The people who lived far from the New York area took the initiative to help those involved, particularly the citizens of New York. ... I have visited New York City several times, and I know from first hand experience that New York City residents are not the friendliest people, nor are they that concerned about their surroundings. After the attacks my opinion of the New York City residents changed, because they never stopped to think or whine about what had happened or how their lives would change forever. ... In the words of Martin Luther King, "Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of Ne...

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The one group that has done that for me are the New York City firefighters and police officers. ... The thing that I remember the most is not just the attacks themselves, but also the men and women of New York City's finest risking their lives to protect and even save the lives of so may others. ... If it weren't for the determination of these few men and women from the city that never sleeps, America may have been down a little, or even much, longer than we were. ... The New York City fire fighters and police officers are men and women of distinguished valor. ... New York City&...

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In early years in New York racketeering was a big business. ... States Burton Turkus, " in 1945, New York City Investigations Commissioner Edgar Bromberger found that Erickson (New York Organized crime leader of the 30's and 40's) had made bank deposits of over $30,000,000 over a twelve year period- (91). ... New York is the most populated state and where many of the Italian immigrants lived. Organized crime ran underground rackets in New York that made millions. ... Soon cities like St. ...

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In early years in New York racketeering was a big business. ... States Burton Turkus, " in 1945, New York City Investigations Commissioner Edgar Bromberger found that Erickson (New York Organized crime leader of the 30's and 40's) had made bank deposits of over $30,000,000 over a twelve year period- (http://www.thehistorychannel.com/1). ... Organized crime ran underground rackets in New York that made millions. ... Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha. ... Soon cities like St. ...

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A New York resident can no longer smoke in bars, restaurants, offices, or covered outdoor patios. ... A bar owner in New York City Claims that the new law "messed with her bars groove, and business is down forty percent" (Haughney, A.03). ...

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The New York Times of 1914 resembles the newspapers of today on face value. ... Promises of suburban life away from the city, but close enough to commute to work make the headlines of this section. ... Local events, show times, and just the general happenings around the city are featured in the articles. ... (New York Times, September 26, 1914 p.6) These are pretty bold claims for any advertisement. ... (New York Times September 26, 1914, p. 5) This advertisement is appalling. ...

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Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in the 1600s. They were later used to help runaway sl...

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When my grandparents would take my sister and I to New York City to see a show we would have to drive through the primarily black and Puerto Rican communities of the Bronx. My grandparents would tell us not to stare because they might shoot us, and explained it was a bad section of the city. ...

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Imagine you are an Eastern European immigrant who has just arrived in New York City at the end of the 19th Century. You are perplexed by daily dilemmas, such as your daughter wanting to marry a non-Jew, which you consider a shanda. You want to study English in night school, which your husban...

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A day we will never forget is September 11th it was the most atrocious day. I know I will never forget it. I remember I was in Mrs. Lorewalds class we were doing a worksheet. When suddenly she runs into the room and turns the TV on. She was worried for what had happened and because I think her d...

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It was filled with so much emotion because it was the dominant Yankees, representing New York after the September 11 tragedy, against the newest team and underdog, Arizona Diamondbacks. ... With all that was going on in New York City the Mayor, Rudy Guilliani, still took his time out for every game to be sitting in the front row to show his support for the team that was representing his city. ...

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Hip-hop culture was developed in New York City in the 1970's mainly by African Americans, first emerging from The Bronx; the lifestyle of Hip-hop culture has now spread to urban and suburban communities worldwide. ...

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I had never been to New York City, and I had only read and seen pictures of the "Twin Towers," so the idea of a plane crashing into a building was something that I could not even begin to comprehend. ...

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Then cities started to grow, and in the mid 1970s One million SROs were replaced with parking lots, buildings and apartments. ... A transient is a person who never settles down for more than a few weeks, but keeps moving throughout cities by means of walking and hitch hiking. ... This was in New York. ... Finding jobs, such as selling "Homeless Newspapers" such as Streetwise in Chicago, or Street News in New York. ... Surveys that have been done on the homeless in New York have differed my the tens of thousands. ...

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"Back, but not home" is an article which was appeared on the New York Times. The passage told us the author, Maria Muniz, her own experiences as a new immigrant's homesick feeling of her original country and culture conflict in the new country. In her passage, she said: "Like all immigrants, my ...

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In upstate New York, a man made river is cutting through the wilderness. ... The man who built this canal was, a New York's gung ho governor DeWitt Clinton. ... Clinton wanted to be president, but instead he runs New York for 20 years. Clinton had a vision to make New York rich. ... Douglass made it to New York City and got freedom. ...

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Feeling overwhelmed and having alot of stress can really dampen your lifestyle, so why not take a long vacation from it all? For example, if your job is putting stress on your life, or if your children are beginning to be to much for you, and mabye even school is putting your life into overload...

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The current examples of Americans who serve their country are the New York City firefighters and the New York City Police Department. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. and the New York City fleet have allowed America to be the place it is today. ...

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Judge Shira Scheindlin, discovered that the New York Police Department altered to a "policy of indirect racial profiling" (Goldstein, 2013). In the inner-cities the amount of stop and frisk are majority Blacks and Hispanics. New York City police have made it a procedure to stop "Blacks and Hispanics who would not have been stopped if they were white" (Goldstein, 2013). ... In New York police officers use race as a factor in stopping people on the streets, sometimes to scare them. ...

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Cities, Suburbs, and Country 1. People Flock to Cities a. ... The growth of cities changed leisure patterns. b. City life was different. c. ... Most Americans got their first real glimpse of the new European approach at a major art show at New York's 69th Infantry Regimental Armory in 1913. 3. ...

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It is a beautiful day in New York City. Autumn is setting in as golden leaves are blown to the ground by a gentle breeze. The warmth of the summer sun is desperately fighting bursts of cold in the air. However, this seemingly perfect day is ruled by mournful reflection. The one year anniversary ...

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The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. At first it was mainly underground, enjoyed in the black ghettos. Now it has developed into a very mainstream popular form of music. Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white p...

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The Irish Immigration to America " the reversal breaks with previous decades of Irish immigration to the United States, one of the oldest, largest, most sustained and most culturally influential migration flows of American history -- reaching nearly a million in the 1850's after the Irish potato famine, but dwindling lately to just a few thousand a year" (Allen, The New York Times, May 31, 1998). ... Our Lady of the Rosary, located in New York City, assisted over 170,000 immigrant girls, and is still around today helping thousands obtain jobs and the training skills needed to make a ...

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Fire approaches the great new city..." "In the city of york there will be a great collapse, 2 twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb third big war will begin when the big city is burning." ... New York is located at the forty-first degree of Latitude. ... The New York Times 21 September 2001: National Edition. ... The New York Times 21 S...

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Rapid urbanization lead to many problems such as results of city growth, rise of political bosses and boss William Tweed. Results of city growth which is in late 1800s, the middle and upper class moved to suburbs. ... Rise of political bosses included political machine, an unofficial city organization usually headed by a powerful boss. ... He was liked by the immigrants but he disappointed people because he cheated New York City out of $100 million from taxes. ...

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