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Speaking class summary on 10/23

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On October 23, in the Speaking class, we first got our test scores back and then we start to talk about the visual aid. There are few important things we need to concern when we doing a visual aid or powepoint for our project. First, on PowerPoint, we should not distract the audience; and tip to keep the audiences’ attention off the screen is to show them a blank slide. The second thing is about how you choose your pictures, we should not choose a pictures that’ve is too busy, which means not too many things on the same picture, because the audiences cannot get the information from it. It is bad if you cannot send your message to the audiences. And the third thing we need to keep in mind is to show where your source come from, to make youspeech more creditable. The last thing is try not to use the completed sentences, but use short phase or word to send your message.

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drafting a summary of happiness (and sadness)

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According to Brian Merchant in “The Happiest and Saddest Places in NYC, According to Twitter,” researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) have used Twitter to determine that the happiest place in NYC is Times Square and the saddest is Maspeth Creek, Brooklyn.

details:

–about the study

-when it took place, and for how long

-used 600,000 tweets for their study

-how tweets were used to determine happiness/sadness

–why researchers think these were the results

–parks=happy, transit hubs=sad

Summary assigment for 10/9/13

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Today in class we had a double session of English. In the room of Prof. Davis class we first started with a speech a guy gave us about how is so important for you to register to vote. Even if you don’t vote the your registration still counts. After listening to him we answered the other side of the quiz that was from the reading “Who knows Brooklyn?”. Most of the group had trouble with question number seven which asked us what was the first battle of Brooklyn. Prof. Rosen allowed us to Google the information and we was able to answer it.  For our second session we went down to Prof. Rosen’s classroom and we formed in our groups again so we analyzed our groups drafts. She explain what was a juxtaposition which basically is to compare and contrast two things that are adjacent to each other and she also gave good examples to explain its meaning . This information made us understand more clearly what we had to do. She also changed the syllabus for our projects to be due this Wednesday which is the 16th.She also gave us a worksheet that we had to fill in while grading our classmates paper. There was 13 questions in total that we had to fill in so it can help our classmate do their final copy better. Is also important to mention that this Monday theirs no class but Tuesday we would follow a Monday schedule and we will be going to BHS.

BHS Summary

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On monday our class went to the Brooklyn Historical Society. We took a walk around the area of City Tech and then ended up in the Brooklyn Historical Society. I really enjoyed the walk because i am not familiar with the area. We first stopped by a post office which was once the Brooklyn Theater but was destroyed in a horrible fire that killed many people in 1876. We then went to Columbus Park where we saw the statue of Henry Ward Beecher who was a well known pastor and abolitionist who freed a slave named Pinky. Across the park we saw the Borough Hall building which was once the Brooklyn City Hall. Afterwards we walked to a location where we saw a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge and city, which was my favorite part. At last we went to the Brooklyn Historical Society and learned the history of the building. We also heard more about the story of Pinky who was a slave. This trip was a good experience for me since i got to learn more about the area and history.

Walk to BHS

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On Monday we had a walk to the Brooklyn Historical Society. It was fascinating because it was my first time walking around in Brooklyn. As we walked we came to a post office which was back in time a Brooklyn Theater which burned down killing about 300 people. I never knew about it and it was sad knowing that people couldn’t make it out and burned. We also came to the Columbus Park and saw a statue of Henry Ward Beecher who was an abolitionists for the end of slavery. There was another statue of him at the Plymouth Church which was a few blocks away. We then came up to Brooklyn Heights from where we got a beautiful view of Manhattan and The Brooklyn Bridge. I also saw The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Our last stop was the Brooklyn Historical Society. It was made up of a red brick which is called terracotta. Along with that the building had five faces sculpted in it. As we went in we saw another face sculpture of Pinky who was a slave set free by Henry Ward Beecher. The stairs were made of wood and were kinda creepy. The library had everything made of wood like tables, chairs, pillars etc.

Summary of BHS

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On Monday our class went to a small field trip to  know and learn of  many places including the BHS. While we walked we came upon a really big court house. Prof. Rosen explained to us that that court house was once a big movie theatre but sadly it burned out. We learned that there were only 2 main exits thus, the people couldn’t get out on time. There we about 300 bodies found the next day! Then we crossed the street and saw a statue of Henry Ward Beecher. He looked so brave and with his eyes straight forward like if he was someone very important. there were Also kids trying to reach out to him like if he was their only hope. That’s when prof. Rosen explained to use that he was a very important preacher who use to help slaves. He received a lot of hate from people for trying to help slaves but many people use to cross on boats from Manhattan to Brooklyn just to listen to him. We also saw one of the church that he used to preach at. We also walked up to the edge of Brooklyn were we observed from across all of Manhattan. We was even able to see the Statue of Liberty. Lastly, we visited the BHS. it was very pretty and historic. There were heads of very important people surrounding the building. When we went to their library it was quite unique. Gladly I got to see these things in person not only through pictures. Its always better to see things in person that can see many more details that in a picture is not visible.

Cumulative Summary For “City Limits”

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In the essay “City Limits” taken from The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, Colson expresses his idea of New York City through out his writing. Starting by the first paragraph he tells us that he was born in NYC therefore, he was ruined for anywhere else. By This he means  that like his born in NYC it already ruined the chance of him  liking any other place. For him the city is that  great that he knows for a fact theres no other place like his.

He also says New York is always changing into new things and new places but whats important  to you is how NYC is at the moment you first lay your eyes on it. That’s why you shouldn’t believe what no one tells you about the history of new York because they just telling you was THEIR New York City like not what your is. We see things as they were in our experience while others see it as they remember from their experience. His love for New York makes him see his version of New York Even though NYC is always changing it would stay the same way to you but as new people come to NYC the new places would be  their different NYC. Colson Whitehead expresses his sorrow by telling us that when places change unexpectedly you don’t get to say goodbye to them because you don’t really know when is your last time sitting on that place. That’s why is very important to remember this places before they’re gone because they are   very   important to you and is part of what makes YOUR NYC so special.

Speech Class Summary 9-25-13

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In speech class on 9-25-13 we discussed chapter 5. Chapter 5 was about what things to do before your speech and why the audience should listen to you. The few things that u should do before a speech is called The Audience Factor. This includes that you should know little about the demographics, socioeconomic status, and the culture background of the audience. Also you should think why the audience should listen to you like do they want to be there, whats in it for them and how to make them listen to you. The other thing we learned was to know about the place you are going to give your speech. If you follow this and do little bit of work before your speech, than you will be ready for the speech

English class summery 09-15-13

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Today we went over the second page of City limits by Colson Whitehead focusing on the hidden meaning of his words and which ones he chose to use. Several decisions were stated based on the responses to what was implied in the piece and why they were important. one of those was at what time did  Colson Whitehead write this piece due to his reference of the checkered cab and disposable cameras. several vocabulary words came up also such as matinee and incredulous. At the end of class we looked over the Bloomberg Years presentation and all that has changed in and around New York City.

This are images of the taxi cab in the film The Fifth Element in 1997 which stared Bruce Willis as the driver. the last image is a comparison of a real checkered cab and the futuristic move version.

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