New York New York is a state in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States. ... At least 18 different languages were being spoken in the city as early as 1650 among the 18 languages were German, Swiss, Moravian, French, English and Portuguese. ... I n 1776 our first president, George Washington moved his headquarters to New York City. ... As General Washington retreated across New Jersey, the British took full cotrol of New York City. The city remained the center for British army operations in North America for the remainder of the American Rev...

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With New York City being known as the city where all cultures collides with one another, that collision impacts on the equality of the students education. ... Whether it is between a private New York City school or a public school, the demographics between race, or even the different resources that New York City gives to schools to certain neighborhood, education inequality is a major issue that keeps on growing here in New York City. ... Each borough in New York City is broken up into districts, and within these districts the resources of the schools are based on the district statistics. ......

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The largest city in the world was Mexico City. ... By the year 2000, it is predicted there will be 4 cities that exceed the size of New York in 1950. New York will have dropped to 5th position in the world's top ten, and the first two places will be held by Mexico City and Sao Paulo. In terms of size the cities of Tokyo, New York and London, which dominated the economic global urban structure, have been overtaken by the expending cities of Latin America, China and India. ... In 1950, New York was the largest urban place in the world. ...

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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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New York City, New York, also called the Big Apple, has enough diversity within it to fulfill the world. ... On average, I visit New York City at least three times a year and I leave more and more cultured every time. ... New York City is also the home of MTV and BET, another interest of mine as an adolescent, thus making the city huge on pop and hip hop culture. ... I have always been a city girl and plan on going to law school at New York University to then live and practice law there. ... Miami, New York City, Washington, D.C., and most places in between have been major influences on wh...

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The "Tweed Ring" in New York was a ring of cronies working together in order to steal millions of dollars from New York companies. ... By controlling the Democratic Party and had his people elected to three positions in both the city and the state. He had his candidates elected as mayor of New York City, governor, and the speaker of the state assembly. In 1870 he forced the passage of a new city charter thus creating a board of audit by means that he and his cronies could control the city's treasury. ... He was arrested and extracted to the United States and sent to prison in New York Ci...

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New York is a more objective look at slavery. ... The similarity between Satanstoe and New York was that New York City was a front-runner in events. New York was one of the first cities to begin emancipating slaves. ... However, according to New York it wasn't in a civilized manner. ... In 1799, New York City began gradually emancipating slaves. ...

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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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Sophisticated city dwellers began to look at their country cousins as hicks or bumpkins, while those in the farm belts viewed the cities as places of corruption, immorality and outside influences. For example, Prohibition was probably followed more in what was called the "Bible Belt" than in New York and Chicago, although moon shining prospered in the rural woods. ... The rural courts had a tendency to be much stricter than the city courts. The murder rates massively increased along with the corruption of city officials. ... By 1925, there were more than 100,000 speakeasies or Illegal clu...

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He also studied and graduated from King's College in New York City, 1768, at the age of 16. ... He then studied law under the chief justice of New York and was licensed as an attorney in October 1771. ... He served as a member of New York's provincial congress in 1775. ... Livingston, he drafted New York's first Constitution. ... In 1800, he accepted an interim appointment of 3 years as US senator from New York. ...

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Aaron Ogden Gibbons: Challenged a New York state granted monopoly to Aaron Ogden by running two steamboats between New York and New Jersey. Ogden: Licensed to operate steamboats exclusively between New York and New Jersey. ... Robert Fulton, one inventor of the steamboat obtained exclusive rights from the state of New York to navigate his boats between Elizabethtown, New Jersey and New York City. ... When Gibbons took Ogden to court, the state of New York always ruled in favor of Aaron Ogden, barring any competition. ... Chief Justice John Marshall said the New York monopoly w...

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This significant yet catastrophic portion of history has had a negative affect on the social mobility of Dominicans in New York City. ... There are many stories told of the harsh conditions and circumstances Dominicans suffer when they get to New York City. ... As a community, the Dominicans have struggled greatly in New York City. ... In Dominican New Yorkers: A Socioeconomic Profile, 1990, Ramona Hernandez states that "the income of the Dominican population is one of the lowest in New York City". ... "Over thirty-six percent of the Dominican population in New York City lives in households...

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Chicago was not the only city to experience significant organized crime from 1880- 1940 many other large cities became infested with Italian crime families. ... Through extensive research Nelli discovered during the early 1900's cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Kansas City, Los Angles, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and Denver all experienced a rise in the Italian population and consequently a growing crime rate. ... The New York State crime commission estimated $200-$600 million had be gained a year through syndicates in New York. " The toll in Philadelph...

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Reasoning because for one forestry is not something I believe you would find in a big city like Manhattan. By it not having any forest in the city I highly doubt anyone would be able to work as a hunter in the middle of the street. ... Also something I don't believe you would find in this big city with no place for a farm to grow. ... Many people are either moving to New York, moving around in New York, or trying to open a new business in New York. ... Being that New York is large fashion Capital the employment may be high. ...

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The announcement stated that there had been some sort of terrorist attack on New York City and that the country was in High Terror Alert. ... I think they were still a little confused as to what really happened because all they knew was that a plane had crashed somewhere in New York City and that it was a terrorist attack. ...

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The Olympics have been around since 1896 bringing people all over the world entertainment. Throughout the years, controversy on whether if the Olympics are really necessary have been an issue in question. My personal opinion in this matter is that I believe that the Olympics are not necessary...

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The setting also is symbiolic of Fritzgerald's satire of 1920s New York lifestyle , most important of all , brings out the themes of American dream , money and romantic love. The Midwest is where Nick has been living all his life "My Family has been prominent , well to do people in this Middle Western city for three generations", It is a place of tradition , security , and where family values are more important than money."..a complacent from growing up in the Carraway house in a city where dwellings are still called through decades by a family's name" From descriptions of the ...

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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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Weprin is a current New York Assemblyman who formerly served as a member of the New York City council. Last year, he was elected to the state Assembly but failed in his campaign for city comptroller in 2009 (Carnia). ... The New York's 9th Congressional District, which Weiner represented for the past 13 years, covers Brooklyn and Queens. ... Instead, experts believe he may use the short stint to launch another campaign for city comptroller in 2013 (Taylor). ... City Councilman Eric Ulrich dropped out of the running earlier this week (Taylor). ...

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Best known as a leader of a 1689 New York rebellion that came to bear his name, Jacob Leisler was one of late seventeenth-century New York's most prominent merchants, land developers, and foremost exponent of Reformed religious fundamentalism and Orangist political ideology. He was intimately bound to the social, economic, and political development of New Netherland and New York from 1659, when he was employed as a nineteen-year-old in the Dutch West India Company's Amsterdam office, until his execution for treason in New York City in May 1691. ... Other historians see in Leisler&#...

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The amendment that I chose to do my report on is the 19th amendment. This amendment guaranteed the voting right to all of the American woman. The victory of this amendment took decades to be passed. In August of 1995 marked the 75th anniversary of the ratification of this amendment. This amendme...

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I was born on October 17,1864, in a small town by the name of Watertown, New York. ... My father is a profound lawyer in New York, and my father-in-law who interested me in global and international affairs. ... I later died on October 30, 1928, in New York City, at the age of 64....

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Bloomberg's heavy emphasis on eliminating gun trafficking, and New York's crack-down in general, eight of their own police force members were arrested and charged with accepting bribes in return for illegally transporting firearms into the state. The corrupt group was comprised of five officers currently on the force, three who previously retired, a New Jersey correction officer, a former New York City Sanitation Department police officer, and two other unidentified men. ... In October of 2010, Officer Masso's illegal operation began slowly with carting cigarettes into New Yor...

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An officer smashed his head through a plate glass window, when Brock refused to go into the officer's lunchroom (Police Brutality and Excessive Force in the New York City Police Department 14). ... He was handcuffed, thrown to the floor, repeatedly kicked, and beaten with the officer's nightstick (Police Brutality and Excessive Force in the New York City Police Department 17). ... All of these victims mentioned are from minority groups, and were harmed by white New York City police officers. In less than four years fifty -five people have died while in being in police custody, in the...

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The vast majority of immigrants, who lived in cities, lived in tenements. ... Up to 4,000 people lived on some city blocks. ... (Comment, "How The Other Half Lives", New York City/East European Jews/At Work). ... They played a crucial role in the building of the modern infrastructure of the city including Grand Central Station. ... (Comments, "Italians in America", New York City/Italians/At Work) Italian railroad gangs endured primitive living conditions, often building their own housing or living in windowless boxcars, which attracted strong concern from social reformers. ...

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