Korean Population in New York City New York City is the haven for so many poor‚ hopeful‚ confused people who have gathered up the courage to leave their homes in their native countries and try to start anew. America has been named the "land of the free" because immigrants from all times and all places have the opportunity‚ optimistically‚ to be able to create a new life for themselves and their families‚ to make money‚ to live free from dictatorship‚ and to practice any type of religion they
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History class when I received a project to write an essay on what I liked about New York City. How was I to answer this without even seeing the city? I was a
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New York Times vs. Sullivan (1964) Have you ever been labeled by people for doing something that you did not do? Another word for that is libel‚ libel is a false published statement that is meant to hurt a person’s reputation. New York Times vs. Sullivan is a case where Sullivan sued New York Times for libel. The case went to the Alabama court ending in failure for New York Times‚ the case reached a final decision in the Supreme Court. Sullivan brought the case to the court claiming that New York
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Corruption in the Gangs of New York The Gilded Age‚ or as it is commonly referred to as‚ the era of corruption‚ took place in 1877 to 1900. This time period was most effectively portrayed in the novel and movie‚ The Gangs of New York‚ which was written by Herbert Asbury. The Gangs of New York focused on a time of political corruption during a period of massive increase in immigration in New York. In this essay I will discuss three themes: immigration‚ Political machines‚ and bad situations‚ that
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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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The New York Times Company is a leading media company; its flagship paper‚ the New York Times is considered as its most valuable asset. News is a low outlay‚ frequently purchased good‚ with a value proposition of intangible or informational nature‚ and a high differentiation potential. The publishing industry‚ newspaper in particular‚ had adopted the "Chinese Wall" principle-- the separation of editorial operations and business operations as a gatekeeping function. The industry is cyclical: when
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On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed
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Philadelphia during the early 1970’s and spread to other urban cities‚ most notably New York. Many graffiti artists used it as means to showcase their art‚ while others used it as a public speech and highlight gentrification within the area. Despite its artistic nature‚ city governments quickly labeled graffiti as a form of “vandalism”‚ and instilled various programs to rectify the problem. Philadelphia and New York in particular had to most success in subduing graffiti and dealing with gentrification
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for impressive buildings and valuable real estate. Why Between 1821 and 1855‚ New York City nearly quadrupled in population. As the city expanded‚ people were drawn to the few open spaces‚ mainly cemeteries‚ to get away from the noise and chaotic life in the city. Before long‚ however‚ New York City’s need for a great public park was voiced by the poet and editor of the then-Evening Post (now the New York Post)‚ William Cullen Bryant‚ and by the first American landscape architect‚ Andrew Jackson
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Newspapers and print media have experienced increasing difficulty due to the shift in the way people consume information. According the Pew Research Center‚ 55% of New York Times readers read the Times on a phone or a computer. That trend holds true across the industry with 2012 numbers showing that over half of Americans consume news online‚ while only 29% claimed to have read a newspaper in the last day (See Exhibit 1). Declining print readership means fewer advertisers and declining price-leverage
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