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if only we knew – polished personal

January 20, 2020 memedozaMia

Prompt: … the role adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity.  Text: The Stricken Children – Denise Levertov   TIME: Strong, ambitious, and certain. Time has always been structured throughout his development from a boy[…]

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Living as Another- A Polished Critical Essay

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 SimySimran

Text: Their Eyes Were Watching God “…the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstances.”   When an individual is placed under unwanted pressure by either societal norms or  is controlled[…]

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boots to fill – an appreciation post

January 19, 2020July 9, 2024 zaid818Uncategorized

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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Stop Dreaming, Willy!

January 18, 2020February 2, 2020 suggestedsimplicityNazeefa

Critical essay regarding an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance. Response to “Death of A Salesman” by Arthur Miller It is human nature to attempt to live an ideal life, for individuals long[…]

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

January 16, 2020July 9, 2024 zaid818Uncategorized

…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, 2020July 9, 2024 zaid818Uncategorized

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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amor aeternus: a farewell for now

January 14, 2020July 9, 2024 mariamcmaria

    Dear AP Class of 2020,   From the bottom of my heart, from the start of my inferior vena cava to the end of my pulmonary artery, thank you. In a semester where[…]

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death to the salesman: a polished death of a salesman critical

January 14, 2020July 9, 2024 mariamcmaria

…the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance.   Before one is even aware that they are alive, their destiny is determined. Through the combination of conventions, what is expected[…]

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the saving grace of the emotional coward: a polished hamlet critical

January 14, 2020July 9, 2024 mariamcmaria

…the role emotional courage plays when an individual experiences separation.    Accepting the validity of one’s emotions and holding to them, even in the face of tumultuous circumstances, is perhaps one of the bravest things[…]

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the stars mingle with dust: a faiz ahmed faiz emulation-ish

January 14, 2020July 9, 2024 mariamcmaria

a short story heavily inspired by zaid and zain’s poetry seminar   Where I come from, it is unlawful, immoral, and strictly forbidden to look up. Men patrol the rooftops with the unlucky outcasts in[…]

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