Critical essay regarding the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. Response to “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston It is almost impossible to consistently possess happiness in life. An individual is[…]
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Though the Olive Tree Weeps
The following poem is the Israeli-born Dan Almagor’s We Shoot Children Too, Don’t We, which was written in the wake of the First Intifada during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was a Palestinian uprising against the[…]
Restless Heart
It’s the song, they said. No, the sea. The luxury. The ship. It’s the sex, they whispered. Leo, said Aziza sheepishly. It’s all about Leo. “Everybody wants Jack,” Laila said to Mariam. “That’s what it[…]
A Selfless Kind of Love- China Cultural Seminar
Presentation Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yYYV9rVTuFGtrYx6YOMZ2Plt-6KmzOzObwp0bxweOrs/edit#slide=id.p Prompt: Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the conflict between pursuing a personal desire and choosing to conform. Below is my Cold(ish) response to the[…]
Painting By Night
What do these texts suggest about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances? (Polished Personal) Creative Response to “Dancer” with connections based on the imagery of darkness and light to represent[…]
Dear God I Pray To You
Dear God I pray to you. I pray that you spare her mind. And if it be any consolation at all, God, I swear to you I will sacrifice a thousands suns so long as[…]
Mo nifẹ rẹ, Adaeze – Polished Personal Response to Text
Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about how acts of courage develop and nurture personal integrity. (June 08) I met her in the rice fields. On a vast terrain[…]
A Letter To the Boy Who Holds My Heart,
To the boy who holds my heart, The way your soul encompasses mine, when you lay down beside me, makes my heart plead that you will never let it beat without you there to hear[…]