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Lauren Silverman wrote a new blog post Chained Together: The Binding of Vlepo and Not Sidney to Forces out of their Control in the group
Reader and Text: 54 minutes agoWhat is the point of Vlepo and why is Not Sidney only the shadow of his namesake? Every writer has their style, and nothing is quite as interesting as reading several works from the same author to truly […]
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Joe Luconte wrote a new blog post Connections Between Texts and Slavery in the group
American Studies: 1 hour, 20 minutes agoAs we all know, racism and slavery is one of the most talked about topics in the history of society. For decades and decades, minorities all over the world have received backlash and poor treatment because of the […]
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Ariana Vidal wrote a new blog post What Are We Consenting To? in the group
American Studies: 1 hour, 35 minutes agoWhat is consent? Consent is something we give in our everyday lives. From doctors’ offices to sex to even college, we are always giving, or withholding consent. Merriam-Webster defines consent in two ways. 1. T […]
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Joe Luconte wrote a new blog post Consent Issue in the group
American Studies: 3 hours, 3 minutes agoThe issue of consent and when and/or whether to give it or not has been relevant in homes across countries as well as hospitals, schools, corporations, etc. The fact is that informed consent is present everywhere […]
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Joe Luconte wrote a new blog post The Importance of Names and Nicknames in the group
American Studies: 4 hours, 32 minutes agoEverybody in the world has a name and nicknames are prone to be created throughout time as they have been apart of human society since way back when. Dating back to the 14th century, ‘ekename’ was the word used […]
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John Serbalik wrote a new blog post Respecting Unearthed Bodies in the group
American Studies: 5 hours, 30 minutes agoWhen the remains of enslaved people are discovered years after the burial, how should we continue to treat the bodies? This is an interesting conflict because society today is dealing with human remains that date […]
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Rachel Cohen wrote a new blog post Immigration and Driving in the group
American Studies: 5 hours, 41 minutes agoA recent article in the Democrat and Chronicle discussed a new law about unauthorized immigrants receiving drivers licenses. This is a hot topic because New York will be only 1 of 13 states to pass a law like […]
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Andrianna DeHart wrote a new blog post Taking a Step Outside Your Skillset in the group
American Studies: 9 hours, 35 minutes agoThis course has continuously shown me the importance of class discussions and of a liberal arts college. For instance, today in class we discussed with our groups our reflective essay ideas. Through this, I […]
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Molly Brown wrote a new blog post Twilight in the group
Reader and Text: 12 hours, 13 minutes agoIn Literary Analysis by Celena Kusch, she explains the concept of cultural contexts. Cultural context refers to cultural history that aids in enhancing our interpretation of the text’s social significance (L […]
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Ashley Hausrath wrote a new blog post The Land of the Free in the group
American Studies: 17 hours, 50 minutes agoA phrase that many Americans can never seem to let go of is “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, a quote directly from our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key des […]
