My Experience At The City

New York City’s old slum neighbourhood, the Five Points, was notoriously known for its vice and crimes. The first organized crime group in New York City was the Forty Thieves which was led by Edward Coleman, started in 1825, in the back of a grocery store. The Dead Rabbits were an Irish gang in the Five Points area, and are most known for the riot they caused in 1857. The Eastman Gang were a Jewish group in the Five Points area, which began in the late nineteenth century, and were the rival of the Five Points Gang. The Five Points Gang was another group, started by Paul Kelly and included future famous mobsters. In Five Points, where most of New York City’s crime started, it also started some of history’s most notorious gangs, and mobsters.

Plato’s Republic proposes numerous, intriguing theories ranging from political idealism to his contemporary view of ethics. It is because of Plato’s emerging interpretations that philosophers still refer to Plato’s definitions of moral philosophy as a standard, universally. Plato’s most argued concept could be said to be the analogy between city and soul in Book IV, and I will discuss how this could possibly due to key flaws in his assumptions, as well as failure to be specific in his definitions. In spite of this, Plato’s exposition on ethics is still relevant for scholars and academics to study, due to his interpretive view of morality and justice.

In a nation that advocates freedom of religion, this right does have its boundaries. While there are traces of religion in our government, such as the pledge of allegiance and on the dollar bills, it does not attempt to advocate any specific religion. In this case of a cross on City A’s City Hall, it can raise certain issues with the Establishment Clause.

My dad and I had always lived in New York City. After 15 years of experience and the guidance of my older brother, you could say that I knew my way around town. The coffee shops with the best lattes, the highest swinging swing sets in every park, and most importantly, the buildings with the best views. You would think that after living here for so long I would get sick of seeing the view of the city every day, but it just never gets old. The best spot is at the top of my apartment building, on the far northeast corner, looking over the horizon and onto the Hudson. There was no other way of completing my day, no matter the rain, snow, or blazing heat I sat on that rooftop every night as the sun disappeared, along with the overworked New Yorkers for the night. The most interesting part is, every single night, the color of the sky is always slightly different. No sunset was ever the exact same. Anyways, as I was walking back down the stairs to my condo, 7B, I got the jitters in my stomach, I was beyond excited for tomorrow, the first day of Winter Break. My older brother, Todd, was taking me and my best friend Hannah up to Vermont to go skiing. I opened our apartment door, took a quick shower, and fell asleep with Cooper on my lap while watching Full House.

While browsing on my Facebook newsfeed, I came across City Year. City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that helps students succeed in school at beyond. Last year I had the pleasure to serve the community of Orlando, Florida and be part of the Universal Orlando Foundation team at Memorial Middle School. During the school year, each City Year AmeriCorps Member was placed in a classroom and around 15 students were assigned to each team member. The overall goal of the year was to make sure each student improved their grades and behavior. However, the situation was tricky: each member was paid around 13,000 before taxes, there is no monetary compensation for relocation and we were expected to work more than 50 hours per week.

Have you ever gone somewhere you never thought you would get to go? I have. Washington D.C, just somewhere in America. The capitol city; the most important city in America. Where the presidents lived, where Lincoln was assassinated. That’s all I had ever thought I would know about Washington D.C. I never thought I would have the chance to go. I never thought there could be so much history in one city. My whole viewpoint on this city would change in the span of 1 week.

For several years, my job required that I travel to New York City once a month. My perception of the people living in the city after a few trips was that they were extremely rude. Over time, however, I learned that this was not a fair assessment on my part.

Chapter 1 of experiencing cities was all about the foundations of the constantly growing metropolitan city. It includes everything from facts about how fast our cities are growing to city as a state of mind. But the section that intrigued me the most was “symbolic interactionism and the study of city life.” symbolic interactivity means that people are the ones who play an active role in their environment. In other words the area you live in is going to be determined by the way you interact with others and how you live your life. This idea was not one that shocked me but allowed me to grasp a greater understanding as to why different cities are the way they are. For example, i’m from a small town in California with little to no crime. It is a pretty affluent area and people are pretty friendly. However you drive about 30 miles and you are now in one of the most dangerous cities in america, Oakland California. Here deadly shootings are a regular basis along with many other crimes. The citizens of these towns are usually right at the or below the poverty line. So to introduce this theory to me gives me a greater understanding as to why certain cities are dangerous and some aren’t. It simply

I have been on many vacations in my lifetime, but one just stands out more than any other. This summer I had the privilege to go to New York City with my parents and a friend. New York City is like no other place I have ever been before. It has such a different culture than the little town of Fulton, Ms, I was able to take part in new things that I have never experienced before, and my favorite thing was to learn about New York City’s rich history and visit the memorials there.

Famous musicians such as; Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Tito Puente, and John Lennon have written songs about it. It’s the setting for hundreds of amazing movies including; The Avengers, The Men in Black, The Godfather, and the Wolf of Wall Street. New York City, my hometown, the greatest city on Earth. There are plenty of things to do in this city. You can watch a play on Broadway, take a walk through Central Park, or visit the Statue of Liberty, but you rarely hear about my favorite part of this city, and that’s the food. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a place with a larger selection or with more delicious food.

Outside of academics, we had different much personalities. Diego was more outgoing and want to explore New York City and make the most out of his time there, while I was more reserved and was content with spending my weekends relaxing in my dorm. He told me that he used to walk around Mexico City and experience what it had to offer. He came in with this same mindset for New York City and always looked for something new to try every weekend. I usually joined him, and along the way we found a few places that became our go-to if we ever wanted to travel outside of the Financial District such as Los Tacos No. 1 in Chelsea Market and Crif Dogs in East Village.

She is warm like a soft gentle breeze; She soothes your soul like chicken noodle soup . In 1837 she became a city; Chicago is her name, is the third largest city in the United States. If you are looking for adventure, cultural events, festivals, and Chicago is the place to be. Tourist came to meet her and gave her a nicknam" the Windy City". Chicago, the Tourist say, is …

When I first applied to work for the City of Seward, I was very excited to work somewhere different. I have enjoyed working for the parking department. I get to be outside rain or shine, and get to interact with many people. After working at a hotel for four plus years, I have learned many things, one of which is how to talk to guests whether or not they were upset. I have carried on this skill into my current job. Even though I have only been working this job for only a couple months, I have learned so much about not only about the job itself, but also about the surrounding area. I have learned to give better directions for touring people, how to work the machines, and when issues came around, to correctly make it as easy as possible to fix said issue.

It was only a matter of seconds before I heard the insignificant sound that marked the start of my day. “Tsss,” hissed the brakes as the bus came to a complete stop in front of the waiting crowd and the driver opened its doors to allow passengers to get on. I hopped on as adults and students alike fought for a place on the vehicle that would take them closer to their destination. As the bus started to move, I stared out the window and watched as the buildings slowly passed by, creating a mental list of the establishments in my neighborhood. To this, I added the many libraries, hospitals, convenient stores, supermarkets, and restaurants that were scattered on the blocks leading to my school. As I mindlessly performed this task, I could not help but think of how these buildings were so different and yet so similar. On my right was a Chinese convenient store and a Latin American restaurant, and on my left was an Indian grocery store and a Middle Eastern restaurant. Although they represent countries from different

Throughout the course of Introduction to African American Studies many of the themes we discussed connected to Freedom. I chose the theme Freedom In The City because there were many forms of freedom that African Americans faced. For example, for my book review I had to read The Life and Times of Fredrick Douglass. Fredrick Douglass experienced physical, emotional and intellectual freedom. Douglass’ mistress was chastised by her husband for trying to educate Douglass on how to read and write. Douglass grasped the idea that real freedom came from the skill of being able to read and write. The slave masters did not want their slaves to have the ability to read because if they could read for themselves they would be unqualified to be a slave. Also