...norms and ways of living their lives which can be difficult for others to understand. When you meet a stranger in the street in Minnesota it is almost considered compulsory to say hi when you pass by, at least where the author of the article “Living with strangers’’ is from. Her name is Siri Hustvedt and she wrote the essay in 2002 which was published in The New York Times. She moved from the country in Minnesota to New York City where addressing strangers on the street is considered very odd. Siri Hustvedt’s essay is inspired by this difference between the norms and ways of doing things. The title “Living with strangers” is a bit of a paradox, because living with someone would normally make them everything else than strangers. In Siri Hustvedts life that isn’t the case. She moves to New York City where there live a whole lot of people. In New York City you are surrounded by more and more people, nonetheless you get more and more isolated in your own little world. This isolation and exclusion from the world outside is what Siri Husvedt’s essay is based on. From her apartment she could hear and watch things which should have been kept private such as a couple arguing and men only wearing underwear. They could almost have been roommates or something but they were just fellow New Yorkers who had unintentionally shared private moments. She is living with strangers. “Pretend it isn’t happening”(p.1.l.20) is a law which every citizen of New York City live by. It is a law that says if...
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...------------------------------------------------- My Little Bit of Country Do you remember you favorite place when you were a child? My favorite place was a playground near where I live, and I LOVED it! I could be there every day at all hours. I was on the verge of tears when I have to go home. In My Little Bit of Country is Susan Cheever writing about how she felt when she and her family moved from New York to Westchester. She have to move from her favorite place, Central Park. This essay is from 2012. Susan Cheever describes in her essay her relationship to Central Park in New York. She recollects many good experiences in the park as a kid. She describes the city as a magical place with many options, but her parents want a typical suburban life so they decided to move from their apartment in middle of New York to Westchester, which in outside the city. Susan Cheever’s relationship to Central Park does not end here, because she commutes to New York as soon as she gets an opportunity to come back to the life she and her family had in New York. Susan Cheever moved back to New York some years after, she had children and she raised them in New York, and they love Central Park as much as Susan Cheever does, and even though they are adults, they still love to celebrate functions in the park. Susan Cheever thinks the life in New York is safe, while the suburban life is a little bit scary. In the essay, there is a first person narrator and an omniscient narrator, because it is Susan Cheever...
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...big cities means a happy life, with no worries and just pure happiness. But what is happiness? And what makes us think that urban life is pure happiness? In the essay “Living With Strangers” by Siri Hustvedt, we hear about a woman's move from the countryside of Minnesota, to the Big Apple in New York City. Her move is described with many comparisons with her previous life and experiences, and a lot of humor, which underlines her situation and her attitude to urban life. In the following essay I am going to analyze and comment on Siri Hustvedt’s essay “Living With Strangers”. Part of my essay will focus on the genre, the attitude to urban living and the contrasts between Siri’s life in Minnesota and her new life in New York City. As said, the essay is based on Siri Hustvedt’s own life and experiences. Siri Hustvedt grew up in Minnesota, where everybody knows and greets each other. Now she lives in New York City where nobody seems to care about each other, and where greeting strangers would be “impractical and unsound”. This is a big change for her, and she uses an overwhelming amount of detailed descriptions to describe her situation in the Big Apple. She uses many personal experiences and examples, which characterizes the essay genre. Furthermore, she is very reflective, descriptive, subjective and very personal in her way of writing the essay. “It didn’t take long for me to absorb the unwritten code of survival in this town (..). This simple law, one nearly every New Yorker...
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...SAVE MONEY. LIVE BETTER. WAL-MART'S POETENTIAL IMPACT ON NEW YORK CITY Management 520: Legal, Political Ethical Dimensions of Business Professor Pamela Aurelien Lena Alston lenaaalston@aol.com (516) 425-0814 Francisco Lazaro franciscolazaraojr@yahoo.com (347) 494-8147 Tajuna L. Sharpe tajuna629@gmail.com (347) 659-7010 Group Presentation Outline Interstate Commerce: The of Walmartization of New York City 1. Introduction A. Briefly introduce the topic and group B. Defining Interstate Commerce i. Conditions of interstate commerce ii. Wal-mart's current operations within New York State 2. History A. Company Overview i. Humble beginnings B. Employment Conditions i. Low wages ii. Medical Benefits & Fringe Benefits (sick leave, vacation pay, personal days) 3. Economic Impact A . Wal-mart customers i. The ideal Wal-mart shopper ii. Wal-mart's Competitors B. Economic Impact i. Urban (Chicago) ii. Rural/Suburban 4. The of Walmarization of New York City A. Potential Locations B. Potential Economic Impact in New York City C. Political Support/Opposition . Wal-mart's Potential Impact on New York City The Commerce Clause which is found in the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Part 3 provides Congress with the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among several States...
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...Strangers – By Siri Hustvedt Everybody know that it can be tough to move to another city, and some people have try to move away from their parents, or from an apartment to a house outside of town. But it is not everybody who knows how hard it can be to move to another place. In Siri Hustvedts “Living With Strangers” we hear about her and her family who move from Minnesota to New York City. She has a tough time in the “Big Apple” because she has just moved away from a city where everybody said “Hello” to each and to a city where everybody just ignores each other. “It didn’t take long for me to absorb the unwritten code of survival in this town – a convention communicated silently but forcefully. This simply law, one nearly every New Yorker subscribes to whenever possible, is; PRETEND IT ISN’T HAPPENING”. This sentence shows how the New Yorkers treat other people in public. But how is it to live side by side with people you hear and see, but do not know? This story by Siri Hustvedt is about how tough it can be to move from one city to another. In this case it is from Minnesota to New York City - Two different cities. She used to say “hey” to everybody she meets, but that is not standard procedure in New York, and she is not comfortable about all the people and their ignorant way to live their life in the big city. She tells stories about people she meets in public and their way to act in the big city. She has a hard time figure out how to react on people behaviour. In the second...
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...within the nation. In the Second Founding by David Quigley, New York City is examined to determine if they lived up to the promises made during reconstruction. New York City did not “live up to the first reconstruction’s promise” which was emancipation (183). Through the thirteen amendment, the abolition of slavery was prohibited by law in the United States. However, throughout the reconstruction period, there is many instances where restrictions on the lives of certain groups of people including...
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...Homelessness in America. This issue has gone un-solved in many places in the United States. It is a complex social issue with many variables. Homelessness is when an individual does not have a stable or reliable place to live. Many homeless people can’t provide themselves or family with a decent meal and clothing. People are homeless for several different reasons such as, eviction, domestic violence, and some situations pertaining to not having a place to live. Many natural disasters ruin homes and places of employment, which is another cause of homelessness and unemployment in America. Minorities make up a huge percentage of homelessness. Minorities are a huge percentage of homelessness. According to National Coalition for The Homeless fifty one percent of homeless people were Latinos and African Americans. Many reasons why minorities are homeless is because the lack of education and problems within their families and homes. Domestic violence shelters are available for those we have gotten into a physical altercation with their partner and feel threaten. These individuals are usually placed in shelters outside of their borough in order to protect them. Government aid for the homeless varies from state to state. Some states don’t have a good system, which does not help those who are in need of housing. Many homeless people suffer from heat strokes and/or hypothermia because they have no choice but to sleep in the streets. The main cause of homeless in America is the lack of...
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...Living for the city "Living for the city" is a song written and produced by the multitalented musician Stevie Wonder. The song was released in 1973 and it is about racism and poverty, which many people are still suffering from. The song was and still is appreciated by many people and Wonder wants people to wake up and understand the importance of these issues. The song specifically apprizes a boy growing up in Mississippi. His parents work hard and encourage him to do well in school, despite the living conditions that are surrounding them. His family is poor and they don't have enough money and they have to deal with racism and injustice. But his parents are encouraging him to stay strong and work hard to get out of this dreadful situation. This was a typical living condition in the 1970s and unfortunately a lot of people in today’s society are still living under these circumstances. The song starts off by Wonder describing how the boy's parents work hard; hours on end to get through the hard days but barley make enough money for food. Poverty is a big issue here and it has become a way of life. Many people say that poverty is a natural phenomenon while others argues that people cause poverty. It is hard to tell what actually causes poverty because it depends on where you are born and what the society you belong to is doing to prevent poverty. It is a difference between countries in the west like United Kingdom and USA and countries like India and countries in Africa. ...
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...Essay “Living with Strangers” Minnesota and New York are two thoroughly diverse cities, but still there are exceptions of this belief - they both, like every other city in the world, have their own tacit norms and proprieties. Cultures and societies have through time build ethics, which people outside the given group or civilization won’t understand. It can be everything from simply greeting each other, from rural Minnesota where “hi” slip of people’s tongues like honey to New York where its normal to live side by side with strangers, and addressing others on the street will make you seem ridiculous. This huge culture gap is what inspired Siri Hustvedt to write her anecdote “Living with Strangers”. The text is an essay, which is characterized by several things. It’s a non-fictional text, which means its about something real, and relates to this in an unbiased way. It is a very subjective style, written from a personal point of view, where the writer used own experience and reflections: “When I moved to New York in 1978, I quickly discovered what it meant to live among hordes of strangers…”. You can tell the text is personal by the fact that “I” is used a lot. The way of writing will seem very convincing to the ready. Hustvedt uses the ethos argument and therefore seems truthful and upstanding as a writer about this particular topic. The title represents the main topic quite well, as it refers to a very common paradox in urban societies - we have been to the moon...
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...well as other countries, which means that travel nurses are in high demand. Along with demanding top pay, travel nurses can spend time in locations that they've always wanted to visit. While a nurse might work long, demanding hours, she should be able to spend time at the beach, visiting local museums or hitting up popular tourist destinations while living locally. These are 10 of the most desirable travel destinations for traveling nurses. http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/world/scotland-island-nurse-trnd/ New York City, New York For a travel nurse who wants to pad her bank account, New York City nurses can expect to make a decent paycheck. Unfortunately, that bank account might take a hit when it comes to living expenses. It's still a great place that every travel nurse should visit one time in his life....
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...It is going pretty good here in Great Britain, although we sometimes have our fill of poverty and inequality. I feel like making the trip down to the United States would be more beneficial than suffering through these hard times. Plus, I think that my family and I need a new surrounding. I’ve heard that the US has made new improvements. I also want to experience a nation following the rule of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” I guess this Industrial Revolution is making a huge impact on society. I mean working on a farm is beneficial, but it is now easier to produce products with the fancy machines. Since factories are a big part of the economy over there, they probably have many job openings for me. I could transport goods...
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...Developing free Wi-Fi to all of New York City In this report we will be discussing how we would be able to provide free Wi-Fi to New York City and its potential bonus’s and faults for the citizens of New York City. We will be looking at the population, cost and area to be covered. This project would end up costing hundreds of thousands if not up to the millions in man power, energy, and supplies to complete this project. We will also be looking into some of the larger problems that we could encounter in the process of this project, along with the potential good that would come from providing such a hugely used system for free to such a large populous. Defining the Problem Our project can be broken down a couple of ways to help us define the problem better and give us multiple solutions/plans to act upon. A couple things we will need to look at first is the population of New York City. (Roberts, 2011) The census taken in 2010 states that New York City’s population reached a record high of 8,175,133 citizens and only increasing to roughly 8,244,910 citizens in 2011. (Wiki, 2012) (Winslow, 2012). We will also have to look in the total Land area (Square miles of New York City), in 2011 according to latest calculations New York City covered a land total of 302.643 square miles. (Roberts, New York Land Grab, Courtesy of Census, 2011) The cost to complete this project I think would be quite astronomical, from laying all of cable to connect the Wi-Fi devices to having hundreds...
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...Living With Strangers Sometimes it can be a leap in the dark to move from a small city to a big city. You start somewhere new; an unknown place filled with new experiences, challenges and strangers. It can be overwhelming at first, and it might as well take some time to grow accustomed to the new culture and what the city has to offer. The situation can especially be difficult to someone who comes from a city, where one is used to live in closely encircling. As an example of this kind of situation is Siri Hustvedt’s essay ‘Living with Strangers’, which is written in 2002 Hustvedt describes in her essay her move from rural Minnesota to New York City in 1978 and how suddenly norms and rules change for her. In Minnesota it is the custom to greet everyone you meet on the road, even though you do not know the person. If you pass someone in silence, you will be considered as discourteous and it can lead to accusations of snobbery. This is the worst and rudest possible thing you can do and it gets compared as a sin in the egalitarian state. A good place to start is the title of the essay ‘Living With Strangers’, because it sums up the thesis in the text and Hustvedt’s point with the text. The title refers to a major problem in every city - whether it is a big or small one, and it is because the society that we live in now has changed and is still changing. The late modern society is characterized by the fact, that we no longer are bound by old traditions and habits. We are instead...
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...It is the year 3000, New York City is ruled by the evil government who has taken over this new unjust society. This once beautiful place to live, where the Statue of Liberty is located in now a jagged society. Emily S. Robinson, is a 17-year-old girl, a junior in high school who has always struggled in school. She has worked hard to get good grades but she has difficulty achieving good grades on tests. Emily is now very scared about the Nation’s Standardized Exit test she must take. When the government took over New York City in 2998, the rulers of this evil government determined that each student in their junior year of high school would take this exit test. If they passed the test, they could remain alive and live in New York City but if they were unable to pass the exit test, they would be killed. This would allow the new unjust society to only be made up of intelligent people....
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...your mark in New York and you are a made man. – Mark Twain New York City was first settled by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 when they sent approximately 30 families to live and work in a tiny settlement on “Nutten Island” that they called New Amsterdam. Two years later, in 1626, the settlement’s governor, Peter Minuit, bought the larger Manhattan Island from the natives for trade goods including tools, farming equipment, cloth, and shell beads. When the settlement first moved to Manhattan, there were fewer than 300 people living in New Amsterdam. The settlement grew quickly and by 1760, surpassed Boston and became the second-largest city in the American colonies. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. Around 1810, New York became the largest city in the Western Hemisphere with a population of around 202,589. In 1664, the British seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch and changed its name to New York. Thereafter, the population of New York City grew larger and became more diverse. This diverse population included immigrants from the Netherlands, England, France, Germany as well as indentured servants and African slaves. During the 1760s and 1770s, New York City was a center for anti-British activity. For example, after the British Parliament...
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