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Author Archives: George Cruz
Something Never Left Behind
Hands down the most interesting final I have done in my life. It’s funny how you plan out something in your head and the final product turns out to be something completely different. I initially wanted to shoot my daily … Continue reading
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Digital Essay Proposal
For my digital, I plan to turn my poem into a moving picture. Pending on the approval of my poem, I plan to take the idea of a bike ride & a love story and combined the two in order … Continue reading
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Personism: A Manifesto
Personism….does it really work? Frank O’Hara’s, “Personism: A Manifesto”, approaches poetry from a different angle that most poets would have never thought about. Personally when it comes to reading poems and analyzing them, I struggle. I always seem to just … Continue reading
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Quicksand
Quicksand….one of the trickiest things you can come across. It is nearly impossible to recognize it because it disguises itself with its surrounding. New York City is one big box of quicksand. You embark on your journey expecting to encounter … Continue reading
Brooklyn Bridge
My first encounter with the Brooklyn Bridge didn’t come until high school. It was my sophomore year in high school and my school had a baseball game against Murry Bergtraum High School. For those of you who have never heard of the … Continue reading
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Clear Walls, Clouded Minds
“The Lost Beautifulness” & “Soap and Water” shows us that greed will get you no where. You see this mainly in the actions of Hannah Hayyeh. Hannah was a middle-lower class household mother who wanted to do something nice for … Continue reading
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A Walk Through Tragedy
New York City is a city like no other. For outsiders, it is a must see. The sites are truly breath taking and it really is the city that never sleeps. As a New Yorker, I have had the privilege to have … Continue reading