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On page 245 Phillip Lopate author of “The Brooklyn Bridge” started by mentioning the raw profile of the bridge. Lopate discusses the principle beauty of the bridge by describing in detail why he thinks Brooklyn Bridge is “handsome”. An example of Lopate description of the bridge comes … Continue reading →

In our  Wednesday session of Eng 1101 we had a double period which consisted of finishing our reading of “Reading Lucy” as well as a visit to a computer lab.  In our computer lab visit Professor Rosen began by having each … Continue reading →

The following links are from EBSCO and various other search engines that relate to Lucille Kolkin. The first and second are very brief articles that give a brief history of  Lucille Kolkin. The third link contains several letters from Alfred Kolkin to … Continue reading →

Ben McGrath’s Who Knows Brooklyn is a short article about two feuding authors Brian Merlis and John Manbeck. Both authors Merlis and Manbeck believe they have superior expertise when it comes to knowledge about Brooklyn. The origination of their feud … Continue reading →

On Monday October 1, for our Effective speaking and English class we went on a trip to Brooklyn Historical Society. Brooklyn Historical society contains content from all throughout Brooklyn`s history as well as from the other 5 borough’s in New … Continue reading →

          To arrive at Brooklyn Borough Hall you can simply exit through the back of city tech more specifically for those who are familiar with the bookstore exit that would be considered the back exit. From … Continue reading →

Our Wednesday class was a valuable experience to gain. During this session of class we had guests from the Brooklyn historical society visit us to educate us about some of the guidelines and rules that need to be adhere to … Continue reading →

Where I`m from, If you ask me where in new York I am from I would tell you that I am from Flushing, New York.  Flushing isn’t the most dangerous place in New York to say the least but I … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Bridge is a particularly outstanding landmark in all of New York City let alone just Brooklyn. Gloria Deak describes in “The people, Parks, and Ambience of Brooklyn”, that nothing of this proportion had been constructed since the tower … Continue reading →

Nelson George writes his short memoir “Fort Greene Dreams” 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 →

Nelson George`s “Fort Greene Dreams” is a short memoir in which he recalls his life changing move from Jamaica, Queens to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. George further recalls growing up in Brooklyn yet these familiar old streets seemed foreign to him, … Continue reading →