In April of 2007 an African American man studying to be a doctor‚ is stopped and frisked by three New York City Police Officers. The man‚ 33 year old David Floyd said he was not doing anything suspicious. This is the now famous case of Floyd v City of New York which challenged stop and frisks as discriminatory and unconstitutional. The judge ruled stop and frisk cases like Floyd vs New York are discriminatory and police tactics like this must be reformed. Because not only are people being treated
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Alcohol in America Speakeasies during the Prohibition in New York City On January 16th‚ 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. This prohibited the transportation‚ sale‚ and production of liquor within the borders of the United States. This act had many unintended consequences: one of them being the rise of speakeasies mainly in major cities. With the evaporation of the big saloon came the birth of speakeasies‚ mostly hole-in-the-wall establishments that served illegal liquor. Many of these
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THE GANGS OF NEW YORK‚ written by Herbert Asbury‚ was used as the basis for the movie GANGS of NEW YORK‚ a gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. Filmed in Rome‚ Gangs covers a period of New York City’s history‚ from the 1840’s through to the bloody Draft Riots of 1863‚ at a time when graft and corruption permeated every level of government including the police department. The movie’s main plot revolves around revenge and the feuding between
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Introduction As a New Yorker‚ it is very difficult for one to avoid the reality that we are indeed surrounded by Chinese culture. From Chinese take-out restaurants serving delicious Chinese food to entire Chinese communities such as the one in Chinatown‚ Chinese culture is all over the place. Chinese art‚ cuisine‚ religion‚ festivals‚ and more can all be experienced in one place. This is why New York is considered to be the cultural center of the world. People from all walks of life come to New York for various
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“On the Amtrak from Boston to New York” was a remarkable play written by Sherman Alexie. He portrays the resentful man on the train as the one who doesn’t love his country‚ however‚ he seems to believe that there is more to American history than others see. What about the history of the land before Columbus discovered the New World? The speakers attitude toward the history of his land and toward the Indians was apathetic‚ bitter‚ and very opinionated. Sherman’s apathetic attitude became very
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New York: City and the World The documentary New York: city and the world‚ by helen loyd gives an insight into the life of New York city‚ post the second world war. It reveals the history behind the urbanism of New York. The documentary helps the viewer to understand the different phases of transformation that New York went through in the 20th century. It also explains the widespread effect that Moses had over New York and how Jane Jacobs brought him down. A city is a home to all its people. Every
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BAB25 – Case analysis 2: New York Life and Immediate Annuities Unlike the old days where a retiree could rest assured that they could live out the rest of their life on their pension and social security checks‚ the retirees of today receive their pensions paid out in a lump sum that takes the place of the pension check‚ but encompasses the total amount a retiree has to live on until they pass away. This creates uncertainty in the amount a retiree can spend per month‚ and if the total amount is
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be rated based upon the information gleaned from the recruitment process including an evaluation of each candidates Knowledge‚ Skills Abilities and Other relevant criteria. Candidates will progress through a series of events leading to becoming a New York City police officer beginning with a pre-hire interview‚ a medical exam‚ a written psychological profile exam‚ a physical abilities test‚ an oral psychological interview and a character investigation. Additional requirements will be assessed and
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Summary: In “Here is New York”‚ an essay by E.B. White‚ in the first paragraph‚ White classifies the residents of New York in three different categories‚ In the next two paragraphs White goes on to explain in interesting details that the events that happened on September eleventh in New York were horrific‚ but because of the residents it stayed strong. All the residents may fall under a different categorization‚ but because of them‚ New York stayed strong. Paraphrase: In the first paragraph of White’s
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and explains the reasons for the fires that displaced people during the 1970’s in New York City and the effect these fires had on people and the neighborhoods. In this task the readings include: 1. An introduction 2. A reflection about the South Bronx written by a writer for The Post 3. An interview with a journalist who covered the fires in Bushwick 4. An oral history from someone who experienced the fires at the time You need to take notes in your notebook. You can pick which information that you
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