Brownsville Observation

Andersonville was a Confederate prison built in 1864 at Andersonville, Georgia. It was designed to hold Union prisoners of war during the Civil War. It was official named was Camp Sumter, however it’s better known as Andersonville. It was built from the ground up by local slave labor. At the time it was 10 ½ acres long and designed to hold about 10,000 men. The camp was enclosed out of 15 to 17 inch hewed pine logs. Along the walls were guard towers (referred to as pigeon roosts by the inmates) placed every 90 feet around the stockade walls.

I can give you an example from my childhood. I grew up in a small town at a time when people still burned their trash in their

According to the US Census Bureau, in the year 2000 the City of Brownsville was 83.01 sq. mi., today, the city encompasses 146.3 sq. mi. This growth has been one of Public Works biggest challenges. This development translates into an expanded service area, which puts a strain on Public Works’ other divisions to keep up with the new areas to be serviced while still dealing with inherited situations. In effect it generates longer waiting periods to address our citizen’s needs as well as our departmental goals. As the City continues to experience rapid population growth it demands more services and more from the services provided.

On our journey to Brownsville the first struggle we encountered was with transportation to get to Broadway Junction. Of course the MTA isn't always reliable but there were frequent stops in between stops. While waiting for the train to get up and running again various people said things like “ugh not again,” “Something always happens on the A” and other similar phrases as well as others that seemed accustomed to train issues. Now if you think about it, the A train is highly populated by Hispanics and Black people. Could this have to do with why the MTA hasn't attempted to fix their transit situation. On another note most of the trains heading toward Brooklyn and the Bronx have the older not modernized train carts than the ones heading toward Manhattan or Queens. Theres a huge change in atmosphere just in the manner of transportation.

Before the 1880s, the are of eastern Brooklyn that was to become Brownsville was known as New Lots. This territory was primarily farmland, but it was also the location of the city’s largest waste dump, as well as the site of several facilities that supplied stone and other building materials. In its early history, New Lots had a diverse population. English and Irish settlers, Jewish immigrants, and a small number of African-Americans farmed the land. Others were attracted to the area by the open space and relatively fresh fresh air it provided. Brownsville at one time was a place for waste-disposal, a tenement slum, a haven for Jews before they were accepted, the cradle of a major crime origination, a testing-ground for public-housing and

The residents sheltered many of the black victims of the New York City draft riots in 1863, and several soldiers who fought with the New York regiments of the United States Colored Troops came from this district. The area was once the site of the Howard Colored Orphanage Asylum, the Zion Home for Aged Relief, and the 2009 African Civilization Society. It lost its identity during the rapid growth of Brooklyn after the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. From about 1968 the name Weeksville was revived, amid a growing interest in local history, historic preservation, and black

Physical geography is the various physical mechanisms and natural developments that create the structures of Earth. The physical geography of places vary because of the natural components they consist of such as their latitude, soil, water, earth structures, and much more. I will describe a general overview of Brownsville, TX’s physical geography; how the physical geography affects the weather and climate of Brownsville, TX; how the latitude affects the daylight hours, seasons, and etc.; the soils and water sources near the city; and how all this affects the lifestyle and economy of the people.

The community factor that I really liked about Jefferson City from my Contextual Factors Chart, is that it is a suburban community. Since it is the capital of Missouri it had the capitol building. Both instructional and learning activity deal with the capitol building. With that being said the instructional strategy would be using a guest speaker at the Capitol building. The learning activity I would use in my classroom to further student learning is that of a scavenger hunt at the capitol building. Having a guest speaker being used for an instructional strategy would help the students learn about history of Jefferson City. Also, the students could learn about the different time periods and would be used to talk about the change of geography

Chief Brown was raised in a tough neighborhood, but considered it ‘his’ neighborhood, where he had support, mentoring, and made many good friends throughout his childhood. The summer he returned home from college, he noticed the neighborhood began to change – he saw the epidemic of cocaine hit Dallas, kids trying to get hooked, and neighborhood friends were not the same people…He began to think about a career in law enforcement from here on out; instead of just discussing what he saw, Brown wanted to take action about the

In the case of Detroit, the racial connotations of blight had an emphasized role in the occurrences of urban renewal and residential segregation. One instance is the targeting of the of African American communities for demolition that was prominent was Detroit’s Black Bottom, a predominantly Black neighborhood on Detroit’s East Side that inhabited over 140,000 Blacks in 1951("Brief History of Detroit's Black Bottom Neighborhood"). The “slum” clearance was ordained by Mayor Edward Jeffries with the intent of using federal funds to construct I-375 atop the community. This endeavour resulted in the displacement of the community’s population without the use of a relocation program and a completely razed Black Bottom by 1954. ("Brief History of

The outcomes for the Southern Park Heights neighborhood are consistent with the issues that urban African Americans face. These outcomes are a result of the continuous cycle of poverty that urban African Americans go through. Urban African Americans do not have the same resources available as middle-upper class neighborhoods. Southern Park Heights statistics are a prime example of the level of violence in the urban communities influencing the safety of the residents. The homicide incidence rate in Souther Park Heights is 43.7 per 10,000 residents, this is 22.8 numbers greater than Baltimore City. The health outcomes are also an example of the impact of family structures; many urban African Americans are raised in single parent homes influencing

For my observation I decided to go to the Wildwood Park in Vista. At the park, I was able to observe many children that ranged from 2-4 and 6-10. The children that ranged from 2-4 were very active by running around constantly and screaming loud continuously which made their parent feel more eager to watch every move they make. From this I was seeing the Preoperational Stage and a little of Language Explosion and Animism where the child is now developing feeling, thoughts and different kinds of characteristics.Whereas, the children that ranged from 6-10 were much quieter yet were still very much active by going on several swings and slides which indicates that were presenting accomplishments and the Concrete Operational Stage which means that

The neighborhood that I have picked for the fieldwork project is Uptown. It is north of Chicago; 6 miles away from the Loop, according to Encyclopedia of Chicago. Based on the map, Uptown’s boundaries are Foster Avenue (north), Lake Michigan (east), Montrose and Irving Park (south), and Ravenswood and Clark (west). The cross streets for the south side of Uptown are from Ravenswood to Clark, then Clark St. to Lake Michigan; from the west side, Foster to Montrose, then Montrose to Irving Park. North of Uptown is Edgewater, to the west of it is Lincoln Square, then to the south is Lake View (City of Chicago). As of 2010, Uptown’s total population is 56,362 (2010 United States Census).

At first glance most people wouldn 't describe my neighborhood as, “ beautiful and appealing.” In fact, most people probably wouldn 't even describe my neighborhood as, “livable.” Broken glass, bags of chips, cans of soda and wrinkle pieces of old newspaper litter the ground; making it seem that the people who live here consider the ground their own personal dumpster. Several houses are boarded up; abandoned for such a long time I don 't even know if people actually lived there in the first place. Graffiti is scrawled across the sides of these houses giving a somewhat vibrant appearance to these otherwise gloomy homes. No one’s yard gives the suggestion that it 's being maintain. The grass grows in sporadic patches like spots on a Dalmatian. At night, nothing illuminates the deserted sidewalks as a result of the broken street lamps. This causes outsiders of our neighborhood to be warily of taking shortcuts through it. These people who look at my neighborhood and see all those things are just simply refusing to see the beauty within.

Although my family has played a major role in helping me develop into who I am today, there are several outside factors that have been key to changing my attitude towards life. Community is at the top of this long list of items, as I discovered it for the first time this past year. The summer leading into my junior year, I was fed up with my fear of the unknown keeping me from following opportunities. I got into a program through the Eagles Nest Foundation called Hante, wherein 12 students between 8th and 12th grade would venture to the Scottish Highlands with 3 other counselors. So here I was, 10 days into the journey, finishing a 96-mile hike in 8 days. The 14 strangers that I had acquainted myself with in the Charlotte-Douglas Airport, by this point, had become my closest companions. We were tired teens with shin splints, overused Achilles’ tendons, and yet somehow, high spirits. What was the next step in our quest for a purpose? The answer to that