Adjective
Definition: present in all places at all times
I encountered this word while reading The Brooklyn Bridge.
Best way to understand this word would be like in this sentence, “The problem is omnipresent and unavoidable.” Now I understand what the word means and how it was used in the paragraph about the Brooklyn Bridge.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipresent
When I found out about Project #4 and that we can choose a different location I was kinda excited but then when it came to thinking about the location I got lost. Since I chose Brooklyn Bridge for Speech class and for English class I’m thinking to stick to the same location but then when it comes to writing two stories on it, I kinda lose it again. I do have information about the bridge which is easy to write about but for the stories I will have to do a lot of thinking on it .
In “Reading Lucy” by Jennifer Egan, Egan talks about Lucille Kolkin and how they both had a bond. She explained how they use to meet at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Wednesday and Friday. After sometime they lost contact for each other. When Egan got the letters from The Brooklyn Historical Society of when Lucy and Alfred used to write to each other while Alfred was away for World War II she saw how many similarities Lucy and she have. Egan was eager to learn more about the Brooklyn Navy Yard and about Lucy’s life. While Egan was researching on Lucy’s life she noticed how Lucy sent many emails to Alfred while he was away. She also finds out that she dies. From reading the letters Egan actually felt like she was closer with Lucy and connected as well. We can tell from this novel that it shows how much Lucy loved Alfred and we also know about their love letters from each other through Egan.
Noun
Definition:a sometimes fatal disorder that is marked by neuralgic pains and paralysis, distress in breathing, and often collapse and that is caused by the release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in tissue upon too rapid decrease in air pressure after a stay in a compressed atmosphere .
I first encountered this term when listening to Radiohead’s second album entitled “The Bends”. Recently, this term came up in Philip Lopate’s Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan, in which he describes the condition workers had to deal with as they worked on the Brooklyn Bridge.
I know understand that this is a sickness that affects divers or anyone who is under a compressed atmosphere for too long. Many died because of this disease while they were working on the Brooklyn Bridge and no one knew why people were dying in a crippled a form.
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decompression+sickness
Adjective
Definition: of or relating to a style of architecture that was popular in Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries and that uses pointed arches, thin and tall walls, and large windows.
I have hear this word when describing the architecture of certain buildings. In Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan , Lopate states that the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge have a hint of every style of architecture that has existed.
I know understand that full characteristics of the Gothic Style that was popular in Europe between the 12th and 16th century.
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gothic?show=0&t=1384721646
Adjective
Definition: of or relating to art and beauty
I encountered this word while reading the latest reading that Prof. Rosen gave us: Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Philip Lopate.
The author uses this word to vividly describe the Brooklyn Bridge. I could use this same word in other to enhance my imagery skills.
Adjective
Definition: showing impressive knowledge about a subject.
I encountered this word while reading Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Philip Lopate.
I still don’t understand how the word is being used because it says in the text ” If the Brooklyn Bridge began as a magisterial, solitary alpine range…” Is it saying that the Brooklyn Bridge has an impressive knowledge about itself being a bridge?
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magisterial
Adjective
Definition: relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural watercourse (as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater.
I encountered this word while reading through Waterfront: A Walk Around Manhattan by Philip Lopate.
I think that the author was trying to say was that the Brooklyn Bridge spans through out the East River. He phrased it as “riparian-spanning”.
Noun
Definition: a quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sadness.
I encountered this word while studying for my Speech Final exam.
In the text book, it is defined as a term that represents appeal to the audience’s emotions. Now, I understand that it is a word to describe a certain type of quality that allows you to understand other people’s sadness.
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathos?show=0&t=1384717930
Noun
Definition: a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things.
I’ve heard this term quite a few times all through out my life but I never could get a solid understanding and most recently, Prof. Davis brought up this word when we were talking about fallacies.
I now understand that slippery slope is not a frozen edge but a series of events that are inevitable and increasing difficult.
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slippery%20slope
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