Alcohol in America Speakeasies during the Prohibition in New York City On January 16th‚ 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. This prohibited the transportation‚ sale‚ and production of liquor within the borders of the United States. This act had many unintended consequences: one of them being the rise of speakeasies mainly in major cities. With the evaporation of the big saloon came the birth of speakeasies‚ mostly hole-in-the-wall establishments that served illegal liquor. Many of these
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Castle Hill section of the Bronx in New York on July 24‚ 1970. She grew up in a loving Puerto Rican family. Her parents are David and Guadalupe. Jennifer Lopez was the middle of three daughters‚ her older sister is Leslie and her younger sister is Lynda. As a small child‚ Jennifer’s dream was to be an entertainer. At the age of five‚ her parents enrolled her in dance classes at a local Boys and Girls club. Some of the first dances she learned were jazz and ballet. Along with dance lessons‚ Jennifer
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Era : Early 1970s Trend : Ethnic clothes Impact on fashion trend or history: There was no acute impact or revolution in fashion trends‚ as result the popular trends in late 1960s continued into 1970s. Much of hippie style had been integrated into mainstream American society by the early 1970s. The Mexican peasant blouses‚ tunic and Indian fabrics were still popular. The Also‚ the seventieth was a individualism decade. Everyone could wear anything anywhere so that the first phase of early
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introduced the Yaddo Festival of American Music. Furthermore‚ “El Salón México” was the piece that helped Copland begin his most productive and popular years. The piece presented a new sound that had its roots in Mexican folk music. In an attempt to reach even greater audiences‚ Copland began composing for the movies and ballet. Among his most popular compositions for film are those for “Of Mice and Men”‚ “Our Town”‚ and “The Heiress”‚ for which he won an Academy Award for best score. He composed scores
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rated based upon the information gleaned from the recruitment process including an evaluation of each candidates Knowledge‚ Skills Abilities and Other relevant criteria. Candidates will progress through a series of events leading to becoming a New York City police officer beginning with a pre-hire interview‚ a medical exam‚ a written psychological profile exam‚ a physical abilities test‚ an oral psychological interview and a character investigation. Additional requirements will be assessed and addressed
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beloved film The Lion King has been transformed by the brilliant director Julie Taymor created into a theatrical experience that has won over 70 awards including the 1999 Grammy for the Best Musical Show album. “There is simply nothing like it.” - The New York Times. The Lion King Musical has been running since 1997 and it is still currently running. The actors of the Lion King Musical are still the same with only minor changes. The Lion King has been seen by over 50 million people worldwide. The Lion
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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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In New York‚ We have many crimes that are unreported. We have many crimes that are occurring in our everyday lifestyle which we don’t notice. My group and I conducted research on different places in new york city in which crime occurs. The area that I am investigating is Lefrak City complex park. Lefrak City is located in Queens New York near queens center mall and where 114 precinct is found. I studied the area for about two weeks to get a conclusion on how the crime in the park is during the day
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Introduction: New York Times company has been operated and owned by Ochs-Sulzberger family for 100 years. Arthur Sulzberger run the company since October‚ 1997. With technological and economic changes‚ he implemented and pursued variety of business marketing strategies. One was broadcast and online initiatives that make possible for the company to be competitive in global media. The company also was disseminated outside their region. Growing New York Times market share on the Internet
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citizens in New York City will have their constitutional rights violated through an unlawful search. The legal term for the controversial search is stop and frisk. The New York Police Department continues to pressure its officers to stop and frisk citizens‚ and these situations are happening at an alarmingly increasing rate. For the New York Police Department‚ it seems to be a game of numbers as they continue to force their officers to conduct stop and frisks through quotas (Gangi). While New York City
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