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Fire’s Wrath

Posted on December 24, 2011 by joshua90

Prof. Gold ENG 1101 City Tech Fall 2011 Joshua M. `                                     Fire’s Wrath Throughout time fire has devastated many countries and societies all over the world. There have been many great fires throughout time an important one being the Brooklyn theater … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Past

Posted on December 22, 2011 by wandrilleboisset

Wandrille B. Prof. Gold. My first semester of College was a very interesting time for me, I was introduced to a variety of new things, from living on my own, a whole lot of architecture, to a great place full … Continue reading →

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Final Project: Archives and its Preservation

Posted on December 22, 2011 by torresj12

Jeffrey T. Final Project English 1101- Prof. Gold 12/20/11 Over the history of mankind many catastrophic events have taken place, which have shaped society today.  An easy 90 % of these events were not recorded and can’t be traced back.  … Continue reading →

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Final Project – Building Construction and Fire

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Adam Elkhouly

Adam E. Final Project English 1101 – Prof. Gold 12/17/11 This English class is the first course I have taken where English, reading and research have actually had a practical use for me. Before this course, I always saw English … Continue reading →

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Final Essay

Posted on December 20, 2011 by zhik

Brooklyn has been a very diverse place for many decades. There is only one place that still looks back at in the most accurate sense of this borough and that is the Brooklyn Historical Society. My visits there have changed my thoughts and views … Continue reading →

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Our last visit to BHS

Posted on December 9, 2011 by wandrilleboisset

On our last visit at BHS I read about a fire that happened at the warehouse in brooklyn. It depicted the author’s view of exactly what happened there, suggesting that he himself was present. He told us about how the … Continue reading →

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Final essay topic

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Isaias G.

I will be writing about how the method and detail in which things have been chronicled over the years, using the Gabriel Furman journal’s as one of my sources.

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A series of unfortunate events

Posted on December 2, 2011 by zhik

Looking at a journal of a man who writes about all kids of things happening to and around him has been very interesting. The excitement of human knowledge from a first person perspective story telling of this time period illustrates the importance of change … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Historical Society 11/29/11

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Adam Elkhouly

The excerpts we read from Gabriel Furman’s notes dealt with a worldwide Cholera outbreak. In Brooklyn, the disease was rampant, killing 1/75th of Brooklyn (2000 people) in about 15 days. For a long time, no one knew how to cure … Continue reading →

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Its never the end, but a new beginning

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Eliza B.

This was our last trip as a class to the Brooklyn Historic Socitey (BHS), and I have to say I really enjoyed going to the BHS. It sparked my interest observing and read documents that are from many years ago. … Continue reading →

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