Robert Moses
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 Robert Moses Park but didn't know any of his other accomplishments. After that short tally I didn't feel that bad not knowing who he was. Another thing that surprised me was when I was talking to one of my friends about this paper, he actually knew who Robert Moses was without me telling him. He then confessed that the only reason he knew about him was because he works on bridges. Honestly I think he wouldn't have know who he was if he wasn't working on bridges. Even though Robert Moses has a direct affect on a lot of people in New York City he really hasn't had that great of an impact on mine. The reasons I will go into, a little later on in the paper.So who really is Robert Moses? He is known to many as a masterbuilder and the power broker, which are two great terms to define a person such as himself. He is responsible for what New York City is today and with out his contributions New York City wouldn't be the same. Let's imagine no
bridges in New York City, no parks, no beaches or no housing authorities it would be extremely hard to get by in New York City. Having to use main streets to travel around New York City would be a serious problem and would take forever. How would we get from one borough to another? If it weren't for some of Robert Moses roadways that wouldn't be possible. Robert Moses is responsible for the Long Island Expressway, better yet know to everyone as the LIE. Which is the way many people suburbs get to work in New York City, one of them is my aunt. Other creations of Mr. Moses are the Meadowbrook State Parkway and the Wantagh State Parkway, which are known to almost all teens during the summer. The one roadway that I can thank him for is the Grand Central Parkway, which is the most frequently used by myself. One thing that surprised me about Mr. Moses is that even though he was the creator behind these ideas he was also known as "The man that built more roads than anyone in New York City never learned to drive."(Unknown, 1999, p. 1) This seems a little strange to me but maybe he feared driving so he formed highways instead. Robert Moses is also responsible for the two biggest attractions that I visit during the summer, which are Jones Beach and Shea Stadium. He also has great to do with the idea of " the projects " which if weren't in existence a lot of people would be living a life of struggle. This mastermind is the base of what New York City is built upon and he has made it a lot easier to live in the city due to his endeavors. Let's imagine a hot summer day, the first thing I would think of is a trip to the beach and so would a lot of other people. My trip would start of by calling my friends and planning the event; afterwards I would pick them up and we would be on our way. One of my friends lives in Whitestone and in order
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