{"id":52,"date":"2016-02-07T18:07:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-07T23:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/thea350-16s\/?p=52"},"modified":"2016-02-24T14:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T19:52:32","slug":"story-3-midnight-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/thea350-16s\/homework\/assignments-turned-in\/story-3-midnight-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Story 3: Midnight NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Object 1 – Eating Acrobatics<\/a><\/p>\n

Object 2 – The Train Effect<\/p>\n

When I first rode a subway in New York City, I wondered why anyone could \u2013 or would \u2013 fall asleep onboard. Wouldn\u2019t they miss their stop? Wouldn\u2019t they risk getting pickpocketed? To a foreigner, it may seem strange to sleep in such a high-stakes, high-strung environment. But, a true New Yorker understands that getting rest in the city that never sleeps is a necessity \u2013 no, a requirement \u2013 if you wish to keep up with its unrelenting pace.<\/p>\n

Object 3 – Bloodlines<\/p>\n

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Object 4 – Double Dutch<\/p>\n

New York, New York<\/p>\n

A city so great that it got to be named twice. Is that too much? Seems a little aggressive to have the same name twice. In a row.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m not one to talk\u2026<\/p>\n

Object 5 – The Big Appple<\/p>\n

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Object 6 – Musing on Mini-vans<\/p>\n

Mini-vans get a bad reputation. Every time you think of them all you see are soccer moms, loud children, messy post-soccer-practice seats, errands, and other banal things. But mini-vans are an untapped source of spontaneity and adventure. All you have to do is get creative and the possibilities are endless. You can achieve whatever you want with a mini-van.<\/p>\n

Cross-country road trip? Mini-van.<\/p>\n

Late night biscuit run? Mini-van.<\/p>\n

Secret 3am rendezvous? Mini-van.<\/p>\n

The mini-van: it\u2019s not just for soccer moms anymore.<\/p>\n

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Object 7 – A Few Lame Jokes<\/p>\n

What do you get when you put a biscuit and a mini-van together? A midnight road trip.<\/p>\n

Why did the biscuit cross the road? It didn\u2019t. I did.<\/p>\n

Three kids walk into the bar\u2026 They get kicked out because they\u2019re too young so they go buy biscuits instead.<\/p>\n

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Object 8 – \u00a0INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING TO BECOME A NEW YORKER<\/p>\n

Part I<\/u><\/p>\n

She\u2019s a tricky one, New York. You cannot simply wake up one morning and discover that you have become a New Yorker. Of course, she isn\u2019t a picky one \u2013 anyone is welcome to become a New Yorker. But, it is by no means an easy task. Becoming one is a matter of feeling. It\u2019s a matter of understanding. It\u2019s a matter of listening.<\/p>\n

Do you understand? Yes ____ No ____<\/p>\n

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Object 9 – INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING TO BECOME A NEW YORKER, CONT\u2019D<\/p>\n

Part II<\/u><\/p>\n

To be a New Yorker means to feel the city coursing through your blood stream. A true New Yorker is everywhere at once \u2013 all day, every day. A New Yorker breathes, eats, and sleeps in The City. Even when they are away from the Big Apple, a New Yorker is still within.<\/p>\n

In a well-composed essay of 500 words or less, describe how it feels to be away from New York City. Your thoughts should be well-organized, clearly laid out for the reader, and should consist of entirely your own work.<\/p>\n

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Object 10 – A Terrible Attempt at Recreating a MetroCard<\/p>\n

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