DC Population Changes by Blocks In Elahe Izadi’s article, DC Population Changes by Blocks, the main purpose is to offer an analysis of the changes of Adams Morgan’s population over time. The article also compares Adams Morgan to other neighborhoods in DC, such as Shaw and Columbia Heights. The comparison is solely populational, analyzing race, […]
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Adams Morgan Heritage Trail
Map of Adams Morgan Heritage Trail The link above will lead you to the Adams Morgan Heritage Trail map. The trail is something I have considered as essential to understanding the history of the neighborhood, especially when it comes to the segregation and desegregation of Adams Morgan. As I will be further exploring the diversity of […]
Adams Morgan Summer Concerts
The image below was released by the Adams Morgan BID recently, and it shows the concerts that will be happening in the neighborhood during the Summer of 2017. What is interesting about it is the diversity of the musical groups that will be performing. From R&B to Latino Reggaeton, the festival will include songs from […]
Picture of Adams Morgan
When I first walked around Adams Morgan, the first thing that struck me was the colors. The neighborhood is very colorful with almost every building having their own design. Not only the walls are “colorful”, however. A walk down Columbia Road is enough to exemplify the cultural and ethnical diversity of the neighborhood. This is […]
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In Part 2 of David Fleming’s City of Rhetoric, he breaks down the different public spheres present in the 21st century. Fleming defines four different spheres: Ghetto, Suburbia, The New Urbanism, and Home. Throughout the next couple of paragraphs, I will be further exploring the concept of Suburbia, and how Fleming’s research correlates to what […]
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This commonplace is about men and women we see every day. Men and women we respect and trust, those who we believe are the “law”. Today I’m writing about police officers, but not the everyday police officer. Today I will be analyzing the cops we see on TV. This will be somewhat related to my […]
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I have recently started watching a fairly old tv show called Prison Break. While I did start watching it for fun, over time I started to realize how intentional some of the trivial things present in the episodes were. To begin with, the two main characters, Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield. When analyzing the characters, […]
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I recently read an article about french nationalism in soccer, and even though it isn’t very recent it was very interesting. The issue being brought up in the article is the fact that the citizens and the coach of the national team are racist towards the players that are either Muslim or have France as […]
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The image above was voted as the best picture of the day (03/15/17) by the Telegraph. Without having any background knowledge about it the first thing that strikes the viewer’s eyes are the colors. The women present in the picture are wearing a very colorful dress, and the drums are a vibrant red. The drumming […]
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The quote I encountered this week wasn’t said by someone famous. It has no impact in society, nor does it provide any philosophical reflection. What it does, however, is provide insight on the cultural difference between America and Bosnia. Yes, Bosnia. This past week I was playing FIFA Ultimate Team online with my friends, and […]