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    Many homeless people opt to stay on the streets rather than in a shelter. V/S After today you will understand why homeless people who live on the street. Transition Our homeless society is now growing very quickly and uncontrollably. Body I. New York City began this year with the largest number of homeless people crammed into shelters since the city began keeping count 20 years ago.

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    Section 1 “Gangs of New York” is a historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese‚ produced in 2002. The film is set in 19th centaury New York and depicts the ongoing gang warfare surround the immigration and political policies of The five points. Section 2 The major conflict within this text is political situation within new york in the mid 19th centaury‚ the conflict occurs between the “nativists”‚ lead by Bill the Butcher‚ who wish to impose a corrupt system of government in order to prevent

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    Critical Review Of “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface of homophobia and misogyny” written by Jennifer Doyle Rebecca Hicks I have chosen an essay on pages 15- 17 in “The Feminism and Visual Culture Reader” by the name of‚ “Fear and Loathing in New York-An impolite anecdote about the interface of homophobia and misogyny written by JenniferDoyle. I will be summarizing the article as well as the kinds of story that art and history has told about sex and

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    instigator. We should be concentrating our efforts on protecting the victim not the problem. In the era of computers and networking‚ we face many new issues that can have very real consequences. We have lost many young lives due to this new technology‚ and even though it may be great to keep up with friends and family‚ not everyone is using this new technology for good. Many kids are getting bullied online in places like Facebook and Myspace‚ and in most of the cases‚ the kids are not of the age

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    place too. In a town that becomes a ghost town after eight o’clock‚ it’s hard to imagine there are cities that stay awake all night. My trip to New York City made me realize the world is bigger and much more different than my small town. At home‚ the most common things you smell are freshly cut grass‚ farm animals‚ and a family having a barbecue. New York City is a playground for your nose. The first thing I smelled was the food. Every block contained at least 20 different types of food. Freshly

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    matter how desperately you want to be the perfect parent‚ no parent is or ever will be. Just a fact. The good news is that‚ as parents‚ our job is NOT to be perfect‚ our job is to keep our kids safe and healthy and do our best to instill positive attributes that will make them decent (or decent enough) members of society. Now‚ if you are raising your kids in a big city‚ such as New York‚ it can be even more challenging to raise safe and healthy kids because their backyard contains a lot of potential

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    that stands out the most. New York City is the place that has captured my heart. I have tons of memories being a child and going into the big city. Now that I’m older I get to experience the city alone. I love leaving the small town of Iola and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the big city. I also love all the different smells‚ food‚ and people. In my opinion you will not find another place like New York City. I like to go into the city early in the morning so I have all day to explore. When I arrive

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    New York City Transit Analysis Determinants of impasse MTA thought that they could strong arm the union as they had in the past. In 1999 and 2002 MTA threatened the union with fines and jail time if they did not negotiate. Therefore‚ union leaders accepted terms and contracts that they normally would not have if they had other options. But members of the union were tired of promises by management of better working conditions and wage increases that did not cover the cost of inflation

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    The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the nation. It began as a product of a humanitarian association. Organized in 1815‚ it was originally called the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. The Reverend John Stanford founded this Society. During the year 1820 and continuing through the middle of 1821‚ the Society completed a survey of the United States prisons. Upon completion‚ the Society then appointed a committee to study the findings. The report the committee

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    As I looked into my boyfriends eyes out in 30 degree weather‚ in a city we have never been to‚ I realized how lucky I was to be celebrating my birthday in this one of a kind place‚ New York City. Two eighteen-year-old kids exploring this wonderful and large city all by ourselves. What could possibly go wrong? The subway got closed down unexpectedly when we needed to get back to our hotel room in order to make it on time to the untold musical story of the Wizard of OZ‚ “Wicked” so‚ we decided to

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