Author: b.dror

Last week I attended a Star Career development workshop. The workshop was taught by Ricki Weitzen. At the workshop I learned how to make a cover letter and what it is. A cover letter serves as your formal introduction and first impression on a potential employer or professional contract. For this reason, it is very important that you send a very well written cover letter with a very thorough resume when applying for any professional position. A cover letter is often required and can act as a writing sample for positions that require strong writing skills. A cover letter is a one-page statement of objective that should demonstrate to your employer that your skills and strengths will make you a good match for the organization, corporation or desired position. At the work shop I learned the proper way to write a cover letter and what not to do. I attended this Star Career Development workshop with two friends who also needed to attend it for their freshman seminar class. I already started working on my resume and my cover letter.

Last week I went to the metropolitan museum of art with two of my friends whom also needed to go for their freshman seminar class. Otherwise known as the MET. The metropolitan museum of art is the biggest art museum in the United States of America. There was on oil canvas that really stood out to me. The picture was of a man getting executed and had multiple colors that stood out and called my attention. The canvas was The Execution of Saint John the Baptist. It was painted in the year 1770. This work, by one of the leading painters of the eighteenth-century Bologna, is an oil sketch for a major altarpiece in the church of San Michele, Vercelli, Mid way between Milan and Turin. The painter was Ubaldo Gandolfi. He is an Italian Painter Ubaldo Gandolfi has endowed the scene with a visionary quality, as angels appear to the saint. The contrast between of the executioner rolling up his sleeve and the prayerful attitude of the saint is especially effective. As you can see from the canvas described you can tell why I would be intrigued and fascinated by this painting.

Benjamin Dror

Major: Real Estate

Liked about the book: Was very interesting and was able to draw me in.

Did not like about the book: The ending was very bad.

The enrichment event that I attended was part of the Hillel at Baruch college. The Hillel at Baruch is a center for Jewish life at the college. Their goal is to enrich the lives of Jewish undergraduates. The Hillel is a large club and they have sub clubs that are part of it as well. Some of these clubs are Tamid, Wings, First Lex Capital, Emet, and many more. At the beginning of the event the leaders of the Hillel introduced the sub clubs stated above. Then the leaders of each of these sub clubs gave detailed descriptions about their club and why the the undergraduates should join them. In addition to all of the leaders of the sub clubs and the leaders of the Hillel talking they served food. Personally I thought the event was very knowledgeable. I have already joined the Hillel and plan to join some of the sub clubs as well.
The event above was mostly just an introduction event to get to know the Hillel and all its parts. There was another event that I attended which was also directed to Jewish undergraduates. At the event a professor at Baruch, who is also a prominent leader at the Hillel, gave a speech about his personal experience in the United States Army. To make a long story short, he had a life threatening experience which brought him closer to the Jewish religion. I assumed from his story that the goal of the speech was to bring more young individuals closer to the Jewish religion as well. Even though this was not the main reason I was attending this event, they also served good food.