Michaella Kouadio
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I’ve read all of the posts and they were all amazing. Each one of them was unique in its own way, some were emotionally charged and others were informative. I’ve been avoiding Jorge’s post, “Different Stages of Grief”, since he talks about a sensitive subject: losing someone dear. For this one, I really had to …
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The Trafficking Ring
Plot summary: “The Trafficking Ring” is an action/comedy movie about two young adults, Raven and Troy, freshly graduated from college. Like every other college graduate they have something in common: debt. They live in a remote area, in Wisconsin, and have big dreams of making it big one day. Working multiple shifts at crappy restaurants, …
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The Trafficking Ring
For the past core assignment, I’ve studied gun control laws and found out about the loopholes and the inconsistency in them making firearms more accessible to the ones who aren’t eligible to purchase a gun. One of the issues is called “the gun show loophole”. Basically, before purchasing a gun it is required that the …
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Shooting down gun control laws
Title: Shooting down gun control laws Description of topic: In the song “This is America”, Childish Gambino addresses the issue of gun violence in America whether it be in his lyrics or in the visuals. One of the purposes of the video is to show how easily firearms are accessible and the damage it does …
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Childish Gambino – This is America
0:00 The video starts with a black man playing a melody on a guitar. A soft instrumental is playing in the background. We are immediately fooled into believing that we are listening to a typical relaxing soft music. 0:27 Childish Gambino appears and starts dancing. He twists his body into shapes that are unnatural followed …
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Spiritual Attainment
Michelangelo’s fresco painting, “Creation of Adam”, beautifully captures a divine moment between what is supposed to be the representation of God and the biblical character, Adam. The two dominating figures are both extending their forefinger in an attempt to reach each other. The representation of God is surrounded by baby-like creatures floating around him, that …
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N’zarama Kouadio
Hi! My name is N’zarama ,but you can call me Michaella. I’m a freshman at Baruch majoring in finance. I spend all my days watching YouTube videos and listening to podcasts. I highly recommend that you listen to unfiltered by Zane and Heath, you’ll die of laugher. I also enjoy watching anime. And yes, I …
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