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Homework-9/30

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To get to where I came upon these overlapping buildings, You must first make your way out of the school Namn building. Next you should make a right on to Jay street. Then you must cross the street and you will arrive at Johnson ave. After arriving on Jay street on Johnson avenue, Look up diagonally from the street signs and you will find your self looking at the two buildings that are describing the juxtaposition effect.

“Our buildings still stand because we saw them, moved in and out of there long shadows, we are lucky enough to know them for a time. they are a part of the city we carry around. it is hard to imagine that something will take there place, but at this very moment the people with the right credentials are considering how to fill the craters. the cement trucks will roll up and spin there bellies, the jackhammers will rattle, and after a while the postcards of the new skyline will be available for purchase.”  “The quote is from the story City limits” from The colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead.This quote stood out to me because i feel like it describes the area of where these buildings are located. I feel that way because a lot of buildings around here are being remolded and that one red building that is being remolded stands out the most because of the tall grey building next to it.

“One day the city we built will be gone, and when it goes, we go. When the buildings fall, we topple, too.” The quote is from the story “City limits” from The colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead. The quote relates to my essay because instead of breaking down the red building and erasing all of its significant values, they are working on renovating the building to maintain not only historical values but to add modern day twist to the pre-existing building. Where as the other building in bodies this quote by representing  the new city life that will come with the existence of pre-existing/ renovating building such as the red building.

Cumulative summary for “City Limits”

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In the essay “City Limits”, written by Colson Whitehead, New York is described and presented in a different way than we’re accustomed to. He explains that everyone has their own New York and it all starts with your first experience there and what you visually take in. In his opinion, being in New York makes living any other place inferior. No matter what changes and is gone, it’s still alive through what you saw New York as when it was significant to you. People’s stories entice you to make the first move to come here but once you’re here, everything’s irrelevant because you only know for sure what your own experiences are. You need to remember and cherish what you see because when it isn’t there anymore, you don’t want to forget what you learned and did in those places.

Walking New York

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Walking, an act that we do everyday without a second thought. We go to and fro, and return from whence we came. We use it to reach a location of importance to us, the act itself loses all meaning. What does walking matter, when all we try to do is reach our goal faster. It becomes a routine, one route that you take everyday. Nothing new to see or interact with, especially when half  the journey happens underground. However, it was not always that way, there was a time when the map of the city was blank, when the towers off in the distance seemed unreachable with the current means of walking, when the light beamed of the thundering trains above the streets.

Over the years I have been in many places within Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island. At first, it was mainly in Brooklyn, walking by the bay near the Verrazano bridge, then under it and past it. Then there was the time I rode my bike all the way down to the Owls Head pier, that was the plan anyway. The bike was designed for more off road and rough Terrain, so it was heavy, had wide tires and, most important, a tight transmission and belt. All that  lead to near exhaustion and loss of speed, and when bikes loose speed they start winding because you are still paddling and exerting force in different directions and times. This led to the wheel hitting a high curb and destroyed the front wheel which sent me flying forward rolling and the bike landing on most of my body. No idea how I did not have a concussion or major injures after that. However, I most likely would not be aware if I had a concussion at the time. This brings the story to the long walk by the bay and under and past the bridge with me carrying the bike on my back all the way home.

However, on the way there I enjoyed the bay, which I had not stopped to look at for a while since I would usually ride past it on the bike.  Then there were the geese stayed on the grass and the seagulls overhead. The sun was also out and was heating the aluminum frame of the bike. Oh, well it was good exercise and it was only Saturday. Once I fixed the wheel that night I knew I would be out there tomorrow, but going much faster to keep up with my father`s light wight, thin wheeled European racing bike. Now all I needed was for my wheel to stop losing air and everything should go fine.

That was the plan.

Summary on City Limits.

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The Colossus of New York By Colson Whitehead is a summary about each individual building their “own New York”. Whitehead says that being in New York makes other places seem inferior. Whitehead also believes that every person starts building their own New York the first time they lay there eyes on the city. Whitehead says his first building block of his “own New York” was when he first saw the city’s No. 1 train. We all see the same thing but have different perspectives on what we see in New York. Things in the city will always be changing but we will remember those things as they were the first time we laid our eyes on them. It’s true that NYC is changing everyday and it’s up to the people to decide on how they want to view the changes. Those who have lived in New York for decades have seen the city undergo massive transformations. Whitehead will always believe what he saw or experienced at the time, no matter what others tell him about New York because there were stories that hes heard such as when Whitehead heard about the “rumors” that there was water at Bryant Park, but the only time he has seen water there was when there was a huge water pipe explosion. Whitehead believes that it’s important that you remember how things were because the day they will be gone you will not get the chance to say your farewell as it could happen at any given moment.

Summary of “City Limits”

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In “City Limits” by Colson Whitehead, Colson illustrates how he feels that New York city is the best city to live in and no other cities can compare to it. Its a good place to live in because it has a lot of opportunities like schools and jobs. You can be living here for a month and if they changed the name of something you will always know what it was before. No matter where you go or if you came to visit New York, you will always know that it is your home. Everybody will see the city in many different ways and say a whole bunch of myths about it but you will always see the city in your own point of view. Also there are eight million people living in the city and they can replace your neighborhood in many different ways but you will always see it exactly how it was when you first moved in. Also you will never get to say goodbye to any any of these things because you won’t get to know when will be the last time you will go there. When the “city goes and buildings topple too” is a strong quote Colson uses to describe what the city truly is. We have to realize no matter what happens in our city our lives goes on. Our city will always be here and nobody can take our city away from us. Colson follows this city with a guide book that is a ” handy color-coded map and minuscule fine print” that i think is the brochure he mentions in the beginning of the story.

City Limits Summary

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In “City Limits” written by Colson Whitehead, New York is described and presented in a different way than what we are accustomed to. It is not our New York, it is Whitehead’s New York that he has been piecing together from his first ride on the uptown no. 1 train. New York is a living city, it grows, changes, moves, expands and changes those who live in it. This effect is greatest in the city when a person lives there, however it still reaches out to those in Burroughs who see the skyline. For them the change is not a strong because most buildings that tall do not change other than a sign or logo. Time plays a great role in this. Those who lived in New York for decades have seen changes great and small. Form the type of taxis that come and go on the busy streets, to the stores that have stood before they arrived and the ones fell after. Nevertheless, all that has been lost to time and its advance has been destroyed entirely. Those same people keep them whole in their minds and their versions of New York. While they remember, all is not lost. Then there are the photos, paintings, videos, maps, blueprints, invoices, and recites that prove that they were there. The past is around us if we look for it, which is perfect for those who have their New York based on what there was prior. History lives within us, but we do not see it that way. For us it was a little while ago, a month ago, a year and it goes on. We do not see it as we would,  if it happened 50 or more years ago, that to us is history. However someone who is 65 will not think so.

Homework from class on 9/18

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For homework, write a summary of “City Limits” in a blog post. That means it should be roughly 250 words. Use the handout on writing a summary to help you decide what belongs in your summary and what does not. Choose the category “Homework” and add any tags you think are appropriate for your post. Also choose the tag for your group–I’ve added them all for this post, so you can just choose it from the list of tags. Publish your post by the end of the day on Friday.

Before class on Monday, comment briefly on the summaries of each of your groupmates. You can find them easily by clicking the tag on the right-hand sidebar of our site. Your comments might include suggestions to improve the summary, aspects of the summary that you would like to incorporate into your own summary, comments about the style of the writing, or questions you have about something they’ve included. Remember that we want comments to be encouraging, and that any comments should be respectful and helpful.

Additionally, you must revise Project #1 based on the comments I made in class and in my letter to you.

I look forward to reading your work!