But maybe there’s another way — which is why‚ in early April‚ this middle-aged avowed Manhattanite checked into the Wythe and spent a long weekend trying to educate himself‚ canvassing Kings County’s artisan-loving‚ kale-devouring epicenter. “Brooklyn” is now a byword for cool from Paris to Sweden to the Middle East. It’s been strange to live across the river from a place that suddenly becomes a cultural reference point — not unlike having your dachshund become an overnight celebrity. Part of
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The New Yorker. Ian Frazier was best known for his 1989 non- fiction history Great Plains. summary • Place he lives in Brooklyn • His daughter‚ a city kid • Small trip with train F • People and scenery he saw • Crab incident • Reasons why he like Brooklyn • People in Brooklyn are come from different cou ntries. • Habit of looking down all the times • His favorite place‚ Brooklyn Botanic Garden • His neighbors • Chris‚ his neighbor “As I watched the F train passengers emerge among the grass and
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Author Zulkin emphasizes Brooklyn by describing people who are living there. He mostly talks about Williamsburg in this essay. Such as Rubulad‚ which is an underground party is an example of how the contemporary trend of urban renewal is connected with people. The notion of “cool cultural notion” also has developed the attractive image of culture of Brooklyn which gave it a new meaning to this borough-specially Williamsburg. As Jane Jacob stated‚ it was destined for Williamsburg to be hipster since
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Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” seeks to determine the relationship of human beings to one another across time and space. Whitman wonders what he means (not as a poet but as another anonymous individual) to the crowds of strangers he sees every day. In stanza 3 the speaker says‚ “I am with you‚ you men and women of a generation‚ or ever so many/ generations hence”. He assumes that they see the same things he does‚ and that they react in the same way‚ and that
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A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific‚ artistic‚ cultural‚ or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Types of Museums vary‚ from large institutions‚ covering many of the categories‚ to very small institutions focusing on a specific subject‚ location or a notable person‚ categories include: fine arts‚ applied arts‚ craft‚ archaeology‚ anthropology
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The Evolving Gentrification of Brooklyn Heights Gentrification is a process in which wealthier‚ usually middle and upper income people‚ move into a deteriorated or lower income community. The wealthier people renovate and restore housing and sometimes businesses in these communities. The result is what is known as gentrification. The increase in middle income families and individuals usually results in the overall decline of racial minorities. Gentrification also makes the real estate market change
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trying to protect – is seriously threatened.”1 “Plans for a pedestrian plaza on Myrtle Avenue have been pushed back until summer due to glitches in the bidding process. …. This isn’t the first hold up‚ which was championed by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.” “The public art component of the plaza was held up by Public Design Commision approval‚ according to Brownstoner.”2 “has long been delayed even before 2013‚ from above said will be done by agust 2013 and push again till next
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to never be found.The bum expresses interest in going back upstate and taking back the large roll of bills. Bud makes a deal with him and leaves the shelter to eat‚ following the advice of the bum worried about him. After eating‚ he walks to the Brooklyn Bridge‚ but haunted by men in derbies ‚ he jumps off the bridge with the last fantasy about being a rich city alderman. Finally‚ the captain McAvoy of the tugboat Prudence witnesses the incident and Bud’s body is fished out from the water. We can
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The book Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Shelby Jr is a combination of short stories together into one book. These short stories talk about different topics. These topics vary from topic to topic and some of them are very terrifying. The people that read this book are thinking‚ “do people really do and say all these things?” There are two stories I would like to talk about in the book; “Another Day another Dollar” and “The Queen is dead.” The first story I would like to talk about is “Another Day
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