the audience to help stop the hydraulic fracturing that is happening in New York and other states throughout the country. Thesis: Today I will discuss a very important issue that is happening in our own backyard. Hydraulic Fracturing‚ also known as “Fracking”‚ is contaminating our drinking water‚ all in the name of “Energy Reform”. How would you feel if you were able to set water on fire? Well some people in New York and Pennsylvania are literally able to set their faucet water on fire. Fracking
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Economic inequality encompasses two very concerning issues that negatively affect the citizens of the United States as well as those in other countries. The first is income inequality; "This describes the gap in how much individuals earn from the work they do and the investments they make." Secondly‚ there is wealth inequality which "measures the difference in how much money and other assets individuals have accumulated." (Matthews‚ 2014). There are a variety of opinions on how to address these
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the Battle for New York The New York Giants and New York Jets vie for the Snoopy Bowl title — the game that pits the New York and New Jersey professional football teams against each other in preseason football for bragging rights for the rest of the year in Gotham. Since the rivalry started in 1969‚ the Jets the Jets lead their preseason series with the Giants‚ 24-20-1. In the 2013 contest‚ the Jets beat the Giants in overtime‚ 24-21. The Giants are continuing to refine their new West Coast offense
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be better and easier. What’s worse is that President Obama and the government led the immigrants on by portraying the American nation to be a place where dreams come true and everyone is welcome. That is exactly what is being illustrated in The New York Times political cartoon‚ Undocumented Fun For Undocumented Children. Brian McFadden uses eye-catching colors‚ the southern United States borderline‚ and U.S. representatives to show how the U.S. government continues to act as if they are willing
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Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital case‚ the patient came in complaining of a stomachache and left with a hysterectomy. In the Mohr v. Williams case‚ a woman came in with a bad right ear and left with an operated-on left ear. While there are differences between these cases‚ there are more similarities; both are cases of malpractice and breach of consent‚ but both have specific particularities. Both cases involve a breach of consent. In Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital‚ the patient
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Neighborhood News In reading the articles‚ I chose the articles regarding smoking and flu deaths to focus on and believe that both of these articles were addressing public health issues. According to “Healthy People 2020" (2012‚ November 20)‚ “Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States” (Tobacco Use). With regard to a possible flu pandemic in the article regarding a possible rise in flu deaths‚ according to the “Center for Disease Control and Prevention”
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Alvin York Alvin York started off as an average man who loved to hunt and use guns and ended up using those skills for something else. Alvin York ended up with a Congressional Medal of Honor because of his skills with weapons. Alvin York was a kind and decent man who never planned to serve in World War I‚ but his life changed when he was drafted. Alvin York was born in 1887 in a two-room cabin in Tennessee. Alvin was one of eleven children and didn’t have a very fortunate childhood. He
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Exceptionalism? Now there was a confident outlook on New York City. Had there been an award given to the city that sustained the most destruction‚ but the tenacity to rebuild‚ NYC would be one of its leading competitors. When your home has been ravaged by multiple‚ potent forces you have either a tendency to grow a thicker skin or fall prey to vulnerability. Bruce has seen what helplessness looked like. He felt it every day. Children digging through garbage in order to survive was what dragged him
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young age‚ I have always pushed myself out of my comfort zone. As a result‚ I was able to improve and learn more about myself‚ such as my passion for theatre. This desire to push myself is one of the countless reasons for my interested in attending New York University‚ and more specifically Tisch‚ seeing how they push students to be superior and truly strengthen their skills. In addition‚ the undergraduate programs prepare and train their students like a rigorous conservatory‚ along with the challenging
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B CUSP 137A 10/28/12 Topic: Prison Treatments Laws in New York State Research Question: Have the prisoners’ rights in New York State been treated rightly after the Attica Riot? Annotated Bibliography Michael E. Deutsch‚ Dennis Cunningham and Elizabeth M. Fink ”Twenty Years Later — Attica Civil Rights Case Finally Cleared for Trial” Social Justice‚ Vol. 18‚ No. 3 (45)‚ Attica: 1971—1991 A Commemorative Issue (Fall 1991)‚ pp. 13-25 This is a journal uses the commissioner‚ the director
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