Marilyn Bell Marilyn Grace Bell Di Lascio is a retired long distance swimmer‚ born October 19‚ 1937‚ in Toronto‚ Ontario. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and later swam the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca. Personal life Bell was born in Toronto‚ Ontario to parents Sydney and Grace Bell. The family moved to North Bay‚ Ontario‚ then Halifax‚ Nova Scotia before returning to Toronto in 1946.[1] After her swimming career‚ Marilyn married Joe Di Lascio and moved
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urging them to cross the Bosphorus into Asia quickly. Meanwhile‚ he entertained Louis and his army with lavish dinners and events to maintain a semblance of diplomacy. As Emperor Manuel bid farewell to the departing Crusaders and watched the ferry boats crossing the Bosphorus‚ he had a clear vision of the challenges awaiting them. While he exaggerated the accounts of approaching Turkish armies‚ having personally observed the Crusaders‚ he knew their disorganized forces would be no match for the
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John Etefia Tomek Research Paper The New York City Draft Riots that took place July 13-16 of 1863 during the Civil War are considered the largest civil insurrection in the American History. The riots started off as a protest against the Conscription Act passed in March of 1863‚ which made all single men age 20-45 and married men up to 35 were subject to the draft lottery. The part of the Conscription Act that really caused an uproar was not only the fact that it forced men to go and fight in
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The strongest positive effects of traffic reduction and improvements in speed would occur in downtown Brooklyn‚ Long Island City‚ around the Williamsburg Bridge‚ 125th Street and the South Bronx. All these areas currently have a high level of congestion caused by primarily by through traffic to Manhattan. However‚ the problem remains of how to reduce the
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successful and long life. In fact‚ she didn’t pass until March 29‚ 2009. Levitt was an American photographer who was particularly prominent for "street photography" around New York City. She was known as a common “street shooter.” Levitt grew up in Brooklyn‚ where she later dropped out of high school‚ and taught herself photography while working for a commercial photographer. While teaching classes in art to children in 1937‚ Levitt became fascinated with the chalk drawings that the New York City children
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education at home. He got an elementary school level education from a variety of tutors and a school run by an Angelican clergyman in or near Fredericksburg. George Washington spent most of his childhood in Ferry Farm‚ which was located in Stafford County near Fredericksburg. He inherited Ferry Farm when his father passed away. Washington’s older brother‚ Lawrence‚ inherited Mount Vernon when Augustine died. Lawrence eventually died of tuberculosis in 1752. Washington then inherited Mount Vernon from
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up. For example‚ he says “But I had heard similar things about Iowa‚ only later to experience no problems.“No problems” is not to say “nothing‚” though‚ for there were what a black intellectual referred to as “scattered inconveniences” – women crossing the street or removing their purses from grocery carts at my approach‚ security guards following me in department stores.” (Walker 1) In this situation the stereotype of the black man has affected him so much that he has created an equal stereotype
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In the 2016 presidential campaign immigration is one of the hottest topics. Many angry furors or debates of deporting millions of illegal immigrants‚ or grant them amnesty‚ or to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. The history of this current furor date back to fifty years. The most far reaching immigration act‚ also known as HART-CELLER act‚ was signed by president Linden B. Johnson on October 3‚ 1965 thus ending long-standing quota system based on national origin favoring western
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many people illegally cross our borders‚and we turn away too many people who want to legally enter our country-people who could invent new technologies‚create jobs‚and boost our economy”.Senator Charles E. Schumer point is that so many people keep crossing over and we keep loosing space to let better people in.But these immigrants can be even better ‚they might be able to help make more money here in the U.S.A.Of course‚it is possible to disagree with the view that undocumented immigrants that get
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Synthesis With all the foreigners crossing the borders of the United States‚ America is considered to be a nation of immigrants. The United States has all kinds of immigrants who decide to relocate to America in order to pursue better opportunities for themselves than what they could find in their own country. Once the immigrants make it passed American borders‚ they begin living the "American way"‚ and doing what they think will help lead to a positive movement within the community. What the
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