New York Electives New York City is a city of dreams. All the people in the world want to live in the Big Apple. It is famous for all the symbols present in it‚ its yellow cabs‚ its grid pattern‚ its international population and especially the height of its skyscrapers. This was the thing that impressed me the most; the lights‚ the billboards‚ and the huge buildings that I had never seen before transported me. I was like an ant in a forest of buildings. Locked in my little cab
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Janette is coming to New York on a one week vacation from Jamaica. She is coming along with her boyfriend. She will be visiting many interesting places such as Empire State building‚ Time Square‚ World Trade Center ‘Ground Zero‚ Statue of Liberty‚ Museum of Naturally History and many more places. She is looking forward to having a lot of fun on this vacation. Janette is arriving on Friday. We will meet up on Saturday to tour the city. We will meet up on Saturday to tour the city. We are going to the
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They call it the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA New York City Transit is the largest public transportation system in the world with 470 reported passenger station‚ plus 230 miles of routes translating into 660 miles of revenue track‚ and a total of 842 miles including non-revenue trackage. It runs 24 hours a day and all year long and is one of the most notable transit systems in the world because of such running hours. It is well- known as the subway‚ which means an underground
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1. What was the strategic rationale behind the merger of Mellon and Bank of New York? The main rationale for the merger is that it fits well with the strategies of both banks. Bank of New York and Mellon are both well-managed firms with specific strategies for growth that complement each other well. Although slightly different in their core functions‚ both banks are focused primarily on Asset Management and Securities Servicing; Mellon having a stronger market position in the former and BNY the
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class trip New York City is the one place I would very much like to visit on our next class trip. New York City is very large and has lots of exciting and educational activities‚ such as going to the theater‚ museums‚ landmarks and shopping. New York City is located in the state of New York‚ only 30 minutes to Newark Airport in New Jersey. It makes a perfect place for a class trip. The tourist season runs the entire year‚ making visiting time flexible. New York City is usually packed
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Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York v. Kelly et al. (1970) Facts: This case was a class action lawsuit brought brought by residents of New York City against the commissioner (Goldberg) of the Department of Social Services (DSS) and state officials of DSS. These residents were receiving financial support from the city in the form of the federally funded Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and/or the general Home Relief program of New York State. In other words‚ these programs
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It does not seem hard to understand the basic theme that is present in "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City" by Sherman Alexie. Many Native Americans today are forced to assimilate into the American culture leaving behind their traditions and values in order to be successful in America. If they do not become Americanized many Native Americans struggle to survive on reservations. Sherman Alexie portrays the bitterness for having to put his traditions aside perfectly in my mind. Although I will
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The view is breathtaking. It’s nighttime in New York City: buildings are lit and sparkling‚ brightening the clear‚ purple-hued sky and reflecting in the otherwise dark water. On the right‚ a young man and woman are visible through a partitioned floor-to-ceiling window in a skyscraper they occupy. It is not the view of the city you’d expect to see: the United Nations building looms large in the foreground‚ and the man and women face the water‚ the city hidden mostly behind them. The man and woman
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New York Vs. Los Angeles Did you know according to the US Census and Suburbanstats.org that almost half of Los Angeles is hispanic while only 17% of New York is hispanic? Why is that so? And how would that affect these cities and their peoples’ views? New York is the largest city in the United States and the world while Los Angeles is the second largest in the United States and third in the world. However‚ they are on the opposite ends of the United States. Also‚ Los Angeles is a much younger city
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thought as the place of opportunities‚ New York City became a symbol of freedom and economic mobility to the earliest immigrants coming from all over Europe and Asia in the 1800’s. Whether it was due to religious persecution‚ land and job shortages‚ famines or rising taxes‚ these immigrants were just looking to obtain a better quality of life for themselves and their families. Nearly 12 million people passed through the gates of Ellis Island and settled in New York City. Due to the fact that most immigrants
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