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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Le Guin “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”

    I love how in your story you state how LeGuin uses the stark contrast between the idyllic city of Omelas and the suffering shield to explore the ethics of societal happiness and the nature of morality. This […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, LeGuin Blog Post Prompt

    I completely agree with you on how Le Guin’s story challenges us to think about the hidden costs of happiness and whether we are willing to accept or reject systems that depend on others’ suffering.

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    Le GuinIn “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, Ursula K. Le Guin places the utopian city of Omelas with the misery of a single child to exp […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Morrison Blog Post

    I completely agree with you on how Morrison’s ambiguity highlights the fluidity of racial identity and suggests that racial boundaries, though socially significant, are arbitrary and potentially divisive.

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Recitatif

    i agree with you on Morrison’s use of ambiguity and non declaration of race to makes readers confront the fluid and often contradictory nature of race and identity, showing how racial dynamics are shaped by […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    RecitatifIn “Recitatif”, Toni Morrison masterfully uses ambiguity, especially through the deliberate absence of explicit racial markers for her […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Baldwin Blog Post Prompt resubmission

    Hi Ismaeliglesias, I agree with you on Baldwins use of jazz to highlight how Sonny expressed his feelings. THrough his love for it, he found a sense of belonging with others, who had equal experiences, and […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Baldwin Blog Post

    I completely agree with you on Sonny’s use of jazz as a way of expressing himself; having found himself in a society and family that had different expectations of him, and with an identity which he found solace.

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Baldwin Blog Post

    I completely agree with you on Sonny’s use of jazz as a way of expressing himself; having found himself in a society and a family that had different expectations of him, and with an identity which he found solace in.

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    Le GuinIn “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Le Guin places the utopian city of Omelas with the misery of a single child to explore the eth […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    RecitatifIn “Recitatif”, Toni Morrison masterfully uses ambiguity, especially through the deliberate absence of explicit racial markers for her […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    Baldwin Use The Motif of Jazz MusicIn “Sonny’s Blues,” James Baldwin uses jazz and blues music as a powerful motif to explore themes of identity, community, and the heali […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

     Baldwin Use The Motif of Jazz MusicIn “Sonny’s Blues,” James Baldwin uses jazz and blues music as a powerful motif to explore themes of identity, community, and the heali […]

    1 year, 6 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, Week 6 "The Tempest"

    I agree with you on this analysis. Caliban was taken advantage off unlike Ariel who acted out of wil.

    1 year, 7 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, The themes of servitude and freedom explored through the characters of Ariel and Caliban in Act III of The Tempest

    I think Ariel had a choice unlike Caliban who was oppressed.

    1 year, 7 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    Ariel and Caliban in Act III of The TempestIn Caliban’s situation, he was enslaved by Prospero and forced into servitude. As he resents Prospero’s rule, seeking liberation, he p […]

    1 year, 7 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” Prompt: Blog post #3

    I absolutely agree with you in regards to your analysis and explanation.

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    PORTIA KWAA commented on the post, BLOG POST #3

    I completely agree with you on this analysis and also, for the part of curiosity, I feel he lived through them.

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt WhitmanIn “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt Whitman portrays the daily commute, which we might experience as mundane, to be full of sig […]

    1 year, 8 months ago
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    ENG 102: Writing Through Literature

    “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt WhitmanIn “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” Walt Whitman portrays the daily commute, which we might experience as mundane, to be full of sig […]

    1 year, 8 months ago
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