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James Baldwin’s Masterpiece

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Olga

In the previous English class we acquainted ourselves with the works of an american novelist and essayist, James Baldwin. Unfortunately, before I was not familiar with this writer. For me Baldwin became one of those brilliant authors whose works and … Continue reading →

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Baldwin and Other Thoughts

Posted on April 7, 2013 by EKaufman

For those of you who are interested, here’s a link to the full text of the speech we watched Baldwin give in class. I left Baruch last week really thinking a lot about Baldwin–why I teach his writing and what … Continue reading →

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The Words of a Leader

Posted on April 7, 2013 by NastShcher

James Baldwin can only be appreciated when a certain level of intelligence has been achieved. I remember reading his book, Go Tell It On A Mountain, in the 10th grade and feeling somewhat confused and uncomfortable. I recall wondering, ‘how … Continue reading →

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The Time For Introspection

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Eli Attias

I read the excerpt from Langston Hughes autobiography and all I can think of is that feeling when you don’t know you are doing something good or bad but are doing it anyway. For example, Hughes mentions that most people … Continue reading →

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James Baldwin Reflection

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Jason Tsalkas

I found the James Baldwin documentary trailer and bits of media that we watched in class to be extremely enlightening. The documentary made me more interested in the reading we were assigned to read by him. I went home that … Continue reading →

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Acceptance

Posted on April 7, 2013 by em151025

I am so glad we watched the videos of James Baldwin in class on Wednesday. He is an amazing speaker! I am completely mesmerized when he talks. I searched online for the second part of his “American Dream and American Negro” speech … 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 number 2

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Yulia.M.

I guess that the most difficult part for me in writing this paper is describing my feelings about the poem i chose and picking the right words to show what exactly were the most appealing lines and words for me. … Continue reading →

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Evidence from Thin Air?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by NastShcher

For the second essay, I chose to write about Luc Sante’s Low Life. It was one of the only non-poem pieces and I thought that it took an incredibly new perspective on New York City. Because this piece was a … Continue reading →

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Second Paper Revision

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ronald Litvak

This paper seemed easier to write than the first since this assignment felt more structured. Still, the intro received criticism.  I knew that the thesis did not capture the entire essence of the paper very well but I felt that … Continue reading →

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