(Noun)
Definition: a person who does something poorly ; a person who is not skillful at a job or other activity.
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amateur
From essay”who knows Brooklyn?”:” He’ an amateur…He never had an official position. No one ever appointed him.”
I believe Manbeck is not appreciated his competitor, it would be more likely to say Merlis is useless at his job, and did thing poorly.
(Noun)
Definition: a period of time during which someone does not work at his or her regular job and is able to rest, travel, do research, etc.
Source:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabbatical
From McGrath’s “Who knows Brooklyn?”: “he was on sabbatical…it was late March and I wasn’t going to wait until September…”
It shows that Merlis is arrogant and exaggerated, since Manbeck just taking a sabbatical and it should less than five months.
(Verb)
Definition: to cause (something) to develop or begin : to produce or create (something).
Source :http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spawning?show=0&t=1387291779
From George’s essay,”Fort Green Dreams”: “When crack began running amok in Brooklyn’s streets, project were a center of trafficking, spawning a wave of dealers and addicts that had you keeping your eyes open at night.”
Now, I understand that there are a lot of dealers and addicts were been produced, and people did not feel safe at there.
Clamoring: Noun
Definition: a loud continuous noise (such as the noise made when many people are talking or shouting).
In the article ” Gotham Farmers Sprout cash Crops” by Adrianne Pasquarelli she says ” consumers are still clamoring to buy them…”
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogy?show=0&t=1387250842
No that I understand this word I know she meant that consumers were still debating to buy them.
Gossamer: Noun
Definition: a very light or delicate material
In the essay ” The Brooklyn Bridge the author uses this word to describe the Brooklyn Bridge. ” The Brooklyn Bridge is more endearing… like granite and gossamer.”
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogy?show=0&t=1387250842
Now that I know the meaning of this word I understand the author was referring to the bridge as a place that is strong but at the same time very delicate.
Dissonance: Noun
Definition: lack of agreement; especially : inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one’s actions and one’s beliefs
In the essay “The Brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate, the author stated ” It was this very dissonance of sleek steel and old fashioned granite that annoyed Montgomery Schuyler…”
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogy?show=0&t=1387250842
Now that understand the word I know it meant that this disagreement was the cause that Montgomery Schuyler became annoyed.
Aesthetics: Adjective
Definition: of or relating to art or beauty
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetics?show=0&t=1385186698
In the reading ” The Brooklyn Bridge” by Philip Lopate, the author expresses his feelings towards the bridge by saying ” Aesthetics and tradition both came to the rescue.”
Now that I understand that word I know it meant that the bridge was both tradition and beauty to him.
Today in English we started class by writing about what we thought about what Tim O’ Brien wrote on his writing The Things They Carried. After that we talked about the reading The Brooklyn Bridge a little by Philip Lopate. Lastly, also talked about project #4 and how we needed to pick a place near City Tech to write about two stories from that place and also comparing and contrasting those two stories. Prof Rosen also said it was better if it was the same topic as the one you picked for your speech.
Verb
Definition: to show or illustrate by example
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exemplify
I came across this word on today’s group worksheet. It was on the last question which was 6 and the question was – “Look at one photograph of the photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge. Does the photograph exemplify Lopate’s discussion of the Brooklyn Bridge?”
At first I didn’t know how I was going to be able to answer the question since I didn’t know what it meant. Since I figured it out was to give a response to the question and it was yes that the photographs of the bridge was able to show Lopate’s discussion of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Introduction: Dumbo, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Body 1: How did this place get known to everyone ?
Body 2: How was the Brooklyn Bridge Park (Dumbo) get discovered?
Body 3: Difference between how the park was before and how it was today.
Conclusion: Review all the main points and restate the thesis statement.
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