Ohio. They met there and married in the year of 1869. The couple later returned to Kansas and bought a farm just northwest of Lawrence near Lakeview. Charles Langston worked as a farmer, a teacher, an editor of The Historic Times, an African American…

Julie Broderick began her teaching career after graduating from The College of William and Mary with an undergraduate concentration in Government and Spanish Language. Coming from a family of educators, her mom is a retired high school Spanish teacher and her dad is a retired university professor, Julie did not initially want to become a teacher when she went off to college. However, upon graduation Julie knew that she wanted to use her language skills in her future career and thus applied to…

language of all of those who read it. In the case of the Spanish language, we have Cervantes, who's work is still used by "La Real Academia de la Lengua Espa��" (The Real Academy for the Spa㩳h Language) to set standards for our language. There are certain things that we use when we speak that are not grammatically correct, and even if they are extremely common and everyone uses them, they are not part of the standardized Spanish until they have been approved by "La Real…

It is still considered her best work and is currently considered a classic of American literature. However, during the Harlem Renaissance, this work was not only controversial but one that was heavily criticized by the Black Intellectual community. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" begins and ends with Janie, the main character, telling her life story to her dear friend Phoeby…

We Real Cool, written by Gwendolyn Brooks shows the path youths faced when they chose to not attend school. Brooks was born before the Harlem Renaissance, which gives the poem its setting. The Harlem Renaissance was the rebirth of African American Arts (History). We Real Cool is a ballad. A ballad is a poem telling a short story based on a theme or narrative (Strand and Boland 73). We Real Cool shows what is was like living as an African American young man during this time. The poem opens with…

Throughout our history, racism has impacted the way we live as a society. Everyday people are involved in traumatizing events or issues that affect the way they live. These issues include: social, economic, and cultural prejudice, and stereotyping. Racial views are influenced by the environment around us. Parents influence their children to have the same beliefs as them. Parents will unconsciously condition their child to socialize a certain way based on their own experiences. Some children are…

The Harlem Renaissance was a period in American history that brought forth an “cultural, social, and artistic explosion” (PBS) centered around the African-American neighborhood, and its residence, in New York known as Harlem. Sadly, Harlem currently is becoming more gentrified as the years pass. This is something I noticed on my many visits to New York over the past few years. However, Harlem became famous during this period bringing Iconic establishments still respected today such as the Apollo…

Martin Luther King believed “we may have all come on different ships, but we 're in the same boat now.” This belief of equality inspires millions of people everyday, but before King there was Langston Hughes. Hughes, a poet during the 1920’s, living around the world and supporting African-Americans particularly for equality in America. Hughes is a prolific equality activist, implementing his anger, depression, culture, and oppression in his poems. Langston Hughes’s family, specifically his…