The Bronx

including past experiences, common sense realism, bias, and even the context in which an event is to occur. Malcom Gladwell’s chapter concerning the Bronx shooting from his book Blink illustrates the idea that many factors - along with a common paradigm between the officers - can influence ones perception of reality. In Seven Seconds in the Bronx, Gladwell describes the event of the shooting of an innocent immigrant, Amadou Diallo, as a result of inaccurate perception by the responsible…

As I travel to and fro the Bronx campus every Wednesday, I always look forward to driving on the historic 108-years-old Queens Borough bridge; especially, on the return journey. Why? Driving on the outskirt of the bridge, gives a feeling of hanging on the side rail of the ship deck; wherefore, if I have made any incorrect maneuver, the tragedy would be devastating. The first week I drove on it, I was scared; as a result, I drove below the speed limit of 30 MPH, while admiring its medieval style…

The narrator says “It is one of those strange moments when our small apartment in the Bronx is empty. My sister is on a date with a boy she can’t bring home. My brother is at church lighting candles - My mother is selecting lamb chops over pork in a nearby store-” (44-45). These descriptions suggest that the protagonist is underprivileged. She lives in a small apartment, in a bad part of New York City, the Bronx. She also has to live with four other family members, so in total there are five…

Ariela Sanabria Stella and Charles Guttman Community College Introduction to Urban Community Health A Public Health Recommendation Report Professor Wilson Dec 4, 2014 The Problem: The Bronx community in New York City is what I call home. Just like any home, it’s not perfect and has it’s faults, one of them being high rates of obesity. The community provides a variety of places for it’s inhabitants to obtain food, for example supermarkets, fast food restaurants, and even vegetable stands.…

Solar energy is a radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, solar thermal energy, etc .Solar energy is the best alternative energy resource for the Bronx because it 's is easily accessible. It also saves electricity, and it is a renewable source. However it may not be cost effective and cannot be used with weather other than sunny. Solar energy has multiple advantages, it also has disadvantages that can easily be fixed. One…

ABC’ “Shark Tank” came to the Bronx to invite its people to come showcase their diverse ideas, and have the opportunity to have the sharks invest in their business. Many entrepreneurs from the Bronx took advantage of this opportunity and attended the casting in the hopes of convincing the sharks to have their dreams become a million dollar reality. “Shark Tank” is a reality TV show that has strengthened entrepreneurship in America. It’s a series based on multi-millionaires and billionaires…

Fall River, Massachusetts is not nearly the poorest urban neighborhood of the United States. Its people have not endured any fraction of the strife, poverty, violence, or tumult that residents of the South Bronx have. Its schools are functional, its neighborhoods are diverse, its hospital systems – though similarly understaffed and sometimes unhelpful – operate smoothly. In 2012, Fall River was ranked among the top “100 Best Communities for Young People” in America (“2012 Competition Winners”).…

In the excerpt “Amazing Grace” by Jonathan Kozol, a reporter and a activist, is about a place in New York city, called South Bronx where he explores the neighborhood around a beautiful old church called Saint Ann’s, with a charming seven year old little boy named Cliffie. In the most diseased and dangerous places in the USA, he finds grace. Cliffie shows Kozol a lot of places while eating cookies. The author chooses to share this to show how hard it is for the people, but still, they are happy.…

million New Yorkers who gathered around the Bronx Zoo to observe a young African named Ota Benga who was exhibited in a monkey house cage.Protesters such as William Sheppard, a Presbyterian missionary, Reverend MacArthur, a pastor in Manhattan's Calvary Baptist Church, and Wilford H. Smith all fought to free a 103-pound and 4-foot-11 Ota Benga. While 500 people at a time came to the monkey house and to mock Ota Benga. A way successful way for the Bronx Zoo to honor Ota Benga is to build a…

my community. Knowing firsthand the economic struggles many faces in the Bronx, in particular, children, a group from different community boards in the Bronx and myself came together and formed the nonprofit organization called Community Boards Athletic Leadership League (CBALL). CBALL was created to keep children off the streets, mold community leaders, expose children to college and job development. Once a month in the Bronx, children ranging from ages 10-18, from all twelve districts in the…