On October 2,2013 my class and I went to the Ursula Schwerin Library with our English and Effective speaking professors. We were guided by a librarian that showed us around the library and the different sections in the library. Then we went up to the a room with computers where we used the computers to complete our assignments that were given to us by our professors. First Professor Davis gave us two sources and we had to find out if they were credible or not. They gave us time to work in our groups to figure out which one was more credible. I think that activity helped us a lot to read a source and to know what to look for so we can know if it is credible or not. After that we were given a topic which was the Brooklyn movie theater fire that happened in 1876. We had to use the library data page to look for books that were on that topic but that didn’t go so well because we couldn’t find any books on the fire. But I still think that the data page is very useful to find information if you had to write a paper. We then went on the internet to find credible sources that we can use if we had to write a paper on the fire. Last we used the library data base to look for articles on the fire and that was very useful because a lot of information came up. The library visit helped me a lot because I  now know I can use the database and it will hep me find credible sources,

On September 30,2013 my class took a field trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society. We went with our English and Effective speaking professors and we stopped at various locations before we got there. First we stopped off at the Post office on Johnson street. I learned a lot of information about the history behind the post office. In 1876 there was a movie theater there that burned down and the tragedy was Brooklyn’s worst one as yet. Also I learned that the post office is the biggest one in Brooklyn. Second we went across the street to Columbus Circle which is a famous park in Brooklyn because back in the 1800’s that’s where Henry Ward Beecher who was an abolitionist and a famous speaker. People would travel there to hear him speak. Then on the other side of the park is a statue of Christopher Columbus and his statue is facing Borough Hall. After that we went to a famous church in Brooklyn and then headed Brooklyn Bridge park. At the park you can see the entire Manhattan and I really enjoyed the view because it looked so beautiful. I was so amazed because I never saw a more better view of the city from such a close distance. Finally we went to the Brooklyn Historical Society where I learned some more new facts. The first thing I learned was that the faces of the Philosophers,writers,actors,etc that were outside are called “busts”. Then we went inside to the library which was very big and antique looking. Last we went into the basement in a room and learned about the rules and necessitates.