The Bronx courts are so clogged that when a lawyer asks for a one-week adjournment the next court date usually doesn’t happen for six weeks or more. As long as a prosecutor has filed a Notice of Readiness‚ however‚ delays caused by court congestion don’t count toward the number of days that are officially held to have elapsed. Every time a prosecutor stood before a judge in Browder’s case‚ requested a one-week adjournment‚ and got six weeks instead‚ this counted as only one week against the six-month
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Bronx Zoo Experience There are many places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo is one of the places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo has been around for many years. It was first opened on November 8‚ 1899 and it is still open and growing today. This zoo is one of the world’s largest metropolitan zoos. The Bronx Zoo has over 600 species from around the world‚ many of which are endangered or threatened. Some places include; Africa‚ Asia‚ Pakistan and Madagascar. The
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As the two boys grew up‚ Moore was sent to military school because Mary noticed that the Bronx life was influencing him in a negative manner. On the other hand‚ prisoner Wes went to jail when he was around 11 years old because he almost stabbed a kid. To add on‚ Wes became a father at a very young age which led him to believe that the drug business was the only way he could support his family; unfortunately he was oblivious to the other options that were available for him. On the contrary‚ Moore
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A Contemporary Summery on Bronx Masquerade By Nikki Grimes Winner of the Coretta Scot King Award Report By: Seth Love Grade: 7th Teacher: Language Arts Teacher Unknown Date: Sunday August 03‚ 2003 Time: 11:04 Bronx Masquerade’s setting varies from place to place. There are three main settings. A High School‚ the ghettos of the Bronx‚ and many mental settings that occur inside students’ heads. The setting usually occurs in the in the high school. More pacifically‚ Mr. Ward’s classroom. The
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recover to make the city stronger than ever. The book‚ “The Bronx is Burning” by Jonathan Mahler‚ clearly exemplifies and goes into much detail about the trials and tribulations that the New York City people were going through at the time. It delves into politics‚ the economy‚ sports‚ health and public safety in a time of great peril. The city of New York began its decline under Mayor Abe Beame‚ whom stepped into office in 1974.
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The Hall of Fame of Great Americans is a museum located at Bronx Community College that focuses on Americans that made history‚ change American society and culture. Many students pass through this landmark without knowing the reason why is it there including me. I have always wondered why is it that this museum is located at this campus and not in another place where it could be noticeable like in the museum of Natural History‚ Grand Central‚ Central Park‚ or in the Metropolitan Museum or any other
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‘Racism; a controversial subject in which we all are part of.’’ How can you possible talk about racism without entering to any controversial point? First; we must see what racism is: racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as a powerful weapon encouraging: fear or hatred of others in times of conflict
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Racism is one of the world’s major issues today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools workforces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is bad as it was many decades ago but it sure has not gone away. Racism very much exists and it is about time that people need to start thinking about the instigations and solutions to this matter. Many people believe that it depends on if a person was brought into the world as a racist or
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Racism is something something we ’ve all witnessed. Many people fail to believe that race isn’t a biological category‚ but an artificial classification of people with no scientifically variable facts. In other words‚ the distinction we make between races has nothing to do with genetic characteristics. Race was created socially‚ primarily by how people perceive ideas and faces we are not quite used to. The definition of race all depends on where and when the word is being used. In U.S. history‚ the
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Racism has always been a very interesting research topic for me. I always wondering what really cause people to judge each other’s race‚ or hating each other because the different races between people. Many sociologic scientists (including my own sociology professor) believe that racism is something we understand and learn thought to our parent or the environment‚ but from my point of view racism is born naturally and the society made it worst. First‚ let prove that my professor is wrong. Imagine
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