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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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What drives him to do the things that he does

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— Anonymous My definition of a great work of literature is one with characters who you understand why they are they way they are, and why they do the things that they do, whether you agree with them or not, I think it is very important to understand their motives throughout the text. I also […]

Dear Future Student

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—Syed Junaid Dear future student: I believe “The Cry of the Children” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning to be a great work because of how it made me feel and its pursuit of societal impact. Firstly, as someone who hates poems, I often get lost in my own thoughts while reading them, but this however kept […]

Upon further inspection, we can find a lasting value and meaning from these works

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— Anonymous Many times, “great” works challenge us in ways that might leave us unsettled. We may even start to wonder how such a work can be considered a “great” work. At first glance, the work can seem so far removed from other typical examples of “great” works, but upon further inspection, we can find […]

Is the Epic of Gilgamesh a Great Work? To be brutally honest…

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—Anonymous Is the Epic of Gilgamesh a Great Work? To be brutally honest I am not quite sure whether or not I would consider the Epic of Gilgamesh to be a great work. Sure, the piece itself contains many different messages that can be interpreted and derived from the epic but I don’t believe that […]

Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century…

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— Anonymous Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most famous, influential and popular poets in American poetry in the 20th century. Her poems reflect the life of black people living in urban areas and express her thoughts on social and political issues such as racial discrimination and civil rights. At the same time, she used […]

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