issue for New York City. It is said that the residents living within the city of New York are at high risk to cancer. According to Scorecard.goodguide.com‚ the pollution information site‚ New York City is ranked highest for added cancer risk per 1 million within the state. New York comes in first place at 1900 (per 1‚000‚000) compared to Wyoming at 49th place with 140 (per 1‚000‚000) of Hazardous Air Pollutants. (Refer to Table: 1) Some of the most substantial problems New York City faces are
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Nature The summer solstice marks a shift in the year: everyday gradually becomes shorter‚ and closer to winter. In some religions‚ the summer solstice represents enlightenment‚ and new beginnings. The image of nature as pure is repeated throughout “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” by Sharon Olds. “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” relates the story of a man trying to commit suicide‚ but choosing life and finding comfort in the police sent to rescue him. Initially‚ the title seems irrelevant to the rest of
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origins back to ancestors who came to America as immigrants. Throughout America there are cities that are so diverse in culture; it is hard to believe that we are one nation. An example of this would be New York City. New York City was an original entry point for many European immigrants and has more than eight hundred languages being spoken in the city. (CNBC) There is such a diverse range of people in New York City that one could lose themselves by turning the wrong corner and end up being in a place
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artwork I picked was the painting “Frozen Assets” (1931-32) made by Diego Rivera. The Art Historian Ph.D. Greta Berman published on the Juilliard Journal in February 2012: “To me‚ the strongest and most uncannily apropos today painting of the New York City works is Frozen Assets (1931-32)‚ which combines
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Living in one of the most crowded places‚ you would expect the suicide rates to be higher in New York City as opposed to other cities in the world. New York City has an astounding rate of 8% suicide rate per 100‚000 people. Then there is Las Vegas with a surprising 34.5% suicide rate. Shouldn’t New York City‚ one of the most stressful cities to live in have a higher suicide rate? But why doesn’t it‚ you may ask? Emile Durkheim‚ a Functionalist has expressed his thoughts within his book‚ Suicide.
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On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed
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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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that we may think they’re ridiculous. Personally‚ my fear is one that is feared by many Americans and other countries as well. My fear is another terrorist attack in New York City‚ mainly an attack on the Port Authority Bus Terminal and on the subway lines. This is a big issue for me involving fear because I’m always in the city due to the fact that I’m in a running club as well as being a runner for Nike. Traveling‚ I don’t know what might
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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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Should I Visit Gotham City or New York City? Having grown up reading comics books I am well aware of the bum rap comics get. But something has happened this past decade or so. Comics have become cool! With the multiple comic book franchises making the leap to the silver screen‚ several TV shows on network television‚ and an endless supply of plastic products out there. Now more than ever comic book nerds can hold their heads up high. But with mass appeal also comes confusion. DC Comics and
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