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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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I’m Dead

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—Anonymous I really wish that somebody warned me the texts I would read in college would progressively f— me up more and more. The Dead by James Joyce was a short story that I don’t think I was fully prepared to read. I’ve spent about 90% of this quarantine reflecting on my failed relationship (sorry […]

The play shows the opposite characters of irresponsible vs responsible

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— Anonymous Part 1 The play “Love Suicide at Amijima” by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, is a tragic love story of a young prostitute(Koharu) and a business, family man (Jihei). They both fall in love with each other but that is impossible to be together. Because the first reason is that jihei was a married person and […]

A tremendous metaphorical expression

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— Anonymous First of all, the word, that come to my mind by looking at the title of the play “The Love Suicides at Amijima” by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, is “tragedy,” (events fill with great sufferings and destructions). As I started reading, I came to notice a tremendous metaphorical expression where the author is depicting the […]

It seems that there is no way out

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— Onima Shah When I first read Act I, it was extremely confusing for me to read. I had a difficult time comprehending what I was reading. However, after reading it again for the second time, I think it started to become more clear to me. I thought it was interesting when someone in their […]

Instant and personal connection towards it

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— Anuradha Rampersaud I choose a poem from the ancient Egyptian love poem. I think this poem is truly a classic piece. I give props to the writer to have put it together. What drew me towards this poem is my instant and personal connection towards it. This poem reminds me a lot about my […]

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