diseases in children and adolescents. In the whole United States‚ there are about 16 million adults who have diabetes and a third of them are undiagnosed (CDC). In East Harlem‚ New York however‚ the rates of complications and mortality is up to 5 times in an underprivileged community compared to the overall residents in New York City. There are 125‚000 residents living in East Harlem‚ 50% are Latino‚ 40% African-American‚ 6% Caucasian and 4% of other races. In the United States‚ East Harlem characterizes
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Cheever‚ an essay from 2012. Susan was born in 1943‚ and later on‚ she became an American writer. The text is Cheever’s memories from she was about 3 or 4 years old‚ and up to her older years in 2012. In the beginning‚ the telling takes place in New York City‚ until Cheever’s parents decide to move her brother and her to the country. Susan Cheever is a 1st person narrator with access to her very own memories. Her father went home from World War 2‚ and spent a lot of time with her in Central Park. Cheever’s
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during the antebellum era‚ to the city it has become today. It was not the New York City we think about today‚ “With the municipal government struggling to keep up with the growing city‚ the streets were left in disarray…” (7) There was manure from livestock such as pigs and cows‚ dogs roamed the streets freely and trash lined the streets. These were all very common views in Manhattan at the beginning of the 19th century. The government‚ or the “corporation”‚ as many New Yorkers called it tried to pass
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corruption‚ injustice‚ and misguided fools being mentally enslaved. It seems to me the only way to wake people up from this kind of numbness is to destroy what they know: Their business‚ their places of commerce and their biggest place of gathering‚ the cities! Put it on their trains‚ on the lines they take to work‚ on their rooftops‚ on their highways‚ on anything just to make some people realize that culture isn’t lost and that‚ at the very least‚ a small group of kids is fighting to keep it alive." [1]
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however there are consequences to using this moldable material. New York is a city that generates a lot of revenue for the state. With many stores‚ businesses‚ and busy people the use of plastic materials is a luxury. Without even realizing it‚ the people of New York City use plastic materials more than they think they do. Such as‚ the early morning business man who commutes to Wall Street to go to work. He takes the subway within the city‚ using a metro card. He then sits on the plastic seats inside
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Biographies and movies have been made about people like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington‚ who made huge contributions to jazz. However‚ many of jazz artists from that time period died without much money or fame. Jazz originated in New Orleans‚ and traveled on to Chicago and New York‚ changing and growing along the way. Ragtime was the first major black music style that became popular with the white community. It also helped to create jazz‚ and Scott Joplin was the undisputed “King of Ragtime” (“Scott Joplin
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four key European countries that colonized North America. Read about these countries below and then contrast their economic reasons for colonizing on a graphic organizer. Several European countries followed the trip made by Columbus in search of new trade routes to Asia. They ended up colonizing North America for different economic reasons. Spain colonized America because they were searching for gold and silver. They did find a lot of gold and silver when they conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires
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years. Cheever is very fond of New York City which she describes as‚ “(…) a romantic place‚ a place of dreams” (ll.37-39) “‚ “the magical city” (l.86)‚ and these quotes are just a fraction of those that she uses. On every page she has a positive adjective or a description which glorifies the city. She is particular fond of Central Park. Central Park is her “full-blown love affair” (l.70). New York and Central Park is her home. Her parents decide to “migrate” out of the city and into the suburbs. She
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Science in the Big City: Exploring Career Opportunities in the Natural and Physical Sciences New York City May 13-18‚ 2014 Students in the Natural Sciences at the University of Houston-Downtown are generally accomplished and motivated students with strong interests in science. However‚ students typically have a very limited perception of the science careers available to them outside of medicine. To educate students as to the array of potential careers available in the sciences (not medicine)
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are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there‚ and why is it meaningful to you? New York City‚ nothing can be more exciting to me. For those around the world that venture to this concrete jungle‚ they travel here to capture the gift from France‚ to pay their respects to Ground Zero‚ to discuss business on Wall Street‚ or even to visit King Kong’s territory. For me‚ going to New York was my last act of rebellion against the watchful eye of my conservative Filipino parents. I sought
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