Author Joyce Chan

Joyce Chan’s Top Ten Favorite Works

Top 10

Historical Fiction: Ava’s Journals

Joyce Chan Professor Hoffman IDC 1001H 5 December 2017 Historical Fiction: Ava’s Journals August 15, 1904 I passed by the Flat Iron building again, and it still hasn’t sunk in yet. How has the massive thing not toppled over yet?… Continue Reading →

Contemporary Music – “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers

The Lumineers’ “Ho Hey” is an indie folk song released on June 4, 2012 as the band’s debut album’s lead single. The song was their breakthrough hit, and it gradually rose on the charts, crossing over to various categories on… Continue Reading →

West Side Story

West Side Story (1961) Full Movie Summary West Side Story directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise in 1961 focuses on the romantic relationship between Maria and Tony. Although the two are in different gangs who want to dominate the… Continue Reading →

Ella Fitzgerald

Background Information Ella Fitzgerald, also known as the First Lady of Song or Queen of Jazz, was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. She started her childhood with difficulties since her father left her as soon as… Continue Reading →

Macaulay: Night at the Museum

By Joyce Chan and Stephanie Tam

Funny Girl

Funny Girl (1968) Full Movie PLOT SUMMARY Funny Girl, a musical dramatic comedy film directed by William Wyler and produced by Ray Stark in 1968, follows singer and comedienne Fanny Brice, portrayed by Barbra Streisand, on her pursuit of realizing… Continue Reading →

Jacob Riis

Jacob August Riis, born in Denmark on May 3, 1849, came to the United States in 1870 with only the clothes he was wearing and the $40 lent to him in his pocket. His initial years as an immigrant in… Continue Reading →

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