Monthly Archives: November 2013

“The cyclone gives you the feeling that nothing matters but the second you are in, a feeling worth much more than the four dollars of the ticket.” Work Cited Roiphe, Katie. “A Coney Island of the Mind.” The Place Where We … Continue reading →

“No one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.” From: White, E.B. “Here is New York”. The Place Where We Dwell: Reading and Writing about        New York City. Eds. Jaunita But, … Continue reading →

We forget more than we remember.   “Dreams simply were not energy efficient.”  Works Cited Lubrano, Alfred. “Bricklayer’s Boy.” The Place Where We Dwell: Reading and Writing About New York City. Eds. Juanita But, Mark Noonan, and Sean Scanlan. Dubuque, IA: Kendall … Continue reading →

Demetri Parker English Composition 1101/ 5363 (Prof. Scanlan) November 13, 2013  What’s Your Favorite Sentence?  In A Coney Island of the Mind, by Katie Roiphe, my favorite sentence is, “The wooden track rising against the sky reminds me of the dinosaur … Continue reading →

“I remember admiring the terrifying acrobatic cool of ironworkers, these sky-walkers who function, as the saying goes, without a net, when they repaired the bridge some years back.” From: Lopate, Phillip. “The Brooklyn Bridge.” The Place Where We Dwell: Reading … Continue reading →

“But from the porch at the back of our house you went three steps down to a long narrow garden―at least the garden seemed long to me―and if you walked to the end of the garden and peered through the … Continue reading →

Suki’s favorite sentence:Presently my mother would notice and with a smile she would put down my hand, but a few moments later up it would come and would continue its stroking. Work Cited Pool, Ernest. “The Harbor”. The Place Where … Continue reading →

“Dropping A Han Dynasty Urn,” by artist Ai WeiWei is a work divided into three sections, known as a triptych. In the photos a man is standing in front of a brick wall at the center of the camera. He … Continue reading →

  Two Photos in One I took this picture in September of 2013. The picture was taken from the 8th floor room N-817 of the Namm Hall building City Tech. The photo was taken for the purpose of doing a … Continue reading →

I took this picture right where I live as I was walking down Broadway to get to my home. I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful this view was so I had to take a picture. It was about 6 … Continue reading →