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Post #3
In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt Whitman does a beautiful job portraying what is like to be connected to the mass of commuters in the ferry. In the poem he describes how he too saw himself looking at the water, looking at the buildings, at the sky, at what the other commuters are looking at. He feels identified with the commuters. In paragraph 6 he compares himself with the actions and thoughts of the commuters by relating to them in more than one way.
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Blog Post 1
Reading Ulalume by Allan Poe, really hit my emotional side. As people leave our lives in unfurtunate ways It really made me think what I could have said and done. Made me realize that I also took a long time to accept the fact they are gone. A question the poem made me think about is: How would my life be different if that person was here today? Really made me think. Would I be a different person? Did that loss affect how I am today? Am I still scarred?
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Week 6’s Blog Post
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Introduction
My name is Jeremy Leon, I am 19 years old. I am an undergraduate Nutrition and Culinary Management student and I love to cook. I have been working as a Sous-Chef in a ballroom in Times Square for the past two years although I started off just doing prep for the line cooks. My other passion is MMA. I have competed Nationally in Muay Thai and competed amateurly in MMA as well. I am a Muay Thai Coach part time as well and a huge UFC fan. I want to get my degree in LaGuardia to have a better resume for the career path I have decided to take.
