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    in 1965 Frank Sinatra would earn a Grammy Award for his album “September of my years” but in just 6 years he would retire. He soon would leave retirement by creating his own TV show and releasing a new album “Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back”, in 1973 later in the 1980’s he was criticized for performing in Sun city, South Africa, he later received many awards including the Philadelphia freedom medal and the Presidential medal of Freedom, he later reunited with Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis for one last tour…

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    Summary of the case: In 1824 a primary mode of transportation across waters was the steam boat. These were boats powered by steam engines. Aaron Ogden would travel back and forth from New Jersey to New York. The state of New York gave Aaron an exclusive license to run ferry boats between the states. Thomas Gibbons was also a steam boat operator who ran two steamboat ferries on the same route. Ogden filed a lawsuit against Gibbons. Ogden stated that, he was given exclusive rights to operating…

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    and Clubs Meta Description: Somerset, New Jersey has a great nightlife scene full with excellent restaurants and bars. Meta Keywords: Somerset restaurants, Dining in Somerset, Somerset bars, Nightlife in Somerset Somerset’s Top Restaurants and Bars Somerset, New Jersey, located near the center of the state, has its own special nightlife scene. With great, unpretentious restaurants serving great food with the level of gracious hospitality that New Jersey is known for, and a cavalcade of…

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    Newark, New Jersey. The things that shape this documentary is the campaign itself, the tactics the two used, and the people's reaction to the election. Their campaigns could be summed down to experienced leadership (Sharpe James) versus change (Cory Booker). James had been serving as mayor for sixteen years and has brought many changes to Newark. He has done good for the city, and any mistakes he has made, he should know from past experiences to never be repeated again. Booker is someone new…

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    Mason taking New Hampshire and Gorges taking Maine. In the 1640s, Massachusetts got too big for it’s britches and took control of New Hampshire, then parts of Maine in the 1650s. Judges ruled against Massachusetts in 1979, so New Hampshire became a royal colony. Maine was incorporated into Massachusetts in 1691. After New York was claimed for the English, the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers was given to two men, Sir George Carteret and Lord John Berkeley, and was named Jersey. In…

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    Religious Experience Paper

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    was Native American and so was her husband. He was a religious leader up in New York state where they lived. The reason this turned out to be a God moment was that I have a passion for Native American heritage. I went on my Cross-Cultural trip to get to know the Native American communities within the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC areas. I also have had many interactions through the Greater New Jersey’s Annual Conference. It seems wherever I go God puts me in the…

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    However, in December 1862 his brother was injured in the war so he moved to Washington D.C. to take care of him. Before this Whitman visited New York City hospitals to help nurse injured soldiers. But since he noticed there were many soldiers with casualties, including his brother, he decided to stay there and help with other soldiers in need. He lived in the city for about eleven years and worked as a clerk for the Department of the Interior. But that soon came to an end when the secretary…

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    Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…

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    Introduction William Penn greatly explored the ‘New World’ of Pennsylvania, encountered the people of his new land, and exchanged peace, hope, equal rights, and brotherly love with the newcomers to his “Holy Experiment.” Before he did this though, he did many things back in the European countries. He had many failures but soon was successful in his own ways. Penn got his huge area of the ‘New World’ because King Charles II was in debt to Penn’s recently deceased father. To repay this debt, King…

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    1819, in the village of West Hills, Long Island, New York, approximately 50 miles east of New York City. He was the second of eight children. Whitman’s father was of English descent, and his mother’s family, the Van Velsor, were Dutch. In early 1822, when Walt was two years old, the Whitman family moved to Brooklyn, which was still a small town. Whitman would spend most of the next 40 years of his life in Brooklyn, which grew into a thriving city during his residence. After attending a public…

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