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Bay Ridge is a neighborhood located in the southern part of Brooklyn. It is a neighborhood that is home to various different ethnicities as well as religions. Bay Ridge has been known to give a small town feeling within the big city of New York City. There have been several instances of different kinds of interactions that I have personally witnessed that has given this neighborhood that small town feeling. Even on the busiest of streets in Bay Ridge, there were personal social interactions that

In the novel The Promise, written by Chaim Potok, a multi-layered plot with vivid word choices, well thought out characters, and suspense adds up to create an amazing book. The Promise is centered around the life of a young Jewish man named Reuven. It consists of three books, the first concentrates on the summer where Reuven and Rachel date each other and Reuven meets Rachel's cousin Michael. By the end of the summer, Michael enrolls in a mental treatment center. During the second book, Reuven continues

The Uncertainty of Modern Hipster Street style fashion is a dressing manner, which is not following what the catwalk dictated. It consists various subcultures, which stand for the spirit of individualism. The characteristic of being unique can firmly be seen especially in the hipster group. This popular subculture was known for its un-mainstream ways of dressing. They keep updating their styles when what they wear becomes something ordinary. In this modern day, there are many kinds of hipster’s

James madison and slavery Slavery was a problem that faced all Americans in the years prior to the American Civil War. Many Americans wanted to bring about an end to it but were unable to come up with a workable plan. One person to try and find an answer to the problem was himself a slave owner; he was James Madison. The institution of slavery deeply concerned James Madison, even at the start of his political career. During his career, Madison held many important political offices; he used these

Street art is visual art created in public locations, usually unsanctioned artwork executed outside of the context of traditional art venues. The term gained popularity during the graffiti art boom of the early 1980s and continues to be applied to subsequent incarnations. Stencil graffiti, wheatpasted poster art or sticker art, and street installation or sculpture are common forms of modern street art. Video projection, yarn bombing and Lock On sculpture became popularized at the turn of the 21st

265226 WHY WAS THERE A POLICE CRACKDOWN ON RECREATIONAL DRUGS IN THE SIXTIES? This essay will look closely at the context surrounding the topic in question. Moving through to evaluate how this subculture created a moral panic amongst the general public. The term moral panic first arose in Britain with the elaborate increase in the use of recreational drugs in young adults was first observed by sociologist Jock young in 1971.[footnoteRef:1] The moral panic over drug-taking results in the setting up

The contemporary art world has seen many changes throughout the years. Advances in technology, viewer outreach, and money has allowed for the visual arts to accelerate at a faster pace. With the advent of the Internet and social media websites, an implied growth of interests in the visual arts has been developing. One example of the impact social media has on the contemporary art world is the 2013 exhibition I Who Have Arrived In Heaven by Yayoi Kusama held at the David Zwirner gallery. Attendees