(the Rock Steady Crew). The battle of mostly words is broken up by Henri (Dean Elliot)‚ a squatter who lives in the building and is befriended by Kenny‚ Chollie‚ Ramon‚ and Luis (Franc Reyes). Kenny has dreams of performing in New York City’s top nightclubs. No club is bigger than the Roxy‚ and on one visit he crosses paths with Tracy Carlson (Rae Dawn Chong)‚ a collegiate music student and composer. A breakdance battle between the Breakers and Rock Steady ensues‚ and Tracy admires Lee’s performance
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Well-heeled mobsters‚ glamorous showgirls‚ fantastical mega-casinos‚ dazzling neon displays – Las Vegas is the world ’s most famous monument to reckless abandon and unbridled excess. From a dusty railroad town in the middle of nowhere‚ Las Vegas has grown into one of the world ’s premier tourist destinations. Once shunned as "Sin City" and considered beyond the pale of respectable society‚ it is now the epicenter of mainstream leisure much like Disneyworld‚ attracting more visitors than the holy
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2 pitchers emptied out in a matter of minutes‚ so we decided to order a couple more. I was feeling buzzed from the several cups of beer I had consumed. This caused me to feel very awake and hyper and it inspired me to mention to my friends this nightclub I knew about.
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that is entrenched in danger. We meet the American expatriate Rick Blaine‚ who sticks his neck out for nobody‚ and is the owner of Café Americian (a nightclub). Rick who is the protagonist‚ appears to be aloof‚ cynical‚ and seems only concerned with self-interests. But the only route to America is through Casablanca‚ and now Blaine finds his nightclub as a breeding ground for the Nazi resistance and enemy alike to conduct their business. Ugarte‚ a regular at the Café‚ hands Rick letters of
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NEW YORK CITY There is a huge difference between a city in the Mid-West‚ such as Columbus in the state of Ohio‚ and east coast landmark‚ such as New York City. Each city has its stereotype‚ something everyone can say. For instance‚ New York equals skyscrapers and lots of people. Whereas when you say Columbus‚ people tend to think of average size city‚ rather quiet for it?s size. Lets take a closer look. Majority of people have a very set feeling about New York: they love it or they hate it. Some
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Pro I’d like to welcome my opponent to the site; to get better acquainted‚ I figured that I would take this debate challenge‚ and observe her debating style for myself; not to mention‚ I wanted to expand my horizons a bit‚ and talk about something a bit more lighthearted. To clarify one thing: If it wasn’t already known‚ then social networking sites are things like Facebook‚ MySpace‚ and Twitter‚ as opposed to dating sites like Match.com‚ Chemistry.com‚ etc. To things manageable‚ I will make
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There is a long history about blacks in Miami‚ including the earliest black pirates in 1640s‚ the Bahamian fishermen‚ the black escaped slaves from mainly Georgia in 1700’s‚ and the large group of blacks from Georgia and Alabama in the 1880s and 1890s. Segregation was the first challenge that the black communities of Miami had to face. Miami was incorporated as a city in 1896‚ as Henry Flagler extended his railroad to Miami. In the same year‚ the Overtown‚ used to be called colored town‚ was established
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life of Patrick Bateman‚ an attractive 26-year-old Harvard graduate who earns a six-figure income on Wall Street. Bateman and his Ivy League educated friends enjoy all the luxury Manhattan has to offer‚ including expensive restaurants‚ exclusive nightclubs and excessive amounts of cocaine. However‚ what their money‚ education and beauty truly affords them is the right to humiliate‚ harass‚ and in Bateman ’s case to kill‚ those in the social classes beneath them. The satirical‚ yet horrific‚ story
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Sin City vs. The Big Apple Abstract The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the two cities of Las Vegas‚ Nevada and New York‚ New York. Both cities offer a vast array of entertainment‚ luxurious accommodations‚ and world-class dining. There are many things that are close to being the same in both cities‚ a visitor is able to gamble in either place‚ a visitor is able to see a beautiful skyline‚ and take in the sights of a world famous city. There are marked differences in the
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player Louis Armstrong and singer Bessie Smith . She decided to sing and she made her professional singing debut in 1931 at a small Harlem nightclub. She then continued to record for the first time only two years later. The jazz world did not recognize her music until 1935. She toured briefly with the Count Basie and Artie Shaw orchestras before becoming a big nightclub solo attraction in 1940. Her vocal style is considered to be one of the most original ever achieved; she sang with unique personality
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