BIXI GOES TO NEW YORK The Public Bike System Company (PBSC) was a private company operating Bixi‚ a bike-sharing service in Montreal‚ Canada. Bike sharing systems had seen rapid global growth in the recent years‚ and the equipment used for the Bixi system was considered as one of the best available on the market. Because of this‚ Bixi-based systems had been sold to a number of cities in the past two years‚ including MinneapolisSt-Paul‚ Melbourne‚ Washington D.C.‚ London‚ Toronto‚
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Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to make gay marriage
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Joseph Campbell Gayley Rousseau Psychology 300 February 18‚ 2013 Joseph Campbell The psychosocial‚ theoretical‚ and personality traits‚ of Joseph Campbell have all played significant roles in his overall personality development. He has spent the majority of his life studying and teaching based on his quest for knowledge about the similarities between mythology and religion and to make sense of the ethos of dreams. Mr. Campbell was born in 1904 to an upper middle class Irish Catholic family
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New York City VS Miami Although both cities are big‚ there’s nothing else in the world that makes me feel more at home. New York City and Miami‚ FL have both been the only to cities that I have been back and forth with. Usually for the summer or whenever I have school I stay in Miami‚ but then when it comes to the fall or winter season‚ I take a nice trip to New York City. Picking between the two would only cause for me to lie about my answer because I love both places. They’re both
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The Plaintiff‚ Sullivan (Plaintiff) sued the Defendant‚ the New York Times Co. (Defendant)‚ for printing an advertisement about the civil rights movement in the south that defamed the Plaintiff. New York Times vs. Sullivan Defamation can be defined as a written or spoken statement that subjects someone to hatred or ridicule or injures a person’s occupation or business. This case was decided on March 9th‚ 1964 by unanimous decision. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court and concurrences
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Saint Joseph There is no certain date when Saint Joseph was born‚ but he was said to be born around 100 BC. Saint Joseph is one of the three people in the Holy Family‚ also including Mary and Jesus. Saint Joseph was the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Although he was a humble person‚ Joseph came from a royal lineage. His genealogy marks him as a descendant of David. Saint Matthew said that Joseph was the son of Jacob‚ but Saint Luke said he was the son of Heli. He was a carpenter
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German born fitness leader‚ Joseph H. Pilates‚ who developed the Pilates exercise system in the 1920s. His interest in physical fitness stemmed from a determination to strengthen his own body and improve his health after an unhealthy childhood. With a background in yoga‚ Zen meditation and martial arts‚ combined with success as a gymnast‚ diver and boxer‚ he was able to devise a unique sequence of movements that worked the mind and body‚ in harmony. Joseph was convinced that his philosophy
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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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Creek‚ in South Dakota. Both‚ the New York Times and the London Times have published articles on this event. However‚ their interpretations of the event are quite different. It is interesting how the same event can be portrayed in two completely contrasting ways. Specifically‚ the New York Times justifies the American’s actions towards the Native Americans‚ whereas the London Times portrays the American’s actions as unacceptable towards the Native Americans. New York Time’s article‚ Indians Ready to
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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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