New York City's business oriented leadership was enough was enough to draw people from all walks of life. ... As the town grew more successful, Englishmen from other colonies came to New York. ... The Wall was meant for protection but was very weak and became more of a symbol than effective protection from outsiders. ... In 1654, Jewish settlers came because they expected religious tolerance from the Dutch. ... Since the British were a minority in the town, there were some squabbles and hostility towards them from the Dutch. ...

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(Peter Miller)" The results echo Mushabac and Wigan's historical view that I presented on the previous page. ... This area was "polyethnic from its' inception5" which is an interesting find as New York City eventually became the mecca for European immigration and is now (and seems to have been since it was first bought by the Dutch West India Company) a melting pot for various cultures, races and ethnicities from all over the world. ... A bridge was erected over one of the outgoing canals called the "kissing bridge" (Peter Brightbill, Historian2). ... &quo...

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Despite this fact, I can express my point of view in such a way that 31,999,999 yearly travelers cannot. ... Whether one was from London on their way to Los Angeles, or from Dubai en route to Hong Kong, I was standing in the middle of it all. ... There was nothing I looked forward to more than transcending gate "A-Whatever" and walking the jet-bridge to find a seat where I could watch the world from the view of a god. ... Eventually, it vanished from my point of view and was replaced by an unfathomable amount of intricate streets, rivers, trails, pastures, and neighborhoods. ... Aft...

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