Lewis Mumford‚ a famous American writer and historian‚ once said‚ “New York is the perfect model of a city‚ not the model of a perfect city.” That is to say‚ New York is an exemplary city that holds the essential qualities and abilities a city should possess. It is an ideal model because it is a place bursting with potential‚ as well as endless opportunities‚ for its inhabitants to grow and thrive. However‚ although it is overflowing with excitement and opportunities‚ it manages to retain its excitement
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Website: http://www.freshdirect.com Industry: Online Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY FreshDirect was founded in 1999 but fully operational in 2001. The company is a New York based and in the online grocery business. All of their customers shop online for their groceries that are delivered to their homes or place of business the next day. FreshDirect offers fresh produce‚ meat and seafood‚ shelf stable items and even prepared meals (www.freshdirect.com). The company was founded by Joseph Fedele
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* Essay When you associate anything with New York City it is usually the extraordinary buildings that pierce the sky or the congested sidewalks with people desperate to shop in the famous stores in which celebrities dwell. Even with my short visit there I found myself lost within the Big Apple. The voices of the never-ending attractions call out and envelop you in their awe. The streets are filled with an atmosphere that is like a young child on a shopping spree in a candy store. Although your feet
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Like many large cities‚ New York is divided and subdivided by its residents into various districts and quarters. The city’s five boroughs are actually different counties -- each one with independent local governments and cultures. Each borough has individual neighborhoods -- some of only a few blocks in size -- that have personalities lauded in music and movies. Where you live‚ work and play in New York says something to New Yorkers about who you are. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn Queens The Bronx
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Observing New York Essay Deadline: Monday‚ May 4th‚ in class. This writing assignment gives you the chance to act as the very anthropologists that you already are. Throughout the semester‚ we have and will continue to talk about the various ways that humans interact with each other and their environment from a variety of perspectives—kinship relationships‚ gender roles‚ political-economy‚ the socially-mediated construct of race‚ ethnic distinctions‚ religious affiliation‚ sexuality‚ class‚ and eventually
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Hydro Fracking in New York By: Brittany Beaston How would you feel if you were able to set water on fire? Well some people in New York and Pennsylvania are literally able to set their faucet water on fire and shouldn’t be able to. This is caused from fracking. Fracking is a system utilized to extract natural gases from the earth. This essay will discuss the process‚ dangers and loopholes in regulation of this industry.We must understand how hydraulic fracking works. Hydraulic fracking works by
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Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially in Cuba and North America). The dance originated through the mixture of Mambo‚ Danzón‚ Guaguancó‚ Cuban Son‚ and other typical Cuban dance forms. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence in the music as well as the dance. Salsa is a partner dance‚ although there are recognized solo steps and some forms are danced in groups of couples‚ with frequent exchanges of partner (Rueda
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Potential Economic Benefits of Gay Marriage in New York Just recently our nation has taken initiative into changing the gay rights that our nation lacks by repealing the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy that was established in 1993 by our former president Clinton. In the United States there are only five states‚ not including District of Columbia‚ that have legalized same sex marriage. Lawmakers ignore the fact that legalizing gay marriage has economical benefits. If the state of New York were to
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In New York‚ We have many crimes that are unreported. We have many crimes that are occurring in our everyday lifestyle which we don’t notice. My group and I conducted research on different places in new york city in which crime occurs. The area that I am investigating is Lefrak City complex park. Lefrak City is located in Queens New York near queens center mall and where 114 precinct is found. I studied the area for about two weeks to get a conclusion on how the crime in the park is during the day
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2015 New York City The melting pot‚ the city that never sleeps‚ the big apple. What do all of these things have in common? There are simply nicknames for one of the most exciting places in America‚ New York City! New York city is full of various forms of entertainment. Since‚ I’m from the small part of New York‚ Brooklyn. I am very excited in informing you all on one of my favorite places to visit. Once I am in New York City I never want to leave there. In fact‚ I visit New York City every
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