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Ayesha Siddika
Professor Furlong
FIQWS 10105
December 16, 2020
Final Reflection
My development as a reader, writer, and researcher changed drastically over the semester. As a fresh debut to New York, I generally battle a great deal with English particularly with regards to read long articles or books and write long essays. My writing and the…[Read more]

Ayesha Siddika
Professor Furlong
FIQWS 10105
December 01, 2020
Militarism and Masculinity
Masculinity is one of the traits that is seen in military and soldiers are expected to be masculine once they are recruited. One of the traits that is expected from masculine soldiers is their ability to be ruthless and show no mercy to their enemies. The…[Read more]

Ayesha Siddika
Professor Furlong
FIQWS 10105
11/18/20
Annotated Bibliography
Grossman, DAVID. Yani on the Mountain. David R. Godine, 1999.
Yani on the Mountain, written by Israeli writer David Grossman, explores the mental effect of the 1973 Yom Kippur War on a group of Israelis against the background of a Mount Sinai armed force base in its last…[Read more]

Ayesha Siddika
FIQWS 10105
Literacy Narrative
September 20, 2020
Personal Literacy Narrative

Hate is such a strong word but I would always use it when it comes to reading and writing. Like every other teenager I didn’t admire reading and writing. My hate was so strong toward reading and writing that I wouldn’t bother to even read a text mes…[Read more]