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    thought of phrases or words similar to (read some and indicate word on power point). Most of perception of homeless people in our society that is created by a vast collection of myths and assumptions. It is also what society see on the exterior and by the media. Text 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GORBc5--Ok Time period: 1:02-2:15 In the first text‚ is a news report made which was based on homeless people being unwanted in New York City’s Penn Station. A station that is surround by many attractions

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    believe that we are one nation. An example of this would be New York City. New York City was an original entry point for many European immigrants and has more than eight hundred languages being spoken in the city. (CNBC) There is such a diverse range of people in New York City that one could lose themselves by turning the wrong corner and end up being in a place like Chinatown‚ where they still wouldn’t believe that they are in America. New York City has been referred to as a “melting pot” of different

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    most powerful dictators. He was responsible for World War II and the death of millions. Hitler saw a nation in despair and used this as an opportunity to gain political power. He saw a nation of unemployed and hungry citizens and promised them economic prosperity in return for absolute power. Someone once said "The Nazis rose to power on the empty stomachs of the German people". <br> <br>Hitler was born in Austria-Hungary in 1889. His father‚ Alois Hitler‚ worked in Austrian customs service. Hitler

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    The poem “The Tide Rises the Tide Falls “ is written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . Henry is an American writer born in  Portland‚ Maine‚ which was then a part of Massachusetts.In the poem he describes that the tide will rise but will always fall and never again return to the same spot‚ as in life we will live strong but we will all fall and never return exactly to where we were before.  This poem talks about the ways that life continues whatever happens. He was exhibiting the way

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    http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/alcohol-drug.htm#what http://www.nysdwi.com/newyorkdwi.html http://alcoholism.about.com/od/about/a/symptoms.htm In New York State‚ the crime Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) consists of an individual testing a Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) of .08 or higher. Producing a BAC of .05 to .07‚ or any other evidence of impairment results in Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI). Both DWI and DWAI offenses carry with it a range of penalties and consequences. First offenders

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    Living in one of the most crowded places‚ you would expect the suicide rates to be higher in New York City as opposed to other cities in the world. New York City has an astounding rate of 8% suicide rate per 100‚000 people. Then there is Las Vegas with a surprising 34.5% suicide rate. Shouldn’t New York City‚ one of the most stressful cities to live in have a higher suicide rate? But why doesn’t it‚ you may ask? Emile Durkheim‚ a Functionalist has expressed his thoughts within his book‚ Suicide.

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    The Tropics in New York was written by Claude McKay in 1920. McKay was born in Jamaica in 1890 and immigrated to the United States in 1912. The twenty-two years that he lived in Jamaica gave him inspiration for this poem. The poem includes masterful imagery and other literary devices. The poem starts with McKays somewhat cheerful description of luscious tropical fruits: Bananas ripe and green‚ and ginger-root‚ / Cocoa in pods and alligator pears‚ (lines 1-2). At this point‚ the reader is not sure

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    Power Structure and Corruption in Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart “Nkali. It’s a noun that loosely translates to ‘to be greater than another’” (Adichie). Chimamanda Adichie Power plays a large role in everyday lives. Power drives people to have more influence in things. Power is what sets up a civilization and it is what is needed to maintain the stability of the civilization‚ so it does not become vulnerable. In Chinua Achebe’s historical fiction novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ the defined power structure

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    Introduction This case involves a dissatisfied customer of The Roccoco New York Hotel who received the service failure when she stayed in the hotel. The case demonstrates that there were four main areas where the hotel failed to meet the expectations and satisfaction of the customer and that includes internal managerial quality and the failure to manage the service failure after complaints were received. Overall The Roccoco New York Hotel failed in following fields: Failure of Internal managerial quality

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    On the Amtrak from Boston To New York City The situation of the poem is described in the title "On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City‚" was about a white woman and a person with a Native American background who were on a train together. What was being taken place when the speaker is meditating about the "white" woman they were having a conversations with other passengers‚ including an older white woman about the brief history of the city as they pass landmarks of the Native American Culture

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