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Lunch Review Classroom Assignment
Sadaf Ayaz MEDPL 294 The first time I tasted a spoonful of oatmeal, I was more confused than disgusted. How did Noah Centineo eat this every single day and rave about it in his interviews? Where was I supposed to find the wholesome goodness in served in “delicious” ways? What I had made seemed far from a delicious healthy meal. In fact, my Quaker Oats and milk tasted like a concoction of baby food and milk blended into a thick paste my mom made for my baby sister when she didn’t have teeth. The type even her baby taste buds detested, contorting the tiny muscles of her face into the…
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Room 503
Dimly lit, tucked far into the corner of the 5th floor of the Hunter College North Building, Room 503: Journalism Lab fights against sleep to pursue conversations of literary craftsmanship. The dark shadows of the night creep shyly through the cracks in the plastic black shades, as if reminding the students once again they could be in bed. Yet, they proceed as if the night has not yet arrived. Trying hard to forget the two hours that remain still for the class. Sixteen or so students type away on their laptops with the background of eighteen desktops on grey desks circling the room. All but two, display screensavers of a…
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Bryant Park: A Metropolitan Park in the City of Lights
In the heart of Midtown where work meets leisure, hundreds saunter into Bryant Park. Naked trees loom ahead with branches entangled into one another, fencing the park and the memories within it. In a place in the city where elaborate buildings made of glass, bricks, stone, and metal scrape through the sky and fill every avenue, nature makes its own fashion statement of classic, fabulous, light brown simplicity, nestling itself comfortably within the muted color palette of the city. New Yorkers and tourists alike come alone, in pairs, and groups. Some are dressed in professional attire with a pretzel in one hand, a briefcase in the other, and a friend…
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Funny Memory Writing Exercise
Medpl 294 Typical in it’s Brooklyn nature, our old building was quite fond of two animals: mice and cockroaches. It created a nurturing environment for them to run wild when silence qued safety. In an attempt to fight against the pests, we laid a bunch of banana mice traps around the different corners of our rooms. On a Saturday afternoon, my dad came home from work and took a nap in his room. My mom was out for a gathering at her friend’s house and my grandmother had tagged along. It was a fairly quiet afternoon with all of us siblings busy in our own shenanigans. Suddenly, my 6-year-old baby…
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Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy?
Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy? For the longest time debate over the role of immigrants in the United States, specifically their role in the US economy, has created waves of controversy and debate. Moreover, a greater access in publishing stories, opinions, and at times false news has only added fuel to the fire. With important outcomes of the presidential race and current policies being made based on immigration, it’s important to know exactly what role immigrants play in America. After going through a multitude of well-sourced published news content that, the answer is clear: Americans need immigrants for a successful US economy. The current administration’s hard stance…
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Do immigrants help or hurt the US economy?
Sadaf Ayaz Media 211 Professor Alm For the longest time debate over the role of immigrants in the United States, specifically their role in the US economy, has created waves of controversy and debate. Moreover, a greater access in publishing stories, opinions, and at times false news has only added fuel to the fire. With important outcomes of the presidential race and current policies being made based on immigration, it’s important to know exactly what role immigrants play in America. After going through a multitude of well-sourced published news content that, the answer is clear: Americans need immigrants for a successful US economy. The current administration’s hard stance on immigrants…
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A Poem to My Voice
Sadaf Ayaz Professor Benjamin Moore Thea 263: Basic Voice and Movement for Performers 05/19/2018 Sometimes I wonder why You choose to hide The bright flames That reside Inside. Sometimes I wonder why You reside on an island. You can be a mountain. You can burn the world to flames. You can encompass the horizons. You can be a forest. So, sometimes. I wonder why. Despite all that you find, Why? Why can’t you be the wind. Why can’t you be all that you see? Why can’t you? Why can’t you just. be?
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The World’s Fare Food Festival | Listening Post Assignment
By: Sadaf Ayaz They say there are two ways to get to know a culture: through its arts and food. The World’s Fare Food Festival was the epitome of what it means to integrate and share the best of the world’s cultures with each other. Especially in America. Over 100 vendors came together for the weekend to share food from their country but left leaving and taking so much more. From music, dance, and anecdotes hundreds of people joined the vendors for a journey of exchanged food and culture. A journey of experiencing what it meant to be someone who belonged to a specific country. A walk through the…
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Kemile Jackson: The Pre-health Student Savior
By Sadaf Ayaz The most striking element in Hunter College pre-health advisor, Kemile Jackson’s office, is a piece of paper hung on the back of her desktop monitor. It’s a diagram that attempts to explain success as an iceberg. It’s called The Iceberg Illusion, illustrating that people see very little of what success really consists of. “I want the students to know it isn’t all roses and sunshine,” Jackson said. “People don’t see the dedication, hard work, good habits, disappointments, sacrifice, failure and persistence that are needed for reaching their goals.” Jackson helps almost 1200 students registered in the pre-health office through their undergraduate journey. She also allots time for…
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MTA: 1.757 Billion Steps Short
By Sadaf Ayaz The Metropolitan Transportation Authority(MTA) is reportedly at an all-time low with a slow increase in repairs and fares that don’t seem to show their impact. While some New Yorkers are patient with these changes that often hurt their commute, several are starting to get very irritated. The MTA is an integral part of many New Yorkers’ lives. In fact, New York City has a 1.757 billion annual subway ridership according to the MTA–that is the seventh highest ridership in the world. Brittany Jones, a 23-year-old waitress, calls the MTA a blessing and a curse. “Everyday, we complain about the subway’s temperature, its dirtiness, the train and bus…