... school at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. At the age 20 in 1902, William was hired by the Clinton and Russell Architecture firm to be a draftsman on the Hotel Astor in Times Square. Hotel Astor was one of the projects Van Alen experienced with the Clinton and Russell Architecture firm. Six years later after achieving the Pairs Prize scholarship that allowed him to ... . Alen got married to Elizabeth Van Alen. No children. But in 1924 10 years later the partnership with Severance broke apart in disagreement between the two. The two argued over credit for the firm's success for the past few y...

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... office boy. In addition, Van Allen attended night school at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. In 1902 was hired by Clinton and Russell Architecture firm to be a draftsmen on the Hotel Astor in Times Square. After winning the Pairs Prize William Van Alen continued his education in architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was then married on January ... modern style designs. By 1911 he started his own firm. Soon after, by 1914 he joined partnership with H. Craig Severance. In 1924, their partnership broke apart over a dispute for the credit for the firms accomplishments. One of hi...

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... , a sketcher of no mean pretensions, in short, a complete virtuoso". Irving spent the last years of his life in the town of Tarrytown. From 1848 to 1859 he was President of Astor Library, later New York Public Library. Irving's later publications include "Mahomet and His Successors," a careful presentation of the life, beliefs, and character of Mohammed (1850), and Wolfert's Roost (1855). According ... ...

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... breakthrough for the MTA which would ease the line normally seen in front of token booth. This new invention also allowed straphangers to use their credit card to purchase a MetroCard which is not done through token booth. This will not only ease the congested lines found in front of token booth ... any cash in the process. The new MVM will be expected to be fast and easy to use. You will be able to pay with credit cards, ATM/debit cards or cash. All you have to do to get started is touch the vending-machine screen. It will ask you ... . In August 1999, there was a report out on MetroCar...

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... school. Monica used to be fat, and Rachel had a nose job. Though at first Rachel seemed nothing more than a rich brat who had never worked and lived off her daddy's credit cards, she soon evolves into much more than that. Ross is Monica's brother and has loved Rachel since high school, and only later does Rachel realize this and starts to ... of the week. Rachel originally came on the show having dumped her groom at the alter and living off of daddy's credit cards, having never had a job in her life. With the help of her friends she cut up all her credit cards and Monica instructed her ...

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... solution to the problem of the vast majority of the population not having enough money to satisfy all their needs was to let those who wanted goods buy products on credit. The concept of buying now and paying later caught on quickly. By the end of the 1920's 60% of cars and 80% of radios were bought on installment ... credit. Between 1925 and 1929 the total amount of outstanding installment credit more than doubled from $1.38 billion to around $3 billion. Installment credit allowed to "telescope the future into the present." This strategy created artificial demand for products which peo...

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... more frequently in the years to follow. There are arguments to where salsa originated. Some argue that it was played in Cuba far before given credit. Others feel that Puerto Rico should get the majority of credit for the style. Being a conglomerate of different styles leaves room for argument. However more agree that salsa has a variety of background. The Cuban Salsa style ... the Son. Cecila Cruz says "Salsa is just Cuban music with a new name." She was playing salsa in Cuba in the 1950's. Puerto Rico and the Puerto Ricans are given credit for salsa becoming so popular. Though having d...

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... symbolism, with the truth present we have no need to symbolize it as a lie. Actions should be taken in a truthful manner, as prevention to losing sight of reality. "Give credit where credit is due"; symbolizing the statue on ethnical content over the true meaning of honor, bravery, and respect would shred this cliché. Some people believe symbolism is what matters most ... ...

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... story because it is in a city to which he gives no accolades. The Walden book review praises Kozol on his style and storytelling. It compliments his realistic views and gives credit to his gloomy underlying tone to the story. The critic wrote: The thesis may very well hit close to the mark. But Kozol, to his ... credit, doesn't claim too much or pretend to have all the answers. He presents his evidence and yes, his thoughts without claiming any lock on the truth here. His evidence stronly ... ...

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... I can die having bought any light, having exposed any meaningful truth that will help to destroy the racist cancer that is malignant in the body of America then all the credit is due to Allah." Malcolm mostly describes America as a very racist, close minded, prejudice, and hateful place because of the white people. He describes how he was depressed and ... ...

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... blood transfusions and IV drug use. Dr. Gallo and the French scientists were in a battle to discover the disease but the French were the first and Dr. Gallo took the credit because he is very famous and wanted too make more money. The government also neglected the CDC of large sums of money needed in the pursuit of a cure or vaccine ... ...

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... a new style. Hip-hop back then was a product of pure ingenuity; extracting rhythms and melodies from existing records and mixing them up with poetry chronicling life in the "hood." Major credit is given to Kool DJ Herc, who along with others started the hip-hop culture in the south Bronx. Kool DJ Herc moved from Jamaica to the west Bronx area ... ...

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... really never be proud of who he was, yet he still managed admire his mother for her strength and big heart she kept throughout her life. I give him a lot of credit for that, I"m not sure if I could be that strong. However, I believe Ruth only discouraged him from his ongoing curiosity to protect him, considering all the events going on with the ... ...

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... slavery and racism. She instilled a lasting sense of pride in his heritage and culture. Langston regarded her as the most important person in his life and gave a lot of the credit from his achievements to her wonderful upraising of him. After age 13, he moved to Illinois to live with his now settled mother and her new husband after she got ... ...

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... publish a letter in defense of the constitution. During Washington's presidency, I became the first secretary of treasury. In this position I built strength of American finance. I am chiefly responsible for establishing the credit of the United States, both at home and abroad. After the death of George Washington, the leadership of Federalist Party became divided between John Adams and me. In the election ... ...

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... cause trouble in whatever way they could find. Creating themselves a symbol or a name so where ever they would go and whatever they would do people would know whom to give credit or "blame" to. But far from the vacant wild land of the west was the gangs of the east. These gangs are most similar to those of today in urban ... ...

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... of the nation were in disorder and the states individual economies were adjusting to the changes brought on by independence. Hamilton submitted a report to Congress in 1790 on the public credit that supplied for the funding of international and national debts of the United States, along with the assumption of the state's debts of the revolution. After some distress, Hamilton's proposals ... ...

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... using the soft drug cannabis and the hallucinogenic drug LSD. "The New Era" referred to Kennedy promising vigorous attempt to manage a world whose old stabilities had broken down. Kennedy received credit for recognizing that international and domestic crises required an active response, even if that response was "mediating, rationalizing, and managerial," a policy of "aggressive tokenism." Abroad, the new frontier had the ... ...

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... woman's rights far before its time. In this same year 1798 he published his first novel "Wieland: Or the Transformation." Everett A. Duycknick, a critic of this book wrote in 1856, "Due credit must at the same time be given to him (Brown) for resolution and bravery. He was not only the first person in America who ventured to pursue literature as a profession ... ...

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... stock market and the dollar will rise or fall. " As the Federal Chief he controls the U.S. monetary policy by influencing short-term interest rates, and in turn, the cost of credit to American companies and consumers."" ( Newsmakers, pg. 1) Some experts say that with the growth in economy while Greenspan has been in control, can be attributed to the biggest economic boom ... ...

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... it is also Djing, break dancing and graffiti art. Detractors criticize most rap music as a boastful promotion of violence; others admire rap as an inventive manipulation of cultural idioms and credit many rappers with an acute social and political awareness( Keeley). Rapper and DJs disseminated their work by copying it on tape- dubbing equipment and playing it on powerful, portable "ghetto ... ...

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... such a great job on raising me, and I must say that this is true because of her perseverance on keeping her goals high and her eye on raising a gentleman. Therefore I do credit who I have become to her doings. My mother has done her best to raise a respectable young man, from teaching me the proper way to present myself to the public eye ... ...

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... technology that we have today. Also it hints that you can't always rely on just yourself to make it big, that you are not the only one to get the credit when you do indeed make it big. This is something that Carnegie I feel did a lot of in his own special ways, for example, donating money for new libraries or the ... ...

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... of public land with paper notes. The speculating business fell dramatically. The people in the west, along with many speculators were furious with this action. With this, the banks refused credit, begin to call in loans and ask for security. People with money in the banks rushed to get it all withdrawn. The unemployment rate went up and food riots were ... ...

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She offered to give me store credit for the dress I had bought. That's not what I wanted. I was low on cash, and I honestly didn't need that dress. I stormed out of the corner boutique with a glare that would keep ... ...

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