Essays Tagged: "Empire State Building"

Gun Control legislation

inals.One recent example of gun violence was in New York City. A Palestinian man opened fire in the Empire state building on Sunday February 23, 1997. Ali Abu Kamal, 69, a retired college instructor; ... u Kamal, 69, a retired college instructor; carried a semi automatic weapon to the 86th floor of the Empire State building and opened fire. There were eight shot and one fatally during the drastic Satu ...

(6 pages) 227 1 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control

Suicide in Chinatown

because one year before he killed all a group of terrorists that was planning to put a bomb in the Empire State Building. Now he is fighting against some bank robbers.The critics and also the public ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.0 Aug/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Television Essay.

ns.1939 - RCA and researcher Vladimir Zworykin research and perform experimental telecasts from the Empire State Building. These efforts culminated in the debut of television at the 1939 Worlds Fair.1 ...

(4 pages) 197 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Andy Warhol: The Life and Art of the Prince of Pop.

friend sleeping in the nude. Blow Job depicted only the face of a man receiving fellatio. Another, Empire, was merely eight ours of the Empire State Building against a dark sky. One could say that An ...

(7 pages) 185 0 3.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The Empire State Building - It tells the history of the Empire State Building.

The Empire state BuildingThe Empire State Building, which is currently the tallest building in the world ... construct his magnificent piece of architecture, and what designs did the decide to use to make the Empire State Building outstanding?The Empire State Building was constructed because of competition b ... e Shreve, Lamb ,Harmon & Associates. The contractors were Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc.The Empire State Building is a commercial office tower or skyscraper made from a steel frame, stone clad ...

(5 pages) 63 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A Paper about the History of the Terrorism on the World Trade Center

Center was created to have the two tallest buildings in the world surpassing the silver mast of the Empire State building. The WTC could only hold the throne for about 2 years. The Sears building whic ...

(5 pages) 74 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Andy Warhol - 20th Century Genius

ver make. These included "Sleep," a six-hour epic in which an unmoving camera watched a man sleep, "Empire," in which his camera focused on a facade of the Empire State Building for eight hours, and " ...

(5 pages) 202 2 3.5 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Central Park, An Escape

When I looked down on the street from the top of the Empire State Building, I was amazed by the number of yellow taxies and a huge patch of green with la ...

(2 pages) 40 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Flatland and the Fourth Dimension Prompt:Analyze a concept derived or inspired by Flatland, written by Edwin A. Abbot, supported by information about the novel to demonstrate comprehension.

th dimension is time. For instance, say two friends are going to meet each other in New York at the Empire State Building. They would say, "Let's meet at the Empire State Building (length/first dimens ...

(5 pages) 35 0 1.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How the NYC made me who I'm Today

lion in a crowd. I have been mesmerized by the time square light. I've been looked down upon by the empire state building. I have walked less the two blocks and felt as if I had traveled miles away to ...

(1 pages) 19 1 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Project 1: The Sydney Opera House.

nked amongst the most popular buildings in the world alongside the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York. However it can also be described as an economic and planning disa ...

(6 pages) 30 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Art Deco

s. For a brief period it was the tallest structure in the world, the record being taken over by the Empire State Building soon after.The Empire State Building was designed by the architectural firm Sh ... seen in the geometric, curvy spire of the Chrysler Building, whereas the Art Deco influence in the Empire State Building is more internal. The artwork in the lobby is especially synonymous with the s ...

(3 pages) 63 0 4.3 Aug/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

The Empire State Building Plane Crash

dia tower to the plane was aforeboding warning: "From where I'm sitting, I can't see the top of the Empire State Building."Confronted with dense fog, Lt. Col. William Smith dropped the bomber lower th ... aim the plane west and miss it. He managedto miss several skyscrapers, until he was headed for the Empire State Building. When he finallywas able to see the building through the dense fog, Smith trie ...

(3 pages) 12 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Case study document on marketing of Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

h Resort. With 321 meters, this is the world´s tallest hotel, only 60 meters shorter than the Empire State Building. This all-suite hotel stands 27 double-height storeys high and comprises 202 d ...

(5 pages) 211 0 4.2 Apr/2007

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays > Travel Descriptions

A Dreamers Dream

traight like soldiers in line at the army. My jaw dropped as fast as a steel block falling from the Empire State Building. And my whole attention was focused on her, and it looked like I was looking t ...

(3 pages) 975 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Effective Study Skills "Joe Student"

line is out there in for all to see. Mr. Perez says… "It is like getting naked on top of the Empire State Building under a web cam. Everyone can see your business!" (Axia College, Faculty/Coach ...

(2 pages) 24 0 0.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

New York City Adventure

ed on the boat ride to America. Since then people have built many structures and buildings like the empire state building, Twin Towers, Brooklyn Bridge, statue of liberty, and many others.  ... is a sugar maple. The city has three nick names the city that never sleeps, the big apple, and the empire state, cool huh.        Since it’s only an hour and a half to get there w ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

My Trip to Eastern of America

let you know one thing. Whatever there is, if you want to see what N.Y city is, go up to the top of Empire State Building. When we tried to go up to top of it at night, there were no liens, no waiting ... my eyes and remember dropping falls, walking on the streets in N.Y City, night scene at the top of Empire state building. If I have a chance to get out of reality once more, I’ll not hesitate. And ...

(4 pages) 18 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Effects of Technology Based on the Novel "A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

The idea of genuine technology was basically invented in the 1930's. From the construction of the Empire State Building in 1931 to the creation of semi-automatic transmissions in 1937, I would consi ...

(4 pages) 1685 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

IMC

f people" (www.kodak.com). It was not until the mid 1960's when Fuji opened their first shop in the Empire State building that Kodak had any competition. Then in the 1990's a shift in consumer spendin ...

(5 pages) 35 0 5.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing