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    Alex Bauer Informative Presentation Outline Topic: New York City General Speech Goal: To Inform Specific Speech Goal: I want my audience to recognize what makes New York City the city that never sleeps. Introduction I. Attention Getter: I want all of you today to imagine yourselves walking down a street‚ but this is no ordinary street. You feel like you’re a mouse in a maze‚ the skyscrapers are keeping you trapped within the city‚ thousands of people walking in different directions‚

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    NEW YORK CITY There is a huge difference between a city in the Mid-West‚ such as Columbus in the state of Ohio‚ and east coast landmark‚ such as New York City. Each city has its stereotype‚ something everyone can say. For instance‚ New York equals skyscrapers and lots of people. Whereas when you say Columbus‚ people tend to think of average size city‚ rather quiet for it?s size. Lets take a closer look. Majority of people have a very set feeling about New York: they love it or they hate it. Some

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    Nature The summer solstice marks a shift in the year: everyday gradually becomes shorter‚ and closer to winter. In some religions‚ the summer solstice represents enlightenment‚ and new beginnings. The image of nature as pure is repeated throughout “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” by Sharon Olds. “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” relates the story of a man trying to commit suicide‚ but choosing life and finding comfort in the police sent to rescue him. Initially‚ the title seems irrelevant to the rest

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    a huge part in not only The New York Draft Riot but also the Watts riot. Racism also a great deal had a deal in the tragedies that spread all throughout New York City and Los Angeles. New York Draft Riot is one of America’s most devastating riots. It began as a mild rally against the national draft‚ but turn took a worse as it focused more on the racial and social struggle. In the text‚ The Gangs Of New York‚ Asbury gives a very in depth description of the New York Draft Riot. According to Asbury

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    New York City Draft Riots of 1863 In September of 1862‚ President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. This was to take effect on January 1‚ 1863; this document was what freed the slaves in states that were still in rebellion with the Union. At the time the Emancipation Proclamation was not what New Yorkers wanted to see embraced. In March of 1863‚ a form of a stricter draft law was formed. The law required all male citizens between twenty and thirty-five

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    to human’s nervous system.One of the most appealing characteristics of New York University is its multiple research opportunities. After finding out that at NYU‚ students are allowed to create their own clubs; I knew this was the perfect way to recruit

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    Document: Herbert Hoover’s "New York City Speech" (1928) 1. What type of document is this? (Ex. Newspaper‚ telegram‚ map‚ letter‚ memorandum‚ congressional record) This document must have been excerpt from a record of Hoover’s Speech‚"New York City‚" in The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover‚ 1928. This speech was published in Palo Alto‚ CA: Stanford University Press‚ 1928)‚ pp. 149-76. 2. For what audience was the document written? Herbert Hoover is speaking to the general population

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    A History of New York City Skyscrapers Whenever anyone thinks of New York City one of the first things that come to mind is the tall extravagant skyscrapers located in this city. Since the late nineteenth century New York has been home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. For many tourists that come to New York City‚ the first thing they want to see is the skyscrapers of Manhattan. One of the first skyscrapers built in New York City was the World Building‚ which many people know

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    significant issue for New York City. It is said that the residents living within the city of New York are at high risk to cancer. According to Scorecard.goodguide.com‚ the pollution information site‚ New York City is ranked highest for added cancer risk per 1 million within the state. New York comes in first place at 1900 (per 1‚000‚000) compared to Wyoming at 49th place with 140 (per 1‚000‚000) of Hazardous Air Pollutants. (Refer to Table: 1) Some of the most substantial problems New York City faces

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    The view is breathtaking. It’s nighttime in New York City: buildings are lit and sparkling‚ brightening the clear‚ purple-hued sky and reflecting in the otherwise dark water. On the right‚ a young man and woman are visible through a partitioned floor-to-ceiling window in a skyscraper they occupy. It is not the view of the city you’d expect to see: the United Nations building looms large in the foreground‚ and the man and women face the water‚ the city hidden mostly behind them. The man and woman

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