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An Eye For An Eye (Polished Personal Response)

January 5, 2018January 7, 2018 jadeb2000Jade

~ The following is a creative response (stage play) to the visual–a photograph by Marco Antonio Cruz from his book Habitar La Oscuridad (Inhabiting the dark). This particular photograph is one of many taken by Cruz that[…]

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Ignorant Suffering – Polished Personal

January 4, 2018January 5, 2018 muhammad4Muhammad

A Crosswalk in the Rain – Trent Parke What do these texts suggest to you about the impact significant events have on an individual’s ability to determine their own destiny?  I am a man without[…]

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Hamlet: The Paradox of Regret

December 13, 2017December 12, 2017 liamcgLiam

Shakespeare’s Hamlet tells a lot of stories. It tells the story of a man who seeks to avenge his father. It tells the story of a man who destroys those he loves to restore honor[…]

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A Poet’s Homage

October 21, 2017October 28, 2017 jadeb2000Jade

I am not an essayist, nor would I ever care to be one.  That being acknowledged, I do, at the same time, recognize the purpose critical writing plays in terms of its kinship to literature,[…]

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Who Am I?–A Portrait

September 16, 2017January 3, 2018 jadeb2000Jade

~ PART ONE–THE FACADE  ~ ~ When I look in the mirror, I see a girl whose desire is painted green. Green. Like the gem she was named after or the light burning furiously at[…]

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This Loving

September 16, 2017September 17, 2017 ZiyanaKZiyana

I love you.   We’ve all heard these words before. We’ve said them before. We’ve given them out like they were candies wrapped in little blue boxes with silver strings, we’ve imagined them into our[…]

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Holding Fire: The Portrait Of… Presentation Pt. 5

September 11, 2017September 25, 2017 tarannumrTarannum

Foreword: Part Five of the Portrait of… Presentation. This is the best snapshot I can provide into my feelings/thoughts about a book that resonated with me (which made this a very difficult piece to write).[…]

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Protector – Tormentor

January 19, 2017August 4, 2020 ZiyanaKZiyana

REMEMBER THE MOON SURVIVES by Barbara Kingsolver Remember the moon survives, draws herself out crescent-thin, a curved woman. Untouchable, she bends around the shadow that pushes himself against her, and she   waits. Remember how[…]

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The Wonders Of A Diary

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 muhammad4Muhammad

Below is my polished personal response to Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.” A lot of it is very personal and actually originates from my actual diary entries from 5th grade, and it represents a major[…]

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Polished Personal Response–Swept Under the Rug

January 13, 2017December 27, 2017 jadeb2000Jade

~ Creative response to the visual “Waited” by Clive Smith, deriving inspiration from the image of the rug in order to explore the constraints that fearful circumstances can have on an individual. These constraints can then[…]

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