Okay gang,
You can all thank Monica's email plea for your reduced homework assignment. For Thursday, I want everything we discussed yesterday EXCEPT for the fake new story. Therefore, you must write a first-person story about something that happened to you. Another first-person story about the same situation told from someone else's point of view (it has to be someone directly involved and, ideally, someone who might disagree with your version). And then I want you to write the news paper version, using The New York Times as a guide.
For those of you celebrating, have a good holiday.
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My View:
Getting to Queens College in the morning is always a hustle and bustle situation. There isn’t one day when I’m not struggling to find a good parking spot. On Monday morning I rushed to school to make it there in time to find a spot. As I raced down Melbourne Avenue, I thought I had found my spot but realized there was just another darn fire hydrant in the way. I was going to be late to English class and I knew Professor Schwartz wouldn’t even bother hearing my parking dilemma so I was now running against the clock. I saw my friend Janine had already found her spot in the meter parking spots and I was so jealous. I called her to ask her if my spot by the fire hydrant was decent, and she agreed that I needed to find another spot. She generously offered me her spot because her class didn’t start for another 30 minutes or so. I had to turn around and get back to where her spot was but by the time I got there I saw a white van behind me targeting the exact spot I was dying for. Nonetheless I was there first and it was my spot now, end of discussion. As I speedily parked all I heard was the constant honking of this obnoxious driver. When I got out to put money in the meter he kept saying, “this is my spot, this is my spot!” Clearly, he was mistaken…I was there first, and it was rightfully my spot.
Van Drivers View:
My workday is never an easygoing day. There’s always little problems and dilemmas with traffic and parking getting to Melbourne Avenue. I mean I would assume my boss would allow us to park wherever we wanted, and perhaps give us a spot but instead he makes us attempt to find a spot by Queens College. Now between the college students and the professors there is no way finding a spot is easy. So at the beginning of the workweek, Monday of course I was going to Melbourne Avenue for a delivery and needed to park my van. I saw this green Volkswagen pulling out of a parking spot by the side meters and rushed to it. I asked the young girl if she was leaving and she said she was but she was saving her spot for her friend. Now, realistically you can’t “save” your parking spot. I saw her friend approach the parking spot and I knew already it was mine. I saw it first and I was waiting there! I wouldn’t let this little lady take my spot. As she backed out, the white Mercedes pulled in and I couldn’t believe my eyes. How did she just take my spot? I was so angry and so heated I had to do something. I started honking my horn in hopes that she would realize this spot was already mine and would leave. Still she didn’t give in and went to pay her meter money. I approached her saying that this was my spot and she completely stole it from me. She of course, could care less.
New York Times Edition:
Queens, New York—Parking seems to have become a bigger problem for the variety of people who come into the Queens College area daily. On Monday, September 15 there was a huge dilemma between Queens College student, Shabnam Yaqubie and van driver, Richard Clarita. It is no surprise that parking is a struggle in this area but that is why students and workers alike must set aside extra time to find a spot. On this blissful morning Shabnam Yaqubie rushed to make it to class in time and asked her friend, Janine Gatti to save her a spot. Gatti agreed and said she would wait until she saw the white Mercedes approaching and then would back out. Van driver, Clarita claims he was there first and was waiting for the spot before Yaqubie even saw the spot. He started honking his horn and yelling at the young girl to move out of the spot because it was his. Yaqubie claims, “I was there first, and it was rightfully my spot.” So, who really had full claim of the spot anyways? Clarita denies allegations that he was not there before Yaqubie and insists that she could care less.
MY VIEW
About a month ago, me and my friend was driving around. I had needed to stop by Staples for some school supplies. So when we saw a parking spot right in front of Staples, off course we tried to park. But a car behind us started honking at us. At first we didn’t understand why. But soon after the car drove by us and the driver rolled down his windows and started cursing. This naturally got us angry as well because we had done nothing wrong. The guy kept saying that this was his spot when we made sure when we were parking that no one was waiting around the spot. But after the guy had finished screaming he suddenly took out his phone and took a picture of my friend and left. I thought this was the most random thing to happen on a normal Saturday afternoon.
OPPOSING VIEW
The most annoying thing that happened to me over the past month was the incident that occurred in front of Staples. It was just like any other day. I needed to go pick up some more extra supplies from Staples and was in a tight schedule when I luckily found the perfect parking spot. I had been right near the spot and was just ready to park when some black Acura quickly drove past me and stole my parking. This made me angry because I was in a rush and the car had almost hit my car. I thought they were rude and inconsiderate of others. They looked like kids anyways. After a little while I thought I should get his license and picture just in case I wanted to take action. So I just rolled down my window, took my phone out and took a picture of the driver.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Friday, September 26th
On a peaceful Sunday morning, Daniel Traber and Christina Choi was driving around northern blvd. in Flushing, NY Around 6p.m, Choi had decided to stop by the Staples which is located on Parsons and 150th street. As Traber approached the free spot in front of the Staples he was approached by a Range Rover. After Traber had parked he saw that the driver in the Range Rover was rising his voice. As the argument got heated the driver of the Range Rover took out his cellular device and took a picture of Traber without his consent or permission. When asked later on about the incident that occurred Choi and Traber both stated that it was something so random and insignificant. Traber had stated, “we did nothing wrong…we just saw a free spot so we took it.”
*im sorry i couldnt attend class on the 7th. I had a wedding to attend..
My point of view:
A week ago, my mom and I had an argument regarding the purchase of our new television. We've been looking for a new TV since we moved out of our old house. We went to Flushing in search of the best TV available. After browsing the TVs in several stores, we had to pick between two choices, a 46" Samsung LCD, or a 46" Sony LCD. And they both cost $1350. The Sony LCD seemed to have a better resolution than the Samsung one, but the Samsung one has a sharper color.
So we started to discuss which TV we should get. My sister and I thought that resolution of a TV was more important than the colors, so we wanted Sony. But my mother prefers Samsung instead. And my father has no opinion regarding the matter. My sister and I took a vote on the Sony TV, and my mother still insists on buying Samsung instead. She also emphasizes the fact that her friends told her that Samsung was better. After an argument, we bought the Samsung LCD because my mother was the one paying for the TV. We had no choice but to obey her final decision.
My mother's point of view
I had a small conflict with my children about buying a new TV last week. We went to Flushing to shop for a new TV because the old TV we used is a tube TV that is not fashionable now. And we also moved to a new house, so I want to have a new TV too. After the comparison between several TVs, I make the choices of buying a 46" Samsung LCD TV, or a 46" Sony LCD TV. I also called my friends to ask for their opinions and they all say Samsung is better. So I picked the Samsung one with $1350. But my children also complained they prefer the Sony one because its resolution looks better than Samsung. I want to have a TV with better quality of color than resolution. So I ignored their arguments and picked the Samsung one.
News paper version:
Family Dispute on Street of Flushing
Flushing- In a sunny day in Flushing, a family disputed on the Main St. of Flushing on Sep. 15. The Hsu family disputed on the street since they have opposed thought about buying which brand of television. The young son Roger Hsu and his sister Daisy Hsu both preferred the $1350 46" Sony LCD TV but their mother did not agree with them. She emphasized that the color of the Samsung one is better than the Sony one. Her children also defended that the resolution of the Sony TV is better than the Samsung TV. On the result of two different opinions, they started disputing on the street. After a short time, they stopped the dispute about the TV. They bought the Samsung one then return to their home.
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