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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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introspective view of the cruelty and harsh lifestyle a female woman of color

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—Mazidul Ahmed Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl provides the most introspective view of the cruelty and harsh lifestyle a female woman of color had to endure because of the slavery system in the United States. This autobiography can be easily classified as a “great work” because of its significance and […]

Upon reading Charles Baudelaire’s “A Carcass,” I had a lot of thoughts…

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— Anonymous Upon reading Charles Baudelaire’s “A Carcass,” I had a lot of thoughts come into my mind. He first introduces his perspective of death and uses a lot of imagery to describe the perishable beauty of a decaying body. Which brings up a question of “is the speaker a necrophiliac who is amuse of […]

Dear Future Great Works Reader …

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— Anonymous Dear Future Great Works Reader, One of the works that you will be reading in this class is Candide. I’ll tell you now that it has thirty chapters. But do not sweat it. Each chapter is about one be to five pages long. It will probably take you about four hours to read […]

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