In the 1960s, New York faced economic hardship, crime rates and ethnic tensions increased to its peak. After Lindsay’s winning coalition of wealthy Republicans and Liberal Democrats reformed but during his first term, he was only involved in racial politics and seemed to forget completely…
Essays on United States
To argue the companies like “LyondellBasell” that are the creators of nonrenewable resource items (plastic), to decrease their production. Also to inform the public about the human impact, and persuade them to take action over it. Although action is being taken over human impact, it’s…
In the borough of Brooklyn, during the 1900’s, immigrants faced discrimination and crushing poverty. In the world that Betty Smith describes in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, however, poverty is defined as a virtue, a force that causes people to grow, and for families to…
Every settlement in the world changes. Some change in a good way and some change in a bad way. A settlement changes in a good way when it has a big population and a lot of people enjoy living in the said settlement but a…
Homelessness and mass media coverage often falls short in getting a good word out. Homeless people are reported as people on the street or live in shelters this are anonymous often used. But many people who work with these populations daily find the term offensive…
Education is a worldwide issue that we have struggled with for many years. ¨The academic achievement gap between poor, minority students and their wealthier white peers has been one of the most troubling and persistent policy problems in the United States throughout its history.¨ It…
It has been known that the migratory phenomenon is part of the human experience as well as key for the birth of new cities among the history of human settlements. Even thought, we all have seen the conflicts that this brings between the native population…
Overview and Heritage Hispanic or Latino Americans include individuals of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central America. Puerto Ricans are the second-largest Hispanic cultural group with approximately 3 million living in the United States that self-identify as Puerto Ricans. Most Puerto Ricans live in…
Tony Croatto was a very gifted Italian born, but naturalized Puerto Rican singer who used his gifts to transform the cultural heritage of his beloved adopted country into a much modern and sophisticated one. He started off as a pop singer, but as he journeyed…
Puerto Rico is an island a Caribbean island. It is a territory of landscape, mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest. It is a very beautiful and refreshing place to visit in your holidays. It is a self-governing island. It is situated at the…
I want you to take a good look at the person sitting next you. Take a second to realize how different we are all from one another. From our hair, to our skin, to our overall physical appearance. As you all may know we are…
In Puerto Rico and The Caribbean, the impact of fecal contamination in coastal waters and coral reefs is a topic of concern. Water pollution, and particularly sewage from land-based nonpoint sources, is one of the principal threats to coral reefs and its associated ecosystems, not…
Breathtaking attractions, elegant restaurants, luxurious hotels, immense night clubs, and lavish casinos, sounds familiar? You got it! Las Vegas is a city full of various activities, beautiful sights, and different things to do. Steve Wynn wasn’t wrong when he said “Las Vegas is sort of…
In 1936, the federal government completed the Hoover Dam, blocking the flow of the uncontrollable Colorado River creating Lake Mead. Water from Lake Mead reserve gets divided between California, Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico. Las Vegas is known for being a major tourist attraction with its…
Los Angeles confidently claims to be the city with the most diverse beaches. There are many of them both on the coastline of the metropolis and around it. In LA everyone will find a beach to their liking, the main thing is to know where…
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