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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From the 1960s to 2010‚ the marriage rates have dropped drastically for the working-class whites. Charles Murray wrote a book last year‚ Coming Apart: The State of White America. In this book‚ Murray explains what the statistics are and what they mean. In the 1960s‚ the middle-class marriage rate was 94% and the working-class was 84%. In 2010‚ middle-class is 83% and the working-class is 48%. This means in about 50 years‚ the marriage rates dropped 11 points in the middle-class and a mind-blowing
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Looking at the way that the New York Yankees make their money according to the New York News & Features‚ the best way to go about success economically is to buy a related business to the team. In 2004 the Yankees became the sole owners of the Yes Network television broadcasting‚ bringing in 60 million dollars in 2009. Owning a related company allows the team to bring in one hundred percent of the profit instead of being contracted by unowned television companies like the Chicago Cubs and WGN
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much attention at Carnegie Hall last May. If you read the papers you know there was a big sensation.” (Fitzgerald 54). For over a century‚ Carnegie Hall has been the place where distinctive artists of all stripes have come to make their names in New York City. (The Carnegie Hall Story) Andrew Carnegie was the founder of Carnegie Hall. Andrew and his wife Louise Whitfield were on their honeymoon when he came up with the idea for the hall. (The Carnegie Hall Story) In 1890‚ he laid down the first cornerstone
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smallest town in South Carolina…Anderson. I was ready to move back to New York‚ and spend what was left of my childhood with my family and old friends. I even had a boyfriend waiting for me back home‚ I just had to get back there. It all seemed to be coming together‚ with the school year ending soon‚ my mother proposed an idea. She asked me if I would like to stay with my good friend Angela from down the street‚ while they went on to New York to find a place‚ and then they would send for me. My first question
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Gangs of New York‚ is a movie rich in plot‚ significant setting and historical information. It is also full of cultural and economic differences which carry the movie forward. It tells us of a time that tensions exist between the Irish immigrants and the natives‚ both of which are trying to find their place in the “world” and claim a land for their own. A movie overwhelmed by anger‚ resentment‚ pain‚ chaos and shallow happiness‚ that is wrapped up in a most unsettling way. It begins with a gang battle
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Here are my five top picks for dance workout DVDs. The New York City Ballet workout DVD is a fun way to learn basic ballet techniques. The workout is divided into several sections and includes floor exercises. Although the dances moves are fairly simple‚ this DVD will make you work up a sweat. You will definitely
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New York is one of the United States most known cites. It is also known for it’s sights and attractions. New York has always been my second home since my first home (New Orleans) was struck by a natural disaster. Before I moved back to New Orleans I gained friendships and built on them. Ever since 2008 I’ve been vacationing in New York for at least one month in each summer. It’s something about that 2009 vacation I will never forget. It was overall fun and I had a blast. My 2009 vacation to New York
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realized how lucky I was to be celebrating my birthday in this one of a kind place‚ New York City. Two eighteen-year-old kids exploring this wonderful and large city all by ourselves. What could possibly go wrong? The subway got closed down unexpectedly when we needed to get back to our hotel room in order to make it on time to the untold musical story of the Wizard of OZ‚ “Wicked” so‚ we decided to just walk from Chinatown to Manhattan (where the hotel we were staying at was). Although 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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