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Fascism in Today’s World

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 zaid818Zaid

Officially, the word “fascism” considered independent of its historical connotation is a far-right, authoritarian ultranationalistic political ideology that thrives on the suppression of opposition. And today, this word is most commonly used by pro-democrats to[…]

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No Love for Nobu – Memoirs of a Geisha Character Analysis

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 zaid818Zaid

Warning – major spoilers ahead! Even worse – lots of plot retell! Also please collapse the ‘contents’ menu – those are just quotes. Memoirs of a Geisha is my biggest guilty pleasure. Despite the novel’s[…]

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each – for valentine’s day

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 zaid818Zaid

To: you already know who it is 😉   Each moment with you I try my hardest to grasp. For those seconds of love can’t cease to elapse. A tired truth stays hidden behind those[…]

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Dance of Dreams – PP (Polished Personal) Exam

January 22, 2020February 13, 2020 zaid818Zaid

Although the following song is unrelated to my personal response, it did inspire quite a bit of my piece and connected well to the text:   the nature of human longing and how an individual’s[…]

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boots to fill – an appreciation post

January 19, 2020January 20, 2020 zaid818Zaid

There’s a day left in the semester. I should be studying for my many exams coming up, and yet here I am – reminiscing. Reminiscing about the person I was before this class, and who[…]

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Birth of a Rancher – Death of a Salesman: Polished Critical

January 16, 2020February 21, 2020 zaid818Zaid

…the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention and circumstance. Before an individual is born and has the chance to establish the ways in which they want to find success in their[…]

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Their Eyes of Constraint – Their Eyes Were Watching God: Polished Critical

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 zaid818Zaid

The significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance.   When individuals seek to fulfill their endeavors, they can be constrained by convention and circumstance: that is, the inability to follow[…]

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Entrancing and Romancing – The Complete Series

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 zaid818Zaid

  The following is a series I originally began to write in November for creative writing class. My heart poured out words upon words, and it ended up being a five-part series that I thought[…]

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Drowning in Uncourageous Instability – Hamlet Polished Essay

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 zaid818Zaid

  Drowning in Uncourageous Instability   … the role emotional courage plays when an individual experiences separation.   Emotional stability is what allows an individual to maintain healthy levels of emotions within them, and many[…]

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this hopeless romantic

January 3, 2020May 24, 2021 zaid818Zaid

There is a certain pleasure in appreciating the beauty of a blooming flower in a garden. There is a certain pleasure in indulging one’s self in your sickle-shaped eyes; in drinking in the oasis of[…]

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