the founders of New York State and approved the Dutch colonies to reclaim the area in 1609. In 1664 England bought the island of Manhattan and altered it into a foremost trading port for the 13 original colonies. New York City then turned out to be an area of prodigious population and diversity. The New York harbor was first discovered by an Italian man in 1524. His name was Giovanni De Verrazano. There is now a bridge named after this man. After Verrazano discovered the New York harbor‚ the Dutch
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18‚ 1888‚ in New Haven‚ Connecticut. His family then moved to New York City in 1897 and grew up in Manhattan. He attended Yale University after graduating in 1909‚ Moses went on to study political science at Oxford and Columbia Universities. In 1913‚ Moses began his career at Municipal Research Bureau in New York. While he was working there‚ he suggested and completed a restructure of New York City’s civil service system. In 1919‚ Governor Al Smith made Moses chief staff of New York state’s reconstruction
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November 17‚ 2012 Essay II‚ Word Count: 2268 An Artistic Story of New York in 1932 The purpose of this essay is to discuss the ways Stuart Davis uses the elements of art and principals of design in his painting‚ New York Mural‚ 1932. In the beginning of this essay‚ there is a description of Davis’ biological information and what was happening in New York during the years preceding the painting. It will discuss three elements of art to include: line‚ shape and color. The principals of design
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New York City 1950’s Life in the 1950’s in New York was very different to the way people live today in the city. A number of things have changed to make the lifestyles and everyday life different from past generations. The transportation‚ tourist attraction‚ cost of general products and just technology in general. Transportation especially‚ has changed drastically. In the 1950’s trolleys‚ public buses and subways were common ways to get from place to place. Automobiles were common during this time
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My favourite actor MEL GIBSON Mel Gibson is one of the greatest actors from Hollywood. He is smart‚ intelligent and a very handsome actor (in my opinion). He is very good in what he’s doing. He is a special and talented actor‚ situated in the firsts 50 actors from Hollywood. He is a director and a script-writer too. He was born on 3 January 1956 in Peekskill‚ New York‚ USA‚ in a Catolic Irish family. He is 50 years old (but he doesn’t look like). His real name is Mel Columcille Gerard
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did the religious fervor of New England Puritans decline after 1660? How did the Salem witch episode reflect the tensions and changes in seventeenth-century New England life and thought? The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social‚ political‚ ethical‚ and theological ideas of England and America. Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ where they sought to found a holy commonwealth in New England. Although the Puritans
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Although she lived in big city like Sacramento‚ but New York City to her is just different than just a big city. Nadia visualize the city as a romantic imagery like the scene we have always seen on the movie screen‚ where love is always around the corner at the evergreen Central Park. Even she might end up living by her own and need to adapt a whole new life‚ Nadia would still want to live there and challenge herself with the new experience‚ rather than not trying to live the
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Water pollution New York City has several water quality concerns and issues. Water pollution occurs with adequate treatments fails to remove harmful compounds from the water bodies. They affect inhabitants such as humans‚ and animals negatively by other toxins being combined and spread. The sewage system is a significant component that takes part in the megacity. We often wonder what is a sewage? A sewage is water mixed with human or animal wastes from residence‚ buildings‚ and other places‚ this
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10/5/11 Chapter 1: The first chapter mainly talks about the condition of New York city in the 19th century‚ and what school systems were started. New York City was the leading commercial center of the new American nation. New York was mostly made up of white Protestants of Dutch or English descent. As immigrants came in‚ crime went up because immigrants were looked down upon‚ and were poor‚ so they were basically pushed into crime as there was little in the way of a job and a reasonable pay for
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My favourite person is outrageous‚ she tries to surprise people and be original. She is a fashion icon‚ creating most of her own clothing; whether it’s made out of disco ball mirrors‚ glitter‚ or skin tight leather‚ people can’t help but stare. The music that she creates has given her many number one hits and she’s won many awards. This person is a beautiful‚ successful‚ and kind. Whether you love her or hate her‚ it seems like no matter where you look you can’t help but hear the name‚ Lady Gaga
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