... total of 1,800 vehicles crossed before the close of the evening. The one cent charge was probably rough on the people, but vehicles were charged a whopping five cents to cross. Seems like 1,800 vehicles was a fairly high total for a bridge in 1883, but it is nothing compared to today's world. As ... now, the Brooklyn Bridge is the second busiest bridge in New York City. One hundred forty-four thousand vehicles cross the bridge every day. Even at five cents, they could be making some money. (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/brooklyn.html. October 25, 2002) This paper w...

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... 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 ... It was only until I moved to New York full-time that I realized that this integral part of New York City's history had all but disappeared. Within about five minutes of researching the topic, I came to find that I wasn't the only one who realized something important was missing. In fact, it see...

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... late-season post-tropical cyclone", that swept through the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States during October of 2012 (Toro, 2013). Millions of individuals throughout five Caribbean nations, more specifically; The Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico were affected in result of this historical natural disaster (Toro, 2013). Individuals and properties throughout the United ... travelled in order to care for individuals who had to reside in shelters, as well travelled around affected areas delivering warm meals and water (Canadian Red Cross, 2012). Seven banks ac...

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... decent came over due to famine and lack of opportunity in their native countries. The most popularly known gang to develop at this time was "the Five Points Gang" .Named its name because its home base, was located at the "Five Points Bowery" a section in lower Manhattan. The most significant street gang to form in the United States before this point, "The ... named Paolo Antonini Vaccarelli, or maybe better known as Paul Kelly with his cocommander Johnny Torrio. With Paul Kelly as leader Johnny Torrio would recruit street hoodlums from all places across New York City to their gang . " T...

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... as he walked toward the playground, where about 400 children were playing. He began to fire with his assault rifle. Thirty-five people were struck by the bullets, twenty-nine were killed. Even though assault rifles are designed for modern warfare, they were still available in ... gun shops all across America. These guns fire as many as seventy-five rounds, very fast, without reloading. The law requires citizens to be twenty-one to buy one. Purdy, who had ... expressed his dislike for Asian immigrants and Asian-Americans, opened fire on an elementary schoolyard full of Asian-American ch...

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Bettie Page is known as the most photographed woman in the world. She was a walking contradiction in her body of work; a combination of naughty and nice came across in all of her photographs. She defied what was taboo in the world of nudity and sexiness. The bar that she set has been challenged, but never exceeded by, such ... the opportunity to pose on highly crafted professional sets, giving here there sense that she was "acting," but with a different type of film. Over five years of working with Harrison, Bettie appeared in more than seventy-five of his magazines. Betties career as a pin-...

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... in 1783 consisted of key British movements, fortifications, and plans in New York and the surrounding region that helped the patriot's defeat the British in the American Revolutionary War. For five years the Culper Spy Ring's operation headquarters hid deep in the city of New York and around it. During that time Major Tallmadge was the only person that knew the ... 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 pettico...

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... campaign that aims to reach these victims and to empower them to speak out and end the abuse. New York City's JFK airport has been named one of the top five airports in the country to where sex victims from other countries arrive. Obviously, this is because NYC is perhaps the biggest hub in general for foreigners and multicultural Americans on ... be punished through physical violence, rape, and verbal abuse. He went as far as tattooing his name on her body to symbolize his ownership of her as personal property. After five years of being silent for fear for her and her family, the 17-ye...

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... , an eighteen-year-old Gianni learned everything about making clothes and soon he designed apparel himself, which he sold at his mother's shop. In 1972, at the age of twenty-five, Versace decided to move to Milan and where he worked as a fashion designer. There he acquired additional skills working in fabric procurement positions. He got his first chance to show ... . Versace, who always paid great attention to his image, started collaboration with an American photographer named Richard Avedon. Soon, with the growing popularity of the style, boutiques started to spread across the country....

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... 1994, but never on shaky ground. Though it was not everyone's favorite show from the start, as it progressed it drew more and more people in. The first episode had five members (Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler, and Phoebe) of the sextet drinking coffee in the Central Perk, the local hang out of the group. In runs Rachel in a wedding dress because ... the feelings. They start dating in season two, have a horrible breakup in season three, and for the next years their relationship is on again, off again. Joey and Chandler live across the hall. They are addicted to Baywatch and are incompetent...

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... speak. Still, when PC salesmen whisper that children will "fall behind" if they continue to use the Mac, the argument seems to work. American schools have already spent more than five Billion dollars this year on high-tech gadgets and training, and many educators think laptops rank among the most promising of all. Laptops can be used by students in any ... ago, laptops were a luxury even school administrators could not afford. But now this district wants to make them as common in their classrooms as spiral notebooks. Several other school districts across the nation have mirrored Mott Ha...

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... to provide middle income and up-scale homes for over 10,000 people, employment for 30,000 and shopping and entertainment with its restaurants, theaters, retailers and a $200 million dollar five million gallon aquarium. A 24-hour transit system is planned throughout Atlantic Station and connecting other downtown areas. The development of Atlantic Station enlists numerous partners to create and develop its ... Lane Company, who has committed to build 1,150 mid rise apartments. Finally on the Westside is The Village whose main attraction in its center consists of the $200 million dollar, f...

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... 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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... just on the cusp of escaping the contemporary and slipping into the historical-John Coltrane would have turned eighty-eight this year; Martin Luther King, Jr., would have turned eighty-five-people who could still be with us but who feel, at times, very far away, as though they lived centuries ago. James Baldwin left Paris and came to Leukerbad for ... singing about a trombone. And it was there in the bath, with his words and her voice, that I had my body-double moment: here I was in Leukerbad, with Bessie Smith singing across the years from 1929; and I am black like him; and I am slende...

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... subject to the draft lottery. Discontent simmered until the draft began among the Irish New Yorkers on July 11 1863. Two days later, a mob burned the draft office, triggering nearly five days of violence. Not until July 17 was the violence contained by the arrival of Union troops, some fresh from the battlefield at Gettysburg. More than 1,000 people had died ... of Savannah, Georgia, completing his 300-mile "March to the Sea"" that had begun in Atlanta on Nov. 16. Sherman, who had captured Atlanta in September 1864, believed that advancing across the state to Savannah would be effective...

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... . Amy was on the street, talking to her mother on the phone when the first plane struck. She immediately headed for safety, and followed the zombie-like masses, on foot, across the Williamsburg bridge to Brooklyn. John, after knowing Amy's whereabouts, hopped in an emergency services van with other officers and headed straight for the scene. He helped with the rescue ... studio, only radio. All day, although seeing things from my own up close and personal perspective, I had no clue of the gruesome and horrific images being broadcast nation wide. By five o"clock that evening, a few subway...

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... adored author of poems steeped in the richness of African American culture; poems that display Hughes affection for black Americans across all divisions of region, class, and gender (Rampersad 3). His writing was both depressing and inspiring at times. His poetry, spanning five decades from 1926 to 1967, reflected the changing black experience in America, from the Harlem Renaissance to the confused sixties ... ...

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... when a group of small, largely Italian decent began selling "protection" and other services such as gambling and prostitution. Today the Costa Nostra consists of 24 families based in various cities across the country. Their illegal take is estimated at around $60 billion per year. In the turn of the century in New York City, with the advent of Prohibition, financial opportunities ... ship cards were admitted, they also had the most modern alarm systems known to avoid being shut down. Bootleggers having very profitable businesses, each bootlegger was worth around more then five million. ...

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... too inhumane and out-dated. Westinghouse told the correctional institution that the chair's power source was so deadly it would only take five seconds of 1,000 volts to cause death. However, the first man executed did not die after five seconds, but instead took four minutes of a steady stream of power to finally be pronounced dead. During this four minutes the convict ... too inhumane and out-dated. Westinghouse told the correctional institution that the chair's power source was so deadly it would only take five seconds of 1,000 volts to cause death. However, the first man executed did...

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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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... 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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... takes 50,000 men, 11 million cubic yards of rock to make this ditch. The Crews to help with the ditch were filled with Irish immigrants. These men were making five times more then what they can make at home. But, it was a hazardous job. They were literally moving mountains. As a result, eight years of digging, over 1,000 lives lost, the ... capture the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia was the biggest collection of weapons in the South. Browns wanted to am slaves and lead a salve rebellion. Brown had his five sons fighting by his side. Brown needs a small army to help him car...

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... he shoved the plunger into Louima's mouth and broke his teeth (Steinback 8). These are just a few examples of the people who were affected of police brutality, and racism. There are five stages through which force can progress and lead to brutality: Verbal persuasion, unarmed physical force, force using non-lethal weapons, force using impact weapons and deadly force, which most of ... officers that committed these crimes. All of these victims mentioned are from minority groups, and were harmed by white New York City police officers. In less than four years fifty -five people have died w...

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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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