Bedford Stuyvesant’s History, Gentrification

    Bedford Stuyvesant     Bedford Stuyvesant is located in Brooklyn and used to be one of the oldest predominately black neighborhoods, in New York. Given the nickname “Bed Stuy”, it is known for poverty and high crime rates, as portrayed in movies centered within the neighborhood like: “Notorious”, “Crooklyn”, and “Do the Right Thing”. … Read more

Binding Force of Narrative in Space w/ Diploma 10 by Tschumi & Coates Unavailable

 a space based on a narrative 
a narrative based on space
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(due to an accidental collision into the work of Diploma 10 as taught by Bernard Tschumi and Nigel Coates) 

  the layering of a chronological sequence of moments or events in accordance with the portrayal of anthropocentric experience – the experientiality which is inherent … Read more

Compare & Contrast: Roman vs Greek Mythology & Culture

 Greece and Rome Roman mythology was heavily influenced by Greek mythology.  However, there are noticeable differences between the culture and beliefs of both the Romans and Greeks.  If compared to the Triforce, the three bases being wisdom, courage and power, the Romans would be holders of power.  The Greeks on the other hand were … Read more

UAE’s Religion, Culture, Cuisine & Architecture

 UAE Culture Religion & Beliefs The UAE is a predominantly Sunni Muslims country. Muslim people pray 5 times a day and the culture of UAE is derived from Islam, it is the base system for all social and political matter, and they call it Sharia Islamic law. However, the UAE is a multi-cultural and … Read more

Middlesex University Students Explore Community Dance’s Health Benefits

 Middlesex University’s Year One students participated in workshops based around community dance. ‘Community dance is a strand of participatory dance practice defined by particular values, intentions, qualities and methodologies’ (FCD, 2006). From any type of dance you are able to communicate it’s norms and values of technique, confidence and strength to mundane life to … Read more

Mourning of a Sailor: Honoring Capt. Abraham Lincoln in Walt Whitman’s Powerful Elegy, “O Captain! My Captain!

 The Mourning of a Sailor In "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman, Whitman show's a sailor mourning the loss of his captain and struggling to accept that his captain is dead after a long journey. Whitman paints a clear picture for the reader of a sailor struggling to accept that his captain is … Read more

Unveiling the Real Reasons Behind Partition of India

 There are a lot of myths concerning the traditional understanding of the political conundrum surrounding the partition of India. Indeed, the Indian nationalist feature of the historical and geographical orthodoxy has been content to project partition as the tragic finale of the struggle of heroes in India. One can easily find an array of … Read more