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Unread Collapse replies Expand replies Subscribed Collapse Subdiscussion Ashley Pawela Ashley Pawela Friday Jun 8 at 12:10am Manage Discussion Entry The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean in both directions. The exchange was brought on by the Europeans travelling through the Atlantic to the New World. By bringing plants, animals, and diseases with them, both sides of the ocean were affected. Sugar was the most…

She made many contributions to the women's movement and society. Shirley Anita St. Hill Born In Brooklyn, NYC on November 20th, 1924 to immigrant parents Charles St. Hill and Ruby Seale St. Hill,. In her earl childhood her parent sent her to Barbados to her grandmother where she earn most of her elementary education. Once returning to the Unites States Chisholm graduated from Girls High School and Brooklyn College and later earned a master's…

medical education, case presentations at clinical meetings/grand rounds and journal reviews. In the same vein, I have acquired a three months hands-on clinical experience at Medcare multispecialty clinic, Brooklyn New York and observership programs of one month each at Maimonides medical center Brooklyn New York and Yale New Haven hospital, Connecticut. This has undoubtedly given me the required exposure and knowledge of the United States medical system and multicultural society, which will make…

Robinson was an African American baseball player who starred in the major leagues from 1947 to 1957. What made his career special was he was extraordinary at the game as well as being the first African American to play the game. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers as well as the Kansas City Monarchs in the “Negro League”. This is important because Jackie Robinson led the way for many other African Americans to not only integrate baseball, but many other sports as well. Over the rest of his life…

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Michael has two brothers and two sisters and they are: James Roland, Larry, Delois and Roslyn. For a short time, Michael and his family lived in Brooklyn, New York, but then they decided to move back to Wilmington, North Carolina. At a young age, Michael was everything but selfish. He was a happy-go-lucky and competitive person (Smith 401). Michael set goals for himself in basketball to achieve in basketball. James, Michael…

Memory Storm Imagine driving down a road, late at night, and not being able to see lines on the road. Looking out the window and seeing nothing but a white sheet. Feeling helpless as to where you are or where the road even is. Driving down the interstate during a blizzard helped me understand everything doesn’t always turn out the way you want it to. To give some background, Hailey Hershey, my best friend for as long as I can remember, had just moved; my friend Amber and I thought it would be…

Racial hierarchy was present during the settlement of the United States. During settlement, the U.S. had an English population that was uniform regarding race and religion. There was a need for labor and people in the U.S. To induce settlement, settlers were provided transportation to the U.S. but at the cost of seven years of labor. So, settlers arrived in the U.S. in a position with no rank. They were made more inferior when they were required to succumb to the English rule with respect…

For Native Americans, Governors Island was a place to hunt, fish and gather nuts. They referred to the island as Pagganck which translate as Nut Island, after the island’s abundant oak and chestnut trees. It was the perfect location for local tribes to establish fishing camps. Around 1637 Wouter Van Twiller, a representative of the Dutch government purchased Governors Island from the Native Americans for two ax heads, a string of beds and a handful of nails. Twiller used the island for his…

Brooklyn, NY -- On Monday, September 12 everything seemed to be going wrong for Maria Hatziminadakis, 16. As she was waiting for her package to arrive with her costume for Comic Con, it had finally arrived on her mother’s birthday. Hatziminadakis very excitedly opened the package and first got a look at her costume she was very happy that it had arrived. When she took it out of the box and eventually tried it on, she had noticed that it was too long, had missing buttons, and the clip for the wig…

Angela’s Ashes Angela’s Ashes is a memoir written by Irish author Frank McCourt. The novel opens up with a description of how his mother and father met and wed. He’s mother Angela and father Malachy met in Brooklyn, New York. They soon got married when Angela got pregnant with Frank. Life wasn’t easy for his parents whom faced many challenges. His dad had a drinking problem and he constantly invested he’s wages to feed he’s hunger for alcohol. While his mother struggled to make ends meat to…