Name: Saranjam Khan Date: 10/31/2012 Contemporary World History 01 (9:30-10:20am) Summary from the New York Times Footnote citation of Article or Editorial: Declan Walsh‚ “Taliban Gun Down A Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights‚” New York Times‚ October 10‚ 2012. What is the article or editorial about (100-150 words)? A 14 year old girl‚ Malala Yousafzai was shot in head and neck by Taliban while she was in her school bus with fellow students. Malala Yousafzai‚ who raised her voice
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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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New York is one of the United States most known cites. It is also known for it’s sights and attractions. New York has always been my second home since my first home (New Orleans) was struck by a natural disaster. Before I moved back to New Orleans I gained friendships and built on them. Ever since 2008 I’ve been vacationing in New York for at least one month in each summer. It’s something about that 2009 vacation I will never forget. It was overall fun and I had a blast. My 2009 vacation to New York
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The city of New York‚ in the early 1900s (and even now)‚ has been depicted in various ways through the views and experiences of its own inhabitants‚ tourists‚ passerbys‚ and even legends in literature; authors who have lived in and/or written about the diverse city. Some literary works have made reference to the city as a great place to be and even depicted it as “the most fatally fascinating thing in America.” (Johnson 387). While other authors have depicted New York City in a completely different
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Air Pollution in New York The people of New York have the right to enjoy an environment that is conducive to the full development of individuals as human beings. This is an environment that is not only free from obvious threats of physical harm such as crimes but also from concealed threats that have long term effects on human health and functioning such as air pollution. Unfortunately‚ despite the efforts of the New York City government to improve ambient air quality in New York through pollutant
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The New York Jets have a rookie middle linebacker turning heads and getting everyone’s attention. Before you rush off to the comment section to give your opinion on Darron Lee’s late signing‚ allow me to have your attention for a few more sentences. Since the first day of camp‚ Jordan Jenkins has had the Gang Green coaching staff talking enough that he has already been written in as the week one starter at outside linebacker. While Lee is behind both Erin Henderson and David Harris at this point
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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 just walk from Chinatown to Manhattan (where the hotel we were staying at was). Although it was a
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If you have not heard of the New York Knicks‚ then you have not watched the NBA recently. The New York Knicks are one of the most historical teams in the NBA. They are located in New York City and play at the one of the best arenas in the world. The Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden has held many events including the NBA‚ NHL‚ NCAA Basketball and Music events as well. Currently they are on NHL because of the New York Rangers are in the NHL Playoffs. The Garden is one of the best places
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My favorite team is the New York Giants. In 1925 the Giants joined the NFL. The Giants won 4 super bowls 1986‚ 1990‚ 2007 and 2010. Some of the best players are Phil Simms‚ Lawrence Taylor‚ Michael Strahan‚ Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. The New York Giants recently built a new stadium in 2011 called MetLife Stadium in which the share with the New York Jets that cost over 1.6 billion dollars. Now let’s talk about the terms they use in Football. The first term is Hike which could be used to say
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Legalizing Marijuana in New York State Megan Castner Composition 1 ENC 1101-12 Currently in New York State‚ marijuana is illegal. Marijuana is considered an illegal drug by many countries. Over the years there has been a great deal of controversy on whether or not marijuana should be. Growing‚ smoking‚ and being in the possession of marijuana for medicinal use‚ should be legal in the state of New York. In the State of New York it is illegal to buy‚ sell‚ grow‚ or possess marijuana. In 2002
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