CUNY Academic Commons

Summary and Response Reflection

The summary of the response pushed me to read two children’s novels, Love by Matthew De La Pena and You Matter by Christian Robinson. I have not read a children’s boo […]

Summary and Response-Draft

Without love, there is no life. Love is crucial to our development and wellbeing. Being loved as a child secures growth and developmental prosperity. Love can be shown in d […]

JK Rowling and The Audacity of T.E.R.F’s- Reflection

I had a lot of regrets about this paper, although I enjoyed writing it. There was so much more that I wanted to add to develop her story even more, […]

                 Exploratory Essay: Mulan, The Warrior and The Princess

A woman from a village. She is a daughter, a sister, a woman of society, and she is Hua Mulan. But there is something differe […]

What Book Did I Like the Best Underage of 12?

There is one book that immediately comes to mind, although the memory is foggy, I enjoyed Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli as a child. My fifth-grade teacher Ms. […]

A Reflection: Maniac Magee and My Childhood  

            This was the first piece I have written for a university course. I was and still am very shy about my writing. I question everything I write, say, o […]

Reflection of Mulan

Reflection of Mulan A warrior and a Princess

I believe I was one of the very few students in our course who was not repulsed or sensitive to Bettelheim. I found myself agreeing with him […]

JK Rowling and the Fallen Star 

If I said the name Harry Potter, what comes to mind? A Boy with a lightning scar? A man with no nose? A lady in all pink? Hopefully, the woman who wrote it all Joanne […]