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Archive for October, 2010

Morning Ritual – by Jane Odartey

A poem nominated by Prof. Grace Schulman. It was written for ENG 3950, the Harman Poetry Workshop, taught by Major Jackson. ________________________________________________________________ I woke in a hypnotic wrap, muttering assurances that I’m awake: An entity hauled to my awareness. So I slapped dry slobbered tinted cheeks, like my father did so many mornings ago with [...]

Topic: Fall 2010, Fiction & Poetry Tags: None

Mission-Related Investing: Leveraging Capital Markets to Enhance Social Value – by Ashok Kamal

A researched paper written by an Honors MBA student. This paper won a 2009 Abraham J. Briloff Prize in Ethics, an award intended to stimulate scholarship in the field of ethics, with an emphasis on ethics in professional life. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction: The Role of Philanthropic Foundations in Society The philanthropic community in the United States [...]

Topic: Fall 2010, Nonfiction Tags: None

Forevermore: After Poe – by Andreea Mihut

A short story written for ENG 2100. Nominated by Prof. Gilbert Adair: “Andreea’s [story] is based on a delightfully original premise and carried through with an impressive alertness to detail and repeated flashes of humor. Poe’s original text is nicely worked in at intervals, and there are multiple deftly crafted sentences. The ending delicately sounds [...]

Topic: Fall 2010, Fiction & Poetry Tags: None

Excellent Fopperies: Soliloquies in King Lear and Measure for Measure – by Matthew Jones

A literary analysis essay written under the direction of Prof. Paula Berggren, this essay was awarded the first annual Berlfein Prize for Best Undergraduate Nonfiction Writing in Spring 2010. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The paradox of Shakespearean theater lies in its ability to communicate plausible emotion and generate compassion while using artificial language and adhering to theatrical conventions: [...]

Topic: Fall 2010, Nonfiction Tags: None