Robert Moses In the late 1930s a municipal controversy raged over whether an additional vehicular link between Brooklyn and lower Manhattan would be a bridge or a tunnel. Bridges can be wider and cheaper but tall ones use more ramp space at landfall than tunnels. A "Brooklyn Battery Bridge" would have destroyed Battery Park and physically encroached on the financial district. The bridge was opposed by the Regional Plan Association‚ historical preservationists‚ Wall Street financial interests and
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Letter To Ms. K (My Ninth Grade Global Issues Teacher) I hope your summer was enjoyable. Over the summer‚ I read the book the “Boys in the Boat” and I enjoied the author’s details about Joe Rantz. As I read this piece of literature‚ I thought of your global issues class and how Daniel James Brown’s descriptions of the great depression and its overall theme of teamwork related to our discussions of real events that take and took place all over the globe. The great depression wasn’t a huge topic
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Mrs.poppets slivvings herr slossen boschen GEORGE- employed at a bank‚ where the only work his friends thought he did was sleep had some knowledge of the ways of the world and was the one to give sensible advice and suggestions‚ such as the articles that should be taken along on the trip‚ the clothes‚ food‚ etc. calmer and less aggressive than Harris. did not appear to have much sense of style‚ however‚ as evident from the loud blazer he had bought for the trip. did not like spending
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I want to talk about the “sea” in Stephen Crane’s "The Open Boat". The paper tries to explore the three symbolisms of the ocean - freedom‚ life and the end‚ to help readers better understand the sea’s role in the story. We live on Earth‚ more than 70% of the area covered by the ocean‚ and 97% of surface water reserves in the ocean. Therefore‚ the important role oceans play in our lives can be imagined. Ocean in the minds of the people not only a symbol of human unconquerable natural forces‚ but
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British humor is often hard to grasp for Indians‚ with their references and rambling. But Jerome K. Jeromehits the nail on the head with ‘Three Men In A Boat‘ and brings out British absurdities and traditions in a comic way. This book though meant to be a travelogue of sorts ended up‚ inexplicable as one of the most loved funny stories of all time. And even after 100+ years since publishing‚ the jokes remain fresh and witty! It outlines the story of three men – Jerome and his two friends‚ Harris
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Strength: Digitel Mobile Philippines‚ Inc. (DMPI) is one of the Philippines’ leading mobile telecommunications company known by its corporate brand name SUN CELLULAR. Sun Cellular holds the distinction of being the fastest growing mobile network provider in the country with more than 16 million subscribers supported by its nearly 7‚000 cell sites nationwide. Sun Cellular is a subsidiary of Digital Telecommunications Inc (Digitel)‚ one of JG Summit’s core businesses focused
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Well is been 100 days in this submarine boat or something. So I’m pretty much stuck here for life. And sorry to tell you what happened hi I’m Captain John Smith and I suppose to be on a vacation in Hawaii but something hit me and now I’m stuck here. So I’m trying to power up this submarine to get some light or at least move this thing around because I’m not moving it by my own ok. Well apparently now I’m in ashore place because I see sand and real people ice humans. Since everyone sounds like speedy
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Analysis of the text “Three men in a boat”. I’d like to tell you an extract from the novel “Three men in a boat”‚ written by Jerome K. Jerome. He is a well-known English writer‚ whose novels have enjoyed great popularity. He is famous for his art of story-telling‚ his vivid style and his humour which is generally expressed in laughter-provoking situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature. The action is set at Sonning‚ a
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In the essay “American Dream Boat” by K.Oanh Ha‚ the author says that intercultural relationships are generally a good thing as long as the families of both partners compromise. Ha‚ was a Vietnamese girl who came to America with the “Boat People” when she was six years old. She then changed her name to Kristine and became Americanized. In college‚ she met a Caucasian American named Scott. They fell in love and got engaged. She decided to visit Vietnam to reconnect to her roots‚ but while she was
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HARRIS - • a practical young man‚ who could not appreciate romanticism in the world around him. • fond of drinking and eating; not too fond of working hard. • not much imagination and was more aggressive than the other two. • had a strange fascination for cemeteries and tombs • not much aesthetic sense and dressed in loud colours like orange and yellow‚ which did not suit him. • a terrible singer and could never remember the words to a song. • thought he could cook well‚ but as the incident
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