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Written by the Students of Baruch College

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Rewards of Entering the Uncomfortable

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— Anonymous Easily the most uncomfortable piece I read during the semester was “Juliette” by Sade. I think this is very easy to understand because the text and the topics mentioned are meant to be uncomfortable for the common person. Sadism in itself is not something everyone indulges in, and Juliette is considered an example […]

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man is one of the most profound poems I’ve ever read…

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— Jeremy Ramirez Alexander Pope, An Essay On Man is one of the most profound poems I’ve ever read. It left me feeling confused and unsettled because it hit on topics that I always been curious about. Pope argues that man shouldn’t be poking their noses into nature, leave nature as it is because then […]

Bhartrhari’s poems are …

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— Anonymous Bhartrhari’s poems are a reflection of ethical and moral issues that arise in worldly affairs. His poem, “I haven’t Been in the cloud”, shows us a son’s moral debt that he owes his mother as an Indian son. In Indian culture, the families are very close to one another; multiple generations would all […]

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