OPTION 1 Life in New York Tenement Houses 1. What are the three distinct classes of homes in the tenement houses? In what ways does each reflect the needs and resources of the renters? There are three distinct classes of houses in the tenement-houses; the cheapest is the attic home. Three rooms is next and is usually for very poor people. The vast majority of respectable working people live in four rooms. Each of these classes reflects the needs and resources of the renters in that the attic
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firefighters thought they wouldn’t collapse and they would be able to save everybody that was trapped. The responding units to the towers that sunny morning were approximately over half of all the units in the New York City Fire Department. There are actually 218 Fire Departments in the New York City fire department and between those departments only 210 of them went to world trade center on 9/11. Most of these departments lost either majority of their men or they were ones that got out early before
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This is a summary of an article I found in "New York Times" three years ago. Maybe it will be helpfull for students who have to take English classes. I had to do it for university to improve my buisness English skills. Summary of New York Times-article In the following text I will summarize the article “Crisis in Europe and U.S. Hurts Asian Economies”‚ published in New York Times on January 23‚ 2009. The text is about the weak Asian economies and how they are affected by the crisis which
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Sheila Joseph DNY Leadership Assignment November 10‚ 2010 Great Leaders in the History of New York “The very essence of leadership is its purpose. And the purpose of leadership is to accomplish a task. That is what leadership does-and what it does is more important than what it is or how it works.” This quote by Colonel Dandridge M. Malone‚ shows that leadership needs to be focused on what it accomplishes instead of just being leadership for leadership’s sake. To me‚ a leader is simply
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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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There is no line drawn or test to be administered to decide whether or not something qualifies as an “artistic expression” in New York as there might be in other states such as California. But‚ it does not take much to qualify something as a “form of expression” in New York‚ for all the work must do is convey some ideas or feelings of the artist to the intended audience. See e.g.‚ University of Notre Dame Du Lac‚ 256 N.Y.S.2d at 301 (despite Twentieth Century-Fox using the University of Notre Dame’s
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Jill Lepore Letters Based on New York Burning Brad Davis US History‚ Tuesday and Thursday‚ 1:00-2:25PM February 15‚ 2012 February 22‚ 1993 Dear Dr. James Thompson‚ It has been entirely to long since we have had a chance to catch up. I hope that you and your wife are doing well. How is the new job with The New-York Historical Society going? I hope it brings you as much fulfillment as your teaching job did. I can’t explain in words what a massive influence you had when you were my
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Susan M. V. New York Law School‚ No. 129‚ Court of Appeals of New York‚ 76 N.Y. 2d 241; 556 N.E. 2d 1104; 557 N.Y.S. 2d 297; 1990 N.Y. LEXIS 1413‚ April 26 1990‚ Argued‚ June 14‚ 1990‚ Decided Facts: Petitioner law student was placed on academic probation after her first year of law school. A year later‚ having failed to maintain a minimum cumulative average as required by respondent law school’s rules‚ she was dismissed after a hearing of respondent’s academic status committee. She sought reinstatement
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The three colonial regions are the New England Colonies‚ Middle colonies‚ and the southern colonies. The New England Colonies are Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The middle colonies were New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware. The Southern colonies are Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The most famous colonies for slavery were the southern colonies. Slaves mostly lived on plantations and did some housework. But most of the slaves
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million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal to German language and customs (not British crown) o Scots-Irish – actually
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