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Heather Trazino
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Dec 20
Top Ten Favorite Works
1. “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”- Walt Whitman Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” was first published in the second edition of Leaves of Grass in 1856. Originally, this poem was titled “Sun-Down Poem.” In 1860, this poem was revised and renamed “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” in order to better reflect the poem’s main focus (Nelson). Written …
Dec 13
Thematic Essay: The Struggle for Social Justice
The history of New York City is highlighted by beloved individuals and haunted by those who were mistreated and neglected. The people best remembered by history were those who had a chance to change it, to shape it for better or for worse. Names such as Peter Stuyvesant, Frederick Law Olmstead, Theodore Roosevelt, Fiorello …
Dec 01
Music Posting Assignment: “New New York” by The Cranberries
As New York was healing from the wounds inflicted by the September 11th terror attacks, an Irish rock band that had toured across the world wrote a song about the brave spirit of the city they had come to love. “New New York” is a song written in June 2002 by The Cranberries. This song …
Dec 01
Historic Fiction: The Crash
Outside, a lone police siren gave its long, solemn wail, a sound many had familiarized themselves with. Everyone had gotten louder over the past few years. As the decade roared, it only seemed right that the law howled back. Inside, there was a cacophony of sound. Crash! The flick of a false light …
Nov 22
Financial District: Rich In Culture
Heather Trazino, Paul Menestrier, David Mashkevich IDC1001H – Arts in New York City – Professor David Hoffman An Historic Overview Even at first glance, it is clear that the Financial District of New York City carries along with it a rich history, in addition to an enduring and prominent role in today’s society. The …
Nov 21
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons is a contemporary artist known for blending together a wide array of styles and mediums. Koons was born in 1955 in York, Pennsylvania. His love of art began at a young age. When he was just eight years old, he began painting replicas of Old Master paintings, selling them at his …
Nov 12
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story, released in 1961, is a film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name. The film centers around two rival gangs in the Upper West Side, the Jets and the Sharks. The members of the Jets are white, while the Sharks are Puerto Rican. After a scuffle between the two …
Nov 04
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh was a painter who captured the darker side of life in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born on March 14, 1898 in Paris, France (“Reginald Marsh, American Artist”). Both of his parents were American artists and it was clear from a young age that Marsh shared their …
