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Christopher Mark Levy (born February 19, 1982) is a student at the State University of New York Maritime College pursuing a Bachelor's degree in International Transportation and Trade.

Contents 1 Life and Work 1.1 Academic History 1.2 Work Experience 1.3 Literary Works 1.3.1 Poems 1.3.2 Novellas and Short Stories 2 Interests 2.1 The Arts 2.2 Sports 2.3 Film 2.4 Music 2.5 Television 2.6 Sports Collectibles 2.6.1 Baseball cards 2.6.2 Autographs 2.7 History 2.7.1 Military 2.7.2 News and Politics 2.7.3 Business 3 Quotes 4 Trivia 5 External Links

[edit] Life and Work

Born at 12:06 AM at North Shore University Medical Center in Manhasset, New York.

Member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Member of the Republican Party.

Member of the National Society of Black Engineers.

[edit] Academic History

• Ivy League School in Smithtown, New York (1987)
• F.J. O'Neill Elementary School in Central Islip, New York (1987-1991)
• St. Mary School in East Islip, New York (1991-1996)
• St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York (1996-1998)
• North Atlantic Regional High School in Lewiston, Maine (2000)
• State University of New York Maritime College in Throgs Neck, New York (2001-present)

[edit] Work Experience

• Line Attendent at Whitman Packaging (2001)
• Student Employee at State University of New York Maritime College - Admissions (2001)
• Computer Lab Supervisor at State University of New York Maritime College - Science Department (2001)
• Humanities Tutor at State University of New York Maritime College - Learning Assistance Center (2002-2003)
• Resident Assistant at State University of New York Maritime College (2003)
• Teacher's Assistant at State University of New York Maritime College (2003)
• Head Tutor at State University of New York Maritime College - Learning Assistance Center (2003-2004)
• Intern at Maritime Industry Museum (2004)

[edit] Literary Works

[edit] Poems

• A Cadet From Indoc (2001)
• A Warning to Travelers (2005)

[edit] Novellas and Short Stories

• Doughboys (2004)
• Could I Love You? Could You Love Me? (in progress)

[edit] Interests

[edit] The Arts

• The Romantic poetry of John Keats, particularly Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a Nightingale.
• The works of the Lost Generation.
• The poetry of Stephen Crane, particularly Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
• The poetry of Dorothy Parker, particularly Resume.
• The poetry of Carl Sandburg, particularly Grass.
• The works of William Shakespeare, particularly Hamlet.
• The works of Walt Whitman, particularly Adieu to a Soldier and Manahatta.
• Beowulf
• I, Claudius by Robert Graves.
• The Illiad by Homer.
• The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving.
• Sea Fever by John Masefield.
• In Flanders' Fields by John McCrae.
• Seen live:
  • Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys featuring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman (Broadway in 1998).
  • Ann Reinking's Fosse featuring Ben Vereen (Broadway in 2000)
  • Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya featuring Derek Jacobi, Laura Linney, and Roger Rees (Broadway in 2000)
  • Bob Fosse's Chicago (Broadway in 2003)

[edit] Sports

• The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.
• Thew New York/San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
• The Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
• The New York Giants of the National Football League.
• The Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
• Baseball players: Roy Campanella (retired), Will Clark (retired), Ty Cobb (retired), Nap Lajoie (retired), Christy Mathewson (retired), and Mel Ott (retired).
• Football players: Frank Gifford (retired), Paul Hornung (retired), Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas (retired).
• Basketball players: Kobe Bryant, Bob Cousy (retired), Robert Horry, and Jerry West (retired).
• Boxers: Muhammad Ali and Jack Dempsey.
• Tennis players: Jelena Dokic.
• Events: 1933 World Series, 1955 World Series, NFL Championship, 1958.
• Seen live:
  • New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves (Shea Stadium in 1992).
  • Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony of Reggie Jackson (Cooperstown, New York in 1993)
  • New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles (Yankee Stadium in 2003).

[edit] Film

• It Happened One Night by Frank Capra.
• Song of the South by Walt Disney.
• The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola.
• The Untouchables by Brian De Palma.
• Pieces of April by Peter Hedges.
• In the Heat of the Night by Norman Jewison.
• Office Space by Mike Judge.
• The Bridge on the River Kwai by David Lean.
• The Third Man by Carol Reed.
• Field of Dreams by Phil Alden Robinson.
• Jaws by Steven Speilberg.
• Citizen Kane by Orson Welles.
• Actors: Stanley Baker, Charlie Chaplin, Richard Burton, Joseph Cotten, Kevin Costner, Alec Guiness, Derek Jacobi, Ron Livingston, Laurence Olivier, Sidney Poitier, The Rock, and Orson Welles.
• Actresses: Julie Dawn Cole, Cameron Diaz, Audrey Hepburn, Katie Holmes, Rose McGowan, Kylie Minogue, and Kate Winslet.

[edit] Music

• Johann Sebastian Bach.
• Johnny Cash, particularly Hurt.
• Nat King Cole.
• Sheryl Crow, particularly Steve McQueen.
• Dashboard Confessional, particularly Hands Down and Vindicated.
• Dave Matthews Band, particularly Ants Marching and Lover Lay Down.
• Billy Joel.
• Green Day, particularly Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).
• Avril Lavigne.
• Maroon 5, particularly She Will Be Loved.
• Cole Porter, particularly Let's Misbehave.
• Frank Sinatra.
• Taking Back Sunday.
• Smile by Charlie Chaplin.
• Seen live:
  • Dido (Jones Beach State Park in 2001).
  • Nelly Furtado (Hammerstein Ballroom in 2002).
  • Mindless Self Indulgence (Irving Plaza in 2003).
  • Dave Matthews Band (Madison Square Garden in 2003).
  • Jane Monheit (Time Warner Center in 2005).

[edit] Television

• Boston Legal on American Broadcasting Company.
• The West Wing (TV series) on National Broadcasting Company.
• Around the Horn on ESPN.
• Monday Night Football on ESPN.
• Pardon the Interruption on ESPN.
• Family Guy on Fox Broadcasting Company.
• On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News.
• The Sopranos on HBO.
• Ghost Hunters on Sci Fi Channel.
• Pepper Dennis on WB Television Network.
• Miniseries: Band of Brothers and Into the West.
• Off the air: Cheers, Frasier, In the Heat of the Night, NYPD Blue, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Twilight Zone, and Wings.
• Actors: Bruce Campbell, Gordon Clapp, and William Shatner.
• Actresses: Larisa Oleynik.

[edit] Sports Collectibles

[edit] Baseball cards

• 1909 American Caramel E90-1: Honus Wagner (Batting)
• 1909 T206: Ty Cobb (Portrait Red), Nap Lajoie (Batting), Nap Lajoie (Throwing), Willie Keeler (Batting), Christy Mathewson (White Cap), Tris Speaker
• 1911 Mecca Double Folders T201: B. Bergen/Zack Wheat, Ty Cobb/Sam Crawford, P. Dougherty/H. Lord, C. Falkenberg/Nap Lajoie, L. Gardner/Tris Speaker
• 1914 Cracker Jack: James C. Walsh
• 1921 E121 Series of 120: George Sisler (Batting)
• 1933 Goudey: Mickey Cochrane, Rogers Hornsby (Fielding), Babe Ruth
• 1934 Diamond Stars: Pie Traynor
• 1935 Goudey: Bill Terry/H. Schumacher/Gus Mancuso/Travis Jackson
• 1939 Play Ball: Hank Greenberg
• 1941 Play Ball: Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott
• 1950 Bowman: Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider
• 1953 Bowman Color: Roy Campanella
• 1953 Topps: Satchel Paige
• 1954 Topps: Willie Mays
• 1957 Topps (Football): Johnny Unitas
• 1960 Topps: Mickey Mantle/Ken Boyer
• 1965 Topps: Roberto Clemente
• 2003 Donruss Classics: Tony Gwynn (Legendary Spikes)

[edit] Autographs

• Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Nap Lajoie on envelope from Baseball Hall of Fame opening in 1939.
• Bob Feller baseball.
• Frank Gifford miniature New York Giants helmet.
• Eli Manning miniature New York Giants helmet.
• Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts jersey.
• Phil Rizzuto baseball.
• Duke Snider baseball.

[edit] History

[edit] Military

• Benedict Arnold
• Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
• William Halsey, Jr.
• John J. Pershing
• Lakota
• U.S. 77th Infantry Division
• USS Enterprise
• HMS Warspite
• Meuse-Argonne Offensive
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Normandy
• Battle of San Juan Hill
• Battle of Valcour Island

[edit] News and Politics

• Joseph F. Crater
• Matt Drudge and the Drudge Report
• Benjamin Franklin
• Don Imus
• Chris Matthews
• John McCain
• Richard Nixon
• Bill O'Reilly
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Greta Van Susteren
• Jimmy Walker
• Vote history:
  • President of the United States: George W. Bush (R in 2000) and George W. Bush (R in 2004).
  • Governor of New York: Carl McCall (D in 2002).
  • United States Senate (Class 1): Hillary Clinton (D in 2000).
  • United States Senate (Class 3):Howard Mills (R in 2004).
  • United States House of Representatives (2nd District): Joan Johnson (R in 2000), Joe Finley (R in 2002), and Richard Hoffman (R in 2004).

[edit] Business

• Henry Sands Brooks and Brooks Brothers
• William Randolph Hearst
• Howard Hughes
• American Tobacco Company

[edit] Quotes

"It's a terrible thing to be a genius. You have endless headaches, and feel the constant burden of having to live up to what others expect of you. Worst of all, no matter how much you accomplish, you always feel you have fallen just short of greatness."

"A mistake is a word that man created to avoid dealing with failure. There's no such thing as a mistake...there are just decisions people make that they fail to execute as planned."

[edit] Trivia

Has met Gaylord Perry, Bob Feller, Steve Carlton, Duke Snider, John McCain, Clive Davis, and Eli Manning.

Nickname during freshman year of college was "Baby Huey."

[edit] External Links

Christopher Levy's Media Chest

• Information on what CDs, DVDs and games I own.