Introduction As a New Yorker‚ it is very difficult for one to avoid the reality that we are indeed surrounded by Chinese culture. From Chinese take-out restaurants serving delicious Chinese food to entire Chinese communities such as the one in Chinatown‚ Chinese culture is all over the place. Chinese art‚ cuisine‚ religion‚ festivals‚ and more can all be experienced in one place. This is why New York is considered to be the cultural center of the world. People from all walks of life come to New York for various
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Mount Pleasant‚ New York Windshield Survey Introduction This paper is a Windshield Survey of the town of Mount Pleasant‚ New York‚ which is located thirty miles north of New York City‚ in Westchester County in the lower Hudson Valley. A windshield survey “ involves the generation of data that helps to define the community‚ the trends‚ stability‚ and changes that all serve to define the health of the community” (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014‚ p. 409). The town I live in is comprised of the Villages of
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“On the Amtrak from Boston to New York” was a remarkable play written by Sherman Alexie. He portrays the resentful man on the train as the one who doesn’t love his country‚ however‚ he seems to believe that there is more to American history than others see. What about the history of the land before Columbus discovered the New World? The speakers attitude toward the history of his land and toward the Indians was apathetic‚ bitter‚ and very opinionated. Sherman’s apathetic attitude became very
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New York University Langone Health (NYULH) is one of the nation’s premier academic medical center whose mission to serve‚ teach‚ and discover is achieved through an integrated academic culture which is devoted to excellence in patient care‚ education‚ and research (NYULH‚ 2017). Currently‚ NYULH has an estimated 25‚000 employees and is located in the heart of Manhattan with additional facilities throughout the five boroughs‚ Long Island‚ New Jersey‚ and Westchester‚ Putnam‚ and Dutchess counties
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BAB25 – Case analysis 2: New York Life and Immediate Annuities Unlike the old days where a retiree could rest assured that they could live out the rest of their life on their pension and social security checks‚ the retirees of today receive their pensions paid out in a lump sum that takes the place of the pension check‚ but encompasses the total amount a retiree has to live on until they pass away. This creates uncertainty in the amount a retiree can spend per month‚ and if the total amount is
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BIXI GOES TO NEW YORK The Public Bike System Company (PBSC) was a private company operating Bixi‚ a bike-sharing service in Montreal‚ Canada. Bike sharing systems had seen rapid global growth in the recent years‚ and the equipment used for the Bixi system was considered as one of the best available on the market. Because of this‚ Bixi-based systems had been sold to a number of cities in the past two years‚ including MinneapolisSt-Paul‚ Melbourne‚ Washington D.C.‚ London‚ Toronto‚
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TASK 2Create a powerpoint presentation‚ a prezi‚ a music video‚ a slide show‚ or a written essay with pictures that shows and explains the reasons for the fires that displaced people during the 1970’s in New York City and the effect these fires had on people and the neighborhoods. In this task the readings include: 1. An introduction 2. A reflection about the South Bronx written by a writer for The Post 3. An interview with a journalist who covered the fires in Bushwick 4. An oral history from someone
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Classification of Gangs Introduction The problem of classifying gangs has interested both sociologists and law enforcement. For the purpose of law enforcement‚ a gang is generally defined as an organized group among the members of which there is well-designed communication. This paper evaluates classification schemes from current research for gangs. The objective is to discover the issues and problems in creating classifications for gangs including a definition which delineates what constitutes a gang and differentiates
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Violence of Gangs Gangs have been around for a long time‚ but recently they have become worse. Unfortunately‚ there are many different types of gangs. For example; there are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and neighborhood gangs. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ there are more than 33‚000 gangs in the United States ("National Gang"). Gangs cause a lot of the violence in America. In Illinois alone there are six or more gang members per 1‚000 people ("National Gang"). Not only
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“And the Chicago Blackhawks have defeated the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup for the third time in five years!” the announcer’s voice boomed throughout the living room. A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. I had never been a big Blackhawks fan‚ but I just extremely disliked the Rangers. On the other side of the room‚ my Uncle Nate was going nuts. He threw his New York cap down onto the floor and stomped in circles all around it. The Rangers jersey that had cost him more than a year
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