The Bronx

and differences between the classical period and the Baroque era. In order to apply my understanding of the material we learned in class, I attended two distinctly different concerts. The concerts I chose to attend were the performance held by the Bronx Arts Ensemble String Quartet in Fordham University’s church, and an informal jazz concert held at Lincoln Center.…

Stop-and-Frisk Policy Review According to the Washington Post article “Here’s what you need to know about stop and frisk — and why the courts shut it down” by Dylan Matthews, Stop and Frisk is “an NYPD policy wherein police will detain and question pedestrians, and potentially search them, if they have a reasonable suspicion that the pedestrian in question committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony or a Penal Law misdemeanor” (Matthews). This means that if a person appears…

the most dynamic most influential and self-destructive rap stars in the 90’s. Shakur was the son of Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur Tupac’s mother; she was in jail on charges while pregnant with Tupac. Tupac spent his earliest years in the Bronx and Harlem. At the age 13 he made his acting debut in production. Later when growing up he loved poetry and acting, he would spend most of him time writing down his thoughts on a journal he had. Poems talking about reality, and times for…

the footsteps of earlier American musical genres such as blues, salsa, jazz, rag- time, funk, disco, and rock and roll by becoming one of the most popular genres of music worldwide. Hip Hop began to develop as an underground movement in the South Bronx in New York City. It focused on MCing, breakbeats, and house parties. Hip Hop music has been a platform utilized for protesting the law, specifically police and prisons. It arose out…

community called “the Bronx” due to the cheap price of housing and hope for a new beginning. Little did they know, the Bronx was not a place meant for them to strive. Many blacks raised in these communities faced poor educational systems, and bad policing, therefore restricting their ability to make it out of the hood. The poor areas where blacks were predominant had little funding to enhance the education…

The children’s book I choose to critique was A Chair For My Mother by Vera B. Williams. This paper will discuss the summary and the culture of the book. Does this book accurately portray a culture and would I recommend this book for teachers to read in their classrooms? These are questions that will be answered throughout the paper. The genre of this book is children’s literature and can be seen as a realistic fiction book. The age range for this book is from 4-8 years old. The author wrote and…

She relates the fact that in the late 40s South Bronx neighborhoods where getting filled with whites and discrimination against blacks and possibly other minorities was prevalent with the use of red-lining by banks and the idea that landlords developed that burning down their buildings would be a more…

described as hell on earth. The author paints a fascinating picture of the bad and good guys that makes a clear delineation of who the reader should like and who they should hate. His experience as a lawyer who worked on many similar cases in the Bronx gives the novels the authenticity that readers die for in any legal thriller. Packed with mysterious motivations, rape, murder, and a dash of romance, the unpredictable twists and turns make for one roller coaster of a…

All of these organizations aim to assist and provide low-income individuals with legal representation. The Bronx Defenders was established in 1997 and has since provided services to the Bronx residents, which include criminal defense; family defense; civil action; immigration defense; and social work support. The Legal Aid Society is the country’s oldest not-for-profit organization that provides legal…

This past summer, I shadowed Dr. Hemant Patel in the Bronx and Harlem area. Collaborating with the doctors at the clinic was an eye-opening experience because I learned the basis of numerous new procedures as well as how to perform them correctly. Dr. Patel taught me how to counsel patients on their diet, conduct a depression screening, and take blood pressure correctly. During this experience, I also learned how to log patient visits and other assessments conducted every visit. One very…