TASK 2Create a powerpoint presentation‚ a prezi‚ a music video‚ a slide show‚ or a written essay with pictures that shows and explains the reasons for the fires that displaced people during the 1970’s in New York City and the effect these fires had on people and the neighborhoods. In this task the readings include: 1. An introduction 2. A reflection about the South Bronx written by a writer for The Post 3. An interview with a journalist who covered the fires in Bushwick 4. An oral history from someone
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“And the Chicago Blackhawks have defeated the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup for the third time in five years!” the announcer’s voice boomed throughout the living room. A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. I had never been a big Blackhawks fan‚ but I just extremely disliked the Rangers. On the other side of the room‚ my Uncle Nate was going nuts. He threw his New York cap down onto the floor and stomped in circles all around it. The Rangers jersey that had cost him more than a year
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New York Slave Revolt (1712) In 1712‚ some blacks ad Indians were planning to rebel by burning their masters’ outhouse and killed all of the people trying to extinguish the fire. However‚ those rebels were put in to trials and some were executed by hanging‚ burning or torturing while some were freed. During the 17th century‚ the number of slaves in New York City was very large and they could communicate easily‚ so they set up a plan to rebel. Despite the fact that they got help from the Indians
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Universität Erfurt – B Anglistik Seminar: „Nightlife and New York City Culture“ Dozent/-in: Dr. Giulia Palladini Wintersemester 2013/14 The Change in New York City’s Nightlife during the 1920s Franziska Funke Matrikelnummer: 33643 Studienrichtungen: Kommunikationswissenschaft/Anglistik eMail-Adresse: franziska.funke@uni-erfurt.de Abgabedatum: 6. January 2015 For the term paper on Nightlife and New York City Culture I will focus on the the roaring 20s in the USA as this time has been significant
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New York University New York University is located in New York‚ New York on‚ 70 Washington Square South. It is among the private schools which makes it one of the top schools. Albert Gallatin‚ a distinguished statesman who has served as secretary of the treasury under President Thomas Jefferson‚ was the founder of this university and he founded it on 1831. It was opened to all‚ regardless of national origin‚ religious beliefs‚ or social background. New York University is the largest of all private
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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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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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paying the officer are guilty of a crime. Surveys have found that only five percent of those approached by a police officer for a bribe report the activity to the police (Walker & Katz‚ 2010). A study done by James J. Fyfe and Robert Kane on the New York City Police Department from 1975 through 1996 found that very few officers were found to have been involved in corruption or other forms of police misconduct. The data indicated that 1‚543 officers out of about 78‚000 had engaged in career-ending
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