firefighters thought they wouldn’t collapse and they would be able to save everybody that was trapped. The responding units to the towers that sunny morning were approximately over half of all the units in the New York City Fire Department. There are actually 218 Fire Departments in the New York City fire department and between those departments only 210 of them went to world trade center on 9/11. Most of these departments lost either majority of their men or they were ones that got out early before
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This is a summary of an article I found in "New York Times" three years ago. Maybe it will be helpfull for students who have to take English classes. I had to do it for university to improve my buisness English skills. Summary of New York Times-article In the following text I will summarize the article “Crisis in Europe and U.S. Hurts Asian Economies”‚ published in New York Times on January 23‚ 2009. The text is about the weak Asian economies and how they are affected by the crisis which
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Compared to all the cities across the United States‚ New York City is the most ethnically diverse (Kasintiz). Various races‚ religious practices‚ and social class live within the city and they are able to respect and accept each others differences. However‚ this does not mean discrimination and stereotypes seizes to exist for people living in New York City. These stereotypes and encounters of discrimination affects how people view themselves and the choices they make. Ultimately these effects are
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Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized.” Mayor Bloomberg and police say stop and frisk has helped New York reach a low crime rate. New York has the lowest crime rate among the nation’s biggest cities‚ said by the FBI. People call the stop and frisk practice racial discrimination. Aggressive stop-and-frisk practices are having a profound effect on individuals‚ groups and
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Am I obese? That’s the first question that you should ask yourself when it comes to the issue of posting calorie counts in New York restaurants. This issue should not be a debate since it is clear that people need be informed about what they are consuming. Having calorie counts in NY restaurants will allow people to make a decision about how many calories they want to consume. The United States has become one of the top countries in the world with an obesity problem. That is because now a day’s
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year. At least two thirds of American adults are overweight‚ and forty percent of New York’s public elementary are obese. With the mayor New York Michael Bloomberg’s law to ban all sugared beverages larger than 16 ounces in restaurants‚ mobile food carts‚ movie theaters‚ and sport stadiums it’s said to decrease the percentage of overweight or obese percentage. With this step in banning sugared beverages in New York City it will hopefully make people see the dangers and health risk of sugar and it
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men is also discussed‚ men such as Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists. 4.) What were the original goals of the Seneca Falls Convention? How/When/Why did they change? Expectant At Seneca Falls SHERRY H. PENNEY‚ JAMES D. LIVINGSTON New York History‚ Vol. 84‚ No. 1 (WINTER 2003)‚ pp. 32-49 The Seneca Falls convention was first based on social equality‚ equal pay‚ and women in the job market. Suffrage seemed like an impossible goal for some women. Others felt that it was the most pressing
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the time so unsanitary that it’s unbearable. Many times when we are on the train we find ourselves switching the cart we are in‚ and with all hope‚ searching for a better one. As it turns out‚ we are always stuck with the same old dirt. This is a New York City phenomenon. Why should we travel to work surrounded by piles of filth daily? I initially encountered this problem when I first started going to high school. This was the first time I had started taking the train and buses everyday
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Korean Population in New York City New York City is the haven for so many poor‚ hopeful‚ confused people who have gathered up the courage to leave their homes in their native countries and try to start anew. America has been named the "land of the free" because immigrants from all times and all places have the opportunity‚ optimistically‚ to be able to create a new life for themselves and their families‚ to make money‚ to live free from dictatorship‚ and to practice any type of religion they
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of being stopped by police to prove their status and small business owners losing their livelihood because of it. From civil rights to the economy everyone feels the brunt of this. Two new laws were sanctioned by Arizona on April of 2010; these two laws were SB 1070 and HB 2162 (Morse). The new state requirements of these laws were associated with immigration enforcement laws that deal with crime and punishment (Morse). The SB 1070 and HB 2162 were to be enacted into law on July 29‚ 2010‚ before
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