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establish innocence in court. Despite being declared unconstitutional in 2013, there’s an ongoing discussion in the news to bring it back and not just in New York but in other major cities as well. Stop and frisk is a prejudiced program that should not be reinstituted in America. Stop and frisk was first introduced as legal through…

in the big city of New York, New York. She had a scientific and analytical mind from the time that she was a child. At the age of only 7, she took apart every single alarm clock in the house. Grace is best-known for her work in the technology field. She was one of the first-ever computer programmers, pioneering the field for her time. Grace was a computer scientist who graduated from Vassar and then continued on to Yale University. After college, she worked for the United States Navy Rear…

com Alex Rodriguez grew up with his mom and siblings in Miami after his father left to live in New York. His father inspired him to become a baseball player because he himself was a pro catcher. In high school, Alex Rodriguez was the star of his school’s baseball team and captured the attention of universities around Florida and other states. When he was offered a scholarship to play for the University of Miami, he turned it down because he was offered to play in the MLB for the Seattle Mariners…

she has changed my perspective of pursuing my college career path in New York City as I always dream of. Also, another scenario a while back when I was four years old, I remember I went to visit her in New York for Christmas, which is where she lives and the rest of my family and a huge accident happened that impacted my life still till today.…

professional photographer, living in New York City with a boyfriend and at least one cat. I had those dreams because life was not easy for me at that age. It had been two years since I first began to suffer from depression. Transitioning from elementary school to junior high school was a challenge for me. I had never been to a new school, and I was going to a new territory without my best friend, LeToya or my secret crush at the time, DeVonte. My goal was to make some new friends. At the…

Beautiful Scars As I wander out of the subway station, I gaze at the marvelous city of Manhattan. It is a beautiful autumn morning in New York. The temperature is a perfect balance between warm and cold. The leaves that had fallen from the trees are bright and full of life. The air is crisp with a scent of bread and pastries from a nearby bakery. I decide to advance toward the bakery for a cup of coffee. The past five months have been different. Ever since the accident occurred, I’ve been…

Picture this, you walk along the streets of New York inhaling the city air when suddenly someone living in a box near some trash comes into your view. You immediately recognize that it’s a homeless person. The box says “Plese Giv Moni” and you know she has spelt the letters incorrectly, but still understands what she wants. You ask your mom for a nickel or dime to spare for the homeless woman and she replies with a ‘no’ and starts to walk faster. Unfortunately, this dilemma is portrayed…

feet to add the pretext of movement, to the hustle and bustle of trying to move along in a group in a strange new place (assuming I was amongst mostly tourists), nothing ever changes when it comes to human behaviour regardless of the geographical location. That is my very first observation during my very first vacation to somewhere I did not grow up in. It’s overwhelming how everything is so new yet so familiar. Movie scenes come to life, eavesdropping on numerous pseudo-intellectuals’…

My full name is Vincent Patrick Soccoa. I was born April 28th 1997 in Methodist hospital in Brooklyn, New York. My father is Sebastian Joseph Soccoa and he was born in February of 1953 also in Brooklyn New York, he has 3 younger sisters who are my aunts. My mother Denise Fitzpatrick (maiden name) was also born in Brooklyn and she has 1 older sister and had an older brother who died in a car crash when she was younger. I have one older sister myself her name is Meaghan Catherine Soccoa and was…

New York Bright lights, breathtaking views, and thrilling nights are what I want to see in New York. The “Big Apple” has always been intriguing to me. Historical monuments, outrageously priced clothes, the city of lights is where I want to go. New York has many fascinating qualities, but in my eyes the nightlife, broadway shows, and the Staten Island Ferry are most interesting. New York is known as “The city that never sleeps.” Times Square is where the action happens. Known as “The center…