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a small town in the mountains. When she turned seventeen she left her mountain home and moved to the big city of New York. Kirsten still lives in the city of New York to this day (“Kirsten Miller”). “As far as I’m concerned, no one’s invented a magical realm that’s any more fascinating than New York City” (Kirsten Miller). Kirsten receives a lot of inspiration from the everyday life in New York. Other main sources of influence for Kirsten come from newspapers, magazines, PBS, and also snippets…

the Chicago Fire. After the Great Chicago Fire multiple universities were founded in Chicago, shortly after the fire the great Chicago skyline was built. This also led to great innovations in the skyscraper. It brought many architects into the city to rebuild the part of Chicago that has been burned to the ground. The Institute of technology was founded just 3 years after the Chicago Fire. 4 years after the fire, Chicago became the first city in the United States to have insurance on the…

First of all, Russell Westbrook III was born in Long Beach, California Russell Westbrook III was born November 12 in Long Beach, California to Russell SR and Shannon Horton.In addition, one article states that… Westbrook didn’t receive his first college offer till his senior year in highschool. He won defensive player of the year .”Why not to everything”.Finally, In 2012-2013 Westbrook led the Thunder to the NBA finals but lost in 5 games to Miami Heat.Westbrook help lead the Thunder to the NBA…

whether to stay in their hometown, closer to family, or to move away and live in a new place. From my own experience, I would definitely support the latter option, since it is difficult to grow as a person unless you see more of the world. When I first finished school, I was faced with this choice, as most are. And although it would have been convenient to simply stay at home, I opted to move to Chinatown in New York City, where I then lived for a few years. That time proved to be vital to who…

This letter is in reference to Booking 6KH2H3/E84. We were set to sail on August 14, 2017 from Tampa, Florida to Cuba. We flew from Texas to Florida a day before. Unfortunately, my husband, Mario Cerda, was denied boarding because he did not have proper documentation, more specifically, his passport. My husband is a permanent resident of the U.S., with Mexican citizenship. We have travelled to many places abroad (with Carnival & Disney) and he has never needed a passport. Just to make sure, I…

The 1920s, or more commonly known as the roaring twenties was an American age of dramatic cultural and political change. Many musical and cultural innovations changed many aspects of The American lifestyle along with political and social contributions. Many overwhelming invention and contributions to American lifestyle arose during the roaring twenties, but some would actually lead America into something far worse. Due to various social, economical, and political events, America would be plunged…

terrorist attack on record. Members of an al-Qaeda terrorist group hijacked four U.S. airplanes midair and used them as weapons to strike various targets. The Twin Towers (also referred to as the World Trade Centre) located in lower Manhattan, New York City were struck with two of the hijacked planes killing nearly three-thousand people and injuring many more. The impact of the collision caused the building to ignite and eventually collapse. Amongst the injuries and casualties caused by the…

his future. In 1902, he travelled east to attend Oberlin Academy (Oberlin College’s preparatory high school), but it was on the grounds of Yale University, however, where Lewis truly discovered his genius for literature. In the heat of the Progressive Era, Lewis also developed a streak of idealism fueled by his work at both Upton Sinclair’s commune in New Jersey and the Carmel-by-the-Sea…

were all living in the city of Hong Kong. My parents had recently announced to my sister and I, that we would be leaving Hong Kong. Not just on a vacation or on a summer long trip, but to actually move and live in a whole new country. They told us that we were going to move to America, as my parents thought it was time for us to leave Hong Kong. We did get to help choose a state for us to live in, my mom and dad has given us a list of a few states they were interested in. New Jersey was an easy…

across them in a bad way there would be consequences like the St. Valentine's Massacre. This shows that all alcohol would go through Al Capone and his gang and pretty much nobody could stop him. Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York to poor Italian immigrant parents Gabriele and Teresina Capone. They came to America just like most of the immigrants of that decade for a better life. In 1920 Capone’s father died of a heart attack his friend Johnny Torrio offered him a job in…