... elevators moving at speeds of 600-1400 feet per minute (you can go from the lobby to the 80th floor in 45 seconds). and 8 escalators. As stated earlier, the architects were shreve, Lamb, Harmon & Asociates and the contractors were Starrett Brothers & Eken. Alfred E. Smith originally laid the cornerstone on September 30, 1930. The staarting of excavation began on January 22, 1930. It took 1 year and 45 days ... feel electricity on your lips! G.E. Kidder Smith, quoted: Standing in lonely dignity in the midriff of Manhattan, a sentinel by land, a reassuring landmark by air, the Empire Stat...

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... elevators moving at speeds of 600-1400 feet per minute (you can go from the lobby to the 80th floor in 45 seconds). and 8 escalators. As stated earlier, the architects were shreve, Lamb, Harmon & Asociates and the contractors were Starrett Brothers & Eken. Alfred E. Smith originally laid the cornerstone on September 30, 1930. The staarting of excavation began on January 22, 1930. It took 1 year and 45 days ... feel electricity on your lips! G.E. Kidder Smith, quoted: Standing in lonely dignity in the midriff of Manhattan, a sentinel by land, a reassuring landmark by air, the Empire Stat...

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... correct? Could NYC's crime rate expand at a rapid pace due to the overload of drug trafficking being committed? With an educated assumption, many would agree with the commissioner, but is the selling of the illegal substance the only factor that is playing a role? Drugs have the ability to create another character in ones self. It has the power to take over ones mind and transform them into someone ... become violently ill, and any conflicts that may get in the way will cause the user to do cruel things. A drug bust was recently targeted in the New York area where the assailants had an ...

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... supposed to be a nice relaxing Sunday morning, had turned out to be a very intense saddened day with a strong conversation that brings emotion and anger to the story. Michael, the unfavorable character is not a loyal, trustworthy husband. Instead he is a disgrace to his wife because he thinks its fine to look at other woman while he is ... wants them. Michael is a husband that cannot be trusted by Frances, and she is supposed to be his queen and they are supposed to have the most trust in each other. Michael tries to use his style of language to persuade his wife to go along with what h...

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... opportunities, artistic creativity, and controversy which eventually led to the projects incineration. The FTP was clear in its intentions to produce American Theater during a time of crisis for the American people. Not only would the theater professionals benefit from work, but the country would be strengthen by national art, showing that the American spirit was not defeated by the depression. FTP established in August 27, 1935, was one ... -American performers, usually restricted to dancing and singing for white audiences, a chance to prove they were capable of tackling the classics"(S...

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... 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 well, as teenagers were given new social opportunities. During the 1920s, musical culture changed when jazz won a wide following. Jazz music was a blend of West African and Latin ... Jazz Band. As this happened, white musicians began incorporating jazz into their music, while big bands, both black and white popularized it for dancing. Quite possibly the greatest cultural changes c...

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... ", by Eugene O"Neill. One of the major external conflicts in this play "The Hairy Ape" is Mildred and Yank's struggle with the class. The protagonists are Mildred and Yank and the antagonist is the class. Yank is a fireman who works aboard the Transatlantic Liner. They got the name "The Hairy Ape" from his character and role in this play. Yank's real name is Bob Smith and he was born in New ... York City. Mildred the other protagonist is the daughter of the owner of Nazareth Steel. For ... a living Mildred helps the poor. Also, her last name ... ...

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... of September 11, 2001, our beloved nation was struck with the most horrifying event in our history. No other day in our nation's history can compare to the devastation the American people felt on "9/11". The effects brought by "9/11" to the American people are patriotism, economic decline, and warfare. Many Americans would agree that the only positive thing that came out of that tragic day was ... . That single act of terrorism brought our nation together as a whole. Americans did everything they could by making donations, or in some cases going to New York to aid in the process of rebui...

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... be passed before Garrett collected the reward. Billy the Kid, who died four months before his twenty-second birthday, was first buried at the Maxwell ranch. Deluvina Maxwell placed a cross over his grave with a marker stating "Duerme bien, Querido." (Sleep well, beloved.) Souvenir hunters, however, soon arrived and the grave was despoiled many times until the body was removed to the common grave at Fort ... Sumner where Billy the Kid was buried with his two best friends, Tom ... O"Folliard and Charlie Bowdre, who had died for their chief. The stone over this grave bore the names of its ...

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... he had placed his 32-year-old sonWashington Roebling  in charge of the project.[11]  Washington Roebling also suffered a paralyzing injury as a result of  decompression sicknessshortly after the beginning of construction on January 3, 1870.[12]  This condition, first called "caisson disease" by the project physician Andrew Smith, afflicted many of the workers working within the  caissons.[13][14]Roebling's debilitating condition left him unable to physically ... supervise the construction firsthand. Roebling conducted the entire construction from his apartment with a view of the wo...

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... are obese followed by other straight linked diseases. Obesity has caused New York City four billion dollars each year and based to what Bloomberg says the crisis is only getting bigger and there is a need in in taking action to prevent upcoming difficulties. He says that there will be help given ... how to make them healthier. He says that "58% of New Yorkers city wide are overweight or obese" making look like the body size is the real problem. On the other side Lindy West clearly explains that body mass isn't necessary linked to health. On her article West states, " I want people ... w...

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... brought forward. In 1920, journalism became a huge business. Many African Americans started to become writers and the Harlem Renaissance existed. The increase in black writers carried over into the 1930's along with the addition of other famous writers, such as John Steinback and Sinclair Lewis. In the 1920's the manners and morals were very much challenged, another effect of new mortality, and things greatly changed. In ... 1930 there was more so a cry for the return or morals and manners. Due to the Great Depression and drop in the economy I would say is ... one of the main reasons t...

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In the book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, we learn about how four girls grow up: moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. The main character is one of the sisters, Yolanda, and her obstacles and memories are portrayed through each chapter. Her obstacle throughout her life ... includes: trying to be an individual at her youth, to trying to fit in with the Americans in her ... had been micks were calling them spics. Why had they come to this country in the first place?" This passage shows they were confused and upset with the prejudice and hatred th...

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... Girls Lost Their Accents Meghan Ross In the book, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, by Julia Alvarez, we learn about how four girls grow up: moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. The main character is one of the sisters, Yolanda, and her obstacles and memories are portrayed through each ... chapter. Her obstacle throughout her life includes: trying to be an individual at her youth, to trying to fit in with the Americans in her ... had been micks were calling them spics. Why had they come to this country in the first place?" This passage shows they were confuse...

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... is a work of fiction and a tragic-comedy. I came to choose it because I heard it is about a boy who is around my age. In this book, the main character, Holden Caulfield, tells us a story about what happened during his Christmas vacation. Holden is a sixteen-year-old boy who has flunked out of a private prep school. Because he is afraid ... someone catches children from falling off a cliff. This symbolizes that Holden wants to be the catcher in the rye because he wants to protect the vulnerable, especially to prevent small children from losing their innocence and becoming corrupted by s...

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... a relaxed American accent, as opposed to a number of other characters in the play. Sound could be used effectively at the start of the play before the character enters the stage. I would possibly have the "sounds of New York City" playing, for example the sound of traffic and people walking down the busy streets. This would accompany the set very well as it is meant to be a small apartment in ... the bustle of the city. For Alfieri's office I would not construct a box set. Instead ... is extremely important during his first speech as he is opening up about the important facts, charact...

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... in hell especially if you already had a taste of the city. Living in the city is much better than living in the country because there is no farm work, you get access to more services, and most importantly the city is much more exciting than the country. First, working in the country and working in the city are not the same. In the country you mostly work outside on your farm. You need ... to take care of all those animals and crops, but in the city it is much different. There is no need to think about ... own. Remember when you wanted to buy new clothes or get a hair cut, but you had t...

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... than help you. I knew people could not be as bad as I had always heard. On September 11, 2001, I changed the way I thought about the people of this country. Walking through the halls of my High School after I had heard the news that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, I had mixed emotions and feelings. Being only seventeen years old, I did not comprehend or understand ... . I personally feel proud to be an American in every way possible. I have a newfound sense of respect and pride for my country and the people of my country. Throughout my life I had always stereotyped "A...

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... in hell especially if you already had a taste of the city. Living in the city is much better than living in the country because there is no farm work, you get access to more services, and most importantly the city is much more exciting than the country. First, working in the country and working in the city are not the same. In the country you mostly work outside on your farm. You need ... to take care of all those animals and crops, but in the city it is much different. There is no need to think about ... own. Remember when you wanted to buy new clothes or get a hair cut, but you had t...

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... gave us insight on how Muslim American's live today. I thought they would be completely different than I am but we are very much the same. Muslim's actually probably go through harder times because of their religion especially after September 11th. People who follow Islam and study Muhammad's ... and exceptional man. As a young boy Muhammad traveled out of town sometimes to make money, some older merchants remember him and the nickname they gave him: El-Amin, meaning the one you can trust. When Khadija entrusted him to sell her goods he brought back her profit, she was very impressed wit...

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... six-week vacation to visit her only child in Paris. She fears she's going to miss her flight and continually asks her butler the time. To make matters worse, her husband likes to irritate her and make it seem like she won't make it on time. ... the elevator. The central idea to The Way Up to Heaven is never underestimate the weak and frail. Mr. Foster deliberately made his wife anxious about being late to her flight. He continued to torment her frequently and in return got what he deserved. The central character, Mrs. Foster, is a round character. At the beginning of the ... story, she...

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... and that this illness, plus other emotional factors, could be the key to his suicide. Many reports and analysis state that Paul is suffering from Narcissism. Although the story was written in 1904 and that particular personnality disorder was only diagnosed in 1977, Cather's character embodies many of the symptoms listed by the doctors, such as: "highly developped sense of self importance, ... preoccupation with fantasies of success, belief that he is special, feeling he has the envy of peers, and arrogant behavior." ( ... Benis, 303) But the main display of Paul's illness is his over-d...

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... working hours. Obviously it wasn't in the best interest of the company but it ended up hurting them in the long run when there company went down in flames. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire not only affected the city of New York, but also the rest of the country. The deaths of these 146 people and the striking would ultimately end up helping the country in ways that ladies never would have ... thought of. Due to the series of events that happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company our country changed the ways we look at safety regulations ... in factories and buildings. The fire proved to ...

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... told to Marisol throughout her life. As one reads through the story, you can begin to see how Marisol is a reflection of, or ties to each character introduced. Marisol relies on the stories which have been passed down through the years as she tries to relate her life to that of her family. The Line of the Sun is a great example of how women do not ... have a significant role in the world in that time, how they were responsible for the household chores and raising the children, while the men in the novel were ... that tested that theory, Marisol spends a great deal of time looking at so...

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... political mentor, said that Tuesday was a sad day and that Weiner "was an effective and passionate advocate for the people he represented in Brooklyn and Queens" who "served his community, city, and country well for over two decades" (Bash). Others still remained neutral but commented that Weiner had become a distraction ( ... to resign "is right for him and his family, our party, and our country because we have serious work to do in Congress." He added, "Last week Republican leaders introduced a bill to privatize Social Security, and the American people deserve an undistracted debate on...

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