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Though filled with opportunity, it is also filled with people who missed the golden ring and slipped through the cracks, winding up living on the streets and begging for handouts to survive. This is the landscape that tourists are warned about and natives attempt to ignore by walking by them oblivious to their plight. This is not the celebrity singing cowboy street person who entertains, this is the homeless man in a wheelchair who represents man frailty and how close we all are to the streets. He is the New York that is hard to look at because if we look to closely we might find ourselves.
Then there is the New York of the elite. The debutantes, stockbrokers, old money, new money, famous; these are the royalty of America. They dine in fine restaurants, shop in the best stores, and spend an inordinate amount of money on the finer things in life. They reached for the golden ring with both hands and held on tight, succeeding even beyond...
Rolling to the front of Bergdorf's and being escorted from their limo for a shopping spree designed to buy absolutely nothing they need but everything they want and desire. It is the New York of monetary decadence and extreme. It is mink coats, yachts, penthouses, polo, fur coats, high fashion, fine art museums, central park, models, entrepreneurs, and old, old, old money mixed with the new money of the Madonnas and Woody Allens. It is glitzy and glamorous and caters to the whims of the wealthy. This New York is prepared to offer up any and every expensive item the heart may desire, if one is prepared to pay for it. It is the ultimate symbol of success. It is the New York for people who have proven that they 'can make it there' and now get to live the life to prove that they can indeed 'make it anywhere.'
New York, in its many incarnations is still the city of dreams, sometimes, however, they are nightmares.
New York City: An Examination of Urban Design and Space Function as it Relates to Civic Participation The objective of this study is to examine urban design and space function as it relates to civic participation in New York City. Kevin Lynch conducted systematic and scientific-based research on urban design in his exploration of the elements of urban design. Lynch stated that every individual "has had a long association with some
NYC Education Law Bullying is a common occurrence among district schools in New York City with the major targets often students regarded as different such as the disabled. In this regard, this article highlights a fictitious scenario regarding bullying of disabled students in attempt to answer legal questions regarding education law about bullying students with learning disabilities. Using New York state statutes and related cases, this paper outlines legal actions individuals
Diversity and Child Abuse Prevention Diversity and How Child Abuse in Handled in New York Compared to Other Countries There is developing debate regarding the suitable combination of programs and polices needed to react to concerns of child abuse and neglect. Child neglect and abuse hold significant effects for prospective health and mental health of a child. As a result, it is imperative to comprehend connections among different forms of maltreatment, family
Streetwalkers are generally the lowest-paid of all prostitutes. They are also in the most danger. As a result, those who work as streetwalkers are likely to be more desperate than other prostitutes, suggesting that, regardless of chosen profession, they would experience greater levels of mental distress than the normal population. What is fascinating is that when research does not look at streetwalkers, but at higher status prostitutes, prostitutes do not
Ridgewood Reservoir - Introduction The grand and historic location in Highland Park, New York -- that is known as the Ridgewood Reservoir -- sits on a ridge that was formed by the second Pleistocene Period (Wisconsin's ice sheet's terminal moraine) about 12,000 years ago. The site offers scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean, and of several nearby New York cemeteries (East New York, Woodhaven, and the Rockaways). Presently it is what
Brooks Investigate aspect David Brooks NY Times article "Let's All Feel Superior" Normalcy Bias Investigation of Aspects of David Brooks NY Times Article "Let's All Feel Superior," The recent sexual scandal and alleged atrocities among well-known and respected members of the sporting community at Penn State has led to a great deal of social dismay and outrage. This refers to the accusation that Penn State's ex-football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, is guilty of numerous