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    right on the the edge between the floor and the board, this gives it an effect of realism, as if it was an actual flower sprouting from the ground but instead of ground it is sprouting for the concrete. To me this adds to the popular nickname that New York City has “ Concrete Jungle”. The shape is the flower is very simple, almost as if a child had painted it; this creates the illusion of innocence, which in this day and age is rare. The smell of the surrounding area was a very humid like smell which

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    had not drowned, frothy blood was still issuing from her mouth and her face was suffused with dark, bruised blood and had swollen veins” (Srebnick 18). Once her body was found there were many theories as to how she died.The New Jersey coroner determined strangulation. The New York coroner determined she drowned. Another witness confessed while on her deathbed that it was due to an abortion. Mary Rogers death is still a mystery today. Payne was a prime suspect, being that he was her lover. “Several weeks

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    makes us audience members feel welcome and respected. Following this into the performance, it is very exciting to be able to view the spectacle of a live performance with all of its light, music, and dancing, such as when I went to see Wicked in New York City. While many movies are full of special effects nowadays, nothing compares to being able to physically witness magical moments such as the Wicked Witch flying above the audience at the closing of the first act. Spectacle aside however,

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    did the religious fervor of New England Puritans decline after 1660? How did the Salem witch episode reflect the tensions and changes in seventeenth-century New England life and thought? The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America. Puritans immigrated to the New World, where they sought to found a holy commonwealth in New England. Although the Puritans

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    behind for the new opportunities in America, but are let down by the harshness of our culture. In the story, Arrival: 1960 by Pablo Medina, we learn about a young Cuban family who make a great move to the United States, more specifically New York City. The main character begins the story high spirited and excited for their new home for it would contain new experiences. In contrast he begins to see the reality within the city and at his school further into the story. He discovers that his new environment

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    accomplished. In the essay “Goodbye to All That”, Joan Didion arrives in New York. Without a purpose in life her six-month stay quickly turns into an eight year stay. Her contentment with being in New York rather than living in it results in a bout of depression and will hinder her attempts to find true happiness in Los Angeles. When the author arrives in New York, she is entranced by the city. The author’s love of New York is so deep that she cannot establish the years during which many of her

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    Connection New York City Cops The NYPD is one of the finest law enforcements when it comes to containing drugs, except one, heroin. The business of drugs exponentially grows to new heights every year. Around the early 70’s, heroine was being brought over to the united states at very high rates. New York City was a famous shipping ground for heroine, which made times tough for the law enforcement. At one point in history a person could find all sorts of dirty businesses in New York, whether it’s

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    New York Megacity

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    1.0 Introduction New York is a megacity located in the United States of America. It has a population of 19.37 million people and an area of 789 km² (Allianz.com top 20 megacities). It is a multi-cultural society. The life expectancy of people in New York is around 80 years (worldlifeexpectancy.com). It has a population density of 27, 000 people per square mile (NYC Planning). This city is well known for some of its tourist attractions such as The Statue of Liberty, The Empire State Building and Central

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    Stroller and the City,” author Rebecca Solnit explores the complex relationships between the walking individual and living in the city. The title brings together three central ideas; walking, the city, and solitariness as an individual.. These three central ideas are tied together and used to reveal deeper meanings and relationships within the text. When analyzing Solnit’s work, the reader is left to identify a complex relationship between the central ideas and how the geography of a city influences all

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    Jane Jacobs

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    when a city was battlegrounds between power forces each struggling to influences the form and direction of economic. It was an epic battle and one that crystallize the wildly different approaches to urban planning taken by two people who became legendary figures in the field. Moses was born in New Haven, Connecticut, moved to New York as a child. He held the passion of New York City parks commissioner form 1934 to 1960. Though, he never had an elected office. Mosses had big ideas for what New York

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