The film “Maria Full of Grace” contained many aspects related to global planning issues in areas such as neighborhoods and cities, personal space, and immigration. The film demonstrated the effects of social networking in urban environments and the effects it has on personal space. Survival in urban space such as in cities and neighborhoods is revealed within the film along with the importance of recognizable space. As depicted in the film, immigration and social support can be closely related in terms of a family support network. This essay will discuss these global planning issues with relation to the film and in relation to Sharon Zukin’s article “Whose Culture? Whose City”. The effects of social networking in urban environments for …show more content…
In deprived cities, like the one in the film, money is the most admired commodity. In areas where plantations and industries thrive, workers and laborers certainly do not share the profits attained by these businesses. Workers wages do not meet the bar for providing for their family and ones own personal needs therefore the danger of the drug trade looms. Drug distribution is highly recognized and sought after due to the large amount of money associated with it. Some dwellers in areas of drug trade, in urban neighborhoods and cities, often make the sacrifice of working in the drug trade to support their needs and the needs of their family. The money comes easy and fast and there is plenty of it to go around. However, the drug trade is a risky enterprise to partake in and is the ultimate sacrifice of personal space, in terms of smuggling drugs across borders. Drug rings look to control these environments and the people that inhabit them. As Sharon Zukin stated in her article “Whose Culture? Whose City?”, culture is a powerful means of controlling cities. She goes on to acknowledge, “Controlling the various cultures of cities suggest the possibility of controlling all sorts of urban ills, from violence and hate crime to economic decline.” (Zukin, 1995). She attributes these statements to corporate companies forces within public space in New York. These statements are closely related, however, to the forces of drug cartels and organizations in deprived cities
In Randol Contreras’s The Stickup Kids, Contreras explores the South Bronx through the lens of a sociologist. He describes the lives of the stickup kids such as Gus, Pablo, and other teenagers living in the South Bronx. Contreras uses the research method of ethnography to provide a sociological analysis of the drug trade and business in the South Bronx. His research shows how social factors impact the lives of these stickup kids to become active in the drug trade. Through his field notes and interviews with the stickup kids, Contreras examines in depth of how social factors such as, socialization, social class, the thrill of crime, deviance, and culture affect the individual.
The formula of the simplest possible compound containing only C and I atoms is CI4.
For the past few weeks in this class, we have discussed the strategies of navigating poorer urban neighborhoods and the scholarship that has been done on the populations in those communities. We have discussed gang formation, policing, gendered interactions with gang life and the code of the street. For this paper, I plan to synthesize all of these topics into a cohesive analysis of the importance of these works, especially as it pertains to racial and ethnic tensions. I have selected two pieces to go alongside Streetwise by Elijah Anderson: “Disorderly community partners and broken windows policing” by Ana Muniz and “Dreams Deferred: The Patterns of Punishment in Oakland” by Victor Rios. While the focus will be on these three readings from this class, I will make casual reference to the other readings as they become relevant.
Implementation of a computer system to replace paper documentation would require the involvement of an interdisciplinary team. This team would be comprised of several members, each with a specific job. The first member selected would be a Clinical Nurse Informaticist. This team member would be charged with giving valuable input on the software needed for nurses to properly care for and chart on their patients. With the knowledge of nursing practice and informatics, this team member would very valuable in bringing the two together in the most efficient way possible. The next team
Contributing to these drug issues throughout America are multiple street gangs, drug cartels and drug lords. These groups to transport illegal drugs into America, to sell them illegally on the streets, for a very hefty profit. High crime profiled states and cities such as, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Chicago host some of America’s most notorious gangs, cartels, and drug lords. The purpose of this research paper is to analyze the life of a notorious Baltimore drug lord, by the name of Anthony Ayeni Jones, and how a life of drugs effected his personal life, caused criminal actions, and resulted in court trials and a life sentence in prison.
The Association of Intercollegiate Investment Clubs (ACIIC) provides three key benefits; developing and enhancing students through mentorship, encouraging the development of interpersonal skills through collaboration and bridging the gap between the capital markets and university students. These benefits are precisely the reason why I am pursuing the ACIIC so ardently. With recruiting cycle underway, I am interested in exploring the skill development and recruiting preparation analyst tracks to help better understand how to do well in this cycle. Furthermore, I think there is a lot of value in the alumni network of the ACIIC, given the high caliber of students that have gone through the program.
Phillipe Bourgois explores the struggle Puerto Rican residents of inner city Harlem face in surviving both economically and socially as they use selling crack as a vessel to find meaning and value in their lives. His ethnographic approach to understanding the culture and economy of the inner city in Spanish Harlem reveals the deeply entrenched values and ideologies in dealing drugs. Bourgois found that rather than simply an economic means of survival, selling crack had an impact upon dealers’ lives and identities. Far from simply a job, the crack trade was a way to gain respect and take a stand against the menial entry level jobs the residents of the inner city found offered to them – often with no opportunities to advance their careers, with racism rampant and employers found to be abusive and discriminatory. Compared to these conditions, partaking in the drug trade was seen to be an effective way to build a career and pursue the American Dream.
Asfia Lethon stated very matter of factly. Politics and government have surrounded Asfia and her family since before she moved to the United States.
The Tropfest films Road Rage (2006) and Lemonade Stand (2012) both represent Australian stories and Australian voices. Both of the films explore the representation of Australians and show many different aspects of Australian culture. The film Road Rage expounds a different more emotional side to the typical stereotype of Australian men. Lemonade Stand also represents Australian culture, through the use of themes such as mateship and the Aussie Battler. Both of the films through the use of mis-en-scene and a variety of different visual and oral techniques show key aspects of Australian culture,
The number is 954 and here is a list of things that they have done.
In Search of Respect is an ethnography written by Philippe Bourgois that explores the street culture of drugs in El Barrio, New York. After spending three years actively observing and participating in street life, Bourgois wrote about his own experiences in the crack house and the stories of his primary subjects. The book follows the story of Ray, the man who owned the crack house where Bourgois studied. Caesar, a crack seller and his manager Primo, who Bourgois became good friends with. Also, he wrote about Candy, one of the few female crack sellers who experienced the shift in gender roles on the streets. Through stories of violent childhoods, overcrowded housing projects, and struggling to make ends meet, Bourgois attempts to explain the street culture. Bourgois argued that drugs are not the cause of the poverty and marginalization in El Barrio, rather drugs are simply the effect of the structurally racist government failing the people of El Barrio. This ethnography is unique as it shows a much deep understanding of the hardships faced by the people. It looks past the obvious issues of drugs and looks into how history and inequality lead to the formation of El Barrio.
Phillipe Bourgois’s study of social marginalisation in inner city America in his ethnography ‘In Search of Respect – Selling Crack in El Barrio’, won critical acclaim when first published in 1995. For the first time, an anthropologist had managed to gain the trust and long-term friendship of street-level drug dealers in one of the nation’s roughest ghetto neighbourhoods – East Harlem (Bourgois, 2003). He had originally come to study poverty and ethnic segregation, the political economy of inner-city street culture, ' but found himself mired in a world conditioned by drugs, a world on which the literature is surprisingly sparse (Clatts, 1997). The people who inhabit it--men and women with names like Benzie, Little Pete, Gigi, Candy, Primo,
Firstly, drugs ruin lives and need to always have an opposing force attempting to eradicate their presence. In Laffey’s article, he describes a neighborhood that has been corrupted by the drug game. He watches as dealers, buyers, decoys, and normal families, go about their lives at night. Laffey oversees and organizes a team of other police officers to bust everyone involved in the sale and buying of these narcotics. The entire neighborhood is run down and can be traced to the presence of illegal substances in the area. Laffey also gives readers the story of a father that used far less money to feed his family, than he used to satisfy his drug use. Proving, that drugs have the power to tear apart families and ruin the lives of everyone close to the addict. It is because Laffey and his team are constantly trying to interrupt the transactions, that the community is not run down any further.
People are often drawn to the idea of drug dealing because of the outrageous amount of money that could be earned. We’ve all heard the infamous saying that “money cannot buy happiness” but it is a huge factor that contributes to happiness. In East Baltimore, money determined the amount of power you had. More money leads to more material things, which is what the neighborhood of East Baltimore valued most. In order to attain that money, people in The Cook Up would resort to drug dealing because it was not only the easiest but also, the only opportunity they had.
This assessment consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. The questions cover aviation subjects studied for the issue of the commercial pilot's licence and general aircraft handling. The questions are answered by pointing and clicking the required answer using the mouse. To move to the next question click on the 'next' button. To go back to a question click on the 'previous' button. To change your answer point and click at another answer. The assessment is not timed. You should expect to take about 20 minutes to answer all the questions.