the past ten years Portland and New York have been vying for distinction of being creative capital of the United States. They range in size‚ both geographically and in terms of population‚ they have very different environments and people‚ although they have some things in common‚ like a diverse art and music scene. We can explore these differences and similarities to better understand the significance of each city and the things they have to offer. New York is a city with pavement‚ concrete and
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perspective‚ it is reasonable to suggest that fashion has a very important role in the society. Thus‚ understanding various aspects of fashion is also of utmost importance. It is from this point of view that this paper discusses the importance of New York as a fashion city. A fashion capital is a city that has major influence on the global fashion trends as well as the core of the fashion industry‚ where activities such as designing‚ production and retailing of fashion items‚ events like fashion
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The Smart Medical Home is the result of work across several disciplines at the University of Rochester‚ New York. Housed at the Center for Future Health‚ the home showcases medical technology in a home setting. The Smart Medical Home at first glance looks like a regular apartment with a dining room‚ living room‚ bedroom and kitchen. However‚ upon closer inspection‚ you can see the adjoining room filled with high-tech computers and gadgets that are meant to help us live a healthier and happier future
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just three days from Christmas. As I was walking home I took a shortcut on to Madison Avenue. Little did I know what was to happen to me next. It wasn’t until I was five houses away from my home did I realize there was a suspicious car following me. I acted normal as if I didn’t notice anything. It was when I was three houses away from home did I start running. But it was too late. Within five seconds I felt a sharp pain in the back of my body and then I felt no more. I could hear the voice
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Would you like to stay in a lovely white house in the suburb of the New York city within 40 minutes drive off the city centre ? It’s a classic style house with 2 floors . It has a large garden all around the house and has a beautiful path with many trees and flowers besides so in your freetime you can take care them ‚ really interesting .In the backyard of the house has a few fruit trees and Addition ‚ it has wonderful swimming pool behind the house where you can have a party or ideal eating
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before‚ tenements were often very crowded due to the large wave of immigrants coming from Europe. These immigrants were stuffed into buildings that were inadequately made. In 1914‚ the streets below fourteenth street‚ which was one eighty-second of New York State’s total land area‚ had one sixth of the city’s population (Urban Castles). Showing how in a relatively small piece of land‚ many people lived there. Most of the people who lived there lived in tenements. There were 22‚000 slum tenements that
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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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and suffered at the hands of church doctrine‚ the Islamic world was conquering lands from Persia to Spain. Building not only great cities and palaces but also libraries and centers of learning. These centers of study from Italy to Spain to the “House of Wisdom” in Bagdad‚ was where Muslim scholars were working doggedly advancing the fields of science‚ philosophy‚ astronomy‚ mathematics‚ alchemy‚ and medicine. (Lyons 156) Not only preserving the great works of Plato and Aristotle and translating
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Arianna Kousouros History of New York City Midterm Exam Essay New York City always had a core identity which is doing whatever it takes to “make a buck.” The most iconic period in the history of New York City was from 1783-1825. There were also many “New Yorkers” in this time period. A “New Yorker” is someone that is face paced‚ hardworking‚ and not afraid of change. Between the years 1609-and 1825 many important events and developments occurred in New York City history‚ which made the city that
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1. Know who to call to report animal cruelty. We’re lucky here at the ASPCA in New York City because we have Humane Law Enforcement Agents who have the power to investigate and arrest perpetrators of animal cruelty in the state of New York. But every state and every town are different. In some areas‚ you may have to rely on the police department to investigate animal cruelty; in others‚ you may have to contact local animal control or another municipal agency. If you aren’t sure where to report cruelty
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