Category Archives: Free Blog

Putting a Face to a Name

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Shaina Kamkar

After watching the videos (interviews and speech) of James Baldwin, I really got a chance to admire him and his piece, The Fire Next Time. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something about listening to the voice of a writer … Continue reading →

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Reading: David Rattray- A Recognition

Posted on April 7, 2013 by kn146613

  On Saturday, April 6th, I had the pleasure of attending a reading at The Poetry Project (http://poetryproject.org) in St.Mark’s Church. This reading was in recognition of a great writer, David Rattray who passed away. A number of talented writers, poets … Continue reading →

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Blog4/7/2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by cc143765

I can’t dare to do free blog, so I am going to do reading response for the readings due last Wednesday. The clear theme of the readings due Wednesday was racial discrimination of African Americans back in 20th century. The … Continue reading →

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David Rattray: A Recognition

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Ma Su Su

Today, I had a great experience at the Poetry Project which is in the St. Mark’s Church. That was the first time I have ever been to the poetry reading. At first, I thought it would be boring because I … Continue reading →

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David Rattray Reading

Posted on April 6, 2013 by aq143586

Today, I went to the David Rattray reading at St. Marks Church. To be honest, it wasn’t something that I was looking forward to. So we arrived and sat down. The reading started and readers began. Somehow, I didn’t get … Continue reading →

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My Darkness, My Alternate Reality – Poetry

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Vanessa

I’ve been in the darkness of which Audre Lorde speaks of. Although she sees it as a permanent darkness, I see it as dark phases. We all have dark moments, but we don’t all have dark phases. I’ve had plenty … Continue reading →

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Racial Inequality Today

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Ronald Litvak

Some people find the word “race” offensive in these modern times but it is a real social/biological concept and probably always will be. I thought the speech by James Baldwin presented in class gave some food for thought. He, like … Continue reading →

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Paper #2

Posted on March 20, 2013 by aq143586

After class today, I feel even more stressed out about this essay. First of all, I realize that I probably made a C on the first paper, which wasn’t as hard as this one. Second, I’m pretty sure I will … Continue reading →

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essay revision

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ms139933

I am having a hard time revising my essay. I am really unsure about the poem that I chose to write an essay on, because I don’t know how much I could develop my thesis statement. That is after considering … Continue reading →

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Paper 2

Posted on March 20, 2013 by am138791

I think that the paper 2 assignment was probably the most difficult one i have done yet. I am still not sure about what a closed reading should be like and I wish I had a sample of one, so … Continue reading →

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