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The Age of Innocence Film Review

The Age of Innocence is a 1993 film set in New York City in the 1870s.  It is based on Edith Wharton’s novel of the same name.  The film focuses on the main character, Newland Archer, a wealthy lawyer living… 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 →

Gangs of New York (2002) Project by Kyle Arnold and Hugh shin

Gangs of New York [Kyle] Summary of the Movie      The film Gangs of New York opens with a tremendous battle between the Dead Rabbits, led by Priest Vallon, and the Natives, led by Bill Cutting. After fighting ensues,… Continue Reading →

Night at the Museum: TOMORROW!

Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is your first required common event of the semester, Macaulay’s Night at the Museum! Here are the quick details: When: Monday Sept. 18, 5-7:30pm Don’t be late! If you arrive after 5,… Continue Reading →

Co-authored posts

Hi everyone! If you plan on co-authoring a post and working together on one of your assigned artists, we now have the ability to do that, but only Prof. Hoffman or I can assign this. Should you want to set… Continue Reading →

Posting to ePortfolios

This post will cover the basics of how to create a post on ePortfolios for your artist/musician/photographer report and your film review. As a sample, I’ll demo how to make a post about Lou Reed, an influential New York rock… Continue Reading →

ePortfolios Set Up

Begin by going to eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu, and logging in. Once you’ve logged in, go to the upper left hand corner and select “My Sites.” Select “Add New,” then name your site. You might want to choose something easy to identify but generic:… Continue Reading →

Self Introduction

Write a paragraph or two to introduce yourself in the comments section below.  You can talk about where you live; films, novels or music that you like; your family, friends, and pets; your dream job; or similar topics of your… Continue Reading →

Order and Disorder

Write about a surprising or interesting thing that you learned from the segment of the New York documentary that you just watched that has not been mentioned in a previous response. Do this in the comments section below. Why did… Continue Reading →

Creating a map using Maps Marker Pro

This resource guide was originally crafted by ITF Maggie Galvan, based on a guide created by CCNY ITFs Logan McBride and John Sorrentino. Maps Marker is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create a map with marked points of… Continue Reading →

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