William Cullen Bryant was born in Cummington, Massachusetts on November 3, 1794. His home in Cummington was surrounded by brooks, rivers, rocky hills, and woods. Bryant's mother was Sarah Snell Bryant. His father, Doctor Peter Bryant, was a strict Calvinist who loved poetry, music, and...

The Harlem Renaissance The neighborhood of Harlem was the place to be in the 20's. It was the jazz age and in New York City, Harlem was the site of an explosion of African-American literature, art, music, and culture. This would become known as the "Harlem Renaissance" or "The New Negro ...

The "Gay 90's" is a decade well known for the evolution of the leisure and entertainment culture. By this time, the sport of horseracing began to flourish in New York City as new and improved racetracks emerged. The development of private clubs and attractive hotels and casinos appeal...

Alexander Calder Alexander Calder was born in Lawnton, a suburb of Philadelphia, on the date of July 22 1898. He was named Alexander after his father, Alexander Stirling Calder, and his grandfather Alexander Miline Calder. With all three of the Calder men being named Alexander, they needed s...

Gabriel José Garcia Márquez was born on March 6th, 1928, in a small town called Aracataca, in Colombia. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, but he knew his real parents. He was one of sixteen children. His grandfather was Colonel Nicolás Ricardo Márquez Mejia. ...

Automobiles Of The 1920's For many years after the introduction of automobiles, three kinds of power sources were in common use: steam engines, gasoline engines, and electric motors. In 1920 over 2300 automobiles were registered in New York City, Boston, Massachusetts, and Chicago, Illinois. Of th...

Hip Hop is an art form that includes deejaying, rapping, breakdancing, and graffiti art. Hip Hop originated in the South Bronx section of New York City around the mid 1970's. It been strong for years in black and Puerto Rican communities in New York and has recently started gaining success...

A Look at "Paul's Case" In the short story "Paul's Case", by Wila Cather, the author tells the gripping and tragic story of a working class boy, named Paul who desperately wants to be a part of the high society and so steals money from his employer. Paul is first seen at a mee...

Incorporating jazz music with the lives of African-Americans during the 1920's, Toni Morrison's Jazz is a wonderful story about slavery and spirituality. Jazz is an extension of Morrison's previous novel, Beloved, which was about the lives of African Americans during the late 1800&apo...

In the early 1900s, particularly in the 20s and early 30s, African American literature, art, music, and dance began to flourish in Harlem, a section of New York City. Variously known as the New Negro movement, the New Negro Renaissance, and the Negro Renaissance, the movement emerged toward the end ...

"To me passion is so essential...it hurts any kind of dance when there's no artistry. There are just feats." - Donald McKayle Born in July 6th 1930 in New York City, Donald McKayle first gained an intense interest and admiration in dance more than half a century ago aft...

THE OUTSIDERS The novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton was based on two juvenile gangs. These gangs were divided by economical and social background, the lower East side where known as the "Greasers", and the upper West side were known as the "Socs". The novel is s...

The most popular and influential form of African-American pop music of the 1980's and 1990's, rap is also one of the most controversial styles of the rock era. And not just among the guardians of cultural taste and purity that have always been counted among rock 'n' roll's chief enemies--Black, Whi...

Artist and Repertoire Representatives (also known as A&R Reps) are employed by record labels to locate new talent to add to the company's roster, fond songs for non-song writing artists already on the label, and to act as a go-between for the artist and label. Three things one should know about A&R ...

Pfizer's Product Mix Strategy Introduction Pfizer Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets leading prescription medicines for humans and animals and many of the world's best-known consumer brands. Success in today's marketplace entails more than a superior product. It also requires an i...

Purpose: By the end of the speech I hope you all will understand the joys and pains of playing jazz on the trumpet. Introduction: (turn off lights) Imagine its night time in New York City. You head over to the village vanguard to see the hottest players in jazz, out do each other on stage. You ente...

To The Top of Mount Everest... In 1966, Jacqueline Susann published "The Valley of the Dolls" ; one of the three outstanding novels she wrote before her death in 1974. Set in New York City, this n...

As we all know, on the fateful day of September 11th, 2001, the World Trade Center, also known as the Twin Towers were struck by two planes flown by terrorists, and ultimately destroyed. It is a day that no American will ever forget. In my opinion, it is absolutely impossible to forget that awful...

I had no idea that Robert Moses had so much influence on so many people, and was surprised to find out that he is not as well known, as he should be. I asked ten people at my job and out of the ten only one person knew who Robert Moses was. The person that did know about him said that they heard of ...

TONY KUSHNER Tony Kushner was born in New York City, Manhattan, New York in 1956. He was raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Both of his parents were musicians, and they encouraged him to follow his dreams seeing that he took interest in theatre at a young age. He's Jewish and practic...

Andy Warhol 1928-1987 Born-Forest City, Pennsylvania Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Forest City, Pennsylvania. He attended Schenley High School in Pittsburgh until 1945 when he moved on to college. After graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie-Mellon University, in J...

Jean Toomers Life Jean toomer was a writer and a philosopher. He was born on Dec 26, 1894. Toomer was born in Washington, D.C. He was the son of Nathan Toomer who was a planter, and his mother was Nina Pinchback who was the daughter of former governor Pinckney...

School Uniforms Would the requirement of school uniforms be a violation of a person's individual rights? Some critics agree that enforcing a particular code of dress not only restricts a student's free expression, but also creates a society in which a student is more likely to rebel or a...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. Specifically it will discuss the importance of the poem in Black history and literature. Langston Hughes is considered one of the premier Black poets, and he often wrote of Harlem and other places...

Breaking Rank 1. What was the setting (place and time)? The setting takes place in modern time in a large city. 2. Name and briefly describe each of the major characters. Thomas Fairbairn is a member of a gang, and his nickname is Baby. Casey Willardson is a school-girl and she...