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outcome, and if it doesn't, rig the formula so it does. I read a couple of articles in nj.com recently. In one, a Rutgers-Camden professor of Public Policy published a study that found that more poor people were being concentrated in small to mid-size cities today compared to ten years ago. OK, the economy collapsed and the housing market tanked: poor people always lived in crappy neighborhoods with other poor people, and rich people

Cunactzy Duenas Personal experience One of my personal experiences that I had was when my family decided to move from New Jersey to Florida. I never planned on moving with them but my mother basically forced me into moving with them. It wasn’t really all that moving stuff because the new house was actually pretty nice, it was just I had all my friends there and I was doing well in school. Nothing I said convinced my mother so after a week of packing

maintain morale within his force. On 22 December, Washington gathered with his war council to discuss their options to strike a victory against their opposing force. They voted to conduct a surprise attack against the troops garrisoned in Trenton, New Jersey. The plan called for three forces to conduct different missions to bring the desired result of Colonial victory. The first unit, commanded by Washington, would cross the Delaware River, north of Trenton, on Christmas night. Of the additional two

Perched on the Palisades at the western end of the George Washington Bridge, the borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey, may be best known today for its role in the Bridgegate political scandal. A century ago, however, the bedroom community across the Hudson River from Manhattan gained fame as the motion picture capital of the world. Manhattan residents who skimmed the New York Times on December 19, 1909, could be forgiven if they thought the apocalypse had descended upon a small borough on the opposite

New York City Five men in NFL jerseys step out of a black chrysler 300. They walk up to up, surround us and one of them says “Don’t run”. At this point, I was freaking out. I was thinking I was about to get mugged.The only thing that was going throw my mind was run. I knew walking the streets of New York City with my brother and cousin was a horrible idea. I turned and took my first step to run and before I knew it, I was being pressed up against a cold, rough brick wall and the man said “You just

to deal with in outside of Boston after a year later in New York City. In 1776, on October 28, the Washington forces later beaten at the White Plains of Battle, and he defeated again at fort Washington the date on November 16, 1776. It was a deserter because this war at fort Washington charge 59 American life and 2837 people were captured. The Washington army tried to chase from New York State to all the way across in the state of New Jersey to Pennsylvania. It was at some stage in these black days

the geographic factors affecting the use of military power. He was aware of the surroundings and did not let his troops get backed into a corner with no way to retreat. (2) He was also aware of his troops’ inability to protect specific locations and cities against superior British forces. He began using mobile posts that were less vulnerable and more effective. Washington also understood the important role of the naval power along the

I am a native Staten Islander. Both my parents and set of grandparents were born on Staten Island as well, so it 's no surprise I was too. Much of my family lives on Staten Island and my whole childhood memories and reflections are all based off being Staten Island. I do appreciate the childhood memories I have as well as some of the people I have met, but I have mixed feelings overall about where I am from and most days I do not like it. I definitely agree it has both it 's pro 's and con 's at

On the cover of the glossy photograph is a short three year old, who wouldn’t develop much more in height as she grew older, standing in the living room of the first house she lived in, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The girl is me, I am wearing a fireman’s outfit for Halloween and across my face is a radiant smile, when I look at the picture I can tell that I had been laughing. Looking at the photo I am reminded of the joy of a young girl who had not yet fully understood the affliction that had

make the city a more welcoming place. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word mural means a painting or other work of art that is directly executed on to a wall. In many aspects, murals originated from graffiti, which comes from the Latin word graffio, meaning scratching or scribbling. Mural Arts programs are popping up in cities across the nation. However, I decided to focus on two cities that were closer to home for me. I focused my research on Newark and Asbury Park, New Jersey, in comparison