... and indirectly. In addition the qualitative data was helpful in a sense that it assists in giving readers a better understanding of the organizations that were involved in hiring workers, donating food/clothing/money, and building shelters after hurricane Sandy. Micro Level Analysis For the purpose of the following paper regarding Hurricane Sandy, a micro-level analysis and macro-level analysis were used. More specifically, a ... the United States in more than a century. The damage costs have been estimated to be more than $50 billion which is second to Hurricane Katrina in respect to t...

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... cell thunderstorm entering the area and with thunderstorms there is lightning, unfortunately lighting struck an electric substation on the Hudson River on the evening of July 13. This tripped major important circuit breakers in Buchanan, NY. Another cause for this infamous blackout event was a second and third ... government billions in recovery. There was allegedly no one at the con Ed power station to pump start a generator but because of lack of responsibility in behalf of the con Ed employee it didn't start. Con Edison electric company had released a state to the New York Times sta...

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... down the street, there was not much room for other cultural differences. The Bustos family rarely could make their own type of food let alone listen to their preference of music. Assimilation for the first generation was challenging, but as the interview continued, Ms. Bustos reflected on some stories about the ... Because growing up her parents wanted to "fit in" with the other white children, they did not practice their Hispanic heritage much outside of the home. They decided that they were proud Puerto Rican Americans so they wanted to embrace their looks, language, and religion, but ...

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... to address a prostitute or harlot. Centuries later, the word became commonly used prisons, used when a male prisoner was perceived to be the property of another male prisoner; forced to acquiesce to dehumanizing demands put upon him, including submission to homosexual assaults and torture. In the 1970's the word " ... Punk rock was not so much a sub-culture as it was a counter-culture. It inadvertently and deliberately sought to undermine and disrupt the foundation of the conservative system or values and standards and force society to accept and disrupt itself. Guy Debord describes this...

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... he has the envy of peers, and arrogant behavior." (Benis, 303) But the main display of Paul's illness is his over-developped sense of self-importance; the way he feels that he is worth much more than the environment of Cordelia Street. A good example of that is when he comes back to his home after a concert, he feels a "loathing of respectable beds, of common food; a shuddering repulsion ... for the flavorless, colorless mass of everyday existence." (Cather, 215-216) Paul feels that he is special and deserves to be associated with ... those of his equal. For this reason, he enjoys inter...

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... white middle income such as Jewish, Irish, Italian, and German ancestry, nonwhites were not welcome in Flushing. In the 1960, 97 percent of the population was non-Hispanic white. The downtown Flushing, especially the blocks that near to subway station and Long Island Railroad station was mostly ... are mostly new immigrants, domestic residents only occupies a small percentage. Flushing has changed dramatically as the restaurant and retail sectors flourished on the backs of these low-wage laborers which mainly new immigrants. Most new immigrants can not afford buying a condo or a house, ...

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... 223). Unfortunately, workers lives and sound construction practices were carelessly thrown aside. This com-pleted the first of several transcontinental railroads built the late 19th century. The West developed simultaneously with the building of the Western railroads, and in no part of the nation was the importance of railroads more generally recognized. The railroad gave vi-tality to the regions it served, but, by withholding ... service, it could doom a community to stagnation. Despite the success and completion of the transcontinental, further railroad suc-cess was not always easy .....

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... cities" emerging worldwide to host and drive it. Global or world cities are the place where the local meets the global, and they are crucial actors and points of contact for the new networks of the 21st century. These global cities share several key cultural, social, economic, and political features that serve to differentiate them from other large cities. Throughout history, cities ... capital" (410). Many of the leading businesses and sectors of corporate capital now operate and are organized on a global level, rather than a national one. This results in the denationalizing of urban sp...

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... As the automobile industry prospered due to new production techniques the automobile gained widespread use. Automobiles enabled rural residents to have greater contact with their neighbors. Also, this form of transportation linked rural and urban areas allowing rural residents to move, or shop in the big cities, and allowing city dwellers to go to the country. Family life transformed as ... , while big bands, both black and white popularized it for dancing. Quite possibly the greatest cultural changes came about with the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement in Harlem, New York, of Afr...

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... writing, "They tell me you are wicked and I believe them." Following these lines, Sandburg completely shifts the mood and instead writes about some of the unpleasant features of the city such as the "painted women under the gas lamps luring the farm boys," the "gunman kill and go free to kill again," and ... the "faces of woman and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger." However, Sandburg uses the prejudices held for the people who reside Chicago to ironically exert his pride for the city's ... man, Hughes was familiar with the prejudice held for him and his people throughout ...

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... performance and an interview. The program itself entails seminars at corporations, interactive classroom lectures, and advanced courses in finance at my high school. One of the requirements of the program was to obtain a summer internship in the field of finance. This past summer, I interned at Citigroup in 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 fraudule...

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... workforce on their key values. These values include staying in touch with the customer base, using quality ingredients, maintaining profitability and maintaining social awareness and accountability.  Throughout the history of the company, its owners, Ben Cohen and  Jerry  Greenfield, have interacted with their customers, gaining knowledge on what people like and dislike about their  ice cream. Opening their ... new flavors either suggested or inspired by either regular individuals or well-known celebrities.    Ben and Jerry launched their "Cowmobile ", a modified mobile home used to...

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... found an apartment for her and her daughter and paid the expenses, including medical for the illegitimate child. This relationship lasted for a period of time, until Jackson tired of the constant expense of child that was not his own, and the two began to fight on a regular basis, at which time Rosa decided to find a ... her child apartment in exchange for her services, which he represented to be office work, but in reality the services he required of Rosa were that of what a pimp would require of his girls. Rosa never completes her story because Guzman becomes extremely sleepy and goes...

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... bisexuals are still commonly defined as "other" in our society. Based soley on their sexual orientation, gays, lesbians, and bisexuals are continually targetted by intolerance, ignorance, and segregation because of their role as an "other" in the dominant culture. This "otherness" is a departure in characteristics and behavior from the range expressed as the local, safe norm. It causes ... one's sexual orientation, but rather one's values and beliefs. Just as in the heterosexual community, some gay people are promiscuous, some are not. In a 1992 study, 55.5% of gay men and 71.2% of lesbi...

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... those who are female, would not have the subject matter, critical support, or the opportunity for high-level commercial recognition that is now somewhat possible. The feminist art movement of the 1970's presented a challenge to the mainstream modernism and radically transformed the art world. Judy Chicago help start it by introducing the first feminist art education programs, and the ... legendary Womanhouse project. The development of the movement was seen in the various feminist organizations, networks, exhibitations, and publications it generated. Performance art, social protest, publ...

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... emergency preparedness and response, chemical, biological radiological, and nuclear countermeasures, and intelligence analysis and infrastructure protection (Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). The Department of Homeland Security had also formed a division to analyze intelligence gathered by the FBI, CIA, and many other police agencies and military agencies (Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, ... R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). These fusion centers were originally launched in New York under Raymond Kelly in 2002 and the concept was t...

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... . Two separate actions were filled in two different district courts against Clinton, and other federal officials challenged the cancelations. The original plaintiffs in the district court cases were the City of New York, two hospital associations, and two unions representing health care employees. The case was consolidated by the District Courts and ruled unconstitutional, then brought to the Supreme Court under ... Writ of Certiorari on expedited appeal. The history of the case started in April 1996 when the Line Veto Act was enacted in to the Constitution and became effective on Januar...

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... to inner-city economic development and ready to drive recommendations to implementation. • More than 50 interviews have been conducted with inner-city companies, providing in-depth knowledge of the competitive advantages and disadvantages specific to New Britain's inner city. Interviews with New Britain companies revealed a need to link area employers with job-ready applicants. To support ... walking tours. The District also worked with the Chamber in organizing a downtown holiday lighting program and retail promotions. Also, the Downtown District is also involved in a variety of city ...

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... came many new theorists and architects that now published their work, or were published about, as was the case with Filippo Brunelleschi. "A sculptor and a goldsmith; in 1401, Brunelleschi was one of the contestants in the framed sculpture competition for a new bronze door for the Florence Baptistery-1. Much more then a talented sculptor that had interest in architecture, he had a genius for mechanical ... nineteenth century. With the population boom in Europe and Industrial Revolution on the brink, the transition to a manufacturing economy required more people to labor for larger indus...

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... their devotion towards the United States. Although American society may not the be the kindest year round, when tragedy strikes, the nation manages to join together and shows the rest of the world what our culture is all about. Our society also has a "fast food" mentality, also has an influence on America's culture. Everything needs to be done as quickly as possible. The consequences ... of having everything done at a fast pace is inconsequential to the fact that people in America has to be swift. For example, as a person ... walks down the streets of New York City, no body stops and s...

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... the Triple-A Plowed Under, the second was Ethiopia, and the last was One Third of A Nation. The Triple-A Plowed Under was a historical documentary about agriculture and the effects the depression had on it. From the inflation of World War I to the remedies of the 1930's, this documentary voiced the need of the farmer and the consumer to unite to make cheaper foods and better incomes ... Hopkins felt it violated American neutrality at a diplomatic level. Furthermore, Arthur Arent's documentary, One Third of A Nation, was based on a pledge Roosevelt made in his second inaugural address to...

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... their managers to adapt to the changes in policies and stipulations to comply with the needs of the employee? There are two different forms of managers in the ergonomics world. The new managers who through schooling and direction are familiar with ... problem, and there are the senior managers who through there education and background are just know becoming aware of the severity of ergonomics and the problem it poses. Companies are taking many different routes in instructing managers new and old ... or offices comply to the regulations now in place to deal with the problem. New manageme...

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... is clear that the poor suffers from America's inequality gap while the rich continue to profit. The victims in the occupy wall street and the entire nation in 2011 forward, experienced a decline in all economic aspects of life; real estate, stock holdings. They were not able to afford their mortgage, conclusively they had to give up their home and find somewhere else ... to live. Families across the nation were no longer able to afford the necessities in order to sustain life; food, water, shelter. It is important notice that the famously ... rich of Wall Street, of whom are Warren Buf...

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... part-time workers under limited contracts, whereas others flew to the large city centers searching for better opportunities. Salgado also observed the impact of the arrival of new technology on the lines of production, which pushed workers out of the fields, taking them to major urban centers in the search for jobs. In 1993, migration in Brazil amounted for 120 million ... "Migrations and The Children," an illustration of the "plight of displaced persons, refugees and immigrants in over forty countries" (kjjljl, 90). Although Salgado's work is linked together like different chapters of ...

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... New York experience a high level of poverty when it comes to achieving a decent standard of living that allow them to participate fully in the mainstream of the society. The most common component of poverty is material hardship which includes food, clothing, and shelter. In the quest of achieving the decent living standard in ... children's development and their prospectors for the future and the society as a whole. Low family income can affect children's cognitive growth and development of their ability to learn. These impedes can contribute to behavioral, social and emotional problems ...

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