The movie begins in New York‚ in 1843‚ with a gang fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting’s gang of "nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the "nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead rabbits"‚ also Amsterdam’s (the main character’s) father. Amsterdam is then led into an orphanage where he grows to be a man‚ all while Bill Cutting runs the Five
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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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I was strolling on the streets of New York City on my way to work as a science teacher at New York City Schools. I glared at the homeless people on the streets pondering‚ how did they get there? When I was younger there were many people living on the streets. Now that it is 2052 and I’m forty-two years old‚ the number of homeless people increased rapidly. I’m hoping I never end up like them. Eventually‚ I got to school and I went to my class. Like every day‚ I take a glimpse from the door and all
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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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was a whole new level. New York City. The city where dreams were made and destroyed. The capital of the world. From that moment on I was hooked. I loved the food‚ I loved the sights‚ I loved the people‚ and I loved the rush I felt as soon as I walked out the door. I was mesmerized by the Phantom on Broadway and shocked by the people performing in Times Square. This was the place for me. I knew that this was the city I wanted to spend the rest of my life in. After my trip to New York last summer
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THE CITY TIMES New study shows link between violent video games and teens’ behavior. A five-year study on the way violent video games affect teenagers’ behavior has concluded that teenagers who play more than 10 hours of violent video games a week are more likely to get into trouble at home and at school than those students who play fewer or no hours of violent video games.Some scientists are cautious about these findings.however‚saying that violent video games are not the only factor that causes
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Differences between New York & Geneva Convention — Arbitration and Conciliation Act‚ 1996 Introduction In the past‚ statutory provisions on arbitration were contained in three different enactments‚ namely‚ The Arbitration Act‚ 1940‚ the Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act‚ 1937 and the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act‚ 1961. The Arbitration Act laid down the framework within which domestic arbitration was conducted in India‚ while the other two Acts dealt with foreign awards
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which I’m planning to do soon. Thesis Statement: Route from New York to Florida with amazing stops on the way‚ such as Cape May‚ Chincoteague Island‚ Chesapeake Bay Tunnel/Bridge‚ Virginia Beach‚ Charleston‚ Savannah and our final point – Jacksonville. Discussion Section: 1. First part of the road: From New York to Chincoteague Island‚ VA (www.roadtripamerica.com): a. First point of interest – Cape May‚ NJ. City famous for Victorian mansions‚ lighthouse. b. According
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The Tropics in New York was written by Claude McKay in 1920. McKay was born in Jamaica in 1890 and immigrated to the United States in 1912. The twenty-two years that he lived in Jamaica gave him inspiration for this poem. The poem includes masterful imagery and other literary devices. The poem starts with McKays somewhat cheerful description of luscious tropical fruits: Bananas ripe and green‚ and ginger-root‚ / Cocoa in pods and alligator pears‚ (lines 1-2). At this point‚ the reader is not sure
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Martin Scorsese’s latest film‚ Gangs of New York is a failed anti-war film. It is 165 minutes of some of the most violent footage ever seen in a film intended for mainstream entertainment. As a fan of Scorsese’s‚ I have to say that even the brutality of Good Fellas could not have prepared me for the assault that is the experience of watching this film. Even leaving aside the violence‚ I admit that I am mystified by all the hoopla surrounding Gangs of New York. Leonardo Di Caprio only slightly adapts
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