... must one possess to qualify as a hero? According to the Ancient Greeks and Aristotle, a hero is a person or group of people who maintain outstanding qualities of the mind and body, and who proves himself by doing great deeds of valor, strength, and intellect. Before September 11, 2001 society viewed heroes as TV figures like Superman and Batman, or as sports figures like Babe Ruth or Michael Jordan. They were ... raging house fires, to tragic events, the people of the fire departments are always there for anyone in need of their help. These men and women show their selflessness, their c...

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... Woman, and many other comic book heroes have become some of America's heroes, but what about the real heroes? They are the ones that embed themselves directly inside the souls and hearts of kids and adults alike. The one group that has done that for me are the New York City firefighters and police officers. When terror struck the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, I was in complete horror and awe ... . I watched it on the news all day and night and ... in some miraculous way alive or consequently dead. The reason that this memory from such an appalling incident is that it brought America...

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... case, he shows a real life scenario using the people of New York City. He talks about someone planting an atomic bomb in the middle of Manhattan Island. He says that the bomb will explode in two hours and kill millions of people unless something is done. He brings the reader in by ... saying that they will personally be held responsible if they cannot get the terrorist to stop the bomb. This immediately makes the reader think about productive ways to stop the bomb. The only way to stop it is to get information out of ... involving small infants. Within these instances, he uses the reade...

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... was looked down upon. The role of a woman was to cook, clean, milk the cows, and manage the household in the event of the absence of the man. But there were women like Anne Bradstreet, Mary White Rowlandson, and Sarah Kemble Knight, who broke those roles (and rules) set for them by a masculo centric and hypocritical society. These women wrote poems and books and were published. Knight, for example ... wanting to obey. Her poem begins with the following lines: "In secret place where once I stood/Close by the banks of Lacrim flood..."" (Bradstreet). "In the secret place...," I believe thi...

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... New York City. The particular division was called CGI Finance, which stands for Citigroup Global Investment Finance. CGI Finance is the place where Citigroup receives all the financial statements of Citigroup subsidiaries and analyzes it to make sure that there isn"t any fraudulent numbers, if they met up with their earning forecast, etc. I was very nervous on my first day, but I felt ... sheets for a number of worldwide Citigroup subsidiaries. I used my newly learned knowledge to do this task. After I finished with the task, I was asked to participate in a conference in which I had to ...

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... to our society in any other way than music genre? What about a pop culture that have a positive influence on some parts of the country and yet be portrayed as a negative influence among the rest of America? What about a culture that has taken over our youth and drove parents into a frenzy? This culture can take on many different art forms that allow several different types ... of people to participate in regardless of ethnicity: whether it is the highly scrutinized rap music, the beautiful art form of graffiti, the creative art of break dancing, or the ever so complicated art of dj-ing....

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... Protestant preachers' sermons mouth music, long-standing tradition in world music of many varieties scat singing, using the voice to imitate a musical instrument. toasting, traditional African-American entertainment, long, rhymed tales of great heroes, Stagger Lee and Jack Johnson among others (see dub) Dirty Dozens, stylized exchange of insults. "Signifying Monkey", long series of rhymed tales in which the weaker monkey triumphs through tricks over the ... more powerful beasts of the jungle, a ruder version of the Brer Rabbit stories. talking blues, popularized by Woodie Guthrie, featu...

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... three commercial airplanes. These hijackings were several years in the making. The terrorists had carefully designed their plan down to the very minute. They had an endless supply of money to fund the preparation and execution of the attack. The terrorists themselves were not afraid of death and actually felt like heroes as they gave their own lives for their beliefs. They had nothing to lose ... and nothing could stop them. Many people blame the lack of security but fail to realize that security did their job; the terrorists weren't breaking any rules as they passed through ... variou...

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... .The Flaming torch carried by lady liberty is intended to represent how the ideals of the Enlightenment such as freedom of speech, worship, and equality are carried by out by liberty. The seven points on liberty's head represents the 7 continents and seas. The crown is also similar to that statue of the greek god. The tablet lady liberty is holding is a keystone to america is the ... fact that is based on law. Without law, freedom and democracy this would not exists.This ... tablet is like a book of laws. One example of Traditional democratic values is in (Document B) when ... ...

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Have you noticed all the reminders of the tragedy that occurred on September 11? Television news programs, signs, billboards, and American flags cause us to go back to the day it all began. The nation seems to have been united since then. The patriotism in our country is greater than I can ever remember. The incidents of September 11,2001, were very sad. Two planes ... hit the World Trade Center, and another plane crashed into the Pentagon. Between the three, thousands have been killed. The attacks have broken down the barriers. As Americans, we ... that dreadful day we will never forget, pe...

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... evil that lurks around her. When Maggie chose to leave with Pete, she was looking for all the food in life, riches, and superiority of other people. Little did Maggie know that she would fall to the vice of sin and into the arms of the devil himself. Pete portrayed everything in Maggie's eyes that was good but in actuality, he had all the morals ... are many moral issues in this story. Life shows that flaws exist strongly in the family unit and the influence of environment on individuals around her. Maggie shows confusion, distress, salvation, and trouble. Envying and admiring what othe...

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... has accomplished more in her brief twenty-five years than many can hope to accomplish in their whole life. Her plethora of talents have led her to not only commercial, television, and film work, but also to a musical album. Sarah Michelle Gellar began her career in commercial work. She was the ... ever, a direct comparison was made between the fast food chain and it's rival, McDonald's. Also, Gellar is now the face of Maybelline cosmetics. Sarah Michelle Gellar's television career has blossomed into that of legends. Not only did she win an Emmy for her portrayal of "Kendall Hart" on ABC"...

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... in Disney world. A lot of new ideas appear in my eyes and a wonderful feeling of pleasure arises inside. The most mysterious part of this museum was that it has several categories of artworks displayed in different portions of the museum. The main categories of the artworks displayed at the museum are American art, American decorative arts, Asian art, Egyptian art, Greek and Roman art, African art, European ... art. However, the artworks include various forms of style ... that I don't have any clue about each form is about, but the colors of the artworks have always intrigued me a lot ...

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... . The aqueducts were able to bring fresh clean water to the city, filter the water and later, excess water was used to flush out the sewers. The Romans used Greek models to build their first aqueduct, the Aqua Appia. It was built in 312 B.C. under the supervision of Appius Claudius Crassus. Although the Romans were the greatest aqueduct builders in ancient history, they ... in the empire, the underground aqueducts proved to be advantageous when they were able to protect themselves from the elements. Covered trenches also are less obtrusive to humans and animals. The next type of structur...

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... age. "When I was still a little girl, I used to think that since I couldn't do what I wanted to at least I could paint as I wanted to, and say what I wanted to when I painted." Georgia began her studies at the Art Institute of Chicago. Right after she began studying, she hit a roadblock. She became ill with typhoid, so she had to stop her education. Getting through ... . So she decided to move back to New York under Alfred's request. Eventually, in 1924, they got married after Alfred divorced his previous wife. At the time of their marriage, Georgia was 23 and Alfred was 54. They lived i...

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... in the dictionary it is defined as "the concepts, skills, arts, instruments, etc. of a given people in a given period." To be more specific hip-hop is a combination of graffiti, break dancing, DJing, and rapping (also known as MCing) that creates its own lifestyle and is continuously evolving. Most of these forms of art were originated in New York City. In the early 1970's hip-hop was ... born on the crime-ridden streets of south Bronx. Gifted teenagers with plenty of imagination but little money began to forge ... a new style. Hip-hop back then was a product of pure ingenuity; extract...

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... came on the public announce system. The announcement stated that there had been some sort of terrorist attack on New York City and that the country was in High Terror Alert. Not many of us understood what this meant or how serious the attack was. We begged and begged the teacher to let us watch the news to see what was going on, but ... 't help but turn it to a channel about the attack. I was totally shocked at what I saw next. They were showing replay after replay of the plane crash. It flew right into the upper level of the World Trade Center, and it was supposedly the second plane tha...

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... The effects brought by "9/11" to the American people are patriotism, economic decline, and warfare. Many Americans would agree that the only positive thing that came out of that tragic day was a sense of Patriotism. That single act of terrorism brought our nation together as a whole. Americans did everything they could by making ... depression. In the last six to eight months our economy has been on the up rise. It has taken almost two years of hard work to rebuild our economy and New York City. The day after "9/11" congress declared a war on terrorism. President Bush vowed that the Unite...

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... is why America had an open-door policy to immigration. America soon became what is today a melting pot of culture. Although industry brought employment, which is a positive aspect, most employees were underpaid and over-worked. Many laborers were taken advantage of during this time period, which may make industrial success not look as good as some may perceive it to ... was vital for trading and commute across the country. Although this age brought about much change and economic success, this "happy" time ended with Government regulation of business. The government had made the conscio...

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... in 1862, into an upper class New York City family. She was engaged at a young age, yet the marriage was called off because of the Jones family's snobbish reputation. Jones finally married Edward Wharton in 1885, though and though her marriage soon went to ruins, she remained married to Wharton for over twenty years. Edith Wharton finally divorced her husband in 1913 ... fiction writing to relieve stress. Wharton found other outlets as well, having numerous affairs. One particular with noted journalist Morton Fullerton, soon ended Wharton's troublesome marriage. During her turbulent affair...

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... decorating his throat. Some believe that Dave was actually the fall guy and that a Satanic Sect that included his neighbor Sam and his two sons committed his crimes. What is serial killer? A serial killer is a person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series of incidents. David Berkowitz was one of the most feared killers in New York City in the 1970's. His ... crimes caused the death of six people, and the injuries to seven others. He is currently serving a 365-year sentence at the Sullivan ... come to my attention that most serial killers kill, due to physical and/or menta...

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... . In addition to being educational it was also very interesting. I expected it to be boring and dull but I was pleasantly surprised. I learned what a kind, compassionate, honest and wonderful person Muhammad was. The movie Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet not only gave a detailed description of Muhammad's life and how he shaped the religion of Islam, it also gave us insight on how Muslim American's live today. I thought they ... would be completely different than I am but we are very much the same. Muslim's actually probably go through harder times because of their religion especially after...

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... books that we have read so far. All the books we have read so far. New York being the City that it is puts a lot of different stresses on people and pressures to perform. In the Death of a Salesman, Biff views the city on by the physical advantages that it attribute to his success as a whole. The place where Biff succeeded the most ... happiness to Willy. There is one point during the book, where Willy is hallucinating that Biff is playing in this huge game and he is telling all his imaginary friends about it. The happiness not only came with the success of Biff, but it came with the id...

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... take it all the way in (the guys knew the way). By the time we arrived both towers had fallen, and many of our NYC brothers were in the buildings. The tears of remorse started to fall from my eyes, wiping them away I thought about all the innocent people that had died as well. As we arrived the sight was just horrifying, people ... were covered in ash and dust, cars were crushed, windows were broken, rubble everywhere, and the streets were covered in grey. We all got our S.C.O.T. packs ready and rushed over to help. Stepping over mounds of steel, dust and even sometimes things that look...

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... . During the 1920s, musical culture changed when jazz won a wide following. Jazz music was a blend of West African and Latin rhythms, African American spirituals and blues, and European harmonies. Joseph "King" Oliver helped to spread jazz northward with his creation of the Creole Jazz Band. As this happened, white musicians began incorporating jazz into their music, while big bands ... it for dancing. Quite possibly the greatest cultural changes came about with the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement in Harlem, New York, of African American actors, artists, writers, and musicians. D...

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