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John Baran’s Purposeful Direct Quoting There are a few situations when it’s a good idea to quote rather than paraphrase or summarize. They include the following: 1)    When you want to capture the exact words of an expert or institution; OR 2)    When you want to capture the quality of another writer’s language – whether [...]

Siddiq Mohamed’s Response to West Side Story: Putting Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting to Work In his essay about the famous musical West Side Story, Siddiq Mohamed: Summarizes the plot of West Side Story’s film version; Describes how the play was created; Analyzes racial dynamics in the work; AND Reflects on his own response to the [...]

A researched essay written for MSC 4900. Nominated by Professor Andrew Tomasello: “[This essay] is a superb study of Madonna’s practice of Kabbalah in her own religious development and her use of religion in her self-marketing. Mr. Baran delves into the idea of popular religion as something that might be cultic or faddish and leaves [...]

A memoir written for ENG 2100. Nominated by Professor Sarah Moon “Brian’s personal memoir on visiting his cousins in rural China is an excellent example of using a specific, personal experience to illustrate a common, human issue and its resolution. His memoir shows us how life experiences of effective cooperation and self-sufficiency help dispel the [...]

A personal reflection written for JRN 2500: Perspectives on the News. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— On one of the days immediately following 9/11, my dad hoisted an American flag to the second floor window of our house. Flags were incredibly accessible in those days. For less than ten dollars, you could affirm your unwavering loyalty to a country [...]

A personal response to literature, written for ENG 2100. Nominated by Professor DJ Dolack: “Mark’s essay uses his own pre-collegiate experiences to explore some of the ideas brought up in Scott Russell Sanders’ ‘The Men We Carry in Our Minds.’ At first, the story may seem typical in its analysis of coming to terms with [...]

Ljerko, srce moje, ti si lutka mala, Pa ne slutiš smisla žalosnih soneta, Kesteni pred kucom duhu tvom su meta Još je deset karnevala do tvog bala. Ti se cudiš, dušo. Smijat si se stala Ovoj ludoj prici. Tvoja duša sveta Još ne sniva kako zbore zrela ljeta. Gledaš me k’o grle. Misliš – to [...]

A cultural analysis/opinion essay written for ENG 2100. Nominated by Professor DJ Dolack “Darryl’s essay explores both the benefits and dangers of new media and technology as it creeps even further into our everyday lives and routines. His discussion revolves around the idea that our most trusted human emotions are being ambushed by quicker and [...]

Ponoc vec je prošla, svjetlo mi se gasi, Na baršunu crnom leži teška noc; Celom mi se truni spomen tvojih vlasi— Ljubavi daleka, kad ceš, kad ceš doc? Otišla si. Gdje si? Ko da umrla si, Udaljenost ima smrti tužnu moc, Srcem srsi, strasti, dušom sumnje, strasi— Poginut cu nocas i za dragom poc. — [...]