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 “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula LeGuinThe stark contrast between the idyllic city of Omelas and the anguish of a lone kid in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from […]

RecitatifIn Toni Morrison’s “Recitatif,” ambiguity and the absence of explicit racial markers can be seen as a powerful source in terms of explo […]

SONNY'S BLUESIn “Sonny’s Blues,” jazz music plays an important role in understanding the identity, community, and the healing power of art. For Sonny […]

themes of servitude and freedomBoth Ariel and Caliban yearn for the same thing, but each has a different view of their situation. Ariel’s hope and Caliban’s resentment […]

Shakespeare’s The Tempestthe author showcases the sign of a storm as a natural and social issue occurring in the background. The Tempest shows the disputes […]

Blog post #3In the poem ‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ the writing is explaining his idea of having a connection between individuals and the masses of […]

Blog: Post 1The poem “The Soul Selects Her Own Society’ shows one’s resolute nature and conviction, and how it’s not swayed by any other external […]

INTRODUCTIONHello everyone, I’m Palsang Syangbo and I’m 19 years old. I’m majoring in computer technology; this is my first semester at LaGuardia […]