... theatrical productions in one sense or another. By doing so, it did not seem to make any sense to have a law that banned all theater across the country because of the high demand. Because certain communities wanted it more than others, the censorship and feeling the communities had made it so that ... was the number one enemy, with their communities under attack by these artists. Among the different groups of people that were speaking out about productions across the country, one thing was made clear by this group speaking out in New York. That each group is trying to defend the norms an...

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... passengers a year. Crossing the great river by ferry also had a down side. Delays were common around the winter. Fog, ice and storms could delay getting across by half a day or even more. Sometimes the river contained so much ice that it could only be crossed on foot. Moreover, the ferries were crowded, and ... River, he could picture the bridge he wanted there. For years after that, John tried to convince people that his plan for a bridge across the East River was a good one. But most people thought it was nearly impossible to bridge the wide and powerful river. John knew it ... leap fr...

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... a devastating attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (Internet, CBS.COM)." That day, as people sat in front of their television sets across the nation, appalled by the sites their eyes had witnessed, they could not help, but become captivated in their own living rooms. Viewers watched live ... footage as two planes crashed through the World Trade Center in New York City. The images that swept across our screens were almost too surreal to believe. In this essay, I am going to describe the image that will eventually become documented in our ... U.S history books, and I will ex...

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... 300 people made the journey over the bridge on opening day. For a sign of the times in which this bridge was built in, each person going across was charged one whole cent. Don't think the vehicles were left out because they hit the pavement of the newly opened bridge just three hours later at ... a wire-rope company and known for his bridge designs. He had become impatient with the Atlantic Avenue-Fulton Street Ferry. That was the only way across at the time, and it had many hassles. John Roebling worked out every detail of the bridge personally. The massive towers and the four steel ... ...

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... was clamor, the noise of youth submerged by order and prosperity, now frantically clawing their way out. The winds of change began to sweep across America in the late fifties. The political unrest came with fear of thermo-nuclear war and the shadow that had been cast by Hiroshima, ... dominated the seats of economic and political power. They employed millions of workers, a large percentage of whom populated the suburbs that were growing across the country. The changing American economy also experienced dramatic shifts in the composition of the work force. Fewer workers went into traditio...

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... movie cost $55 million to make and only generated revenues of $82.7 million at the box office. On the other hand low budget movies are shocking viewer and studio executives across the nation. "Ghost", a low budget paramount production, only cost $24 million to make but generated an astounding $209.8 million at the domestic box office and $400 million world-wide. Similar ... known for offbeat films with limited commercial potential due to the smaller crowds it might attract. There are over 3000 screens across the country needing a film to show, so it has not been too difficult to get suc...

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... pressed to minimize the amount of added sugar to help the obesity problem. Stated by the Federal Drug Administration, Government can regulate sugar if enough local governments step in a help across the nation. According to this quote, the epidemic can be undertaken if the nation comes together as one and agrees that there is a problem and something should be done about ... it. In conclusion, the American nation is under a huge problem. The problem that obesity rates are skyrocketing out of control across the nation is very controversial. It has been argued that Americans are independent...

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... search for freedom and happiness as they travel from Los Angles to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration. The men are viewed and treated differently as they move eastward across the country. Throughout the movie Wyatt and Billy encounter many different types of people who have an impact on them. After finally reaching the big easy and celebrating Mardi Gras ... live in a city where they will be forced to live their lives according to what other people tell them to do; this is the major reason why these men travel across the country. As they are traveling they stumble upon a small g...

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... it with great speed. After the terrible events on the morning of September 11, 2001, America immediately responded with an immense showing of patriotism, and it was this feeling united across the nation that became a much more important part of my life after that dreadful day; however, after some time had passed, my sense of patriotism was felt through taking an ... my country's affairs. The act of flying two jet airliners into the World Trade Center was indeed an act of terrorism against this great country, but the response of Americans across the country showing their patriotism overp...

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... two different views of New York. Hotel Room 12th Floor is looking down on the streets of New York. Brooklyn Cop is focusing on a typical American policeman. Both poems put across the same clear message that savagery lies beneath civilisation and the dividing line between is very thin. MacCaig gives us two different and very clear views of the city which ... of Brooklyn Cop, MacCaig starts of with a simile, "Built like a gorilla, but less timid" the simile is used in a really effective way, it is comparing a cop with a gorilla, clearly sending across the message that the cop is big built...

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... street were walking at fast pace, an indication that they were rushing to get somewhere. The transportation system of this city was also far different from what I had ever come across. In my hometown, bikes and small cars were perfectly used for getting around the town. Things were very different in this town; people were hailing taxis, other rushing underground on ... ingenuity of how people can utilize a small space to accommodate so many people. The only problem was the traffic congestion, which must be a pain for people that need to get across the city to make deadlines or meetings....

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... Yorks other famous landmarks, you have probably heard of even if you've never been to this city. Despite never having set foot on New York soil, many people from across the world can identify this dialect and perhaps even say a few lines in it. While most people could do the same with a British accent or perhaps a French accent, these aren ... . However, perhaps the most interesting part of this accent is not where it came from, but rather, where it is going. While the New York City accent can be emulated across the world, if you stopped 50 New Yorkers and asked them to say the word "wat...

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... drop the bomb on New York. Also, the woman who appeared in Professor Groeteschele's car appeared only once. I think this is significant because the film wanted to get the message across about the war. The threat of nuclear clear bombs, presidents, general, and intellectuals are characteristics that make Dr. Strangelove and Fail-Safe alike. They both operated out of fear and ... be a nuclear war, whereas in Fail-Safe, paranoia is displayed through General Black's nightmares.Dr. Strangelove took a comedic approach whereas Fail-Safe took a more serious approach to get their message across....

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... as they were apparently following NYPD procedure. Controversies over police brutality and racial profiling were finally brought to light after the event as the circumstances of the shooting incited outrage across the United States. A class-action lawsuit was filed against New York City for what plaintiffs called "unlawful stop and frisk practices and racial profiling by police officers". The ... to discover low amounts of marijuana the majority of the time rather than concealed weapons). These reforms will trickle into other large cities with similar racially based issues and eventually...

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... officers a lot more time. There also has been fusion centers created for more security. In order to incorporate information and develop a process of managing the flow of information and intelligence across all levels and sectors of government and private security was the reason to create fusion centers inside local and state police agencies (Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). These ... marshals as well. New York City, one of the most famous landmarks in the country has also gotten a lot more secure with cameras everywhere you go, along with fusion centers acr...

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... to Roe. Once Roe left his land, Woodhull would enter the field and begin the hunt to retrieve the letter. He would then add his own secret information, and gaze across the bay to see where Anna Strong placed her black petticoat on her clothesline. In a genius way, Anna Strong had developed a way to use her clothesline as a way to signal ... waiting to receive the information. When it became dark, Woodhull would stealthily move to the designated cove and pass off the message to Brewster. On his whaleboat, Brewster would travel across the "Devils Belt"4 to Fairfield, Connecticut. Benjamin...

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... perspective. Bavasi recalled a meeting he had in O'Malley's office, where O'Malley asked "Look down there. What do you see? " (Sullivan 111). Bavasi looked out to the welfare office, which was across the street from the office and replied "I see a long line of poor Puerto Rican people getting their welfare checks, " (Sullivan 111). Bavasi continued with "The Puerto Rican part did not ... did not seem to be at all motivated by the changing racial makeup of Brooklyn and New York in general. He decided to move the beloved Dodgers from Brooklyn to across the country in Los Angeles, because ...

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... continue and the next three days were full of riots. It is estimated that the homosexual defenders held 8 city blocks during the revolt. Word of this spread through homophile groups across the nation. Within two years of the Stonewall Riots, gay liberation groups and oftentimes public parades of support were in most large cities. They were no longer going to be ... finally concluded in an out of court settlement. Doe v. McNiff was just the beginning for GLAD. Ward's special interest group took measures to protect the civil rights of homosexual Americans across the nation. The year after...

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... mood as light and happy. His idea was to show peoples life in the "Dangerous Slums" when people saw it that way but in this he is trying to get across that it is not that bad. Emotion of the children show that they are happy and are playing in the streets and the woman in the street is working which ... only warm colors and not using so many different colors and overwhelming what idea he is trying portray. Overall he well used color, space, and repetition. He got his point across of that even the darkest places there is prosperity....

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... an issue since the court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, and still continue to be an issue not only in New York City but as well as across the nation. Education inequality has been a social issue throughout the nation, determining where does the family stand with money and power. In New York City, since neighborhoods are broken down ... of programs to students. Both, charter school and public school are operating for one reason and that is give students an education. If the United States fixes the funding gap across the nation, there will be no more low score performing s...

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... Annheuser Busch of St. Louis, Missouri, these so-called "shipping brewers" sought to expand their markets. There were even smaller brewing companies, like Hoster of Columbus, Ohio, that shipped beer across the country. The aggressiveness of brewers trying to expand their retail sales through saloons meant that intense competition sometimes ensued. (Brewing 1) The number of saloons went up so fast it ... . Storms and ocean mishaps occurred on a regular basis. Many foreign traders did not have a good boat and many lost a lot of money. In the chance that any smugglers made it across the oce...

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... Annheuser Busch of St. Louis, Missouri, these so-called "shipping brewers" sought to expand their markets. There were even smaller brewing companies, like Hoster of Columbus, Ohio, that shipped beer across the country. The aggressiveness of brewers trying to expand their retail sales through saloons meant that intense competition sometimes ensued. (Brewing 1) The number of saloons went up so fast it ... . Storms and ocean mishaps occurred on a regular basis. Many foreign traders did not have a good boat and many lost a lot of money. In the chance that any smugglers made it across the oce...

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... Annheuser Busch of St. Louis, Missouri, these so-called "shipping brewers" sought to expand their markets. There were even smaller brewing companies, like Hoster of Columbus, Ohio, that shipped beer across the country. The aggressiveness of brewers trying to expand their retail sales through saloons meant that intense competition sometimes ensued. (Brewing 1) The number of saloons went up so fast it ... . Storms and ocean mishaps occurred on a regular basis. Many foreign traders did not have a good boat and many lost a lot of money. In the chance that any smugglers made it across the oce...

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Thirty years ago left and right brained people across the globe would have had a very skeptical response to the idea of computers and their involvement in our every day lives. Who would have ever thought that the combination of ... . However, this opens up the door to a whole new level of copy right infringement, especially with the availability of millions of images via the Internet. There are communal web sites across the globe where artists are able to post their work for others to see. One example is http://www.dumbodirect.com . A community of artists in Brooklyn, New York uses this ... ...

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... racing has been the import street racing scene. This was started in the early 1990's by a crew of Asian American boys in Southern California. From there it has spread all across the country from California, all the way to New York City, and even to other countries, such as Japan and Canada. Contrary to popular belief, the movie "Fast and the ... article was written in response to the new street racing film, "Fast and the Furious-, which had just hit the box office the previous weekend. Some exerts from the article: "Across America last Friday, the same night the movie was released, teen...

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