... the bar-room walls are colored prints of Washington, and Queen Victoria of England, and the American eagle. Among the pigeon-holes that hold the bottles are pieces of plate-glass and colored paper, for there is, in some sort, a taste for decoration, even here. (Dickens 1842)11 In the 1990's at an archaeological site in Foley Square located in lower ... found that, even though the written history of Five Points described it as being filthy, violent and dangerous, the residents in some capacity cared for hygiene, possibly manners and tradition. Glass perfume bottle were recovered, as well...

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... introducing a comprehensive catalog that mirrors our Web site, we'll broaden our reach and encourage more orders over the Internet as well as through toll-free calls," explains Stephanie Cohen Glass, director of communications of Kozmo. Kozmo currently serves nine major metropolitan areas with its one-hour delivery of on-line retail purchases. In New York City, the retailer's distribution facilities ... not operate "storefront" retailing in most of its other cities because those distribution facilities are located in industrial settings as opposed to the urban environment of New York Ci...

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... remarks about the longevity of its exhibits: "Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. I know that's impossible, but it's too bad anyway"(16.25). When Holden first came to New York City, he was eager to commence ... ...

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... City. For example, this is a description of streets in East Harlem during the 1930s, "the street was very dirty, refuse of various kinds such as watermelon rinds, banana peelings, broken glass was everywhere" (Bourgois, 63). These descriptions by ethnographers could as easily apply to the 1890s as they do to the1990s (Bourgois, 67). Even inside of many apartments of residents living ... ...

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... jar" (angelfire 1). In Chapter 15, Esther introduces the bell jar as the metaphor for the engulfing isolation and confinement she is experiencing. Her own identification as "sitting under the same glass bell jar" after returning home from New York accomplishes a statement of a pervasive theme and the title of the book (185). Although irrational, Esther creates a wonderful scene of exhilaration and freedom ... ...

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