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Written by the Students of Baruch College

To the Reader

What keeps you from feeling “the burden of time”?

by Great Works

— Anonymous One of the readings thus far, that I found to be the most meaningful and interesting to read and decipher was the collection of Charles Baudelaire’s poems. While he has a collection of poems, the overall underlying theme is his poems is similar. The two that I found particularly meaningful were “Be Drunk” […]

The television show I’m currently binging is Californication…

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— Anonymous The television show I’m currently binging is Californication. The show follows David Duchovny, who portrays Hank Moody, a morbid and intensely lax writer, through his struggles with alcohol, women, and writing. The man is the definition of a jerk. Charles Baudelaire’s tone in Fleur Du Mal resonates with the character of Hank Moody. […]

Human Nature in “To the Reader”

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—Anonymous The first time I read this poem, I was attracted by that. Instead of talking about beauty, it talks about ugliness. I read this poem before my desk at home which place can make me calm and really think of something. Therefore, when I saw the unfamiliar vocabulary, I didn’t feel anxious and I […]

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