Achraf Tchatikpi ENG21002 Prof. Plochocki 12/23/2018 Self-Assessment Essay This semester has been a long and arduous one. Writing for social science was a new experience, and like all new things, the journey was not simple but I have learned a great deal. ENG21002 covered very different writing styles. It required human interaction, observation; it was…

Ethnography: CCNY Chess Club Achraf Tchatikpi ENG 21002 Prof. Plochocki City College of New York 12/13/18 “Chess is everything—art, science, and sport.” Anatoly Karpov, former chess world champion (Fine, 2015). On numerous demographic measurements, chess holds up well. Visiting the CCNY Chess event, I have found a remarkable number of African Americans, South Asians, East…

CCNY Chess Club Research Proposal Achraf Tchatikpi The City College of New York Cover Letter Achraf Tchatikpi 441E 117TH NY 10030 12/01/2018 To Mr. Eydelman, National Educational Chess Association (NECA) 53 Heritage Ln, Stamford, CT 06903 11/28/18 Dear Sir/s, Re: Research Proposal on CCNY Chess Club Subculture With the rise in the CCNY chess club…

Achraf Tchatikpi ENGL 21002 Prof. Plochocki 11/13/2018   Annotated Bibliography   Warren, J. (1968). Student Perceptions of College Subcultures. American Educational Research Journal, 5(2), 213-232. The author conducts a research to identify if a large number of college environments has an effect on students’ awareness in terms of self-understanding, reflectiveness, identity and a search for…

Achraf Tchatikpi ENG 21002 10/7/2018 Prof. Plochocki Interview/Profile My partner’s name is Hallie Sebastian. She is a freshman going to CCNY. Her Parents live in Sauquoit Valley, a small town in upstate New York, where she also grew up. She lived there up to recently when she had to move out to attend college. Her…

  Achraf Tchatikpi ENG 21002 9/22/2018 Prof. Plochocki   Letter of Introduction             Writing has always been a crucial part of education, the ability to express your thoughts coherently in written words is not only important as basic communication skills but also is a really crucial intellectual asset. If you can’t communicate your thoughts to…