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February 15, 3020 Center City, Arcus To Myself, Sometimes, I can barely tell one day from the next. It’s like there’s a fog in my mind that just won’t lift and I don’t know why. Mom and Dad don’t know about this, imagine if they did? Their head son who’s supposed to one day take […]
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? Is just a circle of causes and effects. It all starts with Lee’s anger and frustration which can stem from her dissatisfaction with her career. She had a book on the New York Times bestseller list and yet no one knows who she is; her books are barely selling and […]
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Surprisingly, throughout The Gift, Lily May Bell (who was renamed Mabel) was discussed in every single letter despite not actually writing any of her own letters. The only information the reader of her is from the letters of her adopted and biological parents and the afterword. She has such a strong presence in the work […]
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During times of great turmoil, there’s an increased fervor to protect your loved ones which results in various forms of censorship. This leads to a forced attitude that portrays a false sense of security to the public. This concept, along with the forms of censorship, is shown to be universal even between warring countries like […]
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Something that I found particularly interesting was not only soldiers but recipients’ habit of burning or discarding letters sent to each other. It was done by Martha Washington with her letters from George under the idea that she wanted her relationship with him to remain private. It was also done by soldiers abroad because they […]
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When reading the holocaust letters and listening the discussion in class it really struck me how so many of the writers were trying to reassure their loved ones that they were okay, that they would see each other again when in reality this wasn’t the case. What makes this circumstance so heartbreaking is that the […]
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Growing up there’s nothing more American than Thanksgiving. For years in elementary school, you’re told the story of the first Thanksgiving and how it resembles Thanksgiving now. You spend your day celebrating and stuffing yourself with turkey, just generally rejoicing in the holiday. These events weren’t all that dissimilar to Thanksgiving in 1943 in Japanese […]
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This week I really enjoyed reading and annotating the Ken Burns articles. The articles were so interconnected through their main points even though going in I didn’t expect them to be that intertwined aside from their historical content. It surprised me, I remember learning about World War Two over the years in school but this […]
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Epistolary Explorations 1. What do epistolary explorations mean to you? To me it means exploring the different kinds of letters that people can write. It also includes analyzing any media form like movies, books, or TV shows that use the epistolary format. Overall, it’s just learning more about letter writing and how different types can […]
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