The Brooklyn Bridge (initially known as the "New York and Brooklyn Bridge") links the districts of Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City . It was built between 1870 and 1883 and‚ at the time of its inauguration‚ it was the largest suspension bridge in the world (1825 meters long‚ and the light between pillars is 486.3 meters)‚ a record of light until 1889 the Forth Bridge is built ‚ with a maximum light of 521 m. It was also the first suspended by steel cables . Since then‚ it has become one of
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Walt Whitman’s poem‚ “Song of Myself”‚ specifically the first section‚ most assuredly provides an accurate reflection of the time in which it was written. • It is a prophetic piece of work‚ not only providing a sense of what was happening during the moments of writing‚ but also alluding to what was to come. • American expansion serves to widen divisions in the country’s unity‚ both socially and economically. • Internal tensions‚ between Northern and Southern states‚ become increasingly
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Making the Move Overpopulation is a major crisis in the Brooklyn Jewish sector of New York. The current‚ cramped living conditions in the common Jewish neighborhoods has forced families to seek housing elsewhere. However‚ a lot of thought is needed in making a decision to relocate an entire family and ensuring that all the participants will benefit from the move. Since the overcrowdedness in Brooklyn is so extreme‚ uprooting to newer and more spacious neighborhoods is the best solution. At the
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The Wampanoag and Calvinist: a Parable of Misdirection "Caleb ’s Crossing" by Geraldine Brooks outlines the clash between faith and culture of the Wampanoag and Calvinist people; that is a symbolic parable of the misdirection of humanity and its fall from the natural world to its ideal worship of materialism. Throughout the novel‚ we see the Wampanoag ’s polytheistic faith of gratitude‚ appreciation‚ and interconnectedness with the natural world‚ clash with the Calvinist ’s dogmatic and zealous
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THE GREAT BRIDGE: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE AN NTCP ANALYSIS OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PROJECT EM – 612 B Group D Luigi Ballarinni David DeBorja Matthew Gelmetti Jonathon Lum TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Background 4 3. Statement of Problem 5 4. Project NTCP Analysis 7 5. Project Approach 11 6. Conclusion 16 7. References 19 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The goal of the Brooklyn Bridge was to allow people to cross the
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Company Background Global Crossing Limited (GC) is an example of what may occur when there are failures to properly audit financial statements and internal controls. This scandal happened around the same time as the Enron scandal. In early 2002‚ the GC bankruptcy was the fourth largest in the U.S. history. In 2005‚ it settled with the SEC‚ having been determined that it did not comply with numerous accounting laws. ABOUT THE COMPANY GC‚ founded in 1997 by Gary Winnick‚ was a telecommunications
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Breakout Comedy of 2013 (888) Brooklyn Nine-Nine‚ the new and hilarious series airing on Fox‚ Tuesday nights at 9:30‚ has quickly become one of America’s most popular sitcoms. The show has only been on since September and has already won not one‚ but two Golden Globe awards- one for Best TV Comedy Series‚ and one for Best Actor in a TV Comedy Series which went to Andy Samberg. Set in the 99th Precinct of New York City Police Department‚ a single camera follows the comical
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Jazmin Jupiter Language and Literature 9 112/01 Sept. 14‚ 2012 Essay No. 1 In the book‚ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn‚ Francie Nolan lives in a world where she has trouble finding who she is‚ but eventually finds a way of discovering who she wants to be. Francie is an eleven-year-old girl living in Williamsburg‚ Brooklyn. You can find Francie sitting on her fire escape reading book‚ while imagining that she lives in the Tree of Heaven. The narrator says: “An eleven-year-old girl sitting on this
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Temple for Assignment 1 William Liang Professor Crawford Art 100: Introduction to World Art Visit to the Brooklyn Museum of Art Introduction For the first assignment in Dr. Crawford’s Art 100 class‚ the students have to visit the Brooklyn Museum’s Egypt Exhibit. From which we pick a artifact we thought was interesting and write a paper about the artifact; the artifact that I have chose is the Kneeling Statue of Senemut. The reason I found this artifact interesting‚ is because Senemut isn’t
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Crossing the Floor – Conflict‚ Politics‚ Power and Politicians Case Questions 1. Where are the power issues in this case? What is your assessment of the relative power of the key individuals and groups (Stephen Harper‚ David Emerson‚ the riding association‚ the voters)? The newley elected prime minister Stephen Harper had legitimate power in that he was elected to the post of prime minister. His party had genuine power in that they won the election. Harper is entrusted in a very powerful position
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