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    Over the years, Bensonhurst has diversified and experienced a remarkable amount of change, especially in terms of the population. Bensonhurst’s diversity is not limited to just those particular ethnic groups mentioned above, there are also a lot of Albanians, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and more.  According to the statistics of the residents in Bensonhurst & Bath Beach Puma, NY, the most common country of origins is China, Ukraine, and Italy (“BENSONHURST & BATH BEACH PUMA, NY,” n.d.). While, there

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    My Neighborhood

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    When I tell other students from New York City that I live in Bensonhurst, they often tell me they have never heard of it. Often, I have never heard of the neighborhood they live in, even though we all live in the same city. I think we all live in and interact in our respective bubbles, and besides the periods we spend at work or school, we tend to keep ourselves exclusive to people outside of them. There is nothing wrong with being selective with who you interact with, but those self-isolating behaviors

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    The school, the observation was being conducted is called New Utrecht High School. This high school was established on 1915, and it serves the neighborhood of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. Bensonhurst was once known as the Little Italy of Brooklyn because it used to have a big population of Italians, but now this populations of Italians were replaced by a population of Chinese people, and also this neighborhood has a very large number of Chinese people born in china than any of other neighborhood in New

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    Over the years, Bensonhurst has encountered a lot of drastic, significant changes in regards to its historical authenticity. The physical layout and social construct have been convoluted and molded into a new kind of authenticity. Thus, leading to the neighborhood’s transformation from “Little Italy of Brooklyn” to “Brooklyn’s Second Chinatown.” The inevitable metamorphosis occurred due to gentrification and reurbanization, which subsequently led to new residents, changes in the physical and social

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    Bensonhurst is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in New York City. For decades, the Jewish and Italian population were equal. Around the 1950s, more Italians immigrated to Bensonhurst, which pushed a majority of the Jewish population out. In the early 1990s, immigrants from China and the former USSR arrived. From then on, the neighborhood got increasingly more diverse. In Bensonhurst alone, there are Eastern European, South Asian, East Asian

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    American actor Anthony Mackie once said “There are a lot of limitations and stigmas that are placed on young actors, specifically young black actors.” You have probably seen black male actors play the leading role of a drug addict, drug dealer, abusive husband or a even a thief. Although they do get a chance to be displayed on the media, they more often than ever are represented or viewed as the antagonist. Why? Because they are set up according to certain limitations in which they must obey. The

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    In spite of the fact that Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever are both associated with social and political issues, they tend to navigate through various racial viewpoints using different cinematic elements. Spike Lee uses a variety of techniques in his film to bring awareness to events occurring in today's society. For example Do the Right Thing, is a film that tackles down the social issue of prejudice as well as the controversial issues between Italian-Americans and African Americans in New York

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    emergency locksmith services 24 hours a day. Save their number into your phone now, so you can get back in your car later! The owner of Multi Locksmith has been trained and certified by Mul-T-Lock Company, and serves Brooklyn neighborhoods Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Flatbush, Canarsie, and Manhattan Beach, as well as Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. For 24-hour emergency locksmith services, call (718)

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    Substation Report

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    (Green Book), which discuss the different types of transmission cables and the components that comprises the cable. Besides feeder Y-50, I had the opportunity to see a leak on feeder 38B11. Feeder 38B11 is a 138kV feeder which runs between the Bensonhurst and Greenwood Substation. The leak was discovered by a PFT search (Perfluorocarbon Tracer). PFT is a method of locating dielectric fluid leak on pipe-type transmission feeders.

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    There is no better place to grow up than in Staten Island, New York.Staten Island is a little town with a big heart. The people are great and the neighborhoods are beautiful. The best part is that it is connected to the Big Apple. Staten Island is a tiny town on the east coast of the United States. It is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Staten Island is known for many things : the Staten Island Ferry, the Staten Island Yankees, and unfortunately being the drug capital of the United

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