City University of New York

young age after listening to a piano performance which inspired him to begin learning the piano. Bernstein attended the Boston Latin School as a child. Shortly after graduating from Boston Latin School in 1935, he attended the prestigious, Harvard University, where he majored in music. Bernstein met many accomplished conductors during his time at Harvard that influenced him greatly. Dimitri Mitropolous and Aaron Copland were two major influences that never formally taught Bernstein, but…

reaction by England, which still had some troops stationed in some outposts in western New York. To further explain his position on this matter and to help enforce compliance with the Treaty, Alexander Hamilton published his “Letters from Phocion”, calling the people of New York to not waste time on hateful ventures, in addition to eloquently reminding them to think of the impression they would be making as citizens of a new nation. Out of the nearly seventy cases that he tried, Alexander…

When I woke up Sunday morning I observed the snow-bound city. It was particularly cooler in New York than Pittsburgh but it wasn't anything I wasn't accustomed to. Knowing I wouldn't have much time before I was stripped of my freedom, I pondered on my future. It was already late in the day so instead of going into mental dismay I began to prepare breakfast. That afternoon I was greeting by a Freshman from Yale University. Shawn was his name. I was particularly intrigued by his presence. He had…

moving to America brought hope for a new life and a brighter future, many struggle to adjust and adapt to the ways of an American lifestyle. Immigrating does not have to be the prime reason people have trouble identifying themselves with a certain group. Many people can feel just as isolated, or even more so, in their own homeland. Finding a place you can call your own, feeling like you belong to something, that’s what everyone wants, right? Whether in a new country, or the country you’ve…

job as a retail associate for TJ Maxx companies as well. I originally moved here about a year back from the landmark community known as Harlem, New York City. A neighborhood where the Apollo was not too far from where I grew up, which was known for the unremarkable jazz, and poetry culture as well. I was born and spent most of my life growing up in the city. For a few years, I was homeless living in a shelter with my mother, older brother and sister eventually finding a small apartment on 123rd…

Dorothea Lange was born on May the 26th of 1895 in the city of Hoboken, New Jersey. Dorothea got polio at only 7 years old and it weakened her right leg and foot. Dorothea’s parents both wanted her to get a great education. When she was a teenager her mother and father divorced. In 1913, She joined the New York Training School for Teachers. She pursued a profession in photography and studied photography at Columbia University. She later took on a career as a photographer in San Francisco,…

Thurmond graduated in 1923 from what is now called Clemson University with a degree on horticulture. Strom Thurmond ended up serving in the senate from South Carolina, running for presidency in 1948 receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes. Donald Trump was born June 14, 1948 in Queens, New York City, NY. Trump was born the son of prominent real estate developer Fred Trump. He attended and graduated Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Donald Trump inherited 40…

Have you ever been told a story and wanted to find if it’s true? Thanks to Dr. Wechsler you can. David Wechsler was born on the 12th day of January, 1896, in Lespedi, Romania. Wechsler attended college at the city college of New York and Columbia University, he acquired his MA in 1917, and afterward he became a psychologist at Camp Yaphank. It was there that David worked with Edwin Garrigues Boring to test the intelligence army recruits. The unimpressive results gave him the idea that…

Kelling. Kelling was hired by the New York Transit authority as a consultant in the late 80’s to early 90’s to help eradicate the severe graffiti problem that plagued the subways of New York. Kelling figured that if he applied his theory to New York's graffiti problem and had success, his thesis would be that much more closer to being right. To combat the problem Kelling implemented routine…

The main focus of all my research on Washington Irving, a Yankee living in New York, was to learn how the first American author pictured the world. Irving is widely considered the first American author not because he was the first author in North America, but because he is the first person in America to write stories “by heart”. What I mean by writing with heart was that Irving wrote with a passion, as he considered his work written for the reason of what he loved the most, humor. Irving wrote…