Monthly Archives: February 2011
Clean Water – An Expensive Necessity to Some People
If you are reading this, you are probably in the 1-5% of the world that has adequate drinkable water. Coming to New York City for school, we have the best drinkable tap water in the nation, if not the world. … Continue reading
Crime and Punishment – Urbanization to Illegal Tender to Unfair Police Forces
In the early 1800’s, urban cities such as New York City began to boom. Cities were growing larger, taller, and ever-more populous with no indication of slowing down; people were crowding in from every direction. Rural areas became a thing … Continue reading
-Band the Bandits: Instigate the Investigators-
Prior to the 1840s, the average constable was deprived of the opportunity of doing their job to its full effect as their jobs were being dominated by new assigned patrolmen. In fact, their jobs were now given to these patrolmen … Continue reading
Ring the Alarm
I believe that one of the most important things that took place during this time period was the creation of official fire fighters. This was important because at this time there weren’t many safety precautions taking place, so that left … Continue reading
Water Under the Bridge
Since the beginning of time, the transportation and irrigation of water has proven to be a great problem for cities. This crucial transportation of H2O can potentially make or break the future of a city, leading to success or failure. … Continue reading
Transport Evolution
Transportation was very limited at first, and it was very expensive to transport things from one place to another. “Transportation through the mountains was so difficult and costly in the early years..”, [Chudacoff, 36] which was the reason why most … Continue reading
Empty Streets
In New York City in the 1850’s, there were calls to reform the way of life adopted by the working class families, specifically the women and children of these families. “From reformers’ perspective, the active engagement of women and children … Continue reading
Education…Poverty’s Solution? Maybe Not
Building penitentiaries, asylums, almshouses and correction houses was apparently not enough to eradicate the rampant rate of criminal activities and poverty in the 1820’s. Politicians, humanitarians and educators endeavor towards enhancing the educational system, which according to them “was an … Continue reading
New York Water
In 1741 the “Negro Plot”, it was a plot by town’s black population to poison the wells and burn the city. The panic and worried officials brought the trials and executed many innocent people. The result of this event brought … Continue reading
How to find a brilliant in information garbage
To me the idea to collect twits of regular people looks very attractive and helpful for further generation and historians. I see only the one problem in that case. Library of congress should systematize all information in some easy to … Continue reading