The Evolution of Skyscrapers Skyscrapers define the American city. The desire to build bigger is not new. Big buildings have been built to show off power and financial success. When it comes to skyscrapers‚ size does matter. They were once considered purely an American construct; skyscraper construction is now very much a global one. In fact there seems to be competitiveness amongst cities and countries. From the ten story skyscrapers of the late 1800s to today’s 100 plus story marvels‚
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Arlene Garcia Dr. Kevin P. Coogan 12 August‚ 2013 HEOP 2013 The New Highline The way things can evolve with just the snap of a finger is truly amazing. Less than a decade ago‚ the highline was an abandoned wasteland but in 2009‚ it was transformed into a meaningful elevated park. The highline has a very long history being that it also used to be railroad track in the late 1930s. It has gone through many transformations throughout the decades‚ but now it has become
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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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STANESCU‚ Ana Maria 1st Year Fall Semester 2013 Atlantic History – Mid Term Paper 6.11.2013 Jews in New Netherland and New Amsterdam Jews in New Netherland: An influential community fights against discrimination History has taught us multiple times that Jews have struggled for centuries; they have been persecuted‚ unjustly accused of not committed crimes‚ expelled from countries and killed. The hatred against them started since the foundation of the Christianity and the time of new discoveries
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that aren’t as prevalent in the rest of the image. The urban landscape blends together in various shades of blue‚ red‚ and grey. The left and right edges are slightly bluer in tint while the upper and lower portions appear to have a rusty colour. There are hints of foliage towards the upper and lower left-hand side of the image‚ but unlike the park‚ are dwarfed by the expanse of the buildings that surround it. The omniscient view of the cityscape allows a unique perspective of this famous
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Figurative language Defining Type of figurative Examples of figurative language 4 Implications for teaching 3 Samples activities 3 “used in some way other than the main or usual meaning‚ to suggest a picture in the mind or make a comparison” (Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture 1992: 475). Metaphor My love is a rose Rose Love Qualities of the rose Beauty Fragance Softness Carry over Qualities of the love Beauty Fragance Softness
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B’s Penthouse Apt: 723 3rd Ave Floor 4 NY‚ NY 10017 (Midtown East) 2. Meatball Shop: 84 Stanton St (Lower East Side) Only balls on this menu‚ Beef‚ Pork‚ Chicken‚ Vegetable and Special of the Day … (I know‚ how can you call a vegetarian meatball a “Meat”-ball). Grab a few meatball sliders and the first beer of the day. 3. Katz’s Delicatessen: 205 East Houston Street (Lower East Side) Best pastrami sandwich in NYC‚ famous since 1888…and yes‚ they have hot dogs for Bru.
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It is a common experience to walk in urban park‚ then few steps away‚ you just turn the corner‚ pass through lined tall buildings in a narrow street paved with asphalt and you clearly feel that the temperature is higher than in the park. Or maybe‚ you can recall one day in your life when the city was really hot‚ that you decided to spend some time in a shading park where you found some relief. Most of you didn’t know but you experienced what in climate science is called the urban heat island effect
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Early skyscrapers emerged in the US as a result of economic growth‚ the financial organization of American businesses‚ and the intensive use of land. New York was one of the centers of early skyscraper construction‚ New York real estate was broken up into many small areas of land‚ with few large sites. During the first half of the 19th century it became the national center of American finance‚ and the banks in the financial district of Wall Street competed fiercely with English institutions for international
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The use of municipal bonds as a source of financing regional infrastructure development has been carried out in a number of countries. Including the United States which started in 1812 for the construction of the canal in the City of New York (Fahim‚ 2012). Until now the United States is the most advanced in the use of municipal bonds for infrastructure development (Platz‚ 2009). Then Europe is also well advanced with its municipal bond. From 1990 to 2007‚ the total value of municipal bonds issued
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