Essays on New York City

The novel starts with the main character, Iliana, who immigrated from the Dominican Republic to New York City. One of her sisters, Marina, had to go through psychological distress one time following being raped by someone. She often hallucinates or envisions spiders and other scary imaginations. Iliana has another sister named Rebecca who had to…

This article breaks down five television shows that have New York City as their setting of their shows. The main argument Sadler and Haskins present is that these portraits of cityscapes put on by these shows generates a “postcard effect,” which gives the audience the understanding of a tourist view. In another sense this phenomenon…

The picture that is focused on in this essay conveys a message from past leaders who believed they could manage, control, and profit from the growth of New York City with a grid system throughout its landscape. They envisioned a partitioned landscape that could enhance and manage various aspects of New York City life. Their…

When it comes to choosing a neighborhood to live in, or if you have grown up in a specific neighborhood in a specific city, people often wonder if their neighborhood, or the city, has shaped who they are and what they have become. A neighborhood provides experiences which do shape a person’s way of thinking….

Every nation has symbols —specific objects that, values or traditions which make that country unique. The United States has many such symbols: the bald eagle, the Liberty Bell, Uncle Sam, and the American flag, but the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor stands out above all as a symbol of freedom and opportunity. The…

World was a fascinating place full of industry and industrialization. From the shipbuilding yards of the highly-structured Marietta, to the booming pork industry of Cincinnati, opportunity abounded. For some people. Under the right circumstances. The Pan-Mississippian world was also full of disease, unchecked growth, racism, violence, and slavery. Ohio was right at the center of…

Tragedy struck a nation. The date was September 11, 2001, a misfortune that will linger in the memory of few but in the lives of many. Although this calamity took place in America, it falls upon those in all countries, either by account of close proximity or devoted alliance, and they will forever recall this…

Portraying history in a movie allows filmmakers to make a point about a modern issue or promote an ongoing historical topic. Just exemplifying history in a movie, doesn’t depict the fact that it is accurate. “Gangs of New York ” directed by Martin Scorsese in 2002, and set in 1863, explains the Irish immigration and…

The Empire State Building is without doubt one of the most impressive places have ever been to. It is the most iconic landmark in New York City and the most famous office building in the country. With heights soaring up to 1,454 feet, the ESP. was known as the tallest building in the world for…

k CityPersonal Writing: Living In Both Texas and New York CityWhere a person was born or raised often plays an important role in theirlives. There are often comparisons between a urban civilization to ruralcivilization. Humans adopt to different environments that would be the mostsuitable for their style of living. Society as a whole didn’t tell…