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May 27th Friday Extra Credit Work:

=find three artifacts that illustrate the book from 1880's to 1970's

Battery Park in the 1880's In the beginning of chapter 18 when Simon is describing his walk through Battery Park and seeing all of the newly arrived immigrants walking through the country for the first time. This is exactly what Simon saw as he walked through the snowy paths of Battery Park and took pictures of these immigrants. Quote: "Battery Park was pleasant; a lot of snow, but the paths had been cleared I saw a scattering of newly arrived immigrants there, getting their first look at the country, and i couldn't resist a shot of them." page 257 & 258

MLA Citation: City Hall Park in 1880 Later in chapter 18 when Simon is walking through the downtown area as we know it to be today he mentions that he walks by City Hall Park but doesn't take pictures. This picture could be something that he could of neglected to take a picture of because he was so dumbfounded of the bizarre environment around him. Quote:"I suppose it was cowardly, but there was nothing at all I could do about this, and it was too depressing; walking fast, I headed straight across town toward City Hall Park; I wanted out of there." page 259
 * "Castle Gardens/Castle Clinton." Web. 27 May 2011. . ||

MLA Citation: Cadillac of the 1970's the "Popular" car of 1970's New York City In chapter 4 when Simon is walking through the city and he sees the Dakota building for the first time a likely view that he most likely could have seen was the image of a 1970's Cadillac rolling through the streets of New York, especially uptown near the Dakota Building. Quote:"Outside the big warehouse, Rube and I walked east to Central Park; I'd picked up my hat and coat in the little grounded office. " page 56 MLA Citation: The Thunderbird of the 1970's another one of the most popular cars of it's time especially in New York City during this time.
 * "Panorama of City Hall Park and Park Row." Web. 27 May 2011. . ||
 * "Cadillac Vintage 1970." Web. 27 May 2011. . ||



Half way into chapter 4 when Simon was with Dr Danziger on the roof top of the building and Simon is gazing at the city from above I could only imagine he could be possibly seeing maybe at least one or more thunderbirds revving there engines at a red light or speeding down the street. Quote:"Far to the south and east, I could see the outsize bulk of the Pan Am Building overshadowing and dwarfing the entire area around Grand Central Station." pg 55

MLA Citation:
 * "Automotive Mileposts." //Thunderbird of Thunderbirds//2000: n. pag. Web. 15 Jun 2011. . ||

My trip to Gramercy Park:

**Wednesday, May 18 (Double Period)**
1st Period: Open Note Quiz on 15 and 16 You have until 3:00 to finish quiz then we move into 2nd period.

Chapter 15: The Building where Jake Pickering's Office is located 1. [202-203] Cite one "Show" (Indirect) and one "Tell" (Direct) Description of the building.

Indirect "But it seemed likley, and I walked across Park Row and stood on the corner of park Row and Beekman street looking up at it"pg 202

Direct "It wasn't certain, I supposed, that Pickering's private office was in the building I'd see office was in the building I'd seen him come out earlier"pg 202

2. [203] Cite the example of the literary technique of "foreshadowing" on pg. 203

"In lower manhattan many a drab building just like it has survived into the second half of the twentieth century."pg 202 The character here is foreshadowing the existence of the building in the future from where he comes from.

3. [205] a. What kind of work is happening in the building? b. How is the building currently being heated?

a. "Chopped up into new little offices with matchboard siding; you could spit through the walls."pg 205 They are going to renovate the interior of the buildings offices.

b. The building is being heated by burning up the old flooring of the building to keep warm.

4. [206] a. What floor is Jake's office on?

The second floor.

5. [207] Where does the door inside his office lead?

A widing subflooring that leads directly to the basement,

6. [211-212] Cite evidence from text showing how Jake reacts when he discovers Simon drawing Julia's portrait again.

"Because my sketching of Julia enraged him... His eyes lifted from the pad to my face. They were very small now, the whites reddened, and they were absolutely implacable." pg 212

7. 216] When Jake comes back, what has he done?

He got in a cab and went to the Dakota building to see it.

Chapter 16 The Board Room Decision

8. [218-219] Describe 2 ways in which Simon thinks the people of the 1880's were different than the people of 1970 NYC.

He describes that there was more excitement in the streets of Harlem in 1882, that there was more common interest for peoples surroundings back in 1882 as well. He is comparing the 1970's to the Harlem in 1882 he is experiencing now.

9. [222-223] What went wrong with the Denver time travel experiment?

What went wrong in the Devner Colorado experiment was that Ted did in the past has changed the past in some way that altered the future so that Ted's college buddy never existed but Ted still remembers him vividly.

10. [four parts] What does Danziger think should happen with the Time Travel project [226-227]? How do Colonel Esterhazy and Rube Prien think they should proceed [226-229]? Who wins? What does Simon decide [233]? What Danziger thinks should happen to the time travel machine is that it's use should be discontinued and only used for study. Colonel Esterhazy and Danziger have a bit of disagreement on their hands but Rube Prien has something else to say. Danziger wants the have the project shut down and so does Mr. Prien But the Colonel has other plans. Mr. Prien words his argument simply saying it's just not gonna happen the show must go on with the project. Simon decides to continue his involvement in the assignment therefore furthering the use of time travel. May 11th (Double Period)

Partner research Jigsaw: -Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring (ME) -Inspector Thomas Bymes (JIN)

1.(http://romanushistory11.wetpaint.com/page/Boss+Tweed) This source is not a creditable source because it the source is linked to an 11th grade roman history unit site and even through there is an author of the information that is being stated the information does not suffice to a college level of substantial source.

2. http://www.virginiawestern.edu/faculty/vwhansd/his122/Tweed.html This source is creditable because the information that it is being demonstrating on the link is quality information. As well to boot the information that is required to cite this link is all there so there is no problem when it comes to creating a citation for this link.

Citation: David C., Tweed. "Boss Tweed." Virginia Western Community College, n.d. Web. 11 May 2011. .

3. WIlliam Marcy Tweed was elected into congress in 1852 and was one of the most scan-dales members of the New York government ever. He was pretty much a boss of bosses when it came to the New York City Board of Supervisors. He was the man whom formed a very notorious crime ring of corruption through the late 1800's in New York City. His ring of cronies called the "Tweed Ring" was made up of members of the state government that resided in Tweed's Tammany Hall. They pretty much controlled everything when it came to money and the NYC government crossing paths.

4.Credible source:  [] The New York Press is credible because there is an author who specializes in police history on new york. The information on the inspector is copy write protected. The entire article has no noticeable typos and the author site all the information that inn the article, such as names of books and newspapers.

The inspector joined the new York police force in 1863, he was known for is tough police work; going into the field. Byrnes handled a lot of famous murder and robbery cases. He was able to get the information from suspects that he was able to subdue by forms of torture; he was ruthless to get information out of people. His tactics were known as the "third degree"

May 3rd On page 128 (in chapter 10) Simon and Kate are in the Post Office (above), about to observe the mailing of the infamous letter.
 * Please re-read [//ahem//] pg 128.**

On your personal page please complete the following assignment:

1) Compare and contrast the definitions of "connotation" and "denotation" (look them up if you need to). // Remember to use a different color font for your answers :-) // 2) Pg 128 is our first encounter with the character who mailed the mysterious letter. What can we learn about him through the author's use of vocabulary? Locate 3 vocabulary words which, through their denotations and connotations, give insight into his character: 3) Based on the above connotations and any other text from page 128, what is your initial impression of this character? 4) Summarize what happens on pg 130 5) Cite one quote from pg 130 and analyze what it tells the reader //about the significance that mailing the letter has for the character.// 6) What do Kate and Simon discover on pg 131? 7) Based on where they found it, try to guess what this might be. (If you can't, at least write down where it was.)
 * word || denotation || connotation ||

Back in the Board Room...Chapter 11

8) Please read the following description of what is commonly known as "The Butterfly Effect": In [|chaos theory], the **butterfly effect** is the //sensitive dependence on initial conditions//; where a small change at one place in a [|nonlinear system] can result in large differences to a later state. For example, the presence or absence of a butterfly flapping its wings could lead to creation or absence of a hurricane.  Although the butterfly effect may appear to be an esoteric and unusual behavior, it is exhibited by very simple systems: for example, a [|ball] placed at the crest of a hill might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in initial position.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The term "butterfly effect" itself is related to the meteorological work of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Edward Lorenz], who popularized the term. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The butterfly effect is a common <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|trope] in fiction when presenting scenarios involving <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|time travel] and with "what if" cases where one storyline diverges at the moment of a seemingly minor event resulting in two significantly different outcomes.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The phrase refers to the idea that a butterfly's wings might create tiny changes in the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|atmosphere] that may ultimately alter the path of a <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|tornado] or delay, accelerate or even prevent the occurrence of a tornado in another location. The flapping wing represents a small change in the initial condition of the system, which causes a chain of events leading to large-scale alterations of events. Had the butterfly not flapped its wings, the trajectory of the system might have been vastly different. While the butterfly does not "cause" the tornado in the sense of providing the energy for the tornado, it does "cause" it in the sense that the flap of its wings is an essential part of the initial conditions resulting in a tornado, and without that flap that particular tornado would not have existed. ("The Butterfly Effect", wikipedia)

9) In Chapter 11, please summarize what Colonel Esterhazy calls the "twig-in-the-river" theory: 10) How does this compare to the "Butterfly Effect"?

April 12th 2011

March 16th 2011 Facts 1a).

-There are two buildings in this picture that have created an alley way. -Down the alley way there seems to be a fence or a the hull of a boat that has drapes on the mass of the boat. -There are three or four entrances to both of these buildings that can be seen in this picture. -To the bottom left of the picture there are barrels filled with either mucilaginous objects. -There are ten men and three woman in this picture. -There are cloths being hung above the alley way. -There is an underground entrance to the right of the alley in the picture. -The alley way is very dirty. -The man standing in the bottom right of the picture seems to be holding a piece of ply wood. -The men are all wearing hats. -The photo is in black and white.

Caption 1b). Here is a small piece of New York City life for immigrants living here.

Inferences 2a).

Well to me this picture looks like a bunch of poor immigrant families looking down an alley way as a news paper firm or maybe just an interested photographer takes a picture. It looks like there is a dock behind the two buildings that are in the picture because to me it looks like there is a boat in the back drop of the picture. Maybe certain people in this picture are part of a street gang or possible even just plain out crooks themselves. Or there is always the possibility that they are upstanding citizens of New York City.

New Caption 2b). Here are the upstanding citizens of this fine city of New York that up hold our justice system and at the same time are the hardest worker's this city has ever seen.

Interpretation 3).

Well with a caption like "Bandit Roost" I would most likely think that the photographer decided that he wanted us to give a bad reputation of these people as in they must of been seen to him as just plain out crooks.

Research "Jacob Riss" 4).

Jacob Riis was born in Denmark and the third of fifth-teen children, he worked as a carpenter in copenhagen before moving to the US in 1870. When he got there he was unable to find work so he was forced to spend his nights in police stations and boarding houses. Later in his life he was able to score a job with a news bureau in NYC in 1873. The bureau he ended up working for was called the South Brooklyn News Bureau.

Evidence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Riis http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAriis.htm

Research HM part {1} 5).

<span style="color: #3a4592; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">"Documentary photographs are more than expressions of artistic skill; they are conscious acts of persuasion."

<span style="color: #3a4592; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">So pretty much documentary work is not artistic at all its all about made up meanings that people infer to themselves when the look upon a photograph. So now I understand why artists stick to art and stay out of the News Business.

Research HM part {2} 6).

So for the most part when Jacob Riss took this picture he had the idea in his head that it was just plain out a bad environment. That is really all I'm getting for a reflection on this assignment. His expression was to show this or in other works to reveal this to the people of New York City because I'm guessing he wanted a change in the city being that he grew with a shit life as well when he first came to New York City.

March 22nd 2011 1a & b). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">"Objective – is a statement that is completely unbiased. It is not touched by the speaker’s previous experiences or tastes. It is verifiable by looking up facts or performing mathematical calculations." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"> "Subjective – is a statement that has been colored by the character of the speaker or writer. It often has a basis in reality, but reflects the perspective through with the speaker views reality. It cannot be verified using concrete facts and figures." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">Source: http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-objective-and-subjective/

1c). So basically Objective is a statement that is completely untouched by someone's perspective or experience and is completely verifiable. And Subjective is a statement that has bee twisted and changed around by the speaker or many different people if the statement has been passed around via word of mouth.As well it cannot be verified using plain out facts.

2a). Images that are photographed don't always have to be suggesting statements that define whole values of the world only snippets of them.

2b). Photographs aren't representations of statements that people themselves create they are hard evidence that can substitute for evidence of these claims that people conjure up within their own subjective minds.

Text Reading Part One 3a.)

March 23rd 2011 Part 2: Write a 4 sentence reflection based on the pink slip activity, addressing **"Who Else is Hidden in the Picture? The role of the observer when trying to determine historical truth by analyzing primary source documents".**

I guess you are right when you say that ourselves are actually inside of the picture. We really are because our own thoughts and interpretations are being projected upon every picture that our eyes and our mind take in. There are many possibilities for different people with different circumstances stances that can be hidden are portrayed inside of this picture by anyone. The real role of the observer when observing a picture is to truly observe and interoperate with their own thoughts and ideas and have nothing interoperate their own ideas but themselves.

Part 3: An Observer in Time The government has discovered a possible way for a person to actually go back in time to see for him/herself what actually occurred in history. They have to select the perfect candidate for this role. What would those qualifications be?

Strong willed. Stealthy. || To be ready to face anything unexpected that has not been recorded inside of our history's books. As well I say stealthy because this man cannot effect any balance in our past history as to prevent and change in our history which would ultimately affect our future. ||
 * Consider... || Describe ideal || Explain Why ||
 * Gender || Male || I would choose a man because he is physically fit then a woman could possibly be and most likely we should consider sending a military trained man to preform this duty for this country. ||
 * Background || An orphan. Race does not matter. || So he can be trained from birth for this mission and be taught history and Military strategy from birth as well as advanced combat training to promote one of the most knowledgeable and just as deadly individuals possible. ||
 * Skills || Military training from birth as well vast history education. || This is necessary because of the vast amount of things the individual will experience while enduring this journey. ||
 * Interests || The objective. || Thats because the person on the ground operating this mission should only be focused on the mission at hand and nothing else. ||
 * Personal qualities/character || Ready and willing.
 * Other considerations: || N/A || N/A ||

Interview Questions:
 * March 29th & 30th 2011

1)What was it like living in the era of the 70? "It was more of a community things, colleges were very big across the country, the kids in college were very involved in what was taking place, we were finishing up a War in Vietnam, that was more to words 75. Our country was moving out of a war." 2)What was your neighborhood like? "Well i mean it was a little bit different, I lived on 18th avenue and cropsey that was the area it was called bensonhurst, it was you know all small homes, there was an alley way where cars came up and down and I lived across the street from the apartment buildings" 3)What was your daily agenda for a typical day? "We go out, walk right up the block right to the corner where the candy tore i, that was the hang out, the guys and the girls, and then we would walk over to the park which was only a few blocks away, if it was at night,or in the summer time we would go down to the boat yard in graveshead bay or each morning we met for school on the corner." 4)How did you make plans with your friends? "We just met up on the corner, no cell phones no nothing or you call em, we would use a regular phone from your house and you dial, most of the time we all knew what we were doing everyone met on the corner every day depending on if you were sick or you weren't there then you know." 5) What did you do on your weekends? I was in my 20's, on the weekends we went out. You went to the clubs that were in our neighborhood, you got movies pretty much every night, oh my god they were cheap, i think a movie was a dollar, I mean one time when I was a little younger the movies were twenty five cents and you saw two features but later on it had to be a couple of dollars in the seventies"

6)How was the traffic in this time, was it worse then today?

7)Who was the mayor or mayors during these years?

8)How was the crime rate during this time?

9)What was in the newspapers during this time?

10)What was the city’s main focus on the topic of international relations during this time?

I will show you personally my interview on friday.

Summary: In the nineteen seventies things were a lot less crazy then they are today but we were in some of the same situations that we are today. According to my father we were still fighting in Vietnam just as in todays world we are still in the middle east and have yet to pull out. There are many similarities that the era of the seventies holds within just like we have going on today. The only real significant change that has occurred is the advancement of these things. For example things like phones, movies and cars have created all of these industries ever since the seventies has become more heavily used therefore making them more popular and making them more constantly used and therefore making the world environments more populated with these things these days. You can see this with television pushing movies and phones and cars everyday and you can ever look at the traffic in the streets these days, how crowded it it. My father even said "there wasn't such a thing as traffic back then"(Spadaro).

MLA Citation: <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: normal;">Spadaro, Paul. Personal Interview by Brendan Bakke. 06/05/2011. 7 Apr 2011. ||  ||   ||   || April 5th 2011

April 6th 2011

What can we infer from the Dakota Building we saw while we were in central park?

Well obviously its an old building that was most likely built in old New York. It seems to demonstrate a pre America type of feel to it like it was maybe built by contractors that were originally British but maybe stayed in America, but thats my own subjective point of view. Overall the building has amazing architecture that it displays. There are multiple balconies and widows that must of took many months to construct. It almost looks as if the type of style that the building is emulating is almost a Gothic style. In conclusion the building is a magnificent piece of old New York that has been up kept ridiculously well and I can only hope the condition of this building stays as great as I remember it in the years to come.