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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Essay 6: 2 Blog Post and Reflection Summary.
Walking Tour The walking tour of Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights is very interesting and I learned many new things during the tour. One of the most interesting things I learned is the boot scraper. It is the first time … Continue reading
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Reflection on visit to BHS
Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in Brooklyn in the 1900’s? Well I did and I was able to find out the answer through Brooklyn Historical Society. My expierence at BHS was an interesting one. We … Continue reading
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When i walked into my speech class the first day of my college career, i didn’t know what to expect. Than Professor Davis and Professor Rosen walked in and introduced themselves. They explained how the class will work and what … Continue reading
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard Essay #6
The Brooklyn Navy Yard has a very fascinating history. It’s been in Brooklyn for over 200 years. The U.S. Navy occupied it for most of it’s time, but since they left it has been an industrial yard for a lot … Continue reading
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Essay#6 reflection
You can say it started off as I stepped into the English classroom. It was time for a new chapter in life, and many things to come ahead. I would only roam around from class to class and discover nothing … Continue reading
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Essay#6 Blog post revision2
To every student city tech is just another college. To me it is just where I am for now. All I knew about it was that it was located an hour and five minutes away from home. In a place … Continue reading
Essay#6 Blog post revision1
When one is on the train we can easily identify the tourist. The one holding the map. We now live in a society where we can find things very easily.Maps no longer seem to have so much importance in our … Continue reading
Essay #6: Essay #3 Revision
Steven Rodriguez Professor Rosen English 1101 28 October 2011 Overlapping New Yorks: Columbus Park On my walk around City Tech I walked towards the Jay Street-MetroTech train station. I made a right into a walkway next to the Marriott Hotel … Continue reading
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Essay #6: Reflection
Working with the Brooklyn Historical Society was an excellent experience. I had never had the chance to work with a Historical Society until this year. My class and I got to see many special things. We started out our semester … Continue reading
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Essay #6: Essay #3 Revision
There are overlapping New York’s in many areas including Brooklyn. The juxtaposition that I chose is in an area near Joralemon Street. This Juxtaposition area is well maintained and in disrepair. The areas are extremely opposite and don’t seem to … Continue reading