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had half the day to visit. The main reason I stopped here was to visit the monuments. My first stop was the Washington Monument. The monument is a 555 foot marble tower, representing our first president, George Washington. The tower lays behind a giant pool, that is supposed to reflect the monument. After my first stop, I went to the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln memorial is a lot different than the Washington Monument. The Lincoln memorial is a monument with Abraham Lincoln sitting on a chair…

economic growth. After one day’s later i wanted to see the beauty of the shanghai by myself. In the day city almost westernized I can’t even see the difference between new york. In the city lot of friendly faces with rush with the crowd. In the night city sparking light and lot of entertainment. I’am even feel like I’m in New York not Shanghai One day the embassy reform that heavy storm will hit the shanghai. So there is no way to fly back to US. So i have to wait for week. In the storm was…

of shipping was New York City. Prior to the formation of the Erie Canal system, New York City was not the economic giant it is today. Philadelphia served as the most profitable port and largest city in the United States during the early 1800s (Watkins). Prior to the embargo act of 1807 and the War of 1812, Philadelphia was a manufacturing and financial center for the United States. After the war, the city failed to recover its major shipping industry and other cities, like New York, began to…

The coming of the New Era represented a giant change in society and in American culture. This revolution was being experienced by all ages and races. This New Era began in the 1920’s; a decade in which America saw the use of automobiles, telephones, and motion pictures become much more common. This led to a large influx of societal change in especially young people of the time. As it is in most cases, what is popular with young people, was not very popular with the generation above them. The…

sports rivalry between his favored Philadelphia Eagles and his roommates’ team, the New York City Giants. He explained how at the end of the game the Eagles player made an amazing catch inside the endzone but the two friends started arguing. The Giants fan said that the receiver caught the ball out of bounds and that he could not believe that the referee did not see it. Because of his loyalty to his favorite team, the Giants fan anticipated that his team would win. This ultimately influenced…

women to assume graffiti is just a name scrawled on a wall but graffiti is more than a name or a tag, it is an art form. Urban graffiti was born in New York City in the late 1960s. Taki 183, one of the first known graffiti artists, used a maker to write his name all over New York City. In 1971, Taki was interviewed for an article in the New York Times. It did not take long for people to start to imitate Taki. The number one goal of graffiti is to "get up" which means to have you name written…

invented by a group of people who later got in trouble by King Edward IV, because he thought that the game was childish. Later in 1846 there was an official cricket club in New York. Cricket is still played to this day and watched by millions around the world.…

she has changed my perspective of pursuing my college career path in New York City as I always dream of. Also, another scenario a while back when I was four years old, I remember I went to visit her in New York for Christmas, which is where she lives and the rest of my family and a huge accident happened that impacted my life still till today.…

professional photographer, living in New York City with a boyfriend and at least one cat. I had those dreams because life was not easy for me at that age. It had been two years since I first began to suffer from depression. Transitioning from elementary school to junior high school was a challenge for me. I had never been to a new school, and I was going to a new territory without my best friend, LeToya or my secret crush at the time, DeVonte. My goal was to make some new friends. At the…

Beautiful Scars As I wander out of the subway station, I gaze at the marvelous city of Manhattan. It is a beautiful autumn morning in New York. The temperature is a perfect balance between warm and cold. The leaves that had fallen from the trees are bright and full of life. The air is crisp with a scent of bread and pastries from a nearby bakery. I decide to advance toward the bakery for a cup of coffee. The past five months have been different. Ever since the accident occurred, I’ve been…