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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
The Brooklyn Historical Society was a fun experience. I learned so much about Brooklyn. When I first came to City Tech I thought English class was just going to be a bunch of novels and we would have to do … Continue reading
Essay #5 Cover Letter
In essay #5 I wrote about why the Downtown Brooklyn Tour would be better if the Brooklyn Navy Yard was included. I suggested this by writing about the history of the navy yard, the women who worked in the navy … Continue reading
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A few photos for the research poster
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Location Choice & Process for Essay #3
I chose Columbus Park because I loved the nature in the park, it is also surrounded by great statues and historic buildings. When I walked through the park I saw a lot of overlapping New York’s, this motivated me to … Continue reading
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