"respect" and "fame" you get. When getting involved in the graffiti game‚ obstacles you encounter are cops‚ fights‚ and risking your individual reputation with society. Graffiti started in New York City in the subways in the 1960s. Graffiti was at a climax throughout the 70 ’s up until the 80 ’s when New York City went through a revitalization period and the trains we buffed. From the early 90 ’s to present graffiti has died out‚ but many [graffiti] writers are determined to keep the culture alive
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terms of art. Early Life James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem‚ New York‚ Aug. 2 1924. Illegitimate and never knowing his birth father‚ he grew up in poverty the oldest of nine children. At age 3‚ his mother married a factory worker who also was a storefront preacher. Feeling trapped by his troubled relationship with his strict religious stepfather; at a young age
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Thanksgiving with him and his family. John and I became a very good friend since the first day of my schooling at New York City. It’s amusing that John accepted me as his friend at a time when I didn’t even understand a single word he would say to me and I wasn’t able to express that how much I appreciate his help to cop this new environment and that his help is actually helping me to make this Big city as my home. John‚ as I would describe him‚ is a Chinese looking guy with long hair‚ big nose and the great
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts New York City is one of the leading cultural cities in America and the world. Various arts institutions and events are located through out the city and bring in large audiences. Among these institutions one stands out to be a leader. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is a 16.3 acre complex of buildings in New York City’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. The LCPA was built as a part of the “Lincoln Square Renewal Project” in the 1950’s. John
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it until two weeks ago on October 29‚ 2012 here in New York City. where the ocean once again‚ attacked the shore with a fury‚ her name was Hurricane Sandy. She bombardier the city that never sleeps‚ taking out an electrical plan and flooding 7 out of 14 tunnels on the island. Who knew this great city was so vulnerable. Can this happen again? (J.Masters/wonderblog.com). My family and I were fortunate to have only witnessed Sandy on the news and in the papers‚ for us we somehow were sheltered
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Charles Montez Recycle foundation August 20‚2012 Major city recycling initiatives The population of the world continues to increase dramatically‚ further pushing the need for our world to adopt resource conservation as a way of life. Between 1950 and 2010‚ the U.S. population nearly doubled (conner) Recycling efforts must focus on water‚ energy‚ paper‚ metal‚ aluminum cans‚ glass‚ plastic‚ Styrofoam‚ steel‚ junk mail‚ garbage‚ tires‚ and even food. Although there is no federal mandate for recycling
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Burger.” The majority of these homeless people are living on the streets. Half of the homeless don’t have a place to live or a shelter to stay in. It is my belief that there aren’t enough around the world. This is why New York City should open more shelters for the homeless. New York City should open up more shelters for the homeless so that they can get all the requirements they need. If we open more shelters‚ the homeless will get all their needs met such as food‚ water‚ love and much more. “Housing
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The Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan‚ New York City‚ at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Wikipedia Construction started: 1929 Height: 443 m Floors: 102 Architect: William F. Lamb The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan‚ New York City‚ at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1‚250 feet (381 meters)‚ and with its antenna
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that I didn’t have fun visiting other cities in this country but these three cities are worth seeing many times over. Whether you visit them with friends‚ family or alone these three cities have so much to offer everyone and you’ll always find something exciting to see or do. The three most exciting cities that I found had lots of fantastic attractions‚ countless of places to go to and fun to see‚ are Orlando Florida‚ Las Vegas Nevada‚ and New York New York. First of all‚ Orlando Florida has
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Christine Costanzo Puerto Rican Migration to New York City The story of the Puerto Rican people is unique in the history of U.S. immigration‚ just as Puerto Rico occupies a distinctive—and sometimes confusing—position in the nation’s civic fabric. Puerto Rico has been a possession of the U.S. for more than a century‚ but it has never been a state. Its people have been U.S. citizens since 1917‚ but they have no vote in Congress. As citizens‚ the people of Puerto Rico can move throughout the
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