— Anonymous In this day and age where a lot of actions and behaviors are based upon public opinion, people doings starts to get very premeditated. Having to always deal with the thought that people may or may not judge the things that have been done can cause a rift in your “everyday norm”. Finding […]
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A valid connection with the real world
— Anonymous The New York Times piece titled “Miss Lora” by Junot Diaz especially stood out to me with respect to all the assigned readings this semester. Even though it is labeled a fictional piece, I believe there is a valid connection with the real world when it comes to the stories ideas and the […]
I did not notice the theme of hope that the author had stressed
— Anonymous The piece that I found to be rewarding was the excerpt from “The Toughest Indian in the World” by Sherman Alexie. To me, this piece of work stood out as I could resonate with it more than the others, this being set in America and in more modern times. Having a job as […]
Social and gender constraints established by society are momentarily pushed aside
— Anonymous The piece I chose to write about is “Song of Myself, XI” a poem by Walt Whitman. I am writing about this piece in the comfort of my own room, sitting at my desk. I believe this will allow me to give a free-flowing, concentrated opinion on the work as I see it, […]
The Enlightenment is still relevant
I consider Immanuel Kant’s work on “What is Enlightenment” to be a great work because even though the enlightenment occurred in the 17th and 18th century, it is still relevant to our society today. There are some points in the reading, points brought up back in the 17th century about how humans are obedient and […]
