This paper was written for “Science in Society,” a History course given by Dr. Timothy Alborn that was part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. It subsequently formed the basis for much of Mark’s masters thesis, The Unsustainability and Origins [...]
Posts from ‘December, 1999’
Population Ecology and People
This paper was written for “Population Ecology,” a Biology course given by Dr. Robert Rockwell and Dr. John Oppenheimer that was part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. Short though it may be, it subsequently formed the basis for crucial [...]
Happy Birthday to the Chukwu Octuplets on Good Morning America
The Chukwu Octuplets were born in Houston, TX, in December 1998. One died a week after birth. The remaining seven appeared on Good Morning America shortly afterward. They were invited back to the show to celebrate their first birthday, and Mark was invited to perform “Happy Birthday†on the piano for them.
The cake and [...]
Christmas Songs with Rosie O’Donnell on Good Morning America
Mark was invited to perform on the piano on Good Morning America for this special spot with Rosie O’Donnell. Known for her love of Christmas songs, Rosie played “name that tune,†with Mark playing snippets of Christmas songs and Rosie having to guess as many as she could in one minute. This was Mark’s [...]
