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Observation #6
Observations about the depreciation of art and artists under capitalism We have recently begun studying “The Dispossessed” in our Turkish literature lessons, and I’ve come to realize the immense fear, perhaps even the stigma surrounding art and artists. Art can, to those that truly wish to understand it, change worlds, create revolutions, get people killed…
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Observation #5
Observations about Theodora, Urraca, Hypatia and Olympia in “Mirrors” by Galeano Let me start by saying that “Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone” by Eduardo Galeano is one of the most eye-opening and easy-to-read novels one can read. If you don’t have a lot of time, yet still want to learn about the untold stories of…
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Observation #4
Observations about ambiguous utopias in “The Dispossessed” but also in the real world I’m currently reading “The Dispossessed” by Ursula K. Le Guin for school (I’m reading it in Turkish since it’s my first language, so some terms within the novel may not have been translated perfectly). For those of you who don’t know what…
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Observation #3
Observations about perfection in humans I recently bought a cyclamen flower, and I of course researched how to care for them. But, partly because of my inexperience with plants and partly because I was irresponsible and took the job of caring for a plant granted, its leaves began to go yellow. And in turn, I…
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Observation #2
Observations about the dying of our pets The idea for this blog post came from a recent talk I had with a friend. We were sending each other snaps (and I hesitated before mentioning that I use Snapchat because I worried it would make me look unprofessional and less of an intellectual, but I then…
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Observation #1
Observations about stigmatization in teenagers Before creating this blog, I spent hours and hours thinking about what other people in my high school, including the people I saw closest to myself, think. Regardless of what I saw in movies; the older mentor telling the younger mentee that’s getting bullied “Who cares what they think? You’re…
ECLECTIC OBSERVATIONS 