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Advice for future students

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Get ready to explore the great opportunities that you will observe in Brooklyn. I know when you hear about Brooklyn, it may seem boring. but it really isn’t. You can find so many interesting things. There are tons of sight-seeing adventures you can go with your families and friends. Unlike Queens or Bronx there aren’t much places you get to see. So why not visit Brooklyn. You will get a lot research that you guys have to work on. Both of these classes Effective Speaking and English 1101 (Prof. Davis & Prof. Rosen) are great classes. You will have the most amazing time within these two classes. In English, you will get to learn sources, summaries, and how to interpret essays. I mean hey its college might as well get used to it. The one thing I recommend you guys to do is when you get projects you guys should start it the first day because there are outlines and drafts that are due within a day or so earlier after the due date. One great experience I had was when our whole class went on the Walking Tour around City Tech. It was really fun and amazing. Professors took you to the places where you have never been to before. For effective speaking, you will get over the fear of talking in front of a group of people. You will have to do a few speeches that is part of the course and theirs only 2 exams. This class was pretty fun and interesting. the speeches were actually a motivation for us to do better and get over our fear. I mean I did it, but I still need to improve a little bit more. Good Luck and Enjoy!

Updated outline

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Alex Samoylov

Title : The Ephemeral Flame

Specific Purpose : To persuade my audience that the Brooklyn Theater Fire should be on a walking tour and should have a plaque on the Federal Building and Post Office.

Central Idea : Today, I will show you the reasons why the site of the Brooklyn Theater Fire should be on a walking tour and how to the populous more aware of it.

I. The Brooklyn Theater Fire
A. December 5, 1876
B. Over 300 died
1. people started panicking and running
C. Poor exit strategy
1. doors and staircases were too narrow
a. over a thousand panicking people
b. only 2 exits on ground level
2. fire code was updated after event
II. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
A. 146 dead
1. same mistakes
a.doors locked to stops brecks and theft
b. limited ways down in form of elevators
2. Fire code was updated
B. has a plaque
E. September 11 2001
1. not forgotten
2. Freedom Tower not built over it site of 9/11
3. living memorial, not over the ashes

III. Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” as said by Edmund Burke.
A. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
a. 146 dead
B.bronze plaque solution on the walls of the Federal Building and Post Office
D. injustice will come to an end

Robert, S. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://brooklynhistory.org/library/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/arms_1977_049_theatre.pdf

(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hundreds-die-in-brooklyn-theater-fire

Montrose, M. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2010/06/walkabout-the-b-2/

The brooklyn theater fire . (1885, November 30). The New York Times

Richman, Jeff. ““The Two Orphans,” With A New Home.”Green-Wood . Green-Wood , 17 June 2011. Web. 1 Dec 2013. .

Landmarks Preservation Commission, (2003). Brown building (originally asch building), 23-29 washington place (aka 245 greene street), manhattan. built 1900-01; architect john Woolley

Advice for Future Students

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Get ready to know Brooklyn. Being in Brooklyn does exactly what it sounds like. You become aware of the interesting places that you would not find in places such as Queens or the Bronx. You become a researcher and your job is research about certain locations in Brooklyn, then, you are given written assignments that have to do with your findings. It is a great class, both Prof. Rosen’s English 1101 and Prof. Davis Effective Speaking. In English, you learn about primary sources, how to effectively write a summaries, essays, and more. Its the introduction to all of the college papers you will writing for the next four years. Hey, it’s college. The only time it can get overwhelming is if you procrastinate and leave all the projects to the last minute. One ideal thing to do, is to start the project on the day it is given to you because the first task is usually an outline or draft. Once that is out of the way, you have a foundation to build from. Otherwise, you’re stuck wondering how to you’re ever going begin doing the project. One of the most memorable experience I had, was going to look for a juxtaposition of an area in Brooklyn. With that, I found Dumbo, which later introduced me to Brooklyn Heights and later Bargemusic. Each location takes you to a new location. There is always some place to go in Brooklyn. As for effective speaking, you’re going to have to let go of the fear of talking in front of a group. I know  I had to. I actually still have to but not as a lot. Prof. Davis is one cool cat. He will explain everything with detail and of course you will have to do your part and study for  his tests. The speeches are interesting and this class does prepare you for future situation where you would have give a speech. Good Luck and be prepared!

Summary of Project 4

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Bargemusic, in it’s simplest terms, it is a barge out on the Fulton Ferry Landing that host Chamber music along with other styles of music like Jazz, but the experience is unique compared to other concert venues. Although it’s upbringings was a formidable task for founder Olga Bloom, today it stands as the premier spot for Chamber Music. Ms. Bloom started thinking about a way to give back to her community because her other career was not taking off. Soon, she fixed up a barge she owned and wanted to start hosting concerts. According to an   radio interview at WNYC in 2009, she described that barge she chose as “perfectly acoustic” and later stated that she refurbished the inside of the barge with cherry wood she found. The first concerts that were put on ran on a small budget but as donations increased, more professional performers started to play in the venue. According to an online interview, Mark Peskanov, president and artistic director of Bargemusic, stated that the reason Bargemusic became popular without much advertising. He later states that they treat their performers with  such great care and hospitality, they gladly return to play. By word of mouth, Bargemusic became the premier spot  it is today for Chamber Music.

 

Works Cited

“Barge.” Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge>.

Garland, Anne. “About Bargemusic.” Bargemusic. Bargemusic, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.bargemusic.org/about.html>.

Kamien, Roger. “The Classical Period.” Music: An Appreciation. 5th brief ed., student ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006. 176. Print.

Oltuski, Ilona. “Meeting Mark Peskanov of Bargemusic.” Blogcritics. Blog Critics, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://blogcritics.org/meeting-mark-peskanov-of-bargemusic/>.

Sound Check. Schaefer, John. WNYC Radio. 2 Apr. 2009. Radio.

Tommasini, Anthony. “Chamber Music as It Was.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 June 1999. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/25/movies/chamber-music-as-it-was.html?src=pm>.

Wise, Brian. “Olga Bloom, Founder of Bargemusic, Dies at 92 – WQXR.” WQXR Blog. WQXR, 25 Nov. 2011. Web. 27 Nov. 2013. &lt;http://www.wqxr.org/story/172485-olga-bloom-founder-bargemusic-dies-92/&gt;.

afflatus

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afflatus: noun  :  divine imparting of knowledge or power

source: m-w.com/dictionary/afflatus

“The afflatus of the city’s bowels — now we’re getting into the real body of the city.”

Mr. Self was explaining how after going through the city, he is finally getting to the real body of the city or where the  city is most beautiful.

Altercations

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Altercations : noun: A noisy heated angry dispute

source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/altercations

He used to be a prodigious drinker and drug taker, famous for late night altercations, not always coherent public appearances and marathon hours at trendy spots like the Groucho Club.

The author used to be a very heavy drinker and he would always get into fights or heated disputes at the bars and clubs.

Vice

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Vice : noun : a bad or immoral behavior or habit

source : Merriam dictionary : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice

“Smoking is Mr. Self’s only remaining vice.”

Mr. Self used to have a lot of bad habits but he has quit them all except smoking and that is his only remaining bad habit.

anecdotes

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Anecdote (Noun) – A short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence

Source : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdotes

“Amid the news, anecdotes, and political and cultural observations that Lucy somehow managed to pack into these daily missives, I learned the basics of her : she and Alfred were Jewish.”

Because of these story stories that Egan were able to read from Lucy & Alfred , she was able to piece together that Alfred & Lucy were indeed Jewish.

 

Flustered

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Flustered:: to make (someone) nervous and confused (Verb)

Source http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flustered?show=0&t=1386688017

“I found these letters deeply absorbing; not only did hours pass without my noticing,  so that I often found myself huffing, flustering to pick up my son, but often it felt like sixty-two years had passed without my noticing–such was the ringing immediacy of Lucy’s voice.”

This shows just moving the letters of Lucy and Alfred were. They were moving Egan and making Egan nervous and confused that she often went to pick her son to  get a clear of mind.

Oodles

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Oodles (Noun) – A great quantity

source- http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oodles

“We’re approaching Pacific St. again- (wish I had a longer ride)” was a typical sign-off, accompanied by  endearments: “Oodles of love and about 7 little kisses””.

This sentence is said to display the affection between Alfred and Lucy during their exchange of letters