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    Katherine Godfrey applied to be a firefighter for the city of Chicago. After going through a physical test she was denied, due to the written application. Katherine believed that was discriminating, based on gender. A similar case was ruled in 2002. The case was Lewis v. Chicago. Lewis sued based on the way the application use to work and thought discrimination was a part of it. When someone applied to be a firefighter in the city of Chicago they would put your application into categories. The…

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    America after sailing to it, similarly how Moses sailed across the Red Sea so that he could acquire the Ten Commandments. Although Hamilton does not seem to believe that god is guiding his path, he does believe that America is going to become a free and new country and that he is willing to fight for it to become just so. Correspondingly, the American Dream should, virtually, be promised. Therefore, you should fight against those/things that are impeding your desires. Another simile quote that…

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    Painted by George Bellows in 1909, Stag Night At Sharkeys, a part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s since 1922, portrays the new and dark city life of early twentieth century New York City. Unlike any other artwork at the time, this specific painting became known as a reputable piece because of the artist’s ability to capture a specific moment in time, lasting merely a second, and turn it into a magnificent work of art. Through the use of color, detailing, and viewpoint, Bellows was able to…

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    That I Will Never Forget My mom was born and raised in a village in the suburbs of Casablanca, the biggest city of Morocco. As a girl, in a small town, she was overwhelmed with what she heard about the luxurious life in a big city that is lively and bustling. When my mom got married, her dream came true, and she moved to Casablanca. After couple of years, the whole family moved to the city and left the dull life of the suburbs. Only my aunt stayed because she preferred the life in the house…

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    “The moment you’re loved, that's when you got your soul” (Shusterman 174). Neal Shusterman, the author of Unwind, grew up in Brooklyn, where he began writing at an early age. Shusterman wrote Unwind with the intention to “point out the fact that there are two sides on all of these gray area issues” (Shusterman); he wanted people to look at issues like abortion, storking, and unwinding with a different perspective. Shusterman uses setting, point of view, characters, theme and symbolism to depict…

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    example Queens and someone wealthy would rebuild a building, then adding value to the community in the outcome of attracting more people of the middle/high class in the future. As we walked out through the park, we also had the view of the stadium of city field and where the U.S. Open was held this past summer. We continued walking until we saw this huge steel structure, which appeared to be a globe. I have seen this figure once or twice in my entire life, but not before this class did I know it…

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    reasons of opening a New York style deli in Pennsylvania is based entirely on increasing demographics. “We heard that a lot of people moved here from New York, New Jersey, and Staten Island, and within five years about 50,000 families moved into the area. This type of deli is what you would find in New York City or Long Island.” This is uncommon for the Lehigh Valley, where Emmaus is located, but that does not mean that the town has a diverse business scene like New York…

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    Cosmic Chargers Essay By: The Cosmic Chargers Grade 6-7th Grade _________________________________________ Our city will be located on the coast of Lake Erie, where the land is flat and where there is a large amount of water and natural resources. There will be a diverse population and there will be lots of necessary jobs like services, shops, and industrial jobs. The buildings will be obliquely shaped. Long transportation will be underground on platforms with wheels. These would help for…

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    Simone de Bauvoir and Marguerite Duras, is one of the biggest female authors of 20th century. The Bell Jar shares more characteristics with Sylvia Plath’s life than just a semi-autobiographical novel. The main character of the book, Esther travels to New York to work as an intern in a fashion magazine, just like Sylvia Plath did. They are both poets, who lost their fathers at the age of 8 and both Esther and Sylvia Plath slowly falls into insanity. In her novel, Sylvia Plath tells the story of…

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    a book an individual should be on cloud nine in a world that they can equally relate to however also gain knowledge from. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald it goes back to the early twentieth century, where Nick Carraway moves to New York to start a new life and business. His next door neighbor is the mysterious Jay Gatsby, who once had a love affair with Daisy Buchanan, which is Nick's cousin. In the novel, Nick knows all the hidden secrets and love affairs but does not revile them as…

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