Category Archives: HMWA

Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on March 12, 2013 by George Cruz

My first encounter with the Brooklyn Bridge didn’t come until high school. It was my sophomore year in high school and my school had a baseball game against Murry Bergtraum High School. For those of you who have never heard of the … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm of the Week

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Eli Attias

I’m not much of a poet but after reading a few of the other class’s blog posts I think I will just stick to what I am comfortable with and go along with a story of the rhythm of my … Continue reading →

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Reading Walt Whitman

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Olga

Walt Whitman, as  a follower of Emerson’s concept of transcendentalism, splendidly expresses his idea of “Universal Eye”, as accomplishment of everyone and everything, in his poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” It would seem that such a philosophy related poetry is supposed to be objectless … Continue reading →

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Willing Suspension of Disbelief

Posted on March 12, 2013 by NastShcher

Vladimir Mayakovsky’s poem about the Brooklyn Bridge is especially amusing to read when one knows of Mayakovsky’s political ideology. As a Bolshevik from Russia, he believed in the principles of Communism, including the idea that religion should not be practiced. … Continue reading →

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Exams

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Stephane He

It’s quite obvious that midterms are coming up before the long awaited spring break and that people are rushing to study, review, and even cram for their classes. Now, usually I would do the same, but this is my first … Continue reading →

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What makes good poetry?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by eg149434

I did not read my poem after the activity in class where we took one line of Whitman’s poem and just wrote from there because I did not think mine sounded like a poem. But what sounds like a poem? … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey

Posted on March 12, 2013 by mb149566

When I first found out we weren’t going to have class in the 23rd st building and were going to have class at the 25st building next to the library I was very confused I didn’t even know the building … Continue reading →

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“Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Relevance

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Ronald Litvak

Walt Whitman’s message to the readers of the future is a powerful reminder that the people of today and the people of yesterday are eternally connected in ways more than just time. Whitman tries to convince the reader that what … Continue reading →

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Makey Makey Reflection

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Mike McAlpin

At the start of class on Wednesday, I did not have very high hopes for the day of working with the Makey Makey. I knew that it was a device of near limitless capabilities, but I did not believe that … Continue reading →

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Meditations on Connectivity

Posted on March 10, 2013 by EKaufman

Last week’s foray into the world of Makey Makey left me thinking a lot about creativity and the way we form connections. It was amazing to see the journeys that each group went on: first figuring out what on earth … Continue reading →

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