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    Compared to all the cities across the United States‚ New York City is the most ethnically diverse (Kasintiz). Various races‚ religious practices‚ and social class live within the city and they are able to respect and accept each others differences. However‚ this does not mean discrimination and stereotypes seizes to exist for people living in New York City. These stereotypes and encounters of discrimination affects how people view themselves and the choices they make. Ultimately these effects are

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    Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” Mayor Bloomberg and police say stop and frisk has helped New York reach a low crime rate. New York has the lowest crime rate among the nation’s biggest cities‚ said by the FBI. People call the stop and frisk practice racial discrimination. Aggressive stop-and-frisk practices are having a profound effect on individuals‚ groups and

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    CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [Established under the Central Universities Act 2009] PO Box: 21‚ Dharamshala‚ District Kangra - 176215 (HP) www.cuhimachal.ac.in Course Instructor: Dr KBS Krishna Course Code: EEL 502 Course Name: Victorianism Credits Equivalent: 04 Credits (One credit is equivalent to 10 hours of lectures / organised classroom activity / contact hours; 5 hours of laboratory work / practical / field work / Tutorial / teacher-led activity and 15 hours of other workload

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    year. At least two thirds of American adults are overweight‚ and forty percent of New York’s public elementary are obese. With the mayor New York Michael Bloomberg’s law to ban all sugared beverages larger than 16 ounces in restaurants‚ mobile food carts‚ movie theaters‚ and sport stadiums it’s said to decrease the percentage of overweight or obese percentage. With this step in banning sugared beverages in New York City it will hopefully make people see the dangers and health risk of sugar and it

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    Am I obese? That’s the first question that you should ask yourself when it comes to the issue of posting calorie counts in New York restaurants. This issue should not be a debate since it is clear that people need be informed about what they are consuming. Having calorie counts in NY restaurants will allow people to make a decision about how many calories they want to consume. The United States has become one of the top countries in the world with an obesity problem. That is because now a day’s

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    the time so unsanitary that it’s unbearable. Many times when we are on the train we find ourselves switching the cart we are in‚ and with all hope‚ searching for a better one. As it turns out‚ we are always stuck with the same old dirt. This is a New York City phenomenon. Why should we travel to work surrounded by piles of filth daily? I initially encountered this problem when I first started going to high school. This was the first time I had started taking the train and buses everyday

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    was so desperate for funds that it sold the navy’s ships and reduced the army to fewer than a thousand soldiers-this at a time when British had an army in Canada and Spain had one in Florida‚” (Patterson 2010). Another domestic issue occurred when New Hampshire established a Navy along its 18 mile of coastline. On

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    Saint Patrick’s Cathedral I stood facing the gothic cathedral and I couldn’t help but gasp at the distinct facade of Saint Patrick’s. At first glance‚ one would have an impression of ‘heavy layering‚ a bunch of shapes and lean‚ heavy pillars’‚ majestic‚ extravagant as well as complicatedly structured. However‚ at a second look‚ the facade is actually mainly just composed of triangles and rectangles‚ erected bold and beautiful in the center of the city. The facade of the Saint Patrick’s

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    The New York Police Department has had discrimination in the workplace for many years. Many of the most qualified detectives‚ are not given to opportunity to get promoted because of race. Many of the detective’s white colleagues who joined later in time were given a promotion before the minority police members could. The main reason for this is discrimination. Another way the detectives were discriminated against is that all the detective were put into the same division. All of the qualified detectives

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    I thought to myself. I don’t remember a John living here. “Would you two kids like some ice-cream‚ I own an ice-cream parlor not far from here.” He grinned widely. Without hesitating Jack accepted. “No Jack‚ sorry sir we can’t.” “Oh come on Jill‚ it’s free ice cream.” I gave in and accepted too‚ I imagined the colorful sprinkles on an icy cold chocolate ice cream cone. The man led us to his car and opened the back door for us. We adjusted the seat belt and he drove off. I looked to my left

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