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My Self-Concept Self-concept is one of those things that I believe changes as you grow up and go through more and more in your daily life. I would like to say that I am a hardworking, kind and caring human, although I don’t think that is the person I used to put out in the world. Going through this life I have become hard and closed off to the outside world, not necessarily because I want to but instead because of the people and events that have shaped who I am. I am always striving to get past this

How the Other Half Lives Throughout the 19th Century, New York City was transformed into a divided city. Americans who were on top were separated from the poor; those on top showed little to no interest to the ones who struggle below them. Understanding the state of poverty to the other half of people that struggled to live day-to-day is hard to fully grasp. In the Novel, “How the Other Half Lives”, Jacob Riis tells us from first hand experience about the disturbing stories and facts on the countless

the public about the wretched lifestyle characterized by the tenements. As a result of his work, the Mulberry Bend tenements were torn down along with numerous other tenement buildings. Overall, the work of Jacob Riis had a significant impact on the lives of the poor and how they were viewed

Hoang.Session1.Journal My heart guides my head and hands. That is exactly how I want it. I feel very fortunate that they work well as a loyal team. My heart is the leader with my thoughtful head that works collaboratively and diligently with my hands. I want to share several events that rely on these three important possessions. This guiding value has given me every blessing in this happy and fulfilled life. In my twenties, I believed it was the best time of my life. During my thirties, I thought

Riis - Riis was most famous for being a journalist and photographer. He photographed and wrote about the poor people in New York who lived on the Lower East Side in the slums and tenements. He had a book published in 1890 called How the Other Half Lives. He wrote this book so that attention would be brought on the poor and their living conditions in hopes that people would help them. He got the attention of Theordore Roosevelt, who was police commissioner at the time. Roosevelt and Riis walked

consumption, and some simply fell ill to the unsanitary conditions. The harsh reality of these immigrants and the challenges they would have to overcome in order to succeed were made quite prevalent. In his famous book, How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis dug deeper into the lives of the lower class. While analyzing the relationships between tenement residents and their backgrounds, Riis recognized the global representation beyond simply being ‘American’. He wrote, "The one thing you shall vainly ask for in

How the Other Half Lives by: Jacob Riis Through his brilliant journalism and striking photography, Jacob Riis exposes the horrifying living conditions of the New York tenements in How the Other Half Lives. With the excess inflow of immigrants into the United States in the 19th century, New York City (a very popular port) became tremendously overcrowded. The city did not adapt well to the increasing population and thus warehouses and homes meant for just one family were often divided into numerous

The Life of Immigrant Children In New York By the late nineteenth century the economic lines in America between the upper and lower class were quickly widening because of the boom of urban industrial expansion. Moreover, during the 1800s, America witnessed an influx of immigrants coming from many parts of the world, they made tenement houses in New York’s lower East Side a common destination. One person witnessing the living conditions of these tenements was journalist Jacob A. Riis. For several

3. Pay Attention To Where You Put Your Attention When you start to become aware of where you put your attention, you can start to change your life. Why? Because if your attention is on things that make you feel negative, and you become aware of that, then you can move it to things that help you stay positive. For instance, if you are at a conference, and you are listening to a brilliant speaker talk about something you are very interested in, then your attention is on him and you feel good. But

The protagonists are the most important characters of the stories. They play an essential part in building the story to its climax. The protagonists encounter with different characters and their experiences with those characters became paramount in developing the outcome of the story at the end. Sometimes we overlook the significance of non-protagonists. Many non-protagonist characters have a significant impact on the protagonists. In “Shiloh” written by Bobbie Ann Mason, Norma Jean and Leroy are