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    First day on the new job

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    Vianel Cabreja Essay #1 First Day on the New Job Many people look forward to the first day of work at a new job. There are new people to meet‚ much to learn‚ and money to be made. While I’ve had other jobs prior to starting my last job‚ nothing could have prepared me for the type of work environment that I encountered when I walked in to begin my employment. The first day of my job at a retail store was less than pleasing First I come in the store at 10:00 A.M. The manager introduced

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    The New York Draft Riots of 1863 In the summer of 1863 New York experienced one of the most violent protests in the American history. The riots were mainly in reaction to the Union draft for the Civil War‚ which Abraham Lincoln enacted when volunteers began to run out. The riots lasted for five days‚ and the mob consisted of almost 50‚000 angry men who opposed to the Civil War‚ draft and Emancipation Proclamation. This paper will discuss how the Irish immigrants in New York affected the draft

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    On Sunday‚ Novermber 20‚2016 at 2:00 pm‚ The New York Youth Symphony performed at the carnegie hall Stern Auditorium. The program includes VIET CUONG Neon‚ BRAHMS Symphony No. 3‚ BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1‚ and RAVEL La valse. The first piece of music was VIET CUONG Neon. I couldn’t get in the carnegie hall on time due to subway lateness‚ so I couldn’t listen the VIET CUONG Neon. When I entered the auditorium‚ everyone was clapping already. I was kinda disappointed because I didn’t have the chance

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    Day One in a New Job

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    Day one in a new job It took you a lot of effort to be here‚ so make the most of it and enjoy your new working environment. Dress your best. It will make you feel good and your confidence will infect those around you. Leave yourself plenty of time to get to work‚ and eat a proper breakfast so you’re not looking for an opportunity to dive out and grab something mid-morning. Remember the qualities that got you the job in the first place. Smile‚ be positive‚ make eye contact‚ greet new

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    First Day at a New School

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    First Day at a New School And there I was‚ standing in front of the new school I’m going to attend. My heart is racing so I asked myself‚ “Am I nervous or just excited‚ now that I’ll be at school again?” It was mixed emotions I am feeling that day. Thoughts and questions are running in my head; having an anxiety of what their first impression will be. “I hope they won’t bully me‚” “This school year is going to be exciting‚” and “I heard that the professors here are nice‚” are just some of the ideas

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    The New York City draft riots of 1863 were the cause of a particular feeling among blacks that were recently freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Since‚ at the time‚ blacks were not considered citizens the lottery that was the draft itself did not include those that were not citizens. Btu since the blacks were free but not citizens then they were the spark of much hatred that was aroused by certain factors‚ particularly from the Irish and German immigrants. The press‚ fueled part of this hatred

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    New Women In The 1920's

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    Also‚ I think the New women was one of the successful changes that emerged in the Roaring twenties. The now women known as flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work

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    By: Teddy Ruxpin 13MAY98 "New Women" of the Victorian Era The Victorian era brought about many changes throughout Great Britain. Man was searching for new avenues of enlightenment. The quest for knowledge and understanding became an acceptable practice throughout much of the scientific community. It was becoming accepted‚ and in many ways expected‚ for people to search for knowledge. Philosophy‚ the search for truth‚ was becoming a more intricate part of educating ones self; no longer were people

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    Alcohol in America Speakeasies during the Prohibition in New York City On January 16th‚ 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. This prohibited the transportation‚ sale‚ and production of liquor within the borders of the United States. This act had many unintended consequences: one of them being the rise of speakeasies mainly in major cities. With the evaporation of the big saloon came the birth of speakeasies‚ mostly hole-in-the-wall establishments that served illegal liquor. Many of these

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    THE GANGS OF NEW YORK‚ written by Herbert Asbury‚ was used as the basis for the movie GANGS of NEW YORK‚ a gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Filmed in Rome‚ Gangs covers a period of New York City’s history‚ from the 1840’s through to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863‚ at a time when graft and corruption permeated every level of government including the police department. The movie’s main plot revolves around revenge and the feuding between

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