Island Railroad Co. (248 N.Y. 339; 162 N.E. 99; Courts of Appeals New York (1928) The unique facts of the case created a need for a new application of the generally accepted theory that “negligence is the absence of care‚ according to the circumstances of the case”. (Benjamin Cardozo‚ 1928 N.Y. Lexis 1269; 59 A.L.R 1253). The famous accident occurred at the Queen’s Jamaica Station on the morning of Aug. 24‚ 1924. According to New York Times‚ 1924 Helen Palsgraf was standing on the platform waiting
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New York Knicks: The 20 Most Painful Postseason Losses in History It’s the offseason‚ which means there isn’t much news regarding Knicks basketball; after all. The gigantic news this week is the Knicks signing Sasha Vujacic‚ a guy who has played only 10 NBA minutes in the past four years. I figured it was still the right time to write a new blog; I’ll still write about three times a week‚ because I love you guys! Today’s topic: Knicks heartbreaking playoff moments I started to think about all
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It is nice to know of the town of Rochester New York and the other big communities for the Deaf such as Saint Augustine the oldest city in America and Washington DC where Gallaudet University is. These places have made living in a hearing world less stressful for the Deaf and hope open the lines of
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restoration colonies New York: Old nether landers at new Netherlands 1600-golden ages of Dutch history. - maj. Commercial & naval power - challenging England on seas - 3 maj. Anglo-Dutch wars - maj. Colonial power [mainly in the East Indies.] New Netherlands - new Netherlands : founded in the Hudson River area (1623-1624) - established Dutch west India comp. for quick-profit fur trade. - company wouldn’t pay much attention to colony - manhattan [ new Amsterdam ] - purchased
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. It did provide extra land for Englands growing population and for those who seeked more religious freedom. Englands colonization in the new world led to the Thirteen Colonies made up of the New England Colonies‚ The Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies each having seperate religious beliefs‚ laws‚ and goverments. The first English emigrants to the New England Colonies were Puritan separatists or Pilgrims which arrived in Plymouth in 1620. A wealthy group of individuals known as the Massachusetts
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In British North America‚ three colonial regions appeared in the different geographical areas; New England‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. Although these colonies were founded by the English‚ different agricultural and industrial oppurtunities and immigrancy led to a distinctive economy‚ religion‚ and social order between the sectional differences of the American colonies before 1750. Each region had its own type of houses‚ crops‚ churches‚ and values but the things keeping them
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Autonomy Vs. Paternalism In Mental Health Treatment The assignment for this Ethics class was to review Mr. Jacob ’s treatment‚ as described by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally disabled (1994). The class was further asked to comment on the major issues for each of the three perspectives. The agencies‚ family and review board were to be included. This student will begin with a fourth perspective; that of Mr. Gordon. In the Matter of Jacob Gordon (1994)
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and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay River; they also explored the Gaspe Peninsula. He
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knew I had to dress warm because it would be cool out there. Our flight left at 6:00pm and it was only 2:00. I told myself " Anais you need to slow down and take your time"‚ but I just couldn’t‚ to think of the possibilities of this trip and all the new experiences excited me. I continued to get dressed and blow-dry my hair. Time was not on my side today. It was taking forever. Finally Shady and Junior got to my house to pick me up and take Shady and me to the airport. It was only 4 o’clock and I knew
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