“The Melting Pot‚” New York City is known for its cultural diversity. With its iconic landmarks and architectural design‚ it showcases different aspects from the world. Across the pond lies its counterpart‚ London‚ the central hub of the United Kingdom. After being colonized by the Dutch‚ New York was controlled by the British until the United States gained independence. It was here that two cities‚ New York City and London‚ followed the same architectural movements; however‚ after gaining independence
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Compared to all the cities across the United States‚ New York City is the most ethnically diverse (Kasintiz). Various races‚ religious practices‚ and social class live within the city and they are able to respect and accept each others differences. However‚ this does not mean discrimination and stereotypes seizes to exist for people living in New York City. These stereotypes and encounters of discrimination affects how people view themselves and the choices they make. Ultimately these effects are
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Stereotypes and misconceptions do not define female firefighters and do not prevent them from protecting the the public. In an interview conducted about female firefighters‚ the interviewer‚ a long time reporter of female careers‚ asked Danita Mickens a firefighter in the state of Maryland‚ if females go through a different physical training than males. Mickens responds‚ “All training is through a University in Manfrey. We have to go through the same training hours as the others.” In addition‚ Mickens
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Chinese currency‚ yuan‚ leads to the "safe haven" effect. The “safe haven” effect is a phenomenon that investors invest in stable currencies in order to avoid being affected by a recession. This causes upward trends of currencies that are regarded to safe‚ such as yen or Swiss franc and does damage to those countries. Second‚ the Chinese economy possesses amount of debts. If these banks default their obligations‚ the banking crisis will
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Fighter Being a Firefighter today is a demanding and dangerous job. From mixed views of the profession from the public‚ all should respect what danger a firefighter faces day in and day out. Being a firefighter is more than just putting out fires. They have many more calls such as EMS and car accidents not including all the false calls. What possibly could drive this writer to risk his life day in and day out for people he doesn’t even know? Well this writer will be a future firefighter and this dream
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probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” Mayor Bloomberg and police say stop and frisk has helped New York reach a low crime rate. New York has the lowest crime rate among the nation’s biggest cities‚ said by the FBI. People call the stop and frisk practice racial discrimination. Aggressive stop-and-frisk practices are having a profound effect on individuals‚ groups and communities
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Being a firefighter is no easy job‚ but somebody has to do it. The job is both mentally and physically challenging and it requires extreme dedication. Fire fighters put their life in danger every single day to help and save the public. Fire fighters must be prepared for the dangers they encounter and be able to respond immediately to a fire or any other emergencies that arises. Because fighting fires is so complex‚ it requires organization and teamwork. Fire fighters have one of the most
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The movie‚ Safe Haven‚ was written and produced by Nicholas Sparks. The beginning of the movie shows Katie‚ the main woman character‚ running away from her abusive husband. Katie’s relationship with her husband was not a satisfying relationship‚ that is why she was running away. She ends up in Atlanta where she settles in and finds a man named Alex‚ who is completely different than Kevin‚ Katie’s husband. Katie and Alex start having a relationship with five factors included. Their relationship consists
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much attention at Carnegie Hall last May. If you read the papers you know there was a big sensation.” (Fitzgerald 54). For over a century‚ Carnegie Hall has been the place where distinctive artists of all stripes have come to make their names in New York City. (The Carnegie Hall Story) Andrew Carnegie was the founder of Carnegie Hall. Andrew and his wife Louise Whitfield were on their honeymoon when he came up with the idea for the hall. (The Carnegie Hall Story) In 1890‚ he laid down the first cornerstone
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year. At least two thirds of American adults are overweight‚ and forty percent of New York’s public elementary are obese. With the mayor New York Michael Bloomberg’s law to ban all sugared beverages larger than 16 ounces in restaurants‚ mobile food carts‚ movie theaters‚ and sport stadiums it’s said to decrease the percentage of overweight or obese percentage. With this step in banning sugared beverages in New York City it will hopefully make people see the dangers and health risk of sugar and it will
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