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Volume 1, issue 3.

Spring 2008

This publication is a product of the students of the CUNY Language Immersion Program of Hostos Community College. Here you will find feature articles written by the student newsletter staff, as well as class assignments written by students enrolled in CLIP. The student staff is responsible for content, editing, and layout. Frank Chirico, Faculty Advisor
Frank Chirico, Faculty Advisor

About Hostos Community College Feature

By Francisco De León
Almost 30 years ago, Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College first opened its doors in the south Bronx in 1970. Created by an act of the Board of Higher Education in 1968 (wiki), Hostos Community college has helped the people of the south Bronx achieved a higher education ever since. Hostos was created as a respond to the Hispanic/Puerto Rican community who at the time could not pursuit a college education due to the fact that no other college had a bilingual program (wiki.). When first opened, the college admitted a class of 623 students, a number that has multiply over the years. The college was founded in a former tire factory but due to the increasing amount of students that enters Hostos every year, Hostos’ campus keeps growing through the years.
Ever since its creation, Hostos C.C. has committed itself to provide the residents of the Bronx with an education that would lead them to excellence. A huge percentage of student who have attended or are attending Hostos C.C., continue to excel in other colleges of the CUNY program. President Fernandez writes,
“…Hostos graduates are continuing their studies at other CUNY colleges: the engineering program at The City College of New York, the education program at Lehman College, and the business program at Baruch College” I am especially proud of the Serrano Scholars program, which offers Hostos graduates the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in preparation for careers in diplomacy or international affairs” (Hostos). Mrs. Fernandez also expresses her content with the scholarships being offered at Hostos, especially the Serrano Scholars Program.
Keeping high standards is substantially important for the staff of Hostos C.C. Through the years Hostos has committed itself to raise the bar every year by demanding the best of every student. Since she joined Hostos C.C. almost ten years ago, Mrs. Fernandez continues to encourage her alumni to excel, and works restlessly to maintain and improve ideal for which Hostos was created. “Through our ongoing efforts, Hostos will attain and retain a unique place among outstanding two-year colleges throughout the nation.” (Hostos), Mrs. Fernandez said. During Mrs. Fernandez’s administration, Hostos C.C. has embarked in the pursuit of excellence at national levels. “In the course of six years, Eugenio María de Hostos Community College has begun to set and surpass new standards with its dual language academic and career education programs”(Hostos). It is undoubted that Hostos’ image has changed drastically over resent years and it has become undoubtedly popular among other cultures besides Hispanic.
Extracurricular activities represent a vital part of Hostos C.C. The Hostos athletic program for instance, has proven itself to be an outstanding program for the students and the college. The caiman teams’ excellent performances have earned themselves a reputation throughout the State of New York that many colleges envy. The Hostos’ Basketball team is found between the college highest ranking teams of the nation. Mrs. Fernandez said “In the area of extracurricular activities, the Hostos athletic program has been revitalized, and the outstanding performance of our men's and women's Caiman teams has lifted school spirit to an all-time high” (Hostos). Hostos C.C. believes that art is an essentially important part of education. Hostos’ staff works endlessly to bring well cultured professionals to the work force. “Speaking of the arts and culture, it is of the utmost importance to me for Hostos to be a College that produces well-rounded human beings” (Hostos), Mrs. Fernandez said. She also said “If an individual graduates from this institution without an appreciation for the arts, then we have failed that student” (Hostos). It is clear to me that bringing well cultured professionals is the motto of Hostos C.C.

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“Through our ongoing efforts, Hostos will attain and retain a unique place among outstanding two-year colleges throughout the nation.”

New Yankee Stadium in the Bronx Feature

Pope Paul VI at yankee Stadium in 1965

By Luis Espinal
If you are a person that likes baseball, and never in your life have seen the Yankee Stadium in person, then, you must visit the Park before it becomes dust. Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium in New York City that is the home of the New York Yankees, a Major League baseball team located at East 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. The stadium is very accessible for New Yorkers all over the city, especially for Hostos Community college students who are just one stop away for the stadium. What makes the stadium so accessible is that the B,D, and 4 trains stops are right next to the stadium. The stadium has hosted Yankees home games since 1923 and has a capacity of 57,478.
Yankee stadium is a place with a lot of history. Apart from being the home of the team that has won the most world championships, it has hosted shows, concerts, professional football games, college football games, soccer matches, boxing matches, and many other activities.

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In its history, baseball stars such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Don Mattingly, Lou Gehrig, Bill Dickey, among others have played there. The home of the Bronx Bombers is often referred to as baseball's great cathedral. Beginning in 1950, the stadium began holding religious conventions of many religious organizations such as the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Because of its enormous capacity of 57,478, the stadium has held many others religious and non-religious events ever since. No wonder it's a perfect sanctuary for pontiffs. The stadium had seen two papal Masses, and on April 20, the Pope Benedict XVI celebrated another Mass in the same place as Pope Paul VI in 1965 and Pope John Paul II in 1979. Yankees Stadium is one of the most important places for the Bronx community because apart from helping to promote sport, it Provides many jobs, and receives many visits from people in the city and tourists from around the world, which improves our economy.
But, now, we prepare to dismiss the old and grandiose Yankee Stadium because of the construction of the new Yankee stadium, which will be located on public parkland near Yankee Stadium. The franchise will farewell the old stadium by holding the 2008 ALL-STAR GAMES and probably with a world series championship. Who knows? The new Yankees Stadium, valued at $1.3 billion, is one of the main projects carried out in the Bronx in more than 50 years. The stadium will be open in 2009, so, this year 2008 is the last season of the Yankees in old Yankee Stadium. It will be the most impressive and fan Friendly Park in Major League baseball.

The Music of my Native Country Assignment

By Leidy Oscar
Music is a universal language. It is capable of transmitting different emotions and feelings. Through a song, people are capable of expressing different emotions towards other people. This emotion can be sadness, happiness, or love. It also reflects a person’s state of mood. In the Odyssey, Odysseus hears the music of the Sirens. He feels wonderful and mad. The music of the sirens creates strong emotion in Odysseus. In this essay, I will talk about three kinds of music of my country. In my country, the Dominican Republic, we have a variety or music. The most popular ones are el merengue, el merengue tipico and la bachata.
One of our types of music is the merengue. It is known to be as old as the Taine Indians. They were the ones who initialized the rhythm by introducing the different instrument like the drums, guiras, and the flute. Since then, the merengue has been part of our culture. The merengue is part of every celebration in the Dominican culture. When a merengue song is playing, every Dominican from any where in the world remembers his country and his culture. It is a very contagious rhythm that brings happiness to any person, regardless of their nationality. It can talk about situations in life. The merengue is played by a conjunction of native instrument like the guira, the piano, la tambora (drums), and the trumpet. There are different types of rhythm of the merengue. Classic merengue is a slow version. “Merengue de la calle” or street, is a faster version than the original one. The way people play the instruments is different, and when you listen to it, you can tell the difference by the rhythm. A very famous artist well known by all Dominicans, not only for his contribution to the meringue, but for romantic songs and bachata is Hector Acosta, also known as “el torito.” One of his most famous songs is “dejame. “ This song is a slow and romantic song which is appropriate to listen to with someone special. It makes you show other people any kind of feelings you have inside.
Another popular music from our country is el merengue tipico. Even though this rhythm is also called merengue, it is faster than the traditional merengue. This is due to the instruments used to play it. El merengue tipico is played with severals instruments, like la guira, la tambora, the trumpet, the piano, the bass, and the accordion. The last instruments are principal of the merengue tipico. This rhythm has a faster pace. When you are dancing you feel a stronger emotion, and in some cases you enjoy this music more than the others. One of the singers that has been very successful, even though she is a woman, is “fefita la Grande.” For years she has been able to maintain her status as the only woman singing merengue tipico. Her songs are usually about men that cheat on their wives or vice versa. One of her most famous song is “la ujer chiflera.” This song, like many others, makes us enjoy ourselves in company of friends and family and make you pass a wonderful moment.
Another rhythm of the Dominican Republic and one of the most popular is la bachata. Before the bachata was known in the world, this music was prohibited in the Dominican Republic for being considered vulgar because of its lyrics. For example, most of the songs talked about obscenities and subjects not appropriate for a young audience. To be more specific they talked about private female and male body parts and this was not permissible back then. Therefore, according to our ancestors, this music was only played in cabarets. It was only after time when new composers changed the lyrics of this rhythm so the bachata began another stage and people started to listen to it. La bachata, like el merengue, has two versions, a slow and faster one. With the new composers and singers, people all over the word started to listen to it and liked it. The bachata is very well known around the world. The instruments used in this type of music are the guira, trumpets, piano, the bass, and the guitar. This last one being the most important and vital instrument of the bachata. Some singers have introduced a new rhythm by adding another instrument. This instrument is the accordion, used in the merengue tipico. By adding this instrument the bachata has a very contagious rhythm even though it keeps its original pace. One of our most famous singers /song writers is Juan Luis Guerra. He is known all over the world not only for this rhythm, but for singing and composing merengues, merengues tipicos, and bachata. A very famous song written and sang by him is “burbujas de Amor”. With songs like this you feel curiosity to know about love.
In conclusion, the merengue, the bachata, and merengue tipico represent the people of the Dominican Republic. These particular types of music are the ones the people from Dominican Republic listen to. These types of music motivate people to dance and be happier. The music is a language spoken by all human beings regardless of age or social status. A good rhythm is always contagious and you can always listen to people singing the lyrics of a good song. Therefore, a world without music is a world without emotions. Anyone who is opened to diversity will be interested in our music because it is a rhythm that brings happiness. Also, they would be interested in what types of instruments are used to play our music. These are the most important types music of my country from which each Dominican can be identified.

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The Great Escape Assignment

By Cesar Marcelino
This is the story of an Alcatraz prisoner called César Rodriguez better known as C-lunatic. Cesar was accused of the murder of Juan Mercedes and Carlos Vargas, two police officers. It all began in the mid 1960’s in the Bronx, New York. It was baseball’s World Series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The series was tied 3 games to 3 games and it was the last game of the series, Juan and Carlos made a bet with Cesar. The bet was for $1,000,000 dollars. Cesar used to bet all the time because he liked to gamble. It is a way to win money fast and easy. After the game, Cesar won the bet but then Carlos and Juan did not want to pay Cesar the money. Cesar got mad and fought with both Juan and Carlos. After the fight, Cesar went out to his car and pulled out a gun. He waited outside for Juan and Carlos to come out. When they came out, Cesar started shooting at them, hitting Juan twice in the head and Carlos three times in the chest. He took off in his car but the police followed him. The police arrested him. In the meantime, the ambulance took both Carlos and Juan to the hospital, But it was too late. They were already dead.
Cesar went to the court. He was sentenced to 25 years in Alcatraz. He was sent to Alcatraz. Alcatraz was a prison on a desert island, almost in the middle of the sea. In order to get there people has to take a boat. When Cesar arrived to Alcatraz, everybody was looking at him because they knew that he was a dangerous man. He liked to be dangerous because he thought that he could do whatever he wanted. Most of the prisoners were scared of him.
But not all of them were scared of him. There was an old prisoner who was

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like a big boss in Alcatraz. His name was Dee loc. He didn’t like Cesar, because he knew that Cesar would try to take his position as the boss in the prison. As a result of this, two gangs were formed. One on C-lunatic’s side and the other on Dee loc’s side. One day at lunch time, two members of the saint lunatic’s gang, which was the name of C-lunatic’s gang. They attacked one of Dee loc’s men. They beat the guy to death. When Dee loc found out that C-lunatic’s gang had killed one of his men, he sent ten men to attack four members of the st. lunatic’s gang. Those four men were killed. The next day at lunch time, the two gangs fought. Twelve men where killed, six from each side. The guards stopped the fight after ten minutes. But ironically after a couple of weeks, C-lunatic and Dee loc became friends because the war that they had was killing too many prisoners so they decided to be friends.
After several weeks, Cesar started planning what he called “The great escape” with his long time friend Ramon aka Tiny, who also was an Alcatraz prisoner. In the past, they had done many things like rob banks, murder people, etc. He loved to do those kinds of stuff because he didn’t like to work, and he grew up without a dad. His dad left him and his mother when he was just 7 years old. At the age of twelve he started robbing, using and selling drugs. In school they called him the lunatic kid. He was arrested at the age of sixteen. He spent two years in a minor’s prison. The time in jail made him a very dangerous man. A few weeks after he got out of jail he said that was the worst nights of his life. When he was robbing an old man. He said, “don’t move. This is a stickup. Don’t look at me or I’ll kill you. Give me your jewelry, wallet, and all the cash money.” They were fighting for the gun. Then C-lunatic accidently shot the man, picked up everything he could with one hand and before he left he finished off the man. C-lunatic shot the old man twice. The same night when he was counting the money, he looked in the wallet for his driver’s license to see his picture. His name was ironically Cesar Rodriguez. At that moment he realizes that the man he had killed was his father. The reason he didn’t get a lawyer is because no lawyer could get him out of jail.
The escape was planned for the lunch time. C-lunatic and Ramon aka Tiny planned to escape through a tunnel that they had been making for the past three weeks. They went for it. They had passed the tunnel but then they had to break an iron fence. They were prepared for everything. They broke the fence with a big hammer. After they passed the iron fence, there they faced two guards. They fought with the guards and killed them. After that they went in through an air duct.

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After that there was a big fence. It was like twenty feet high. They climbed it, but two guards saw them and gave them a warning. They didn’t listen to the guards and they kept climbing it. They jumped to the other side of the fence. They were free but they were in the middle of the island. Lucky for them they found a boat. They took the boat and went to the city. They had escaped Alcatraz.
After two weeks, the police captured them again and they were put into the Alcatraz bunk. That was the place where all the prisoners that behave badly were put. They were there for one month and they had learned the lesson. They never tried to escape again. To this day he is still in prison.

Time Machine Assignment

By Wilmian Perez
I heard that you have just invented a time machine, and you are thinking about making a trip with your students. You can either go to Athens in the time of Pericles or Rome in the time of August Caesar. Since your goal is to make the trip both fun and educational, I strongly suggest that you choose the trip to Athens in the time of Pericles, because it will allow students to meet some of the most important people in the fields of science and philosophy, which could be helpful and educational in their future careers. In addition, they could visit important and famous places such as The Oracle of Delphi, and enjoy the different and healthy recreation of activities of Greek culture. On the other hand, a trip to Rome in the time of August Caesar might be traumatic to the students instead fun and educational because the Romans are accustomed to having a good time in violent ways.
Traveling to Athens in the time of Pericles will give students the opportunity to meet important and famous people, who were closely connected with education. They will be able to get knowledge that could be helpful to their future majors. Everybody knows that many great artists, philosophers and educator were living in Athens during the time of Pericles. Some of those artists were Socrates, Aristotle, and Hippocrates. Could you imagine the vast amount of knowledge students could acquire by talking with wise people like these? Students would be able to ask many questions on subjects that they are interested in learning about. For example, students whose majors are related to political sciences or writing could talk to Socrates, because his best skills were resolving political problems and dramatic writing. In addition, students could verify if he was really as beautiful as the books say. Those students who are fond of science could learn a lot from Aristotle, who is known as the father of science. Those who are planning to choose the health area will be happy to have the opportunity to talk with the father of medicine, Hippocrates. Lastly, I could say that Pericles is specially the man who could guide all the students in general because he was an artist who posed many skills and got to be considered as the best citizen of Athens because of his great influence on this society. It will be a great education to them. Therefore, a meeting between the students and important people like I mentioned before, will be

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educational and at the same time fun.
Furthermore, in Athens during the time of Pericles, students will be able to visit the famous Oracle of Delphi and enjoy the different and healthy activities of recreation that the Greeks used to have. Students could have a good time going to one of the most important shrine in all Greece, I mean The Oracle of Delphi. It was a place very important and sacred, where thousand of Greeks came to consult the oracle. This oracle was able to answer questions about the future. Students could enjoy a lot of this by asking questions to this oracle about whatever they want. They could ask questions concerning the future of their life as students or even about their personal lives. It will be an unforgettable experience to them. Furthermore, students could enjoy different activities, such as the Olympic Games where different sports are played, such as wrestling, track, boxing, discuss throwing, etc. In addition, students could have a good time by going to gymnasiums to exercise. Moreover, they could visit the Agora; it was a market place where Greeks gathered to play checkers and make another activities. Visiting a place that important and famous like the Oracle of Delphi and enjoying the different activities of the Greek people will be fun, entertaining and educational to the students.
On the other hand, a trip to Rome in the time of August Caesar might be traumatic to the students instead educational and fun, because of the way Romans used to amuse themselves. The Romans had a very peculiar way to have a good time. While the Greeks were accustomed to take pleasure through healthy activities, the Romans used to do it through violent and bloody activities. Most of the Romans’ entertainments were based on fights between people, such as the Gladiator, who fought until death. Also, Romans enjoyed shows where people were thrown to wild animals to kill them. If students visit Rome and attend activities like these, it could create negative attitudes in their mind and even in their behavior. They may become victims of mental disorders, which could cause violent actions in the future. That is why, rather than fun and educational, spectacles like these could cause terror and fear of being in that place to the students. Everything I have mentioned previously supports my opinion that a trip to Rome in the time of August Caesar will be traumatic instead educational and fun to the students.
For all these reasons, I strongly suggest the trip to Athens in the time of Pericles. I hope you choose this trip and provide your students the opportunity of knowing important and famous people and places.

Center for the Arts of Hostos Community College Feature

By Adriana Chalco and Flor Abad
In Hostos Community College there is a wonderful auditorium called the Hostos Center to enjoy ourselves and learn about different cultures, famous people and history about the United States and other countries. In Center for the Arts of Hostos Community College, the audience

Can enjoy different expressions of art, for example, music, plays, folk concerts, and workshops.
The auditorium of Hostos Community College has a reception area for 367 people, 907 seats and a concert hall. The design for the Hostos Center is the work of renowned architectural firm of Gwathmey Siegel Associates.
The last March 20th, some

Students of CLIP went to Hostos Community Center to see a play, we enjoyed and learned about the life of Nora Neale Hurston.
Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most important figures from the Harlem Renaissance. She was born on January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida. She was a prolific African – American writer of the 1930’s. She spent her last decade

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Nora Neale Hurston

as a freelance writer for magazines and newspapers before she died on January 28, 1960 in Fort Fierce, Florida.
She was the fifth of eight children. Her parents were John Hurston and Lucy Ann Hurston. Her father was a Baptist preacher, tenant farmer, and carpenter, and her mother was a schoolteacher.
She graduated from Morgan Academy on 1918 and later she began her studies at Howard University. In Howard University she graduated in anthropology. She talked

about the life and culture of black people in the majority of her works. Moreover, her books defined the black American experience.
She wrote different books such as: “How it feels to be colored me”, “Hoodoo in America”, “The fire and the cloud” and others.
Her best seller book, the book that made Zora Neale Hurston famous and popular was “Their eyes were watching God.”
In the play Zora was performed by Cheryl Howard. She invited the audience into the Zora’s

Exemplary life, rich with folklore intimate portraits of her contemporaries, and from her significant body of literary work. The play was adapted and directed by Wynn Hamdman.
The Hostos Community Center for the Arts and culture is a project of the Hostos Foundation.
Everybody is invited to come to Hostos Community Center to enjoy themselves and learn with their families about the events the center play puts on.

"an important player in shaping New York art of both the present and the future"

The Bronx Museum of Art Feature

By Abdulrahman Nagi Essaedi
The Bronx Museum of Arts is one of the most famous places in New York City, especially in the Bronx. It is re-envisioning the role of museums in contemporary society: it addresses the changing needs of its diverse constituencies, while standing at the forefront of scholarly discourse, museum practices, and innovative public programs. As such, the Bronx Museum of Art is recognized as "an important player in shaping New York art of both the present and the future" (The New York Times). It located in the Bronx 1040 Grand Concourse 165th street, NY, near to Hostos Community College.
The Bronx Museum was founded in 1971 by a group of local residents to bring the visual arts to the Bronx. It has remained the only fine art museum in the Bronx. In its first decade, the museum was first located in the public rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse on Grand Concourse and 161st Street. In 1982, it moved five blocks north on the Concourse to 165th street in a former synagogue, purchased and donated by the City of New York. After that the Bronx Museum of Art has blossomed during the years; the Bronx Borough President, Adolfo Carrion, celebrated the expansion of the Bronx Museum of the Arts. The new, larger facilities has enabled the museum to build on such core programs as Artist in the Marketplace (AIM), which has provided professional development opportunities and a venue for exhibition to over 800 participants in its 26 years of history. The

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new facilities provide more space for its permanent collection of 20th and 21st-century works of art which were created by artists from African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry. Also the President allocated $950,000 in 2003 and $814,000 in 2006 for a total of $1,764,000 for the Bronx Museum of the Arts, all that helped it to make many good affect to it.
The Bronx Museum of Art has had many exhibitions over the years. During the past three decades, it has presented hundreds of critically acclaimed exhibitions featuring works by culturally diverse and under-recognized artists from a spectrum of levels, on themes of special interest to the Bronx community. Themes that explore the intersections between popular culture and contemporary art. Permanent Collection features more than 800 works of art, primarily by artists from Africa, Asia and Latin America. This collection includes paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, and mixed media. Exhibitions from the Permanent Collection and changing exhibitions focus on a wide range of topics including historical and contemporary issues of cultural relevance to the Bronx.
The Bronx Museum of Art is very a interesting place for the children and adults because of its Educational Programs and Multimedia Center which will offer advanced computer and digital video post-production technology to artists and young adults.

“Its Permanent Collection features more than 800 works of art,”

Hostos C. C. History Feature

By Francisco De León
Thought it is not a nation wide known college, Hostos Community College was in the eye of the hurricane in 1997. The crisis the college went through during this year marked H.C.C, students and it still as an impact on actual and future generations of H.C.C. students. This annotated bibliography is mainly focused on the college’s crisis of 1997, in which students were denied graduation by the CUNY’s trustees. It is also about the recuperation of the college after this incident and how H.C.C.’s students courage was not diminished by this controversy and how these students continued to excel in spite of all the difficulties the faced.
CUNY says 541 Failed Required English Test, (Jun. 6, 1997) New York Times
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CUNY’s trustees’ decision to not allow students who failed an English proficiency test. The trustees’ justification was that students who speak fluent English should not graduate. It is mentioned in this article that to solve this problem, H.C.C. offered free English courses during the summer to those students. The author also mentions that many community college professors believe that a more of the students’ work should be taken in consideration and not just a test.
William Crain, (Jul. 17, 1997), Hypocrisy on Standards, New York Times
This is an article in which the writer expresses his disagreement with the New York Supreme Court’s ruling over the 1997 crises. In this article MR. William Crain, a professor of psychology at City College, accuses the City University of New York’s trustees of acting hastily toward the Hostos’ students who were denied graduation. The author also points out that while the CUNY trustees say they are interested in high standards, they are taking legal actions to lower the credit requirements for graduation in both community and senior colleges.
Karen W. Arenson, (Dec. 10, 1998), CUNY Wins Ruling in a Dispute over Graduation Requirements, New York Times
This article is about the decision of a state appellate division panel to overturn a lower court that had ruled in favored of H.C.C. students who were denied graduation. The state appellate division panel ruled that the university had the right to withhold diplomas of students who did not pass the English writing examination. At this moment it was also decided that it was the CUNY’s trustees were the ones to set the requirements for graduation and not any individual CUNY college.
Karen Anderson, (Feb. 26, 2002), Struggling College and Columbia joined forces to train diplomats, New York Times
The author in this article talks about a new program taking place at Hostos community college. This new program is called the Serrano scholarship, which provides outstanding students the opportunity to enroll in Columbia University to earn a master’s degree on international and public affairs. MRS Anderson mentions that in spite of being considered for many years one of CUNY’s weakest colleges, outstanding students can be found at H.C.C. in abundance. In this article students participating in the program express the difficulties they faced before and after entering the program. Furthermore, Lisa Anderson, dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, addresses the fact that despite the fact that Columbia University is located near Hispanic communities areas, the percentage of Hispanic students in this college is lower than it should be.

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Wendy’s Experience as a Slave Assignment

By Wendy Sosa
My name is Mrs. Brown. I am 35 years old and I live in Louisiana. This composition is about the history of my grandparents as slaves. My grandfather works in a cotton plantation. He has to carry 300 pounds to 800 pounds of cotton. If he cannot bring a lot of cotton or cannot work, he is punished. My grandmother works in the white people’s house, where she has to do everything even wash their feet, monday through saturday always the same.
My grandfather tells me of his experiences in his life. One day when he didn’t do his job and got punished because of his work. They laid him on the floor like Jesus Christ on the cross and whipped him. Then they threw vinegar and pepper at him. They used one pair of shoes a year and if they had just walked bare foot, their feet opened and blood came out.Beyond that, many slaves escaped and the white men went looking for them with dogs. They had to run a lot and even cross a river, and most of the salves were caught. As punishment they would cut one of your body parts off.
Then, the white people auction them off and then got then naked to see their condition. They usually pay more money for most young people. They always looked at teeth. If the teeth were good they were in good condition. My grandmother recalls an experience from a woman who had a son and was unable to give him breast milk. She could not give him breast milk because dogs ate her breast. The white kids told the black kids to play with them, but the black kid did not want to play white then. The fact that the black kid did not want to do what the white kid wanted was an insult to the white kid. The white kid’s father bought them and therefore the black kid was his Nigger. If a white man wanted a black woman, the black woman had to go with him.
When my grandparents died, their funeral was very pretty. Everybody dressed up in white. They also sang around them. They did this because, they are very religious. They also danced around them with torches. In conclusion, the life of the slaves was not easy. We were treated as animals. As if, we were dogs. One day as a slave is like a night with no moon. They suffered as slaves, but now they are resting.

The Bronx Public Library Feature

By: Lucia Galicia & Ines Alvino
The Bronx public library is the must important library in the Bronx. The library is located on the street near Kingsbridge rd. and Fordham rd. The library consists of five floors. In the lounge is located the baseman conferment and computer class. The main entrance of the library is on the first floor. The first floor has all the information you need to know to get around in the library. Also in the first floor, we can see popular books, CDs, DVDs, videos and book on tape. All books and other materials may be checked out and returned here.
The second floor is an area exclu-

usively for children. In this area the children learn how to use computers by playing many games for entertainment and learning. The library has a wide range of after school programs, including reading, crafts, special performances, and homework help. The Bronx borough office is located on this floor, is

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Bronx Library

the administrative office for all New York public library branches in the Bronx.
The third floor has many computers for the use of people who needs them. On this floor, we can find comfortable seating and an outdoor reading terrace enhancing the collection and services available to all. The third floor features the largest collection of books in the Bronx.
The fourth floor is very interesting because the people can find different books Latino and Puerto Rican culture center. This floor includes many unique items such as local history books and community information. The fourth floor has a great deal of information and many encyclopedias. Also the people can study in quiet and relax at the same time because of its view of the Empire State.
The last is firth floor. This "half floor "is home to the learner's advisory service, rhe library staff offers instruction and programs on how to prepare resumes and cover
Letters, and assist patrons in locating resource to help them develop job readiness. In this floor, and throughout the library, conference rooms are available for small group project individual study, and special presentation. The library has 127 Internet-accessible computers, including laptops that can be taken from floor to floor. Is very important an interesting place in the Bronx.

Mexican Music Assignment

By Mayte Cerda
There are different kinds of music in Mexico. It is a very big thing because Mexico has thirty-two states and most of them are identified by their own music. The music exerts a very important influence on the people. Some people feel sadness, joy, happiness, and also it made them mourn. Odysseus likes to listen songs of Sirens, but he feels grief. In this essay. I will discuss three types of music
from my country.
The norteña music is native the northern states of Mexico, such as
Monterrey, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and some cities of Durango, Mexico. This norteña music in the past was not well liked by older people. They always had disagreement with the young. The young danced very closely. Most the lyrics are real life cases that passed as like love, death, and deceptive dating. The instruments in past were guitar, accordion, and drums. The sound was low and
slow. The norteña music has gradually been changing. Many lyrics add romance, more love, and the conquest of a person we love. Some artists are know internationally such as

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Los Tigres del Norte, los Tucanes de Tijuana, and Grupo Pesados which are especially known in Texas. This music is important to these states.
The Banda music is native in some states of Mexico, such as Culiacan, Sinaloa, Sonora and Mazatlan. People like to listening the banda music, especially the young. The lyric of music arouses different emotions like joy, happiness, sadness, and nostalgia for Mexicans who live in other countries. The sound of the music is strong and scandalous. The instruments use drums, cornets, clarinets, and flutes. Some artists who interpret this type the music are La Banda Recodo, El Coyote, and Julio y Su Perla del Caribe. They are recognized internationally. This music is best for dancing.
Mariachi music is native of France, but it was perfected and adopted in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is identified as the most popular Mexican music. Lyrics of this music are love, romance, and deception. it sings on occasion to the animals. Mexicans feel proud of it. When people hear this Mexican music, it creates emotions like joy, happiness, or sadness. Some instruments are violins, trumpets, and guitars. The artists, Vicente Fernandez, Paulo Montero, Alejandro Fernandez, and Pepe Aguilar are knew internationally as mariachi interpreters.
These are some types of Mexican music most internationally identified. Music is always important to all Mexican. The norteña music is part of story northern states. The Music Banda is more scandalous. The Mariachi music is best to listen and song to people. All it are part of Mexicana culture.

The Iliad Essay Assignment

By Francisco De León
Dear CLIP Professor:
We recently saw the movie called “Troy” which was based on Homer’s poem The Iliad. The Iliad contains many ideas about heroism, honor in battle, and immortality which had an important influence on Greek culture. The ideas in this poem inspired great figures throughout history such as Alexander the Great to achieve greatness. It also influenced the attitude of the soldiers at the battle of Thermopylae as well as the art and culture of Greece.
The ideas of heroism in the Iliad inspired conquerors such as Alexander the Great to conquer the world. During his early years, Alexander was the apprentice of the great philosopher

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Aristotle. It was Aristotle who gave Alexander a copy the Iliad. Alexander loved the story so much that he used to sleep with it under his pillow. The poem had such an impact on Alexander, especially the character Achilles who he admired and was often compared to, and he did many things during his long military campaigns to be like his hero. Alexander, like Achilles, was never defeated in battle and it is also believed that he shared Achilles good looks as well. After his campaign into Egypt, the Egyptians consider him the son of the great thunder god Zeus which made him the descendant of a god just like Achilles. Alexander expanded his territory all over civilized Asia and Africa and was the first king to extend his kingdom as far as India. This made Greece the greatest empire of the period. For this Alexander was considered the greatest Greek king of all times. His achievements have immortalized him for all time.
The ideas of heroism and winning immortality in battle from the Iliad also influenced important historical events such as the battle of Thermopylae. In this battle a coalition of Greek allies stood against a much more numerous Persian army. Though the Greeks were outnumbered by more than 1 to 20, the idea of achieving eternal glory from dying in the battlefield held the men together and kept them optimistic about finding their match among the Persian army. This way of thinking is seen in the Iliad when Achilles chooses to go to war knowing that it would be his doom. He had to make a choice; he could either not go to war and live a long and peaceful life and be eventually forgotten, or go to war, die young and achieve eternal glory and be remembered as the greatest warrior of all time. For Achilles glory was above anything else so he went to war. In Thermopylae the Greeks successfully held the Persians back for two days but the Persians eventually found a path that led right behind the Greek front, and which would be the downfall of the Greek army. This forced the Greeks to retreat, leaving behind a small force of soldiers led by king Leonidas of Sparta to cover their retreat. They fought to the last man. This shows that glory and honor was so important for the Greek soldiers that they would willingly give their life to obtain it. For this the battle of Thermopylae has been remembered throughout the ages.
Furthermore, the ideas in the Iliad also influenced the art and culture of the time. In ancient Greece stories based on the Iliad were often performed in Greek theaters. The trilogy Oresteia, for example, was a very popular one. The first part of the Oresteia is about king Agamemnon. It is about the homecoming of king Agamemnon from Troy and Clytemnestra’s (Agamemnon’s wife) conspiracy against Agamemnon. She wanted to kill her Husband as vengeance for sacrificing their daughter to Poseidon before leaving to Troy. This story is directly connected to the Iliad because the events that created the plot in this story came from the Iliad and the absence of Agamemnon allowed the following events to happen. The Iliad also had its impact on the art as well. Many vase paintings in ancient Greece showed the events of the Trojan War. The vase painting of Cassandra and Hector on a Kantharos shows Cassandra warning Hector about the war. Also the vase painting of the wedding of Thetis shows the wedding between the goddess and the mortal king Peleus (Achilles’ parents). These paintings are just a few among the many other painting about the Iliad. That shows that the Iliad had a huge impact on ancient Greece art and literature.
The impact of the Iliad on art and literature also go beyond ancient Greece. The Iliad has been the inspiration of many plays and work of literature after centuries since it was written. William Shakespeare himself used the Iliad as his inspiration. Though focused on love instead of wrath, in the play Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare used the Iliad as his main source of material to write this play. Also many painters have used the Iliad for inspiration as well. The painting “The Wrath of Achilles” by Francois-Leon Benouville, for example, is a portrait of the Hero Achilles. Also “The Rage of Achilles” by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, shows the artist’s interpretation of the proportions of Achilles’ anger. This are just a few names among many others contemporary artists who see the Iliad as a source of inspiration even nowadays, after more than 2000 years since the poem was written.
The ideas of heroism, honor in battle, and eternal glory from the Iliad have had a deep impact on Greek culture and humanity itself. Such ideas have inspired great figures such as Alexander the Great to pursuit greatness. It has also been the inspiration for many warriors in the battlefield to fight, not just for a king or a country, but for honor and eternal glory which was worth dying for. The Iliad has also been muse of writers and artists throughout the centuries. For the evidence shown above I believe the Iliad is one of the most important works of literature of human history and since it has been the source of so many works art I deeply feel it should be a must read material for our education.

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Rosaly’s Three Wishes Assignment

By Rosaly Medrano
I have a wonderful dream. In the dream, I walk on the beach. it is sunny and warm. I find beautiful bottle. The bottle is red and blue and gold and silver. I rub the he bottle to clean of the sand. Suddenly there is a loud noise and smoke. A Jinnee appears and gives me three wishes.
First Wish
I want live with my father; because I have 11 months no live with him. I don’t know when I can see him. My father and I are very happy together.
Second Wish
I want to get a job because I want to depend on my self. All the time, I depend on my parents, I want depend on my self, also, is very important say this, I have for my job, also for to by. I want to help to my mother and my father. He lives far away from me.
Third Wish
I want to be a singer; I like to sing, because this dreams every live. to sing for me is very exciting complete my feeling and wish I have a beautiful voice, and I sing in front of many people and go the place to place and I’m glad meeted more chanters and have more opportunity of to be a grand start. I sing since many times. I sing in the church. I like to sing meringue classic and special pop. I sing since was a child.

Article Review: Dominicans and NYC Feature

By By Francisco De León
The article “Uptown in the Caribbean” written by Seth Kugel, is an article about the Dominican influence in New York City. This article describes how Dominicans have become a part of New York and how their presence has increased and continues to increase over the years. Mr. Kugel also discusses how Dominican culture is commonly found in the streets of New York and how Dominican businesses have grown without losing their identity.
Mr. Kugel mentions in his first paragraph that “… decades of immigration have brought an undeniable Caribbean undercurrent to the city” (Kegul, 1), here Mr. Kegul acknowledges that over years of immigrants coming to New York from the Caribbean, the presence of Caribbean culture, especially the Dominican culture, has undoubtedly become part of New York .

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“… decades of immigration have brought an undeniable Caribbean undercurrent to the city”

Ysidora’s Experience as a Slave Assignment

By Ysidora Mercedes
My name is Grays. I am 15 year old. I have 2 sisters and 4 brothers. My mother and my father work in the fields for the Jackson family. Always my mother and father get up 5:00.a. because my family and I are slaves.
I remember the year 1863. My family and I live in one cabin. Everyday I have take care of my brother and sister because they are too young. We always walk without shoes. The stones on the road cut our feet. In that year, my mother and father have no money to pay for the shoes. We have only one pair for year. My family and I always want to eat fresh food. The best food goes only to the master.
I remember when the master buys slave, they get naked to see their bodies. One of my sisters is called Stephaney. She is 12 years old. She keeps Laura company. Laura is the daughter of the Jackson family. My sister told me when Laura has breakfast, she does not share the food with her.
My family and I are not happy. Although the white children and black children grow together, they don’t share anything because the slaves and white people are separated. I have dream one day there will be no more slavery, and we can all live together as equal people.

Mr. Kugel also mentions that “…you can experience much more of their culture in a weekend here than you would in a month in an all-inclusive island resort” (Kegul, 1). By making a comparison Mr. Kegul expresses how Dominican culture has remained unchanged in spite of being in contact with all the other cultures that exist in New York City.
It is also mentioned in this article the change in the atmosphere that is caused by Dominicans in any place. Mr. Kugel mentions “…you'll find some big changes from wherever you got on” (Kegul, 4). In the quote above Mr. Kugel describes how Dominican’s charisma and cleverness can change the ambient of something as common as a ride in a train to a ride in a roller coaster. He refers to the Dominican always festive mood which in my opinion is what makes Dominican easily the soul of any party.
Mr. Kugel also talks about colleges with high Dominican communities. He wrote “And check out what's going on at public colleges like Lehman and Hostos in the Bronx (where you'll also find huge Dominican communities)” (Kegul, 11). In these two colleges, especially Hostos Community college, a high percentage of Dominicans have found an institution that provides immigrants with a well trained staff and with the tools they need in order to achieve a college education. Since its creation in a former tire factory, Hostos continued to expand to satisfy the constantly increasing alumnae but always maintaining the high standards in which it was founded. Hostos C.C. was the first bilingual college in the nation and it has served immigrant for almost 40 years and chances are, it will continue to do so for at least another 40 years more.

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Victoria’s Three Wishes

By Victoria Plaza
Class 1A
I have a wonderful dream. In the dream, I walk on the beach. It is sunny and warm. I find a beautiful bottle. The bottle is red and blue and gold and silver. I rub the bottle to clean off the sand. Suddenly there is a loud noise and smoke. A jinnee appears and gives me three wishes.
First I want a house in the country. The house is very beautiful and medium. It has a big lawn. In my house, I want many bedrooms. My bedroom has a balcony and big bathroom. I want a Jacuzzi.
I want a kitchen, one dining room, one living room, one reading room and one bathroom for visitors. Outside the house, I want a swimming pool. I want a garden to play with my children. I want plants, flowers, roses, sunflowers, irises and fruits, apples, peaches, strawberry, grapes, cherry, oranges, and vegetables, carrot, radish, potato, spinach, onions, lettuces, and tomatoes, too. I want a garage for my car. I want a house for vacations.
Second wishes, I want a little bit of money in the Bank, to pay all the bills. I want help for my family that needs money, in my country or here, because money is very important for the economic situation, for the children’s education, and to buy food because life is not easy. When there is no work, no house to live, it is very difficult. I want to go shopping because I want to change everything in my house. I want to help people in need.
My third wishes, I want to go on vacation to Disney World. To see the parks, to enjoy with my family, and to go to the beach. I see Mickey Mouse and everything. For my children, my husband and me it would be a dream come true. Next, I want to go to Rome, My wish is to see the cathedrals and know different tourist centers. My last place is Jerusalem, because I want to see the holy soil, and visit the tomb of Jesus, and my favorite vacation would be to go to my country Ecuador because I haven’t gone back in 15 years. I want to visit my family and see my children and my husband. I want to travel to every city in Ecuador. I want to take a pictures of my children in every city. My principal wish is to have a calm, relaxing and healthy life. I want to complete with all my goals.

Yosmeri’s Difficult, Yet Iluminating ExperienceAssignment

By Manuel Carabajo
My name is Manuel. My partner’s name is Yosmeri. She is from the Dominican Republic . Yosmeri now lives here in New York with her father, stepmother, and six sisters in Baker with Play Street . Before she moved to New York, she used to live with her mother, stepfather, two brothers and two sisters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic . Yosmeri isn’t married. She doesn’t have any children. Yosmeri doesn’t work because she wants focus on studying and get her engineer diploma. Yosmeri studied English in the Dominican Republic for three months. Yosmeri is very intelligent. She arrived in New York seven months ago, and she speaks English. Yosmeri likes to speak English, but in her house she only speaks Spanish because her family doesn’t speak English. This is not good for her because she wants to practice her English. Yosmeri speaks and practices English when she is in the streets or on the train. Yosmeri thinks that the better way to learn English is to listen to music in English, watch TV in English, and

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practice the pronunciation. She thinks that by knowing English people can have more opportunities in the United States; for example, the people can get better jobs, the people can have a better education, and people can have a better economic situation. When she isn’t at school, she thinks that the best option that she has is to stay home because this time she thinks she could learn a lot, and speak more in English.
Yosmeri had a very difficult experience travelling. This incident happened last summer in the Dominican Republic. Her cousin and her friends were involved. This story begins in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, when Yosmeri decided with her cousin and friends to go to a camp. This camp was organized by the Adventistist church. Yosmeri said that there were a lot of people that wanted to go to the camp. They traveled by bus. Yosmeri said that everything was nice, everybody sang and played. When suddenly something happen on the bus. The bus began to move roughly and very strongly. Everybody shouted and cried because they thought they going to die. Things were getting bad, and suddenly the bus collided. Everybody was injured and two people died. Yosmeri tried to get out of the bus, but she couldn’t because her knee was broken. She was crying because she thought if she couldn’t get out, she would probably die. This was very interesting because she could see how in a moment everything can change; for example, she understood you can be here in the class room, but you don’t know what can happen later. She said that in the moment she couldn’t move, somebody helped her to go out from the bus. Then when Yosmeri was out of the bus, she saw everything; she couldn’t believe what had happened. Next she saw the people that died and she noticed the people that died were the driver and her cousin. When Yosmeri saw her dead cousin sadness took over her. Then the ambulance arrived and helped the people and the police investigated what happened and took the people that died away. This accident happened because the driver was drunk, but nobody knew this because he didn’t look drunk, but he was.
This experience was difficult, but Yosmeri learned a lot from it. Yosmeri learned to look at things in a different way. She learned that everything can change in seconds, that she can be here now, but she doesn’t know what will happen later. She said that nobody knows what will happen. Yosmeri learned that she has God to help her. Yosmeri learned to not to trust people that she doesn’t know. She and all the people who were traveling trusted the driver, but she thinks they shouldn’t have because his irresponsibility was the cause of the accident and that when an accident happens, the possibility to survive propel you to fight for your life. Yosmeri said it is best not to drink alcohol if you’re going to drive because it’s dangerous for them as well as for the people on the road.
In conclusion, she learned that many people can die if the car has an accident. We can learn too that driving a car while drunk is very dangerous and that we have take conscience. I agree with Yosmeri, if people need to drive they shouldn’t drink alcohol.

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My Classmate’s Experience Assignment

By Gennys Perez
My classmate’s name is Martha Hernandez. She is a very nice person. I met her in Hostos Community College . Martha is from the Dominican Republic . She was born on April 13, 1974. Her parents are living in the Dominican Republic . Now she is living in Manhattan with her son. Martha is a single mother, and her son is almost 8 years old. She has eight sisters and two brothers. She studied in college for six months before she came to the Clip Program. Now she is studying English, because she needs to learn English so that when her son needs her help, she can help him with his homework. Also she wants to go to college. In the future she wants to be a nurse. In her free time, she likes to read books. When she started to learning English, it was very hard because learning a second language in very difficult.
In class, we were doing an assignment. And she told me about something that happened to her last year. Her classroom partner, her teacher, and Marthat herself were involved. This happened in Hostos Community College . It was on May, 2006, when she was trying to help her friend with a school assignment. Her partner didn’t go to school the day before, because she was sick. The next day, Martha received a call from her partner. When her partner asked her about the assignment, she tried to explain it to her , but her friend didn’t understand, so Martha gave her assignment to her friend. And her friend copied her work.
All this happened because Martha lent her assignment to her friend. Martha didn’t know her friend copied the assignment, neither did her teacher. The teacher didn’t give the points to Martha, but Instead she gave the points to Martha’s friend. Martha felt sad. Martha told the teacher right away. Se explained to her teacher that wasn’t her friend's fault, it was a misunderstading. She tried to explain to her teacher about what happened to her. Besides that, she felt bad too because she tried to help her friend. When the teacher saw both assignments were the same, the teacher was annoyed, and she asked Martha about it. Martha didn’t say anything to help her friend. She was the most affected by this problem. They did the same assignment, but they were not supposed to. It was an individual assignment.
Martha learned a lot from this experience. She told me: “It is good when you help another person who needs It, but I will not make this same mistake again.” She won’t give her assignment to anyone else, only to the teacher, because the teacher is the person who is going to do the evaluation. Also, Martha learned from this experience that sometimes we can have a lot of problems in class just by lending a friend your homework. She thinks in life is better if another person needs help we can bring help to that person, but she had to learn from this experience that you need to be careful and protect herself. Besides that, she learned that she has to be more responsible with her school projects or assignments. That was a bad experience in her life. As a result, now she thinks differently. In class, she likes to help her partners, but she is more responsible with her assignments, projects, or homework.

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New York City Assignment

By Arianny Beges
I live in New York City. When I moved to New York City , I felt lost because I had never seen big city like New York City before. New York City is very different compared to my country. I never thought that I would live in a big city like is New York City. New York City has so many aspects that can show to everyone how beautiful and big it is. These aspects are weather, people, and transportation. These aspects make New York City a very attractive city that everyone wants to visit. I don’t want to forget that New York City is a very big and beautiful city that everyone calls and knows as “the big apple’’.
In New York City, the weather changes throughout the year. The weather of New York City is composed of four different stages or seasons. These seasons are spring, autumn (fall), winter and summer. In spring people go to the parks and forests to enjoy the beautiful things of the spring. In the spring parks and forests dress in different colors, flowers and beautiful butterflies that people like to touch and see. In the spring people enjoys the beauty of nature. Another season is autumn. Some people don’t like autumn because it is sad. Why is sad? It is sad because the trees change, their leaves, parks and forests look empty. I think that the more terrible season is winter because is it very cold and dark. A lot people don’t like winter because they have to stay at home, but some people like winter because they can go skiing and they also can play with the snow outside. The last one is summer. A lot people think that summer is the best season, people love summer because they can go to the rivers, beaches and they can do many things like BBQ.
In New York City we can find people from every where of the world. They are different and nice people. They are people with a good, hard, and excellent personality. For that reason, we can learn about other cultures and languages. Some people choose to live in New York City because in this city it’s easy to find good jobs. Also, some people when they move to New York City they open their own businesses. For example, they sell items on the street cheaper than in the stores. Also they sell food and vegetables on the street. Some people work very heard and when they have enough money, they open restaurants and they cook traditional food from their countries. That is the reason we can find food from everywhere of the world in New York City. People in New York City are very kind and friendly. I think that in New York City people are not so different. I feel like it's the same language and the same culture. People in this city are always together for everything. They are good people because if someone needs help they try to help that person. People in New York City act like they were from the same country. It is like they put all the different flags together and made us all just one.
Public transportation is one of the most important factors in the daily life of a New Yorker. Public transport makes life easy to New Yorkers because if there were not trains, people would come late to their destination. The train is not the only public transport in the city of New York. There are also taxis, buses and ferries. But the most used by New Yorker is the train which is faster and does not have traffic problems. Some people complain the conditions of public transportation are not very pleasant. Also they say there are too many delays in public transportation. In 2005, there was a strike in public transport. Trains and buses stopped. This resulted in a low economy of big companies and small businesses and many employees didn’t go to work because they couldn't get there. This reflects that cities have to have a good public transportation service, so the pace of life will never be affected by an inappropriate occasion as a car accident.
A city is composed of many aspects, and I think that these aspects are very important to a city like New York. These aspects influence people’s lives. New York would look so different if it didn’t have the variety of seasons it has. People can see and feel the change of season throughout the year. I feel so good that I live in a nice city like New York, with all these amenities that New York City has. For these reasons we have to take care of all beautiful things that this city has.

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THE CUNY LANGUAGE
IMMERSION PROGRAM
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The CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) offers incoming CUNY freshman students the opportunity to study English intensively for up to one year before enrolling in college-level courses.
This program includes instruction, computer-assisted learning, tutoring, books and other materials, college orientation and counseling. Because of the intensity of the language instruction (25 hours a week), students do not take additional college course work while they are attending the program.

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