Arianna Kousouros History of New York City Midterm Exam Essay New York City always had a core identity which is doing whatever it takes to “make a buck.” The most iconic period in the history of New York City was from 1783-1825. There were also many “New Yorkers” in this time period. A “New Yorker” is someone that is face paced‚ hardworking‚ and not afraid of change. Between the years 1609-and 1825 many important events and developments occurred in New York City history‚ which made the city that
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Omnibuses in New York City Millions of people ride the subway in New York City everyday‚ but any time before 1826 there was no public transportation‚ and if you wanted to get somewhere you had to walk or hire an expensive private carriage. This was until 1827 when the Omnibus was brought to New York City‚ and changed how the average person got around and it shaped New York City to have residential neighborhoods and places where people worked. Like today public transportation was very successful
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My first breath in New York City was quite disgusting. I was standing in the musty cellar that is known as Pennsylvania Station in the world’s capital. And as I stood there‚ luggage in hand‚ I did not realize that my life was about to change. New York City is a place like no other‚ it’s truly a concrete jungle. I was visiting some friends from Los Angeles; and they had allowed me to stay with them for 6 days in the Big Apple. They were staying in an apartment in lower Manhattan‚ so for me this meant
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A night in New York City On a late Saturday evening I was studying continuously when suddenly I heard a monotonous and awful scream which made me run out of the house immediately. When I reached outside I could not believe what I had seen. A two-storey and turquoise coloured house had caught on fire. People were rushing in and out of their square shaped houses bringing huge and heavy buckets of water trying to extinguish the ravaging and terrible fire. I was behind the crowd panicking‚ trembling
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year‚ in the first week of June‚ I go with my church on a mission trip. Every year we go somewhere different‚ and I’ve only been on two‚ but the one that impacted me the most would have to be the summer I went to New York City. Now New York is a big city‚ many things go down in New York‚ so yes‚ I will admit to you that I was scared to go. Luckily‚ I over came my fear and head into the trip as confident and a championship boxer heading into a match with a tomato can. When we got there‚ it was a
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Legalizing Marijuana in New York State Megan Castner Composition 1 ENC 1101-12 Currently in New York State‚ marijuana is illegal. Marijuana is considered an illegal drug by many countries. Over the years there has been a great deal of controversy on whether or not marijuana should be. Growing‚ smoking‚ and being in the possession of marijuana for medicinal use‚ should be legal in the state of New York. In the State of New York it is illegal to buy‚ sell‚ grow‚ or possess marijuana. In 2002
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he movie Gangs Of New York is filled with racism‚ war‚ and political corruption. The movie takes place between the years of 1846 -1862. The movie focuses on the issues between Irish immigrants that are enter New York and the Americans citizen who call themselves the Native Americans. Amsterdam Vallon returns to five points 16 years after his father was murdered by William “Bill the Butcher “Cutting the leader of The Native Americans. When Amsterdam is getting of the ship you see politicians handing
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The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the nation. It began as a product of a humanitarian association. Organized in 1815‚ it was originally called the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. The Reverend John Stanford founded this Society. During the year 1820 and continuing through the middle of 1821‚ the Society completed a survey of the United States prisons. Upon completion‚ the Society then appointed a committee to study the findings. The report the committee
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New York is the state to be it’s one of the richest and one of the best. New York’s history is very rich and very old but very interesting. New York became a state on July 26‚ 1788‚ the capital is Albany. In 1664‚ the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. One of the original 13 colonies it was the 11th state to join the union.Between 1892 and 1954‚ millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island on their journey to becoming U.S citizens. New York
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circumstances‚ New York City is easy to navigate. However‚ subway and bus changes can occur at the last minute‚ so pay attention to the posters on station walls and listen carefully to any announcements you may hear in trains and on subway platforms. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Travel info 718-330-1234‚ hourly updates 718-243-7777; www.mta.info. The MTA runs the subways and buses‚ as well as a number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan. You can get news of service
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