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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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A few aspects made me feel uncomfortable

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— Anonymous After reading “The Toughest Indian in the World” there were a few aspects of the short story that made me feel uncomfortable while I was reading. When I had started reading the short story I thought that it would be about the Native American culture and teaching the readers about culture. However, during […]

One of the most engaging and erratic stories I’ve ever read

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— Alexandra Shyklo “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov seems to be one of the most engaging and erratic stories I’ve ever read. Since I began my semester in Dr. Pasquesi’s Great Works course, I have learned to look at stories from a very intellectual and philosophical perspective. We’ve been taught to find […]

Readings that are read for class…

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—Anonymous Readings that are read for class are usually about something to argue about, taking sides of what the author says versus what we think. Texts like this are dated pretty far back in time when society is not as accepting as they are today. Some of the texts that we read this semester were […]

Usually, when we read something for English class…

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—Anonymous Usually, when we read something for English class, the text would always be in the most difficult English language. It would be hard for young adults to understand and really take it the meaning of these works. Looking at the readings that we did over the semester so far, they have all been very […]

We come to learn of the difficult situations each character is placed into…

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—Joseph Jacobs In the first Act, we come to learn of the difficult situations each character has been placed into. I find it interesting how Chikamatsu was able to get the reader to ask many questions throughout the act, allowing them to form their own opinions about each character’s personality. In my opinion, I feel […]

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