AMC Padlet by Melanie Peters https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2 Melanie Peters 2220997 / CAE2 en-us 2019-03-25 18:41:30 UTC 2025-04-17 18:26:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Graffiti PetersMelanie https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/344976575 During the second world war, United States Troops fought in Europe and were part of the Allies. All over Europe they wrote: Kilroy was here with a doodle or a bald head.  Kilroy was an some kind of a spirit who was a companion of the U.S. Troops. Kilroy accompanied the troopers during the war. Because of this the name Kilroys' name is carved in a Memorial stone in Washington. 

Even too this day, people have no idea who Kilroy was. Although, there were people who came forward. One of them was James Kilroy who was from Massachusetts. No one figuered out who Kilroy really was. 

''Kilroy was here'' was part of the revolution of the graffiti in the US. Although, what is the definition of graffiti? The definition of graffiti is: ''Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.''

New York City started to be getting covered with graffiti in the '70. At first, people saw the graffiti as a part of vandalism or as a logo for urban blight. For others it was a form of art and personal expression. Later in the '80, graffiti was part of the art boom for a short period of time. 

Nowadays artists use spray cans for the art and placing they signature on a bridge, building, billboard, train, subway and even more. 

Some still see graffiti as a part of the urban blight, others find graffiti fascinating. 

Links: 
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/magazine/war-graffiti.html 
http://nymag.com/guides/summer/17406/ 

Definition (graffiti): https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/graffiti 

]]> 2019-03-25 18:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/344976575 Sully PetersMelanie https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/345001248 It is unthinkable that a plane can safely be landed on a river. 

I have seen the movie that has been made about this miraculous event about 3 times. It still is, and was one of the most memorable events in 2009. Sullenberger and his crew did everything right during those nerve-wrecking minutes. There were a few people injured, but no one died. 

When Sullenberger had landed the plane safely in the Hudson, they did quite a bit of research to why and how the event could have happened. Like Sullenberger suspected, a colony of birds flew into both of the engines of the Airbus. Because of this the Airbus was losing a lot of hight and speed and there was not any other option. 

Like I have mentioned before, Sullenberger landed the Airbus 320 safely in the Hudson with help of his co-pilot. Sullenberger did a quick risk analyses to figure out if he would have enough time to go back to La Guardia or to fly to any other airport nearby. Unfortunately, this was not the case. 

It happened on January 15th which is in the middle of the winter on the west coast of the United States. The water was really cold but before people could get hypothermic the NYPD, NYFD and the Coast Guards and ambulances arrived shortly after the event. They helped to get everyone to safety and if needed, to the hospital. They all worked together like a well- oiled machine. 


Links: 
http://www.sullysullenberger.com/about/
]]> 2019-03-25 19:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/345001248 Empire State Builing PetersMelanie https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/345127485 In 1799 at (now) the intersect of Fifth Avenue and 35th street John Thompson bought this piece of land for $2.600 because he wanted to start a farm.

Almost 100 years later that piece of land is sold to the owners of Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Which was sold to the bethlehem Engineering Corporation 29 years later for $20.000.000.

The empire state building has been built in 1 year and 45 days. Which is a real accomplishment for the 254.000 square feet that was built. They builded 4.5 floors a week.

The Empire State Building has been an icon for over 80 years. The building is 1.250 feet without the antenne.

The Empire State Building is designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Assiciates.

The Empire State Builing has been a decor for a tremendous number of movies and series. i.e. An Affair to Remember, Independence Day, King Kong and the chick flick Gossip Girl.

Some interesting facts about the Empire State Building are:
- The building has 103 stories.
- There is a yearly run-up, were atletes run to the 86th floor by use of the stairs.
- In 1931 the building is opened by president Hoover who turned on the lights of the Empire State Building while he was in  Washington.

 

Links:
https://www.esbnyc.com/explore/historical-timeline
https://www.listchallenges.com/films-featuring-the-empire-state-building
https://historiek.net/empire-state-building-new-york/2321/
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/11/us/empire-state-building-fast-facts/index.html]]> 2019-03-26 08:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/345127485 Ellis Island PetersMelanie https://padlet.com/PetersMelanie/AMC_Padlet_MelaniePeters_CAE2/wish/345127509 Ellis Island is a little island which is just a quick helicopter flight or ferry trip away from downtown Manhattan. Right now, it is a popular tourist trap, but 100 years ago, people got to Ellis Island get an entry pass in the United States. 

In the 19th century the federal government bought Ellis Island for $10.000 for this little island. Ellis Island was not the only place people, mostly Europeans, could go to, but it was the most popular one.

People believe that over 12 million immigrants were processed in Ellis Island. There are not exact numbers, but approximately 2% of all immigrants that arrived, were send back to place of origin. 

The busiest day in the history of Ellis Island was on April 17th 1907. On this day only, there were 11.747 people who arrived and were passed trough Ellis Island. 

The immigrant hotspot was closed down in 1954 and the Museum opened about 36 years later.  They made public that there is an Immigrants ‘Wall of Honor’ which turned out to be the largest wall with names all over the world. 

Americans and tourists still visit Ellis Island to search for the name of their ancestor or any other family name they know on the ‘Wall of Honor’ or in one of the big books of names. In these books describes how and when they got to the United States and were they were from.  



Links:
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/immigration-timeline
http://www.exploregenealogy.co.uk/ellis-island-american-immigration.html
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