My Fairytale

Once upon a time in the busy town very far away called Pleasantville, there lived a quiet young man named Bob. He owned his own business in the middle of town. Many people knew Bob to be smart, handsome and nice but somehow, he still was not able to find himself a girlfriend or wife. This problem lingered in Bob's mind every day and he would always try to come up with solutions. He tried new haircuts, talking to people he would normally talk to and working out. None of these seemed to work at all.

One day Bob runs into his friend Billy, who is known to be a loud, arrogant jerk around town. They start talking and Bob finds out that Billy had a beautiful wife. This puzzled Bob as he thought to himself, "This just doesn't make any sense, who would marry him?!" After their conversation, Bob decides that he will become a jerk and see if that will help him find a girlfriend.

The next day, a girl named Jane comes to visit Bob at his home. Jane is Bob's friend that moved out of town to pursue her career. When they were in school together, Jane used to like Bob a lot. Bob lets her in and they start talking about how their lives were going. During the conversation, Bob gets a phone call from one of his workers, who was sick and asked for the day off because he was sick. To make himself look like a tough boss, Bob yells at the employee through the phone and hangs the phone while he tries to explain. Jane looks at him and says "You've changed a lot since I last saw you and I don't like it". Then, she proceeds to the door and heads home.

This devastates Bob. He feels like he has no chance to get with anyone anymore. Bob calls Billy and asks for his help.

"How did you end up with such a beautiful wife?" says Bob

"Honestly, I don't know" says Billy "Most girls didn't like me but kept being myself and she eventually came along"

Right then, Bob noticed that trying to change himself was the wrong thing to do. He calls Jane to try to ask her out. He explains why he seemed so different and promised to her that he will never be like that again. Jane seemed to be hesitant at first but decided to give him one last chance. They meet up at a restaurant in town, Bob treats her to good food. The whole night Bob kept repeating the phrase "Just be yourself" in his head. At the end of the night, Bob drops Jane home and they plan their many future dates. All seems well in Pleasantville and they lived happily ever after

Community and You

1. New York City
2. 59th St & 5th Avenue
3. Fordham Road
4. Crotona Park
5. Union Square
6. Washington Heights

Crotona Park
This community matters to me because it is the community that I live in. My family has lived there for 10 years but I personally have lived there for 8 years. Even though I still do not know many people in the area, I play many sports with people that go to the park and I participate in the community service activities in the area. These activities include cleaning the park, planting trees and even hosting barbecues. more middle class people are starting to move into the area and that is causing tension with the people that already live there.

59th St & 5th
This community matters to me because it is the community I work in. It is a very busy street because it has many places to shop and many more tourists. I work at the Hollister on 5th Ave that opened recently. I get to work with many new workers and I also get to talk to many of the tourists and assist them in and out the store. I don't see many tensions in the area because not many people actually live there. The only places people live is in the hotels in the area

Candy Introductions

Red - Favorite Hobbies - Piano, Cooking and Basketball

Pink - Favorite Place On Earth - My Bed

Orange - Favorite Memory - People To People Leadership Summit

Yellow - Dream Job - Doctor/ Producer

Strengths & Weaknesses Essay

One of my biggest strengths is that I am extremely patient. I can wait for a while for things to start happening. For example, I want to become a doctor in the future. This takes about 7 – 8 years after high school. Normally people would stay away from careers that take so long to complete, especially if they get side tracked. I am willing to take my time in school and finish up school when I am about 28.

Another strength I have is that I am very creative with what I do. Whether it is with the piano, sports or a regular class assignment, I try to do everything I can different from the way other people do them. The final strength that I will be writing about is that I am a good listener. Friends come to me all the time to tell anything they’re going through and ask for me to give them feedback on what I’ve heard.

One of my biggest weaknesses is that I tend to procrastinate a lot. When I get assignments, I judge how long it will take me to do the assignment properly. After I determine the time, I wait till the last minute to do the work. I feel that if I can get rid of this bad habit, I can be a much more efficient student. The only problem is that it has been programmed into me since high school so it has become a very hard habit to get rid of.

Another weakness I have is that I am lazy when it comes to this I do not want to do. One example of this is when I have to do a research paper. I always find a shortcut (without plaigarizing) through connections to get the research to me with as little work as possible. Although it always seems to work out, I have to work on my work ethic when it comes to doing school assignments.

Strengths & Weaknesses

           As I think about this question, it becomes apparent that I have never thought about this. I feel that my family is what drives me the most. It's not because my parents are pushing me to become a doctor. I have been pushing for that myself since middle school. I want to set high standards and a good example for my siblings so that they can see where I'm going and push themselves to be very good in whatever they do.

           Today, I am a student at MCNY with many other credits from various colleges. I attended Northeastern University for a 3 semesters, then transferred to Bronx Community College because I did not to take out large loans. I stayed at BCC for a semester only to find that some of the credits I earned would not be recognized by medical schools because they were earned at a community college. I decided I would transfer from that school and eventually stumbled upon Metropolitan College of New York.

          Currently, I am contributing to my community by bringing science into virtually all the New York City communities. I am doing this through a program called the Harlem Children Society. This program goes to high schools all over NYC and provides students with mentors, a stipend, connections with other students that are interested in science or engineering, and the chance to do real scientific research. We also have a street fair every year in Harlem (on 125th st and 7th ave). During the fair, the students take all the work and research they did during the summer and show it to people in the community, which gives them the opportunity to teach the community themselves.

          I order to understand and appreciate people more, I want to continue working with the Harlem Children Society program. I have been with the program for 6 years, starting as a student and now a staff member. I have also mentored 10 students with some research work I have done in previous years. If and when I become a doctor, I would gladly become a mentor for a few students in this program and teach them what every they would need to know about getting into medical school or even scientific research.

Welcome!

Hey everyone in PCA 111! This is your classmate, Gabriell Copeland. I'm from Bronx, NY. I turned 20 last month and this is my first year student at MCNY, majoring in Urban Studies. I transferred from Northeastern University, which i attended for 2 years. My favorite thing to do are playing the piano. I taught myself how to play the piano when I was 14. Basketball is also a hobby that I enjoy. I used to play on a club team at my old college and now that I'm back in the city, I continue to play in a smaller community league. I choose Urban Studies as my major because all the classes I will be taking will prepare me for the more challenging Graduate Degree I am planning to take. After I recieve a Bachelor of Arts in American Urban Studies, I will take some biology and chemistry classes at a CUNY school. I am doing this because I plan on going to school to recieve my Master's Degree as a Physician's Assistant. My MCNY degree will prepare me mentally for all the work I will be doing during the Master's degree program. My ultimate goal is to become a Radiologist.

I also feel that MCNY will also be a good place to make connections with students and faculty that will be benefitial for me. I feel very comfortable using technology such the computer and the World Wide Web. I use websites such as facebook and msn to check my email and keep in contact with friends and teachers very often. If anyone has facebook, feel free to add me. My name is "Gabe Copeland".