NYC Train Conductors.

[lil_killer129]

<p>Does anyone remember what the train conductors say at each stop, more specifically the Canal Street station?</p>

<p>It’s somewhere along the lines of this:</p>

<p>“This is Canal Street station. Transfer is available to the N, Q, R, J, M, Z, 4, 5, and 6 trains on the upper level. Stand clear of the closing doors please.”</p>

[snoopyiscool]

<p>Why?/**********/</p>

[pyewacket]

<p>Sounds about right to me. Some announcemnts are automated and always identical, others are ad libbed by actual human conductors. I’ve heard one say,
“This station is Times Square, you can chage here for anywhere.This is the center of the universe. Stand clear of the closing doors please.”</p>

[lil_killer129]

<p>I have to write an introduction for my english essay about my neighborhood and how it shaped my life. So I want to begin my introduction with that quotation.</p>

[mj93]

<p>pyewacket’s “this is the center of the universe” would sound good in your paper</p>

[lil_killer129]

<p>Is this a good/solid thesis?</p>

<p>Growing up in a fast-paced city shaped my life by building upon my self-awareness so that I am able to be more aware of the dangers in life any place I go.</p>

[dancebabe9008]

<p>I would love to live in NYC. </p>

<p>not fair. =]</p>

[pyewacket]

<p>lil-killer, Your thesis is great but the sentence could use some re-working:</p>

<p><<growing up=“” in=“” a=“” fast-paced=“” city=“” shaped=“” my=“” life=“” by=“” building=“” upon=“” self-awareness=“” so=“” that=“” i=“” am=“” able=“” to=“” be=“” more=“” aware=“” of=“” the=“” dangers=“” any=“” place=“” go.=“”>></growing></p>

<p>How about this? – </p>

<p>“Growing up in a fast-paced city shaped me so that I am more aware of lurking dangers any place I go.”</p>

<p>This eliminates redundancy and delivers essentially the same message in fewer words–gives it more punch, I think. </p>

<p>As you may have guessed, I am an English teacher. (And I grew up in the City.)</p>

[lil_killer129]

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Living in New York City allowed me to have the opportunity to be exposed to the various things that typically go on in any neighborhood. From scalping to simply stealing from others for personal gain, I have developed my own strategies to counteract these typical behaviors around me.

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<p>This is the beginning of my conclusion. My question is more about the second sentence though. Is it saying that I scalp and steal from others, or is scalping and stealing the “behaviors around me?” If the former is the case, how can I make it sound like scalping and stealing are the “behaviors around me” in that sentence? Thanks.</p>

[rockermcr]

<p>It sounds as though you scalp and steal from others for personal gain. I’m brain-dead so I can’t help you make it sound better.</p>

[lil_killer129]

<p>I think it’s really ambigious, because my friend said it sounds like scalping and stealing are reffering the the “strategies.” But I changed it. Can you guys tell me if this makes more sense? It is part of my conclusion. I think I need to add a few more sentences to it. But in the meantime, that’s all I have for now.</p>

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Living in New York City allowed me to have the opportunity to be exposed to the various things, such as scalping and stealing from others, that typically go on in any neighborhood. From this experience, I have formulated my own strategies to counteract these typical behaviors around me. Now, I am able to go into any neighborhood without worrying about the dangers that may arise.

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