Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2018
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Computations (n.)
On Merriam Webster, meaning ‘the act or action of computing: calculations’, I found this word in the passage “the tool, Wind Sand and Stars“, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
“All of man’s industrial efforts, all his computations and calculations…”
i Understand this word as computer related, so it would be doing calculations via computer or even using a calculator.
so this sentence becomes “…all his computations (computer calculations) and calculations…”
Bungalow (n.)
On Merriam Webster, meaning “A one-storied house with a low-pitched roof,” i found this word in the passage ‘Here, Poverty and Privilege are Neighbors’, by, Janny Scottmarch, in the sentence “…modest row houses, apartment buildings, dilapidated bungalows..”
this sentence now becomes “modest row houses, apartment buildings, dilapidated one story homes”, and because of it’s strange sound, i don’t think i’m going to forget it’s meaning.
Adjective
Definition- decayed deteriorated or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
this is another word that I found in the text of “here, poverty and privilege are neighbors” in the text it says “To the west, Brighton beach is packed with modest row houses, apartment buildings, dilapidated bungalows, and frame houses,”
i see that this word means to be misused and worn out. I say it has a relationship to the word “patina” which means rusty green or orange look.
noun
definition- a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome
in the reading of “here, poverty and privilege are neighbors” it says “in the 1990’s the disparity in many neighborhoods became more pronounced, census data show.”
it’s clear to me that the word “Census” is the number of people living in poverty in that neighborhood at that time.
adjective
definition- having an abundance of goods or riches, wealthy
in the text of “here, poverty and privilege are neighbors”, it says ” the affluent pushed deeper into neighborhoods they had once shamed.”
I understand now that the word is used to show some type of power over the lower and maybe the middle-class people.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affluent
verb
Definition-
include, comprehend a plan that encompasses a number of aims
to form a circle about: enclose
bring about, accomplish encompass a task
I encountered this word on the “Here, poverty and privilege are neighbors: income gaps are a source of resentment and guilt” reading, paragraph 9.
in the reading it says”, where one tract encompasses everything from new luxury apartment houses and full floor condominium lofts to small, decaying apartment buildings.”
I now understand what the word means by reading the definition and the sentence it was found in. it means everything is now coming into one. like there could be different last names in one family.
I was eager to discover the other Las Vegas, the real Las Vegas
While this quote isn’t about New York, it certainly relates to it. Vegas has the same style of flash as some parts of New York, such as Times square, and Rockefeller center, and being someones whose been to Vegas, it does feel like that there are parts about it that we as tourists should know about, things that’ll make your experience better than any gimmicky hotel ever could. When traveling anywhere there are sites you’ll see, and sites you should see. Some of my favorite places to visit in New York are many locations even other New Yorker’s don’t know about.
You start building your private New York the first time you lay eyes on it.
Every one has that one place in the city they always go to, whether they’re bored, or trying to show out-of-town relatives a good time. My personal favorite places are east 86 st. from 5 av to Lexington (also a block or so away from the MET) and the North woods (I only go at night, and i even spent my new years there, my sister and i played winter Olympics on the frozen lake). Your own personal New York could also just be your neighborhood, i was born here and still live in the same place, so these familiar locations shaped me growing up.
This paragraph stood out to me because this is my neighborhood, On 5th av is central park, but from Park av to Madison is where the railroad starts, its where this railroad starts is where this dramatic shift in income changes. But no matter where apartments or houses near parks will always cost more, and it’s almost double for getting a view of it, and while the railroad may not have any correlation to the buildings there, when ever i passed it, even as a child the change was obvious.
These three quotes all represent my New York, and how I’ve always seen it, from being flashy and maybe easy to see to my favorite locations and even the huge income gap that is clearly visible from outside my window. These quotes add to my personal New York.
I chose this building for my project because it stood out to me. When i was in High school, i had an art history class, and the one art period i remember most vividly was the Art Deco period during the roaring twenties. I would say it’s because, in my eyes, its the most distinctive, that and my teacher also assigned us homework about it; look for anything around the city that was Art Deco, so it just stuck, and now i’m always subconsciously looking for buildings like this. This structure caught my eye because most Art Deco buildings are taller, and this one was just two stories, i can’t imagine what it was when it was first built, maybe an office? maybe it was always a dentist? I’d like to know more about it’s history, who designed it, and what was it’s intended purpose.
I chose this image of a building for my juxtaposition project. To get to this building, If standing right outside the main doors of the Namm hall building, you must turn right and walk straight ahead across the street. After walking across the street you begin to see the building about halfway across the block.
I chose this image of this particular building because it stood out more. The architectural design is different from the rest of the buildings around it. The buildings around it has your usually rectangular shape, but this building has more interesting shapes such as the the triangular pyramid roof, and the cylinder pillars,and little cone like shapes on some parts of the building.
To get to this building, i exited from the Namm Hall ( main building) and then turned left, walking away in the direction away from the A, C, R trains, while still remaining on Jay St. Once you walked down, you will most lightly wouldn’t be able to catch the light before it changes because its a highway that you have to cross which is called, “Tillary St.” Once you are across the street, you will see a store called, ” Concord Market” and also a food stand where you can get your hot dogs or drinks. On the other side of the street is a park where you see people playing basket ball and kids playground connected to it. The park is called, “McLaughlin Park.” After seeing that, the cathedral should be right there in front of you, you can’t miss it. Your journey there will be slightly challenging if you get out with other college students with already a crowd of people either walking to walk, strolling around where they take their time. Jay street is a busy street so speed walking is recommended. The reason I chose this building because how it looks out of place where the other buildings you see look more sleek, modern, urban, and new in today times. I really like the details on the cathedral and how its old fashion. It has a similar architecture to the ones in Europe. I like buildings who give that field that you aren’t in the city anymore.
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