year‚ in the first week of June‚ I go with my church on a mission trip. Every year we go somewhere different‚ and I’ve only been on two‚ but the one that impacted me the most would have to be the summer I went to New York City. Now New York is a big city‚ many things go down in New York‚ so yes‚ I will admit to you that I was scared to go. Luckily‚ I over came my fear and head into the trip as confident and a championship boxer heading into a match with a tomato can. When we got there‚ it was a
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Legalizing Marijuana in New York State Megan Castner Composition 1 ENC 1101-12 Currently in New York State‚ marijuana is illegal. Marijuana is considered an illegal drug by many countries. Over the years there has been a great deal of controversy on whether or not marijuana should be. Growing‚ smoking‚ and being in the possession of marijuana for medicinal use‚ should be legal in the state of New York. In the State of New York it is illegal to buy‚ sell‚ grow‚ or possess marijuana. In 2002
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he movie Gangs Of New York is filled with racism‚ war‚ and political corruption. The movie takes place between the years of 1846 -1862. The movie focuses on the issues between Irish immigrants that are enter New York and the Americans citizen who call themselves the Native Americans. Amsterdam Vallon returns to five points 16 years after his father was murdered by William “Bill the Butcher “Cutting the leader of The Native Americans. When Amsterdam is getting of the ship you see politicians handing
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The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the nation. It began as a product of a humanitarian association. Organized in 1815‚ it was originally called the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. The Reverend John Stanford founded this Society. During the year 1820 and continuing through the middle of 1821‚ the Society completed a survey of the United States prisons. Upon completion‚ the Society then appointed a committee to study the findings. The report the committee
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circumstances‚ New York City is easy to navigate. However‚ subway and bus changes can occur at the last minute‚ so pay attention to the posters on station walls and listen carefully to any announcements you may hear in trains and on subway platforms. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Travel info 718-330-1234‚ hourly updates 718-243-7777; www.mta.info. The MTA runs the subways and buses‚ as well as a number of alternative commuter services to points outside Manhattan. You can get news of service
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Introduction The New York Giants are a professional football team‚ located in East Rutherford‚ New Jersey. The Giants have been around since 1925‚ and have become a well-known organization and one that other teams look to emulate. The Giants play their home games at MetLife Stadium which was just built in 2010. The Giants are a part of my life‚ everyday conversation‚ looking up breaking news‚ who they are interested in taking in this year’s draft. It’s something I can share with my Dad‚ a fellow
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attract the attention of other people that causes new fashions to rise. A man makes certain modifications in his dress or hair style in order to attract the attention of others. People notice his new fashion. Many people imitate his new fashion because they think that they will not be noticed if they do not follow the new fashion. Thus the new fashion spreads and becomes common. When most people have accepted the new fashion‚ it is no longer new. It becomes the ordinary style. Fashionable persons
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New York is the state to be it’s one of the richest and one of the best. New York’s history is very rich and very old but very interesting. New York became a state on July 26‚ 1788‚ the capital is Albany. In 1664‚ the English took control of the area and renamed it New York. One of the original 13 colonies it was the 11th state to join the union.Between 1892 and 1954‚ millions of immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and passed through Ellis Island on their journey to becoming U.S citizens. New York
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How vast is the New York City’s mass transit system? XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Instructor: XXXXXXXXX Course: XXXXXXXXXX Date: XXXXXXXX New York City‚ one of the world’s most vibrant cities‚ has one of the biggest public transportation systems of North America. Everyday hundreds of thousands people enter this city as workers or as tourists. New York City has excellent connectivity to all of its neighboring states: New Jersey‚ Connecticut‚ and
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New York City The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape‚ an Algonquin people who hunted‚ fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century--among the first was Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in search of a route to Asia--but none settled there until 1624. That year‚ the Dutch West India Company sent some 30 families to live and work in a tiny settlement
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