Self-Assessment

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

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…

Research Proposal

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…

Annotated Bibliography Sample

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…

Interview/Profile

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…

Letter of Introduction

  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…

Master Reflection

Achraf Tchatikpi                                                                                                         12/2/2016 Prof. Poltrack                                                                                                              Fiqws 2pm Final Portfolio and self assessment I began this semester a little anxious and wary about college writing. The FIQWS writing class was intensive; we covered different kind of writings different types of assignments. However, with each assignment came new skills and more experience. Throughout this paper, I…

Mark Antony’s Speech

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous…

Brutus Speech

BRUTUS Be patient till the last. Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be…

Exploratory Essay Reflection

AchrafTchatikpi                                                                                                     10/25/2016 Self-Reflection                                                                                                Fiqws 200-315 pm   Completing the exploratory essay was slightly challenging. However I was able to benefit from many examples in The Norton Field Guide, i also had to do a bit of outside research to give me a good idea of how I should formulate this essay in the best way…

Exploratory Essay

Achraf  Tchatikpi                                                                                                10/09/2016 Exploratory  Essay          …

Research Paper Reflection

Achraf Tchatikpi                                                                                                            12/07/2016 Prof.Poltrack                                                                                                                Fiqws 2pm   Research Paper Reflection   The research paper was arguably the biggest piece of writing we have done this semester in the Fiqws composition class. It was a combination of all we have learned displayed in one big paper. We couldn’t use sources we’ve studied together in class…