I sat down to write this entry on Thursday night, anticipating that I’d finish it on Friday afternoon before CPL’s viewing of the Lion King. That is, until three o’clock Friday, when I found myself standing outside Columbia Presbyterian’s Comprehensive…
Langston Hughes
African Americans have various impressions that are inscribed in people’s minds; however, which impression and expression are the right answers for them that can represent accurately? The answer is the poetry that belongs to Langston Hughes, who explores and initiated…
February Blog
My name is Lucas, and I am currently majoring in Computer Science at BMCC. This is the second year that I have spent my time at BMCC. Also, it will be my last year studying here. It has been a…
Langston Hughes On: “Dreams”
Dreams By: Langston Hughes “Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.” The theme for CPL…
Langston Hughes’ Mother to Son
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I’se been a-climbin’…
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. So, hold on to your dreams and never…
Poem Reflection “Let America be America again.”
The first impression I had when I first read the topic of the poem is that it expresses my inner voice about America. This poem is a strong poem about how America should be. Often every single day, when I…
Poem & Inputs
Brotherly Love by Langston Hughes [Dr. King and Langston Hughes maintained a friendship for years. Hughes wrote this poem in 1956 during the 13-month Montgomery bus boycott. Day after day, Negroes walked miles to work instead of riding the buses,…
My Next Steps
I am a finance major on the hunt for an internship and, let me tell you, it is difficult. I hope to have secured an internship by this summer or fall of 2023. I chose to minor in Italian and…
Classroom To Careers
Crystal Rosario The decision to enter college comes from the want and the expectation of graduating and gaining a successful career. Students experience excitement for that beginning semester, anxiousness after reading the syllabus and wondering “Can I even do this?”.…
Turning Twenty: A Letter of Self-Discovery (February Blog)
Dear Me, It’s the year 2023 now, and we’ve named it “the Year of Change and Transformation”. 2023, the year for me! You made, for the very first time, a vision board on Canva, and honestly, it came out much…
My future Goals and aspirations.
When I tell people that I’m graduating this semester there is always the follow up question of what I plan to do afterwards. I feel that I am always torn because I have many things I want to do but…
November Blog: Poem- “The Silk Ribbon” by Nicolli Mesquita
Nicolli is a student at Guttman Community College majoring in Science. She plans to continue her education at The City College Grove School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies & Engineering. Nicolli is passionate about civil…
Future Plans
I am still early in my undergraduate career and I am not as far along as I hoped I would be because of some bumps in the road so far but I plan on transferring to City College by the…
My Future Plans & Aspirations
I am currently a junior at John Jay College of Criminal Justice majoring in Forensic Science with a concentration in Toxicology. Once I earn my bachelor’s degree, I want to become a drug testing or post-mortem toxicologist. Recently, however, I…
The uncertainty period
I am a Junior in Queens College majoring in Psychology and minoring in English. I am still trying to explore the jobs I can get through my major. I am right now looking forward to working with non profit organizations…
What’s Next?..
I am a creative writing major. I am also pre-med. I’m often unsure when to add the latter– a necessity around my STEM peers who look at me and ask “then why the hell are you in organic chemistry II?”…
My Future Goals and Inspiration
My name is Rayon (Ryan) Chan and I have been living in Queens New York for the past 6 years. I was born and raised in Guyana South America. I am currently an upper Junior at CUNY York College. I…
My Future Goals and Aspirations!
My name is Xueqin Ruan and I have been living in Brooklyn, New York for the past eight years. However, I was born and raised in China. I am currently a senior at Medgar Evers College, CUNY and earning my…
God college is brutal out – here!
Does college always poses as a safety net?After reviewing “from classrooms to careers” and hearing the guests speak about their college experience as to what they expected and also moving towards grad school which was a different hemisphere. it pretty…