Presenting New York City Chloe Smith – 2 nd Period 10/6/20131

Introduction Website: Presenting New York CityPresenting New York City Topics: ◦ Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty ◦ Subway System Subway System ◦ Newsboys Strike of 1899 Newsboys Strike of 1899 ◦ September 11, 2001 September 11, /6/20132

3 The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor I knew the Statue of Liberty represented freedom. Statue of Liberty RETURN TO TOPICS

Statue of Liberty What I learned: ◦ Gift from France ◦ 151 feet, 1 inch tall ◦ The first sight in America for many immigrants 10/6/20134 RETURN TO TOPICS

10/6/20135 The New York City Subway Map I knew that there were subways. I thought they were dirty. Subway System RETURN TO TOPICS

Subway System What I learned: ◦ Called a “River of Steel” ◦ Maximum depth 800 ft below ground ◦ The stations have real art in them (not just graffiti) 10/6/20136 RETURN TO TOPICS

10/6/20137 The Newsboys Strike of 1899 I knew of the movie called Newsies. I watched it when I was 8 years old. Newsboys Strike of 1899 RETURN TO TOPICS

Newsboys Strike of 1899 What I learned: ◦ The newsboys’ leader was blind in one eye ◦ Papers cost a penny ◦ The newsboys were poor and had a hard life 10/6/20138 RETURN TO TOPICS

10/6/20139 The top of the World Trade Center in a cloudy sky I already knew that planes hit the towers and they collapsed. September 11, 2001 RETURN TO TOPICS

September 11, 2001 What I learned: ◦ Al Qaeda responsible for other attacks before 911 ◦ Terrorists use violence to achieve goals ◦ Led to creation of Department of Homeland Security 10/6/ RETURN TO TOPICS

Reflections My favorite link: ◦ Newsies: The World Will Know Newsies: The World Will Know Why I liked it: ◦ I really like musical theater ◦ It helped me understand the emotions of the strike 10/6/ RETURN TO TOPICS

Reflections NYC is important to me because I want to visit one day NYC is important to our country because many immigrants came to US NYC is important to the world because she stands up for freedom 10/6/ RETURN TO TOPICS

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References Statue of Liberty, Image ID: , Times Square, Image ID: , Newsboys, Weebly, ex.html ex.html 10/6/201314

References World Trade Center in Clouds, New York Times, t-11-reckoning/viewer.html t-11-reckoning/viewer.html Subway Map, Flickr, 679_aaafde1852_z.jpg 679_aaafde1852_z.jpg Little Girl, Microsoft Clip Art 10/6/201315

Conclusion I hope you enjoyed this presentation and learning about New York City with me. 10/6/201316