Furthermore in 1986 the single European act was signed that set a 6 year programme to create a single market. In 1993 the treaty of Maastricht was signed which united Europe further by establishing an economic and financial unification, and introducing a common currency, the Euro. As a result to its success more nations joined so that there are now 28 members. There are many advantages of being a member of the European Union. It is the world’s largest player in terms of having the largest GDP and highest percentage of exports and imports.
Claim: During the 1600's, tobacco was so popular that it was frequently used as money! Tobacco was literally "as good as gold!" a. Support: In 1760, Pierre Lorillard establishes a company in New York City to process tobacco, cigars, and snuff. Today, P. Lorillard is the oldest tobacco company in the U.S. (History Books) b.
Aubrey Love 6/6/2011 LA Cluster Sem: 8 Gang Culture Changing Los Angeles Los Angeles is the largest city on the West Coast, the most populous in California, home to more than 3.5 million citizens, and the second most populous city in the nation, following New York City. Nicknamed the “City of Angels,” L.A. houses people from more than 140 countries speaking 224 different languages. But is Los Angeles really a “City of Angels?” L.A.’s cultural diversity causes the city to be divided into many neighborhoods, many of which were towns that were annexed by the growing city. Although Los Angeles is diverse, with this diversity comes animosity between certain ethnic groups fighting for a recognition and territory. Los Angeles is often referred to as the “gang capital of North America” home to some of the world’s most notorious gangs.
One of the first similarities between the Giants and Yankees is their location. Both New York and San Francisco are major port cities in the United States. Not only do they both have mass amounts of trade commerce go through there everyday, but also a huge amount of people in a very small area. When one walks around the cities of New York and San Francisco, skyscrapers surround them while people and taxis fill the streets and sidewalks. New York has its infamous Times Square and San Francisco has its Union Square.
To increase population, Galveston solicited immigration; and it became the focus of an immigration plan called the Galveston Movement, which between 1907 and 1914 diverted an estimated 10,000 Jewish immigrants from the cities of the Northeastern United States. In 1905 William Lewis Moody Jr. founded the American National Insurance Company. Two years later he established the City National Bank, which is now the Moody National Bank. Houston prospered after the storm of 1900 and is now the center of population and economic growth in
Ellis Island- Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States. Nativism- belief that native-born white Americans are superior to newcomers. skyscrapers- a very tall building found in most cities. Frederick Law Olmsted- an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. Tenements- residential housing for multiple people, popular in cities during the industrial revolution.
But, like Chicago in the nineteenth century, Chongqing is revitalizing itself with explosive growth, into a “zone of high-rise glass-and-concrete office buildings, and neon-lit shopping malls.” Chongqing is considered the gateway to undeveloped lands, and is a center of commerce. The drive is from the vitality of the people who live there. It is not an aesthetically pleasing city. Pollution has become a serious issue, and industrial smog covers the city. Although there are many similarities between the development of Chicago and Chongqing, the speed and scale of Chongqing’s development is unprecedented and puts it in a class of its own.
David von Drehles nonfiction novel, Triangle: the Fire That Changed America, accounts events before and after the tragedy, and why the Triangle disaster is significant to America as a whole, and not just exclusive to New York. Turn of the century New York City government and politics was predominantly machine oriented. The most notorious party was Tammany Hall. Tammany was chock full of influential city leaders and ladder climbing underlings. The administration steadfastly assisted immigrants and the poor with provisions such as food and gas.
With an illustrious list of former clientele, including John and Jaclyn Kennedy, the Plaza Hotel was designed to impress upon its occupants the utmost sense of class, luxury and decadence whose essence typifies the upper-echelon of New York City residences. Located between 58 and 59th street on the esteemed 5th avenue, with each room being more venerable than the next, it is no wonder that the Plaza was made a New York City Landmark in 1969. Around Midtown, 5th avenue is notorious for expensive shopping, luxurious residences and an extensive array of businesses and office buildings which house some of the most successful companies in the world. Surrounded by skyscrapers, the Plaza is neither overshadowed nor outclassed by its much larger neighbors as it encompasses old-fashioned architectural components derived from Greek and Roman styles, along with an aged look that only reiterates its significance in New York’s architectural history. According to The City Journal’s Spring 2006 edition, the Plaza’s architecture includes a “ tripartite form of a column, separating the three-story limestone base from the shaft with a bold stringcourse.
Community Profile Brooklyn, NY ETH/316 January 31, 2013 Community Profile Brooklyn has been for some time, and is currently the most popular city out of all five boroughs. More of the younger crowed is moving to Brooklyn, being that it is cheaper than living in the city of Manhattan. You will find a lot of accessible music venues to explore, a great variety of restaurants, Brooklyn Museum, BAM the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which hosts a large and diverse slate of cultural activities as well as music and film. According to City-Data.com (2012): • Population: 2,538,705 • Males: 1,190,866 (46.9%) • Women: 1,347,839 (53.1) • Median income $41,304 per year * 24% of the people in Brooklyn live in poverty. The type of