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    World War I had devastating and everlasting effects across the European continent. The Austria-Hungary and Russian Empire’s collapsed. New nations were formed including Poland, and Czechoslovakia, which has recently been separated into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Communism became widespread in Eastern Europe and large amounts of land and resources were gained by Great Britain and France. The war began when Yugoslavian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke of Austria, Franz

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    The Erie Canal, which was three-hundred sixty miles, forty feet wide and four feet deep at its completion, was able to bridge a connection from Lake Erie to the Hudson and was a reliable form of transportation (as the roads were not the network it is today). The Erie Canal, after its construction was able to rupture the boundaries of western and eastern (northeastern) New York and encouraged inward and outward flow (migration) of people, animals, goods, money, trade, sickness and disease, ideas,

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    today, Vanderbilt successfully established a company along the Hudson River. He used his usual tactic, reduced fare prices, to stir away any competitors. He then expanded between New York and New England and Long Island. What helped his business to flourish was through customer’s loyalty. Because Vanderbilt was known to have reliable, safe and cheap steamboats, Cornelius Vanderbilt’s company skyrocketed. In 1830, Vanderbilt entered the Hudson River market and competed against Steamboat Association. Due

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    glitter that turns to blue, with an overlaying "twinkling" sound effect for the directing/producing credit. The next thing we see is a close-up of Deena and Effie holding hands as teens, initiating pop-art-like collage frames for the cast/crew credits. Hudson appears last for a classic "Introducing..." roll, designed for thunderous applause. These are just a few examples. If love is in the details, DreamGirls is cupid. Even the menu on the DVD is entertaining and visually captivating. The Music, Industry

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    After the execution of Bishop, Hudson Austin, an early member of the NJM and now head of the military forces of Grenada disbanded the PRG and formed the RMC to rule until the country returned to normalcy. The military government lasted for six days until the United States invaded Grenada

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    The Dia art Foundation first opened Dia Beacon in 2003 on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York. It was originally established by Philippa de Menial, Heiner Friedrich, and Helen Winkler in 1974. Dia Beacon opened in what was once a Nabisco box printing factory that they transformed into a museum. In this museum they display Dia’s collection of art projects from the 1960s to today. Dia offers special programs that include gallery talks, events and an education program. Since its establishing

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    Analysis Of Hudsy

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    Hudsy, an all-Hudson Valley themed digital network intended to deliver self-produced and collaborative episodic shows and other creative content programming of live performances, showcases, local updates and artists interviews in a non-linear format. Meaning that our audience can watch our network and shows via our website, mobile app, Public Access TV through Spectrum and or social media channels whenever they want after regular programmed schedule. Exclusively about the Hudson Valley but viewable

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    child abuse and neglect, and unsafe/unprotected Sex (“Hudson County community,” 2007). Another phase of MAPP was the evaluation of the ability of the Local Public Health System in Hudson County to provide the 10 essential functions of the public health services to their residents. The only service of the essential services that was up to par was the area of diagnosis and investigating and the score for this service was 80.3 percent (“Hudson County community,” 2007). The third component of MAPP evaluated

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    Mississippi rivers and countless others elsewhere. Steamboats could ply the waters of lakes and rivers but could not go where there was no waterway so people built canals. The first successful canal was The Erie Canal in New York stretching from the Hudson River at Albany, New York westward to Buffalo, New York. The canal on Lake Erie stretched 364 miles and operated twenty-four hours a day seven days a week, opening the old Northwest and connecting it to New York Harbor. Its production started in 1817;

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    Canal Building before 1840: Essay Throughout history, there has been a need for better mode of transportation in order to keep up with economical growth. Canals have been around since the Ancient Roman Civilizations and still exist today. Canals have been so important because they allow people to travel from one place to another and back by way of water. They require very little energy and maintenance but help trade flow more efficiently. This can be proved by observing the United States economy

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