... became tenements to accommodate the growing population. The wealthier people moved up North and the poor immigrants moved into tenements. These were buildings that were built on a standard lot twenty-five feet (eight meters) wide and one hundred feet (thirty meters) deep. Each building usually had four floors, and each ... 't have running water. Tenements provided housing at $2 to $3 a room a month for poor and working class immigrants living and working in lower Manhattan, mostly on the Lower East Side. Though tenements were able to accommodate many people, it was not a safe nor sanita...

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On The Road by Jack Kerouac 1957 Sal Paradise, the narrator of the story, is miserable and fed up with his mundane life when he meets a young man named Dean Moriarty ... the money. A few months later, Sal hitchhikes all the way to Denver. In Denver, Sal moves in with an old friend named Roland Major and learns that Dean is cheating on Marylou with a girl named Camille. After staying there for a short time, Sal decides to leave Denver and go to San Francisco. When he arrives there, Sal stays with his friend ... girlfriend Lee Ann outside of San Francisco. Sal is unhappy staying with the bick...

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On the Waterfront On the Waterfront which was directed by Elia Kazan in 1954, was a highly acclaimed film that showed the problems that were associated with the labor unions at the time with a bit ... with the dockworkers scrambling for work tabs. This scene is the scene that shows just how big of an influence the mob was in people's lives. This is set near on the docks near the boat, which has all the cargo. You can see the mob boss Johnny Friendly (with the assistance of his mob friends) handing out work tabs to ... . Terry then went and got into a punching fight with Johnny. Since Johnny ha...

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Night on Earth. The two stories that are being compared are the stories of Los Angeles and New York. The significance of the these stories show the prejudices people face because of their economic class and background and how to be rid of these prejudices. The message of the s...

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... , train routes to make mass transit a truly viable option for most people. Sure we have the LIRR but how helpful is that really when you're on the South Shore and need to get to the North Shore? To make this happen you would have to go all the way to Jamaica to change stations ... there is a wider variety of routes it still doesn't cover everywhere, and when buses are an option they are an excruciatingly long one, turning a trip from my house in Lindenhurst to the Massapequa mall(normally a 10 minute trip) into and hour affair. Now the true question arises as to what can be done about th...

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... the twin towers are no more. The symbol of America's military clout, the pentagon, is now marred. All Americans alike must unify to eradicate terrorism on our soil and across the world. At approximately 9:20 am Tuesday morning, my grandfather informed me of the catastrophe. My grandfather flagged me down as ... my emotions. I felt a rejuvenated sense of nationalism and patriotism, more intense than ever before. I walked to my next class where my teacher updated us on the events, then promptly told us class was cancelled for the remainder of the day. I sped home in hope to view video of th...

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... style, Madonna received much criticism for the song "Papa Don't Preach," whose lyrics promoted unwed mothers keeping their babies (celebrity castle). Madonna then took on the church and Christians worldwide with the release of her album Like a Prayer in 1989. Sporting a more natural brunette hairdo, the title track's ... book entitled, Sex. The book gelled rather well with her release of the album Erotica the same year. Sex exposed photographs of Madonna posing nude on a city street and wearing S&M gear. Erotica's title track video attempted to bring those images to life, as Madonna was ...

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Introduction Can you think of a pop culture that has contributed more to our society in any other way than music genre? What about a pop culture that have a positive influence on some parts of the country and yet be portrayed as a negative influence among the rest of America? What about a culture that has taken over our youth and drove parents into a ... frenzy? This culture can take on many different art forms that allow several different types of people to participate in regardless of ethnicity: whether it is the highly scrutinized rap music, the beautiful art form of ... ...

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On American Culture To a typical foreign anthropologist American culture could be seen very competitive and individualistic. While other countries only play 1 or 2 sports throughout their nation, North America is involved in a ... way through college by competition. These values are understood even as a child. I could remember my first New York Yankee game at the age of 4. The sport made such an impact on me that it has made me a devoted fan for the past 15 years of my life. Sports have been in full throttle for over 50 years and have built a solid ... ...

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... this nature that I recall would be the September 11 attack that culminated in the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City. There has been a numerous number of attacks on the US, but this one was the most inhumane and devastating that I have ever seen. I remember exactly when it happened. I was coming out of my American Heritage I class just as ... been fought, and people from the middle east are looked differently now. Unfortunately this country is not the only one with this tremendous problem. Ever since I was little I have seen on Mexican television (Televisa and TV Azteca) ne...

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... giving the impression that daily life is anything but normal for an Israel that has faced hostile neighbors for over 50 years. I can assure you that on a trip to Israel you will not only feel safe, but your presence will also be a boom to a devastated tourist economy and a great show ... still coming to Israel, but their numbers are down by over half because of the travel advisory. I have already written to Secretary of State Colin Powell on this issue. Second, I wanted to show solidarity with our most trusted and loyal ally in the region. In times of uncertainty, friends stand with .....

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... are readily available to users of the Internet. In 1996, the Supreme Court overruled the Communications Decency Act, which would have enabled some governmental control over what can be accessed on the Internet. Transmitting pornographic material to minors has become a problem and a policy must be implemented in order to control it. There have been a myriad of proposals to limit or ... includes objectionable or potentially objectionable sexual content. The technical marker would be communicated to the operating system of the personal computer through the Internet browser program. 3. A s...

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... find a day for nearly a year when a person could not take a step outside without seeing their neighbors hanging the American flag or driving on the highway and seeing numerous cars with American flag bumper stickers, and even a few other cars supporting their own makeshift flagstaff raising tattered and ... today's superstar artists joined together in New York City for a nonprofit fundraiser. This involved various artists collaborating to remake Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", and people could call a phone number to raise money to help stop the spread of AIDS in Africa. In light of the ...

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... this, the advocates of prohibition hoped to also eliminate the social problems associated with alcohol. It was an attempt to promote Protestant middle-class culture as a means of imposing order on a disorderly world. However, this goal of keeping social order through not consuming alcohol, was not reached during the years of prohibition, or even the years following it. Actually, social ... amount of alcohol consumption. During Prohibition, the United States experienced a period of law injustice; the court appeared to distinguish between rich and poor. The punishments an accused criminal ...

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... Dead Rabbits gang destroyed, no one was even allowed to speak of it. As profit was very important, people often made a living by stealing. For example, in the movie when a house was burning down people scattered, ran inside to grab what they could to keep for themselves or sell for profit. As one would think nowadays the first priority, when ... a house was burning down, would be to put the fire out. However when "gangs" of firefighters showed up to put out the fire, their first priority was to fight for power ... ...

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... are gone, then slips away, usually out the back door. In the song "Back Door Man" Howlin Wolf sings about how he is sneaks in mens' house when they aren't around: "Well the men don't know, but the women understand/ when everybody's tryin' to sleep/ I'm somewhere making my midnight creep." ... re too fly/ you need to hit the door, search for a new guy/ cause I only got one night in town/ break out or be clowned, baby doll are you down?" In these lyrics, Tupac is trying to get a girl to stop wasting his time and have sex with him. He is straight forward ... chicken, any man seen." In th...

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... aren't many houses in South Edison but there are certainly lots of stores. North Edison usually consists mostly of rich families. I believe this is true because there are lots of house that's big and expensive. Also, in high school, named J.P Stevens, there are much better cars than Edison High school. North Edison is more quite than South Edison because there aren ... ...

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... than Eleanor and Hall Roosevelt, born while the family was in vacation in Europe. Eleanor and her brothers moved with her grandmother Hall, who "had a house in New York City and one in the country." (Graves 19) Eleanor's upbringing was very unusual, she was a very perceptive and smart young girl, ... Vice-President of the United States. FDR gathered with "famous people who came to see him at all hours of the day and night." (Graves 39) One of these persons was Louis Howe, who later became a close friend to the family. FRD lost the vice-presidency but was not discouraged by ... for next...

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... cultural norms found within mainstream culture. Is the difference between subcultures and mainstream cultures so clearly defined? In what ways does mainstream culture draw on the cultural and media products that originate in subcultural practice? Give examples to back up your ideas. The term subculture usually defies groups studied ... apart from their families, domestic or private setting with an emphasis on the affiliation formed. When referring to subcultures we generally refer to a group that are perceived to deviate from the standards, which are standards ... aspect of or lives. Fo...

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Brief Bio Laurie Simmons earned a BFA from Temple University's Tyler School of Art. She concentrated on painting, sculpting and printmaking while enrolled at Tyler. When she moved to New York City in the early 1970's to immerse herself in the art world, she was hearing that ... magazine or impersonate real-life situations. One of her famous constructed scenes is Barbie bashing Ken with a rolling pin. By using dolls, the classic little girl's toy, she launched a critique on the norms of femininity, masculinity and gender boundaries that can reduce women and men to mindless stereotypes. Altho...

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... many people, only his younger sister, Phoebe. He once had another very strong connection with his brother, Allie, but he had died a few years prior. Allie's death took a major toll on Holden and he began a downward spiral into mental illness. Before Holden was to be sent home from Pencey for good, he decides to leave early and be ... on his own in New York City for a few days. With a decent stash of money and a desperate desire to repress his depression, Holden roams around the city, meets up with old ... he died, and [he] broke all the goddam windows with [his] fist, just for the hel...

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"Willis Reed" As a Hall of Famer, Willis Reed was born on June 25, 1942 in Bernice Louisiana. As a youngster, Willis Reed began to play basketball and that's when he began to make a name for himself. ... . While receiving all his nominations, he also received the All-NAIA Tournament Team in 1963-1964, All-America in 1963-1964. In addition, while casting his many skills on the Basketball Court, Reed scored 2,280 pts. (18.7) in 122 games, including 26.6 ppg. as a senior. Reed was later enshrined in NAIA Basketball Hall of ... 1965, Willis Reed was named Rookie of the Year. As a rookie into the ...

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... to name them. However, I now reside in the most comfortable home I have ever lived in, and feel it is perfect in every way. My house is located in a friendly and beautiful environment. First of all, my new house is in a country area surrounded by fresh air, woods, and the most tranquil creatures of nature. I love being able to walk outside, take a deep ... , especially in the fall. There bright red and orange colors paint a three-dimensional piece of artwork. During the wintertime, when it snows, the limbs are bare, but the ice frozen on them crystallizes them. The deer, rabbits, squirre...

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Nick Carraway, a man from Minnesota moves to New York in 1922. He rents a house in West egg district of Long Island. Nick's neighbor is a man named Jay Gatsby who is very mysterious and lives in a huge gothic mansion. Every Saturday night he throws extravagant ... and Tom introduce Nick to a friend of theirs named Jordan Baker. Tom and Daisy hint to Nick that they want him to start a relationship with her, which he does. Later on, Tom travels to the valley of ashes, a gray industrial dumping ground between West Egg and New York City. He goes there to visit his lover Myrtle Wilson. Tom takes ...

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... very interesting. It had never really occurred to me to look into the way poor inner city kids are portrayed. When I saw these things in movies or on television, it was something that I just automatically believed. Apparently media isn't something to always be trusted. The children whom Kozol speaks to in his book, answer ... Kozol goes to talk to groups of children whose ages range from seven to eighteen, he encourages them to speak about their environment and their feelings, thoughts and opinions on things. He gets answers that would make America cringe with sadness. When asked if Amer...

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