Monthly Archives: March 2016

Jean Naubert First paper

This picture was taken on Fulton, in front Shake Shack. I chose to take this picture of this bench because of the architectural design of the bench and where it is located. Whoever design this bench wanted to avoid homeless … Continue reading →

Part 1: This picture was taken by the Jay St-MetroTech Station at the corner of Willoughby Street. I picked this particular spot because homeless people often have to move from place to place to find somewhere to sleep when they … Continue reading →

  Part 1 “Anti-homeless spikes: Sleeping rough opened my eyes to the city’s barbed cruelty” By Alex Andreou My photo is of two benches. On the right is of a wooden bench and the left is of a metal bench.  In “Anti-homeless … Continue reading →

“The End of Capitalism has Begun.” On page 5 It mentions what Karl Marx calls “the power of knowledge.” That is something that really struck me because in this age where knowledge and data are what drives society, then who … Continue reading →

Part 1: “Anti-Homeless Spikes” Photo This photo was taken in Downtown, Brooklyn between Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue. It is a part of a small, square common area full of benches that look exactly like this one. This small space … Continue reading →

Part 1: Photo related to “Anti-homeless Spikes.” This photo was taken in front of the C-Town supermarket in Canarsie, Brooklyn. The supermarket is located on 7924 Flatlands Avenue between East 79th and East 80th streets. I thought really hard about an … Continue reading →

“How a whistleblower brought down Chicago police Chief” “They told me that it looked like an execution and they were deeply afraid it was going to be buried,” recalls Flutterman. “The video would be buried and nothing would happen” Literally: … Continue reading →

“How a Whistleblower brought down Chicago Police Chief” “But just because both the family and the police wanted a tape suppressed doesn’t make it law. Journalists and activists were demanding the tape’s release under the Illinois” Freedom of Information Act(FOIA), … Continue reading →

“How a whistleblower brought down Chicago police chief”                                  “It took a lot of courage to even seek me out confidentially, it’s something that could put their job and their life in serious jeopardy” Literally– The quote means that in … Continue reading →

“How a whistleblower brought down Chicago Police chief” “In response to the demand for further accountability, Emanuel asked for McCarthy’s resignation on Tuesday this week. He also introduced a new task force that will aim to improve misconduct investigations and … Continue reading →

“How a whistleblower brought down Chicago police chief” by Jessica Lussenhop” “I made the request because all kind of stuff seemed fishy,” he says. “I think the city has a real transparency problem.” (page 4) Literally: The quote is talking about … Continue reading →

“How a whistleblower brought down Chicago police chief” by Jessica Lussenhop of BBC “”That makes the whole episode look like an attempt by the city, the police and prosecutors to keep the video under wraps, knowing the political problems it … Continue reading →

Bartleby, The Scrivener: A story of Wall Street by Herman Melville What does Bartleby want? I believe Bartleby wanted to live out his life the way he saw fit without having to explain himself.  Bartleby wanted several things, such as … Continue reading →

What does Bartleby want? (Bartleby, The Scrivener by Herman Melville) I’ve thought about this question several times, and to be honest, this is probably one of the most confusing stories I’ve ever read. That’s probably because I took the story … Continue reading →

“Bartleby, The Scrivener” by Herman Melville, What does Bartleby want? In the passage by Herman Melville ” Bartleby, the Scrivener”, Bartleby is a copier that continues to reply ” i prefer not to” when asked to do various tasks by … Continue reading →

What Does Bartleby Want? I have read “Bartleby the Scrivener” multiple times, it is one of my favorite short stories. I even wrote an analysis paper on it in high school and I have barely thought about what Bartleby wants. … Continue reading →

Police brutality according to Thelawdictionary

Exploratory Paper Three topics: Deforestation Drug addiction within teens in rural/urban areas Embedded Journalism While writing this paper, I experinced many difficulties. I feel like this was the most frustsrating thing I have had to do over my weekend, due … Continue reading →

Social Issue Paper My process consisted of writing out about a basic guideline of my paper with a intro, body and conclusion. For majority of my sources I used the JSTOR database. My three topics are environmental justice/racism, transgender in schools, … Continue reading →

social justice paper. Simone These are the topics that I settled on writing my social justice paper. Feminism: The Sexual Revolution’s Effects on Women Body Image: The Media’s Impact on Male Body Image and Self Esteem Rape: The Sexualization of … Continue reading →

SocialJusticeExploratoryPaperENG1710 The three issues I’ve decided to speak on were: The Causes of Violence in Urban Communities The Social Construct of Race/Racism The Rate of Poverty in America and Its Effect on Children I have to admit that writing this … Continue reading →

Social-Justice-paper I spent most of the time looking for sources that best relate to what i was talking about. I did Death penalty, Censorship and Human trafficking. The hardest part was knowing when to put the source information into the … Continue reading →

First I apologize for the lateness of my post I’ve been working hard on looking for sources and lacking sleep. So far I’ve decided on three topic areas 1. Feminism – How the sexual revolution has harmed women 2. Body … Continue reading →

Social Justice Exploratory Project For the structure of my paper I will begin with an abstract stating the three topics I will be writing about. The topics are environmental racism, Transgenders laws,  and Abortion. I will begin by writing a … Continue reading →

This post is a current overview of the direction of my paper and I believe my topics are not set in stone just yet. I have decided on the following three topics. However, I have not started my issue paper as … Continue reading →

In my project i am currently gathering information for all three of my topic and creating a outline for each topic. 1. Police brutality 2. Racism 3. The difference between women and Men and why they get paid differently ( … Continue reading →

According to “Learn From Las Vegas” by Andrew Boyd had many key points in his essay. He elaborated what the true meaning of a “Spectacle” to him was and the meaning of taboo. He explains the “spectacle” as “It is … Continue reading →

This blog post discusses the current direction of my exploratory project. This overview is subject to change. As of right now, my three topics are as follows: Gun Violence in Urban Communities The Social Construct of Race/Racism (I may or may … Continue reading →