GETTING AROUND Under normal circumstances‚ New York City is easy to navigate. However‚ subway and bus changes can occur at the last minute‚ so pay attention to the posters on station walls and listen carefully to any announcements you may hear in trains and on subway platforms. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Travel info 718-330-1234‚ hourly updates 718-243-7777; www.mta.info. The MTA runs the subways and buses‚ as well as a number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan
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1) INTRODUCTION: The aim of this report is to evaluate the major financial implications of a catastrophe with regards to a particular hospitality sector. This report is divided into four main parts namely‚ the background information of the catastrophe followed by the definition of the chosen affected hospitality sector along with its importance. This is followed by statistics in the form of year-by-year figures regarding the implications of the catastrophe along with the recovery strategies followed
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Final Exam 12/12/12 1:05 AM Chinese • Patriarchy/Eldest Male/Clan o Clan is led by eldest male o Male won’t stop being in power until their passing o Eldest male tells everyone what to do o Clan is related by blood or marriage • Surname o Goes by last name o It doesn’t matter what your name is‚ just who your family is o Introduce last name first: Khanchaleunh‚ Sakoona • “Guadong” or Canton Province o Where most immigrants came from o Not a farming province o Located on the harbor
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case it provided a distinctive anchor for Philadelphia’s Chinatown‚ which had evolved since the nineteenth century to become a cultural and business center for multiple Asian immigrant groups. Chinatown’s borders have been redefined and reduced by urban renewal and infrastructure projects such as the Ben Franklin Bridge‚ the Vine Street Expressway‚ Independence Mall Urban Renewal Area‚ and the Philadelphia Convention Center. Residents of Chinatown protested each of these projects‚ which resulted in businesses
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Introduction As part of the Singapore heritage society‚ I believe that Chinatown should be conserved and should not be replaced by yet another integrated resort. Our Society is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Singapore’s history‚ heritage and identity. We have held many projects to raise awareness of Singapore’s history and cultural heritage. Chinatown has and will always be a place with much historical value and a part of Singapore’s limited heritage. According to the dictionary
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opposite and has gotten involved with not only the case but with Mrs. Mulwray (Chinatown). “You may think you know what you’re dealing with‚ but believe me you don’t” is ironic statement made by Cross to Gittes because the job of an investigator is to know and nothing less than that. “You see‚ Mr. Gittes‚ most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and right place‚ they’re capable of anything.” (Chinatown). This opens the character Noah Cross in the case‚ showing the viewer that he
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An Analysis of High Muck a Muck The High Muck A Muck website demonstrates that the manner in which Chinese culture and people are represented in Vancouver‚ Canada – especially via Chinatowns – has been influenced by racism and discriminatory perspectives that potentially skew the authentic elements of Chinese culture and people. Canada’s relationship with China has been historically difficult for the Chinese. Many Chinese were allowed into Canada in the 1870s to work on the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Summery and Response to “The Chinatown Idea” “The Chinatown Idea” is a chapter out of The Accidental Asian (1998) written by Eric Liu. Eric describes a visit to Chinatown with his family. Eric’s observations make him realize how close and far away he is from his culture. The Liu family were spending the day in the city of New York. They made several stops at different attractions of the city throughout the day. In the evening‚ they arrived in Chinatown. Eric feels like he is no longer in New
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technology and fuses this with classic elements (1). The Watch Mojo website has created many ‘Top 10’ lists that rank films in a specific genre‚ one of which covers what they believe are the ten best Neo-Noir films‚ and have put the 1974 thriller Chinatown on the list. The movie is an accurate and worthy representation of the genre and deserves to be on the list as it consistently portrays its use of the Mise-en-scene aspects and motifs of Neo-Noir. These main characteristics being its unique lighting
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denotation and connotation can “create” renditions of history‚ I have chosen three photos‚ displayed below‚ from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive ca. 1918-1990 to do so. All three pictures are focused on a community in Los Angeles known as Chinatown. As someone who was born and raised in there‚ viewing these photos show the changes and similarities in how people interact in the community
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