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Written by the Students of Baruch College

Russian/Slavic

The love story is something I can relate to

by Great Works

— Anonymous During the evenings is when most of my deep thinking occurs. Which led me to read the story “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Tchekhov during the evening of one fateful night. The effect of reading during the night allows me to visualize the scenes in my head while reading The Lady […]

Is beauty eternal or short-lived? Can beauty remain forever?

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—Lin Xi Is beauty eternal or short-lived? Can beauty remain forever? In my country, the five thousand years of history is no match for modernization. The beauty of history gradually diminishes in the passage of time, and eventually disappears. In “The Cherry Orchard”, Chekhov wanted to express his attitude towards the demise of the feudal […]

As weird as relating to a large roach may sound, we ourselves can relate and we don’t even know.

by Great Works

—Shawn Bendeck Upon the conclusion of my first semester at Baruch we have came across some exciting texts as well as many great works. Although this course wasn’t completely what I imagined in distant learning and literally being trapped in my house, I have made the most of it and gotten as much as I […]

Ivan seemed to neglect his family chasing his personal priorities

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—Shawn Bendeck Roughly a month or so ago, CUNY along with pretty much every university throughout the country announced that in class learning will no long resume. Distant learning had immediately been put into effect. Bars have closed, restaurants, and pretty much every store you may desire to attend. Professional sports have all been cancelled […]

I feel like this story, The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy, is very relatable especially due to our current circumstances…

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— Abdulla Al Sudman I feel like this story, The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy, is very relatable especially due to our current circumstances. It speaks on how human beings naturally follow a specific path and for the longest time they believe that that’s the only path that should be taken. And this routine […]

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