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Telling Brooklyn Stories, Fall 2012:
Effective Speaking
SPE 1330, section 6366
Prof. Justin Davis
M/W 11:30-12:45
Office Hours: T/Th 9:00-11:00English Composition I
ENG 1101, section 5381
Prof Jody R. Rosen
M/W 1:00-2:15
Office Hours: M 2:15-2:45
W 10:30-11:30, 2:15-2:45
Monthly Archives: September 2012
“the people, parks and ambience of brooklyn”
in this story the author talks about how brooklyn came to be what it is today. the author starts form the beginning and how it was called “bruecklen”. As you can see it has a resemblance with the current name … Continue reading
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âThe People, Parks, and Ambience of Brooklynâ
The Brooklyn Bridge is a particularly outstanding landmark in all of New York City let alone just Brooklyn. Gloria Deak describes in âThe people, Parks, and Ambience of Brooklynâ, that nothing of this proportion had been constructed since the tower … Continue reading
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“the people , parks,and ambience of brooklyn”
The one thing that stood out to me what the part about coney island . growing up i have only been to coney island a hand full amount of times. i never really liked the amusement park or the beach. … Continue reading
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“where i’m from”
I am from east flat bush Brooklyn,NY. Is what i would say if you asked, well at least if you were interested in knowing. where i am from we always have or guard up where smiling and laughing is sign … Continue reading
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Tomorrow’s walking tour
Tomorrow we’ll have two guests, Julie Golia and Robin Katz, joining us to talk about what we can expect at the Brooklyn Historical Society this semester. We’ll also head out on a walking tour with them. Remember to bring your … Continue reading
Class Summary ENG 1101 9/12/12
Good Afternoon Classmates, In this session of ENG1101 for students that were not present on Monday we started off by discussing what the companion book consisted of. Furthermore we went on to talk bout the glossary editing and that everything you edit don’t forget to hit save so … Continue reading
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Cover letter for Essay 1
Please write a cover letter to me that answers the following questions: 1-what are you most proud of in your essay? 2-what in your essay still needs work? 3-what in the assignment gave you the most trouble? 4-is there anything … Continue reading
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Thoughts on revision and editing
grammar: run-on sentences spelling vocabulary: did we use the right words to capture what we were thinking? did we include it correctly? better ways to phrase sentences include more information for each section–elaboration include the story behind the passion/philosophy/future vision–experience … Continue reading
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Collecting assignments digitally
This semester, we will use Dropbox.com to submit, store, and share our work. You will need to create an account on Dropbox.com using the email address to which I’ve sent your invitation. I have already invited you to share a folder with … Continue reading
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Revised Forte Greene Dreams Summary
âFort Greene Dreamsâ, was writen by Nelson George. Nelson George is a critic, journalist, and film maker. In this memoir he writes about how his life changed drastically when he moved from Queens in 1985 to an apartment in Fort Greene where he lived until 1992. Though he grew … Continue reading
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revised summary of “fort greene dreams”
in this short passage, nelson george talks about many thing. the most important thing he talks about is his move from jamaica queens to fort Greene in brooklyn. he shows us how is life changed and involved and also gives … Continue reading
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Revised summary of “Fort Greene Dreams”
In âThe Place Where We Dwellâ 3rd Edition by Juanita But, Mark Noonan, and Sean Scanlan there is an excerpt called âFort Greene Dreamsâ taken from âCity Kidâ by Nelson George. In this excerpt Nelson George takes us through his … Continue reading
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Revised Summary of “Fort Greene Dreams”
Nelson George writes his short memoir âFort Greene Dreamsâ to describe his life changing move from Jamaica, Queens to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. In this memoir George talks about his new life in Fort Greene, 19 Willoughby Avenue, where as compared … Continue reading
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Revised “Fort Greene Dreams”
The excerpt âFort Greene Dreamsâ from the memoir City Kid by Nelson George is about a music and culture critic, journalist and filmmaker who has moved to a new neighborhood in Brooklyn called Fort Greene in downtown. Throughout the excerpt, âFort Greene Dreamsâ the author … Continue reading
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“Fort Greene Dreams” Revised
“Fort Greene Dreams” is a short story about a man named Nelson, which shows us his transition from living in Jamaica Queens to going back to his home town Brooklyn in a new neighborhood called Fort Greene. He is a … Continue reading
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