A Great City Educates
This spoke word artist's mother did not attend his graduation from University.
The home country of the narrator's mother in the memoir "Moving Across Spaces."
Where is Armenia?
Henry Hudson was looking for a water route to this continent when he first sailed into New York harbour in 1609.
What is Asia?
Name 2 subway lines and two bus lines that stop at 149th St and Grand Concourse.
What are 4, 5, 2 (subways) and Bx19 and Bx1 (buses)?
Where can you go to check out books, use computers, print and copy, ask questions about your research, and many more enriching activities?
What is Hostos Library?
STEM stand for these disciplines:
What are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The most ethnically diverse borough in NYC.
What is Queens?
This Native American tribe lived on Manhattan (they called it Manahatta) before the Europeans arrived.
Who are the Lenape?
The latest three mayors of New York City:
Who are 1) Rudolph Giuliani (1994-2001) 2) Michael Bloomberg (2002-2013) 3) Bill de Blasio (2014-present)
Where can Hostos students get tutoring?
What is the Hostos Academic Learning Center?
Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, and David Beckham all have this in common.
What is graduating from college?
One of the following is NOT a major country of origin for NYC's foreign born population today: a) Dominican Republic b) Ireland c) China d) Guyana
What is b) Ireland?
This navigator, a native of England and employed by the Dutch East India Company, sailed up what is now known as the Hudson River in 1609 before determining that it was not a passage to Asia.
Who is Henry Hudson?
This part of an academic essay allows to you explain "so what?" or why do the ideas in my essay matter.
What is the the conclusion?
What is the first day in the Spring semester 2019?
When is Friday, January 25th?
What is rote learning or memorization?
Author Chimananda Ngozi Adichie warns us of the dangers of repeating incomplete or stereotypical versions of peoples or cultures in this speech.
What is the Danger of a Single Story?
This famous politician wanted the federal government to assume debts incurred by states during the War of Independence and is the subject of a hit Broadway musical.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The Hostos building where the Hostos Academic Learning Center is located.
What is the C building?
What year did Hostos Community College open its doors for its first classes?
What is 1970?
Cecilia Gaposchkin believes that having a broad foundation of knowledge helps one succeed professionally. She refers to the kind of education that provides this type of knowledge as: a) general education b) disciplinary education c) college education d) liberal arts education
What is d) liberal arts education?
This section of the Bronx is currently being rezoned from low rise commercial to high rise mixed use. It will allow for higher density housing to meet increasing demand, but will also lead to the eviction of many small business that have been in the area for decades.
What is Jerome Avenue?
After the Battle of Gettysburg in American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln imposed a military draft, which affected poor workers who could not afford to buy an exemption. A riot ensued during which mostly Irish immigrants targeted New York's African American population, killing over 100 people and destroying Black homes and businesses. This incident is known as:
What are the Draft Riots? (July 1863)
The part of the introduction of an essay where the writer states her main idea.
What is the thesis statement?
This 19th century Latin American educator was born in Puerto Rico and buried in the Dominican Republic. He advocated strongly for, among other things, quality public education for women.
Who is Eugenio María de Hostos?