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LeGuin Blog Post PromptIn “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Ursula K. Le Guin uses the sharp contrast between the happy, perfect city of Omelas and the suf […]

“Recitatif” by Toni Morrison Blog PostToni Morrison’s “Recitatif” masterfully employs ambiguity and the deliberate absence of explicit racial markers to explore themes of id […]

Baldwin Blog Post PromptJames Baldwin uses jazz music in “Sonny’s Blues” as a central motif to explore themes of identity, community, and the transformative p […]

Week 6's Blog Post In Act II, the themes of servitude and freedom are central to Ariel and Caliban, but they approach their situation differently. Ariel […]

“Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” Prompt: Blog post #3In “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” Walt Whiteman argues that even a simple, daily commute connects individuals to the larger crowd of […]

In Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul Selects Her Own Society”, the main idea for this poem is the power of individual choices and selective […]

Introduction Hi, my name is Tenzin Tsering. I am 19 years old and here to pursue my associate degree in Computer Science at LaGuardia. When I am not […]