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Written by the Students of Baruch College

Victorian and the 19th Century (1840–1914CE)

I have read Hedda Gabler previously, but I went back to the text to refresh my memory…

by Great Works

— Anonymous I have read Hedda Gabler previously, but I went back to the text to refresh my memory to write this. I thought it would be easy, given I have so much time to read during the quarantine. However, I find it difficult to do much of any classwork at home. I would usually […]

Reading Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich is complementary to the current state of the world…

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— Jeremy Ramirez Reading Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” is complementary to the current state of the world. A vast majority of people’s lives were interrupted due to the pandemic. We’ve been for many years in a deep nap of our reality and once in a while we are awakened in a state of […]

Honestly reading ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ made me think more about my own mortality…

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— Patricia Alvarado Honestly reading ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ made me thing more about my own mortality and what people will remember about me. Ivan led a regular life he was a a run of the mill guy. Having this pause in my life happen if i’ve thought more about what I want to […]

The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov is a short story to help people notice…

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— Anonymous “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov is a short story to help people notice what was happening during those time periods. Comparing to today’s era, I would say most of it seems to be true. What started off as a simple vacation for Dmitri, trouble occurred when there was word spreading […]

A Piece of Great Work that You Deserve

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—Anonymous Before attending this class, I would never imagine myself recommending a love story to others. Well, it’s not fair to say The Lady With The Dog is just a love story. It does involve two lovers who started as strangers and fell in love with each other. You definitely can see the spark of […]

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