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while many of these groups have actually seen their incomes, wealth, and overall well-being decrease over the past decade. The Syracuse Metro area is one of these areas, in particular, the city of Syracuse. Syracuse has the highest rate of concentrated extreme poverty among blacks and Hispanics in the United States. Areas of concentrated poverty are defined as a census tract where more than 40 percent of the population is below the poverty line. From the years 2000 to 2013, Syracuse has seen the number of these areas of concentrated poverty go from 9 to 30. The overall poverty rate in Syracuse is 34.4 percent—the 16th poorest in the nation. One primary group that is widely impacted by the effects of poverty is children, where 1 out of 2 children in Syracuse live in poverty. Since areas of concentrated poverty such as Syracuse have limited financial resources, high school students, and their families cannot afford necessities such as school supplies, high-cost education, tutors, and transportation for students.…

2. What programs and services does your agency provide and which of those does the County fund? Cortland County Historical Society serves as a repository for information related to the history of Cortland County its residents, industries, government and more. We host special events including our 18 lecture Lunch & Learn speaker series, an attic treasure sale, as well as bus trips of historical interest. Cortland County Historical Society also produces publications including: a quarterly…

Archimedes was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and an astronomer. He has invented many creations that were very useful to his city. Archimedes was very well known for his skills in math and was a creator of many things. When Archimedes grew up and finished his studies in Syracuse he traveled to Egypt to study in Alexandria. He was taught many things by a mathematician named Euclid, who was a very well known scholar. When his studies were over he returned to his birthplace,…

After the taxing summer heat, and humidity all through the year, I seek the crisp breeze of winter air in New York. The east coast is what draws me to Syracuse. Having lived in such a small town the majority of my life, I crave the excitement of living in a city like Syracuse. Ever since I was a child a city has symbolized everything I wanted in life: opportunities, culture, and adventure. Syracuse University provides a city thrill while maintaining small town life with its intimate community…

is very common to find neighborhoods within much larger cities that have higher levels of poverty than the city it surrounds. In West Side of Syracuse, New York there are many environmental, physical, social, and service problems that contribute to the quality of the neighborhood. In a city of almost 145,000 people, there are many things that can be fixed such as poverty. However, there are also many good things that have contributed to the growing population, such as good education, (United…

Although I was a student at Syracuse, it just didn’t feel right. I had my I.D and my S.U hoodie, but it didn’t change the fact that I did not like where I was. I was taking classes with adults who had been out of school for over 2 decades. There’s nothing wrong with this, but I did not fit in with them and I wanted a different college experience. This is the first time I’m admitting this to anyone, but it made me even more frustrated when I was placed in remedial Math and English classes. Unlike…

Aaron Sorkin's Commencement speech Aaron Sorkin a Syracuse graduate, gave a very inspiring commencement speech for the graduates and the families of the graduates at Syracuse University on May 13th 2012. In the speech, the main topic was overcoming failures everywhere in life. He talks about his struggles when he was a student at Syracuse and all the battles he fought then. Earlier in his life he battled a drug addiction with cocaine: Sorkin said in his speech he didn't think he could write…

Before I go into detail regarding my qualifications and other adjustments I would like to make as President, I would like to explain why I wish to become President. When I first came into Syracuse University, I wanted to find a place where I could nurture myself and build skills that would make me become a better leader, especially in the field of business. So, in the second week of school, I joined various business clubs such as the Financial Management Club, the Entrepreneurship Club, and the…

Archimedes had so many different discoveries and triumphs and inventions under his belt, but he considered his other theoretical achievements his greatest triumph. With his inventions in geometry and mathematics, he is also known for the odd weapons he created for the King to help protect Syracuse like the "Death ray" and "Archimedes claw". He is credited also with inventions and discoveries in the field of physics such as hydrostatics, and calculus. In mechanics he had defined the principle of…

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician and inventor who made significant changes to a number of fields and developed huge breakthroughs during his time. His discoveries, like figuring out how to find the surface area and volume of a cube, have had a great impact on mathematics and many other areas of science well. He was born in approximately 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily, and spent the majority of his life working in and for this city before finally dying there in around 212 BC. Throughout his life,…