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Ahead Of His Time Freedom Of Speech
1,254 wordsLenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider, or more commonly known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, a family man, drug addict, and philosopher. A conventional Jewish child from Long Island, who joked about homosexuality, drugs, religion, and race. Arguably, he paved the way for the comics of today, paying the price for being twenty years ahead of his time. Addicted to vulgarity and drugs he became a regular in courtrooms across America. The humiliation he caused a Philadelphia judge is thought to be an...
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Four Men Long Island
879 wordsTrue believers still call Woodstock the capstone of an era devoted to human advancement, said Cynics. Then there are those who said it was a hell of a party. The Woodstock music and art festival of 1969 drew more than 450, 000 people to a field out in Sullivan County for four days (tiber). This field became the site of a counter cultural mini-nation where minds were open, drugs were everything but legal and love was free. The music started late Friday afternoon at about 5: 07 p. m. August 15 and...
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Leaves Of Grass Walt Whitman
413 wordsWalt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819 in West Hills, New York. His mother, Louisa Van Vendor, was descended from a long line of New York Dutch farmers; his father, Walt Whitman, was a Long Island farmer and carpenter. In 1823, the family moved to Brooklyn in search of work. One of nine children in an undistinguished family, Whitman received little in the way of formal education. At the age of 17, Whitman began teaching at various Long Island schools and continued to teach until he went to New Yo...
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Six Months Drinking Water
357 wordsaquifer while rain falling onto the shoreline regions recharges the shallow aquifers system only. Earlier studies of the groundwater flow potentials at a Brookhaven landfill found that there was little to no, 1995). The town maintains a monitoring network in multi-well clusters in the vicinity of the landfill. The study concludes that there were differences found among the Upper Glacial aquifer ground water from two locals. Analysis of the data shows flow path from the Upper Glacial aquifer into...
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Francis Scott Key F Scott Fitzgerald
1,285 wordsMany authors in American have worked to shape the history that is America through their portrayal of their age. F. Scott Fitzgerald used his writing to shape America during the post-Great War America and into the Great Depression. Through his influential works, Fitzgerald defined the turbulent 1920 s as the Jazz Age, reflecting his life into those works that are still today seen as defining pieces of American history. Fitzgeralds life was reflected in his work, making his name synonymous with th...
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Village Of Montauk Enter The Village Long
414 wordsWhen first posed with the question of where to venture for my historical visit I immediately thought of Montauk Point, Long Island. Although I have been there several times before now I knew, with my new found knowledge of Long Islands beginnings, I would gain a whole new perspective on the true essence of Long Islands Southern Fork. When I first arrived I took in everything. The dirt roads made me wonder who once may have walked upon them. With a better understanding of how Montauk became what ...
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F Scott Fitzgerald T J Eckleburg
1,832 wordsMovie: Life, Like The Great Gatsby Brian Olson OLSON 1 Professor John Hughes ENC 1102 December 3, 1996 Imagine that you live in the nineteen twenties, and that you are a very wealthy man that lives by himself in a machine, on a lake and who throws parties every weekend. This is just the beginning of how to explain the way Jay Gatsby lived his life. This novel, by F. Scott, Fitzgerald is one that is very deep in thought. Fitzgerald releases little clues along the way of the novel that will be cry...
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Son Of God Jay Gatsby
1,826 wordsWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald first published The Great Gatsby, it was named Under the Red, White, and Blue. However, after having revised the novel many times with his many editors, publishers, and personal advisors, Fitzgerald eventually released the book under its contemporary title. Why did Fitzgerald make the change? Under the red white and blue referred to the life of people in America, or under the American flag. His novel is focused on the corruption of the American dream, and the corruption ...
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Love Of His Life Fell In Love
1,671 wordsThe Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a classic American novel about an obsessed man named Jay Gatsby who will do anything to be reunited with the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. The book is told through the point of view of Nick Caraway, Daisy's cousin once removed, who rented a little cottage in West Egg, Long Island across the bay from Daisy's home. Nick was Jay Gatsby's neighbor. Tom Buchanan is Daisy's abusive, rich husband and their friend, Jordan Baker, has caught the eye of Nick...
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Tom And Gatsby Tom And Daisy
1,925 wordsFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, grew up in an upper-middle class family where he enjoyed the traditions of the upper classes, but not the financial ability to uphold those practices. Fitzgerald acquired his fame, almost overnight, with the publication of his first book, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. His extensive career began with the writing of stories for mass-circulation magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post. That same year, he married Zelda Sayre, who late...
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Bad Luck Long Island
1,753 wordsThere are many mysteries that question the mind, but none that can compare to the intrigue in the supernatural. Ghosts, goblins, poltergeists, Death Omens, curses, unexplainable phenomena, and hauntings; mysteries of the paranormal could go on and on. There are centuries of ghost stories and tales that have been passed down from generation to generation. From the Bermuda Triangle mysteries, phantoms of the ocean, ships, and glowing ghosts of little boys, to the curse of James Deans car, The Litt...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Leaves Of Grass
949 wordsWalt Whitman was one of the greatest poets of the eighteen hundreds. Most of his poems can be found in his short book Leaves of Grass. He is one of the best known America? s poets and set the standard for intellectual patriotic poems. Walt was born on May 31, 1819 in Long Island, New York. His father was an English carpenter and house builder whom was very strict. While his mother was of Dutch descent and of Quaker faith, and could barley read. It is doubtful that either of his parents would rea...
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Leaves Of Grass View Of The World
1,694 wordsThrough the history of the United States there have been a countless numbers of poets. With them came an equal number of writing styles. Certainly one of the most unique poets to write lifes story through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it was Walter Whitman. Greatly criticized by many readers of his work, Whitman was not a man to be deterred. Soon he would show the world that he had a voice, and that it spoke with a poets words. Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open ro...
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Robert Moses Long Island
1,704 wordsReview of The Power Broker By Robert Caro Robert Moses was one of the most powerful and influential men in 20 th century New York. He held sway in both the City and State. From Mayors to Presidents were beholden to him at one time or another. He could be magnanimous at one point and ruthless at another. He started his career in government trying to end corruption and ended his career with his own island, complete with a full-time captain and yacht all at tax-payer expense. Moses eventually used ...
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