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Box 3 Assignment Gabriel Gjyla

http://pix11.com/2018/01/17/pray-for-death-albanian-crew-kept-selling-fentanyl-even-after-ring-member-overdosed-dea/   The drug problem is very much real and active in our communities, as seen by the evidence in this article. In my experience as an Albanian growing up in New York City, I was expected to have the best grades in my classes and show the family name in a positive way.  I […]

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Box 1 Assignment Gabriel Gjyla

Gabriel Gjyla Writing in the Social Sciences CCNY Professor von Uhl 2/7/2018 Box 1 Exercise Assignment Throughout my life thus far, I have experienced many cultures and subcultures that have affected my understanding of the world and where I fit in. The people that have had a significant impact of my life helped me to […]

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Fieldwork Observation Essay #1 (Life Within the Market)

1 Gabriel Gjyla Professor von Uhl 21002-C 3/6/2018 Life within the Market Have you ever stopped and realized how a market is so much more than the food it sells? A simple question as to “what kind of pasta should I get?” can create a meaningful conversation between two members of a community that can […]

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Words as Weapons (Free-write)

  Words as Weapons I believe that words can definitely be used as weapons. We can see this by bullies, politicians, and even loved ones. In the case of bullies; calling people fat, ugly, and slow can be instrumental in how they deal with opposition, especially when the ones bullied are in school. Those words […]

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Fieldsite Observation Essay #2 Gabriel Gjyla (The Second Sample)

1                                                                                                                                 Gabriel Gjyla                                                                                                                     Professor von Uhl                                                                                                                                     21002-C                                                                                                                                  4/9/2018                                             The Second Sample                     “If it isn’t my favorite customer! Come on in, I have a newly arrived sample of cheese straight from Venice that I know you’ll love!” This was the greeting I received when I walked into the […]

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