The Hidden History of Trinity Church A historic gem in a city where change is the only constant‚ Trinity Church has played a key role in New York City’s history for well over 300 years now. Though the church has appeared in numerous incarnations‚ each has been critical to the cultural and social fabric of the city. Few people‚ however‚ really know the true history of this iconic church. Here’s a quick look at the hidden history of Trinity Church in New York City! The origins of the church date back
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The poem Manhattan Thirties Flash is exactly what the title states. It is a quick description of Manhattan in the 1930’s. The author‚ Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was a well-known firebrand‚ Ginsberg was a leader of the "beat movement" of the 1950’s and of the cultural and political protests of the 1960’s. He often writes about spiritual survival in a dehumanized‚ repressive society. You can see the dehumanization throughout the poem for example in line one when Ginsberg writes‚ "repetitive machine
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result in you meeting many people‚ some interesting‚ some funny or crazy. The chances are big that you will make friends in many countries‚ and some of those friendships may be for life. Instead of looking our your office window to see a hundred skyscrapers staring back at you‚ you will get the opportunity to see the world in all its natural beauty. See the deserts of Africa or the jungles of the Amazon with your own eyes instead of looking at a still image in a book. See the natural beauty with your
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strength and weakness of living in the city‚ living in the countryside also has many pros and cons. The lifestyle in the rural areas is more peaceful and slower. Most of people know each other. People are in harmony with nature. Despite not having skyscrapers as in the city‚ you can see the breathtaking scenes like high
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see pure sky and clouds in Hong Kong. In the past‚ many green land and natural scenery is found in Hong Kong. However‚ with the growth of economy‚ Hong Kong became a well-known global financial center. In order to assort with this title‚ lots of skyscrapers and offices were built‚ at the same time‚ green land and sea areas are sacrificed‚ Moreover‚ there are many types of pollution‚ like air pollution‚ water pollution‚ light pollution and so on‚ which bring various negative effects on our environment
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With Antarctica and Greenland both being more ice than land‚ and Antarctica being the South Pole and Greenland is not and one way in how they are unique from the other. With the similarity of being mostly ice‚ is how no two points on earth are the same‚ but unique in their own way‚ in being compared to another point on the earth‚ or not even existing until recently. With the following examples given on how each point is unique it is own way‚ but seen as a similar point of the earth‚ when comparing
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Have you ever wondered the difference between waves as tall as skyscrapers and waves that are as mysterious as a ninja? Rogue waves are found in the middle of the ocean. While‚ tsunamis start in the deepest parts of the ocean and crash at the shoreline. Rogue waves and tsunamis seem very alike‚ but when diving deep into the information‚ you can see clear differences. Rogue waves can be very big and are formed differently. First‚ rogue waves are huge waves that can come out of nowhere with very impactful
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Chapter 18: The Age of the City 1)The Urbanization of America a)The Life of the City i)Urban pop increased 7x in 50 yrs after Civil War‚ by 1920 majority of ppl lived in urban areas. Occurred partly b/c of natural growth‚ mostly b/c immigrants and rural ppl flocked b/c offered better paying jobs than rural areas‚ cultural experiences available‚ transportation to cities easier than ever b)Migrations i)Late 19th century saw geographic mobility- Americans left declining Eastern agricultural regions
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This article appeared in Harvard Design Magazine‚ Spring/Summer 2005‚ Number 22. To order this issue or a subscription‚ visit the HDM homepage at . © 2005 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Not to be reproduced without the permission of the publisher: hdm-rights@gsd.harvard.edu. Critical of What? Toward a Utopian Realism by Reinhold Martin There has long been a tendancy in vard Design Magazine architecture to erect straw figures only to knock them down. In his article “‘Criticality’
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Introduction As we live our life in tall and huge skyscraper without showing any interest to know how they build and even asking our self how these heavy material have been lifted to 30 floors up‚ engineers are working hard on the same concept but the different is that they know answer of question and that is the reason they are working. the answer is simple of course crane is the machine that lift heavy material up and help human to build these skyscrapers . A crane is a type of machine‚ generally equipped
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