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    Once Christopher Columbus had discovered the New World many other European colonists decided to leave behind their old countries and take leave to the new continent. Many people had their different reasons for leaving‚ but often times it was due to religious freedom‚ lack of resources‚ trading‚ and simply to gain money. In many cases people fled to the New World for religious freedom since many religions were being ostracized. In Europe the Protestants and the Catholics began to fight over their

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    : the Gr8 Db8.New York : Oxford University Press‚ 2008. Braun‚ Linda. Teens‚ Technology‚ and Literacy ; or‚ Why Bad Grammar isn’t always Bad. Westport‚ Conn. : Libraries Unlimited‚ 2007. Channing‚ William Ellery. The Importance and Means of a National Literature. London : E. Rainford‚ 1830. Edgington ‚Shawn Marie.The Parent’s Guide to Texting‚ Facebook‚ and Social media. Dallas‚ Tex.: Brown Books Pub.‚ 2011. Hogan‚CL.Textionary : The Texting Dictionary. Minneapolis‚ MN: Mill City Press‚ 2010.

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    New York vs. New Jersey

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    New York vs. New Jersey Khalidah Garrett English composition‚ section M03 Professor Laura Butchy July 15‚ 2013 A way life is different from when I was younger would be the location I’ve lived in. Being born in Brooklyn‚ New York then moving to Carteret‚ New Jersey would appear to be a difficult transition for most ten year olds to handle. A few ways that made it different from each other is the pace‚ the educational system‚ and the economy. New Jersey seemed different because of the slower

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    Ronit Kumar 7A DAR Rough Draft May 30‚ 1892 New York City‚ NY Dear Cousin‚ How are you? Well‚ I am happily settled at my new home. By the way‚ my journey actually turned out to be very stimulating. Let me describe it to you. I started my journey about thirty-three days ago. My parents were the ones who sent me to Ellis Island. The reason was that there were many wars and conflicts in Italy‚ and my parents wanted me to be safe. I wasn’t born at that time when Italy participated in the Crimean War

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    Homelessness In New York

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    In this photo‚ you see the front or side door of a office building littered with clothes and a bag probably filled with clothes at the location stated above. This photo was taken at evening time when driving down Raymond Boulevard‚ close to the downtown area of Newark. What is seen in this photo‚ probably shows an area where a homeless individual will rest their head for the night. When viewing this photo‚ it shows the front or side door area with clothes and bags on the property. From my perspective

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    In 1965 NYC got the title for the biggest blackout in History. The blackout left people with many different emotions. Some of the cities‚ people were scared that they were under an attack because of the recent speaking of war. New York City was in the darkness for 13 hours. The transportation provided by the city such as busses and subways was stopped. Cities relied on the moon to give off light while others searched for light in candles and flashlights. This night lead people to worry on uprising

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    Running head: LIFE AS AN Life as an African American in New York City in the 1900’s Serena Hamilton Colorado Technical University Online HIS120-1001A-04 Professor John Ragan January 8‚ 2009 Life as an African American in New York City in the 1900’s Imagine an environment where people are trying to have a better life. I work for a rich family in Manhattan. I am blessed to be born with a natural musical ability; though I cannot read or write I can sit down at a piano and play as

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      3/26/2014 10:58:01 AM   Lesson 1: Regulations and Inspections of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has the jurisdiction to regulate all matters affecting health in the city and to perform all those functions and operations that relate to the health of the people of the city. The Health Code This is the set of regulations that were formulated to allow

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    Course: Tutor: Date: New York Demographics and Cultural Differences Introduction Globalization has brought together people from varied cultural backgrounds (Gerstein & Canel 188). Different professionals have found themselves working with people whose cultural backgrounds are very different from their own (Mahadevan 8-9). This paper discusses New York City’s demographics and the associated cultures. New York City Demographics New York City is the United States’ largest city with an estimated

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    The Major Ed Koch of New York City‚ was on the especial spotlight under the film and he was the same way having pretty girls around him and secretly having affair with other man and the 0s coming up with the support about gay marriage this is pure evil and morally

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