The Bronx

during the past years there have been different accounts of police brutality. Officers will be more careful of their actions. Although some people do not believe police need to wear cameras, police should wear them because it good for all people. Historically There's been cases of police brutality and civilians lying in the court system in the year of 2017 1,129 people were killed by police officers 13 percent were unarmed 48 % were black and 34 were hispanic only a few police officers have…

For many years the NYPD has been using stop and frisk as a strategy for combating illegal acts. Police officers stop suspects and search with their hands through the person 's outer clothing to check whether the individual is carrying a weapon or other forms of contraband. The search is done to most suspected individuals (Dale, 2011). Beginning in the 1970s, in an attempt to reducing crime, New York City started urging its officers to stop individuals they viewed suspicious, to question…

Nowadays media can portray any message to our daily life or any challenges we’re facing. Some can portray the message as motivation, and others can open our eyes to reality or even life. Regardless, media will always portray the message that has a connection to your life. In this class we got the opportunity to analyze” Finding Forrester, School Ties, and 3 Miles” and in all these of these movies, they all share a message about meritocracy. Meritocracy refers to a “social system in which…

One’s identity is what make a person a person and gives them a role and a meaning to life. Identity, however, is not permanent; it can can be changed over time due to actions done buy one, or done against them. Identity is shaped by life and its bumps , as successes and failures both nurture one’s identity into focus. The evolution of identity present with John Lennon and Colin Powell are testaments to that. Even further, they call for that same change in identity among their own peoples. Denise…

of today because of her adverse childhood, how she overcame setbacks, and her continuing advocacy of the strength and independence of women. Mary J. Blige’s childhood emulates mine in many ways. Mary Jane Blige was born on January 17, 1971, in the Bronx, New York to parents Cora and Thomas Blige. Her mom was a hardworking nurse and her dad was an ex war veteran and later a jazz singer. Mary’s father suffered from PTSD and would physically and emotionally abuse her mother and even Mary and her…

Philip Zimbardo Short Intro + Approach Philip Zimbardo was born on the the 23rd of March 1933 in the Bronx, New York and was a professor at Stanford University. He is most known from his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and his research on the The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory. In 2012, Zimbardo received the American Psychological Association Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in the Science of Psychology. His approach throughout his studies within psychology was social cultural. Main…

Uncle Yuki was different from the rest of the family. “He was bon vivant. He would invite us all over and would tell us to grab a beer from the fridge. He would ask how we were doing. Anytime we saw him or got invited over it was like an event.” Yuki would invite friends and family over to watch jeopardy. He always watched it before-hand and showed reruns. He answered every question right. Until one day someone asked him how he knew all the answers and he told them. He already watched the…

became known as “The Al. B.” The Al. B. involved flowing, energetic, coordinated moves, from shoulder rolls and twists to staccato chest and arm movements to turns and breaks, and yes, quick stops and starts. Soon, kids and youngsters all around The Bronx in New York City were dancing The Al. B., not only in parks but virtually anywhere. Eventually, The Al. B became known as the Harlem shake. The Harlem shake caught on the mainstream only in the late 1990s, thanks to the Crazy Boyz, a…

job like the rest of us if they really wanted to be successful?” Well, that’s just the thing. The “stickup kids” weren’t like “the rest of us”. It just wasn’t as easy for them. That’s not to say that’s an excuse either. However, being in the South Bronx during the 1980s isn’t exactly an ideal time and place to achieve success. The “stickup kids” then become innovators (following Merton’s theory); they want to become a success but they don’t use the socially approved means. Instead, they turn to…

verse,or harmony,music with no beginning,end, or ,middle,music that doesn’t even seem to be music. 3)James McBride tells us his views on Hip Hop Rap and shows us how difficult it was for him to come to terms with this new music. James grew up in the Bronx, which…