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(Adjective)
Noun
-a band of colors, as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength
-used to classify something, or suggest that it can be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points.
Noun
“nearness in place or time” – Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
This word was used in the article “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a source of Resentment and Guilt” by Janny Scott, in the sentence “It’s always an empirical question, to what extent propinquity matters to people.”
Upon reading the word it confused me along with another and causing a stop at the flowing thoughts on the reading and causing a confusion. Now looking up the word I now know what it means and its purpose within the sentence and how it makes sense. The article itself was already talking about different characteristics within New York , but not limited to anything in specific, so it can range within the Propinquity, or a ‘near time or place’ and how important it can be to a person.
Adjective
“ relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory” -Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
The sentence the word was used in the article “Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a source of Resentment and Guilt” by Janny Scott, in the sentence “It’s always an empirical question, to what extent propinquity matters to people.”
At first the word sounded as if it was synonym for important. However upon looking up what the word meant it gives a more clearer idea of what the sentence meant. Which was in questioning about the experience and observation of a person about a certain or nearby time and place for them and seeing how much it mattered to them.
SPECTRUM
I was eager to discover the other Las Vegas, the real Las Vegas
While this quote isn’t about New York, it certainly relates to it. Vegas has the same style of flash as some parts of New York, such as Times square, and Rockefeller center, and being someones whose been to Vegas, it does feel like that there are parts about it that we as tourists should know about, things that’ll make your experience better than any gimmicky hotel ever could. When traveling anywhere there are sites you’ll see, and sites you should see. Some of my favorite places to visit in New York are many locations even other New Yorker’s don’t know about.
You start building your private New York the first time you lay eyes on it.
Every one has that one place in the city they always go to, whether they’re bored, or trying to show out-of-town relatives a good time. My personal favorite places are east 86 st. from 5 av to Lexington (also a block or so away from the MET) and the North woods (I only go at night, and i even spent my new years there, my sister and i played winter Olympics on the frozen lake). Your own personal New York could also just be your neighborhood, i was born here and still live in the same place, so these familiar locations shaped me growing up.
This paragraph stood out to me because this is my neighborhood, On 5th av is central park, but from Park av to Madison is where the railroad starts, its where this railroad starts is where this dramatic shift in income changes. But no matter where apartments or houses near parks will always cost more, and it’s almost double for getting a view of it, and while the railroad may not have any correlation to the buildings there, when ever i passed it, even as a child the change was obvious.
These three quotes all represent my New York, and how I’ve always seen it, from being flashy and maybe easy to see to my favorite locations and even the huge income gap that is clearly visible from outside my window. These quotes add to my personal New York.
I chose this building for my project because it stood out to me. When i was in High school, i had an art history class, and the one art period i remember most vividly was the Art Deco period during the roaring twenties. I would say it’s because, in my eyes, its the most distinctive, that and my teacher also assigned us homework about it; look for anything around the city that was Art Deco, so it just stuck, and now i’m always subconsciously looking for buildings like this. This structure caught my eye because most Art Deco buildings are taller, and this one was just two stories, i can’t imagine what it was when it was first built, maybe an office? maybe it was always a dentist? I’d like to know more about it’s history, who designed it, and what was it’s intended purpose.
Afflatus (noun)
Definition: a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration
Encountered from A Literary Visitor Strolls in From the Airport by Charles Mcgrath.
“Ah,” he said. “The afflatus of the city’s bowels — now we’re getting into the real body of the city.”
I understand this word because he was getting inspired by the city’s buildings.
Example: The afflatus of your idol’s work inspires you to work hard.
Source: Vocabulary.com
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