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    In fBallet 422 the film follows a choreographer by the name of Justin Peck. He been with the New York City ballet since 2007. He became the only current dancer to choregraph for New York City Ballet. He was commissioned to create the only ballet in the 2013 winter season. He chose three of the company’s elite principal dancers and it has ballet to a musical composition form 1935. I learned man things about the dance ballet for example they alone more men in ballet the I expected and they wear

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    10/5/11 Chapter 1: The first chapter mainly talks about the condition of New York city in the 19th century‚ and what school systems were started. New York City was the leading commercial center of the new American nation. New York was mostly made up of white Protestants of Dutch or English descent. As immigrants came in‚ crime went up because immigrants were looked down upon‚ and were poor‚ so they were basically pushed into crime as there was little in the way of a job and a reasonable pay for them

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    spreading across Europe. Mussolini was winning sympathy from King Victor Emmanuel III. Mussolini then threatened to march on Rome. This persuaded King Victor Emmanuel III to invite Mussolini to join a coalition‚ which strongly helped him gain more power.<br><br>Benito Mussolini brought Austria on Germany’s side by a formal alliance. "In 1937‚ he accepted a German alliance. The name of this alliance was the Anti Comntern Pact. On April 13‚ 1937 Benito Mussolini annexed Albania. He then told the British

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    Nikole Hannah-Jones and her husband were facing one of the toughest decisions since they became parents; where would they send their 4-year old daughter to school in an intensely segregated New York City school system? The family lived in the predominantly low-income‚ black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant and if their daughter attended the local public school‚ she would be attending the school with a majority of low-income black students. They could send their daughter to a private school‚ as

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    “Next stop will be New York Penn station everyone‚ New York Penn station.” The muffled sounds of the conductor’s voice echoed through out the train. Everyone seemed to rise in unison‚ as if it were rehearsed‚ to prepare for our arrival. The train comes to a screeching halt‚ and the hissing of the doors opening reveals Penn station. As I embark from the train on to the pavement‚ I am suddenly bombarded by a mob of people pushing in one direction‚ forcing me up the narrow escalator. I arrive at the

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    steady comparison between New York CityNew York and Los Angeles‚ California‚ although‚ these two cities have many likenesses and differences. Both cities are heavy populated and surrounded by water. Los Angeles and New York are on the opposite side of the coast and have very different climates. And finally the cost of living in both Cities is higher than the national average cost of living. Both Los Angeles‚ CA and New York‚ NY are surrounded by water. New York City is located on the east coast

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    On March 18‚ 1970‚ history was made in America. Thousands of New York City postal workers expressed their frustration with Congress by simply refusing to work. Even though the strike was birthed in New York‚ postal workers from many other states also shared the same anger and concerns. Despite the miles that separated them‚ nearly 200‚000 postal workers from 30 major cities joined the strike. Prior to 1970‚ the United States Postal Service was known as Post Office Department and was also managed

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    Alex Bauer Informative Presentation Outline Topic: New York City General Speech Goal: To Inform Specific Speech Goal: I want my audience to recognize what makes New York City the city that never sleeps. Introduction I. Attention Getter: I want all of you today to imagine yourselves walking down a street‚ but this is no ordinary street. You feel like you’re a mouse in a maze‚ the skyscrapers are keeping you trapped within the city‚ thousands of people walking in different directions‚

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    Nature The summer solstice marks a shift in the year: everyday gradually becomes shorter‚ and closer to winter. In some religions‚ the summer solstice represents enlightenment‚ and new beginnings. The image of nature as pure is repeated throughout “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” by Sharon Olds. “Summer Solstice‚ New York City” relates the story of a man trying to commit suicide‚ but choosing life and finding comfort in the police sent to rescue him. Initially‚ the title seems irrelevant to the rest of

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    environments shape the why people act. The environment also changes people’s attitudes and behaviors psychologically. Both Malcolm Gladwell and Martha both express this concept in their writings. Malcolm Gladwell‚ author of Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime‚ talks about how concepts shape the way in which epidemics are performed through an individual’s involvement with his or her environment. Gladwell expresses these many concepts through citing several examples that

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