Borough of Manhattan Community College
City University of New York
ENG101  Section 1003
I.Jeanette Blyden, Adjunct Lecturer
Fall, 2017

1.  Write a one-page summary of  the  article in the Economist Magazine entitled,  "Harlem Shuffle —Naming New York's Neighborhoods Some Names Stick. Others are too Silly "  Explain  the writer's  thesis  on the tradition of rebranding neighborhoods in New York City.  In your opinion to what extent,  is his argument valid that  rebranding  neighborhoods has not always been  successful?  Include supporting evidence for your claims or facts.  

2. Read the following sentences carefully. Select from your templates reference to rephrase the authorial claims, action or standard view below.  For example,    
         
Those in authority have and always will abuse their power. (Emma Goldman, The Maze)

Miss Goldman argues that people in authority have and always  will  abuse their power.
or,

Emma Goldman believes that people who are in authoritative positions, have always and will continue to abuse power. 

a). Avoiding  plagiarism begins with being scrupulous in your research and note-taking.

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b). Such rebranding is nothing new: New York was once called Nieuw Amsterdam and before that Mannahatta. Pigtown, in central Brooklyn, is now called Wingate. 

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c).  Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill, which is in fact flat) and Rambo (Right after the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), mercifully did not stick. “None of these worked,” says Philip Kasinitz, a sociologist at City University of New York. “At a certain point they got too silly.” 
They also didn’t work, he says, because their residents objected. 

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d). It is thus a kind of fraud: deceiving others to gain something of value.

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e). Plagiarists are seen not only as dishonest but also as incompetent, incapable of doing research and expressing original thoughts.

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3. Look up and write the definitions of the words below.  Choose two of the words to write sentences.

recrudescence
scrupulous
deliberate 
to brand  
plagiarize
 inalienable 

4.  Write the third draft of your first essay — "My Role as an Academic Writer at the Borough of Manhattan Community College." Be sure to include important information about the college: when it was founded, the philosophy  its location, the name of the president;  its annual enrollment of students;   How important are your ideas and theses to this reading audience of the Borough of Manhattan Community College?