The Stoop

also controlling towards to wife or spouse. In “My Last Duchess”, the main character showed a more controlling and jealously side toward his wife while talking about the painting. “My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name/ With anybody’s gift. Who’d stoop to blame/ This sort of trifling? Even had…

Police are constantly evolving, but certain advancements are infringing upon Americans Constitutional rights. In “Precognitive Police” by Henrick Karoliszyn, current police procedures are evaluated for their usefulness in today’s society. The entire article is indecisive. Karoliszyn starts the paper with strong evidence as to how these procedures are beneficial for society. He ends it, however, with contradictory information that causes the reader to be confused as to which way Karoliszyn stands…

Growing up in Brooklyn, in the early 90’s was one of the best experiences in my life. I remember the ice cream trucks, corner stores, fire hydrates being opened for the kids especially when there was a block party but most of all, the unity of families and neighbors. Many people will say “Brooklyn, only the strong survive” and I have lived by that phrase my entire life. It showed me the beauty of living in one of the boroughs that makes up New York City and has taught me to be a strong…

In the beginning of the movie, Da Mayor seems to be a pathetic drunk, as shown when Mother Sister says, “Hey you old drunk, what did I tell you about drinking in front of my stoop? Move on; you’re blocking my view.” Near the end of the movie, Da Mayor becomes one of the most righteous people within the movie. Furthermore, Sal’s sons show two polarizing sides with the youngest favoring towards African Americans whereas the older…

Education, health, and society’s outlook are three effects caused by poverty in an individual who is less fortunate. Some people may not believe how big of a toll poverty can take on an individual, but it makes a huge difference. The individual that is effected by this situation will be consumed with the constant battle that they have to fight to try to rise up out of poverty. Poverty is like a disease that has a cure, it is just too far away and too expensive to pay. Education is hard for an…

Name ____________________________________________ Date ________ Period _____ Primary Documents: Imperialism Directions: Read the three documents related to imperialism and answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Stanley Searches for Livingstone in Africa – Henry M. Stanley (1871) 1. Traveling through Africa (often called “going on safari”) was often seen as a big adventure by Europeans. As Stanley’s journey was coming to an end and he marched toward the village in…

As we look in the world today, we see that art is everywhere around us. Art can be on a picture carved in a tree, the design of the chair etc. The artist of their masterpiece would have no trouble producing what they want. However back in the 1900s art wasn’t as easily shown to the public. It was especially difficult for black artist to show their masterpiece because they had face multiple obstacles. The Negro Artist and The Racial Mountain, written in 1929 by Langston Hughes shows the identity…

by a door, Amelie and Nino are still connected. A cut would have indicated that their story was over. Nino calls her name, but she does not respond. He then writes on a scrap of paper and slips it under the door. Back in Amelie’s perspective, she stoops to retrieve it, and once it is in her hand the camera moves with her. This gives the sense of being with Amelie and experiencing her emotions with her. She is confused, scared, and in love. She moves to the window, peeks out, and the focus is…

Students may make up only 20% of the population, but we are 100% of the future, and we want our voices heard. This is why, on March 14, 2018, a national middle and high school class walkout was orchestrated by students. This was intended to be a solemn protest to honor the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, as well as to push congress to pass new gun control laws. At our school, students asked if they could participate in the walkout and were told that they would be marked…

Middle School Bully It was a normal day in middle school except that I was in a new school and I already seemed to have a bully. My twin, Diane, and I were the typical new students that were shy and didn’t really talk. We had our differences, Diane was a girly girl always dressing in girly clothes and wearing jewelry and a different headband, which was a thing that every girl was wearing back then. I, on the other hand, wore boyish shirts that were loose and oversized on me with little to no…