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A Story Told, But Not Sold
About the author: My name is Ruby Gosa. I am in my third year of the Physiotherapy Technology program. Though I chose to pursue a career that is somewhat more manual and active, I have always loved reading and analyzing different works, particularly those which are more ambiguous to me. This is where my interest was piqued in my Cinema Styles course when we viewed Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, an admittedly weird film that nonetheless moved me. While soon…
John Keats’ Solace in Death
About the author: I’m Julie, and I’m a fourth semester Literature student. This essay was written for my first real poetry course– before this time, I wasn’t really sure how to, or why I should, analyze poetry, but my professor Luke Reid’s love and enthusiasm for poetry rubbed off on me, and here we are. Of all the poems we read for this class, John Keats’ “Ode to the Nightingale” is one which I still think about to this day, and the…
The Lonely Hearts Hotel: How to survive as a woman
About the author: Despite opting to study music technology after high school, and now being in my second year of 3D Animation and CGI here at Dawson, I’ve always been certain that in a not-so-distant alternate universe, a version of me is pursuing either creative writing or journalism. It’s unfortunate that English classes usually end up pretty low on my list of priorities these days, since my core classes have been so intense, but I’m still grateful for the push…
Feminine Monster
About the Author I am a second-year student in the Literature Profile of the ALC program. I wrote this essay for my Reflections class, analyzing the female monsters in the Odyssey. I wish to continue my studies in Literature for a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree. Feminine Monster By Beatriz de Souza Neves For The Odyssey, with Prof. Rebecca Million Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Bellatrix Lestrange, Hela, Queen of Hearts and The Wicked Witch of the West are just a few examples…
A Song A Day Gets Drugs in Your Way: The Influence of Rap Music on Teens Today
About the Author This article was written last spring, just as the world was falling apart. Sequestered at home with my eyes glued to the news, I witnessed the BLM protests and sudden re-ignition of activism after the death of George Floyd. I felt powerless. Writing seemed the most substantial way to feed this renascent wave. I graduated from Dawson College in the Health Science program in winter 2020. Now, I am studying Microbiology & Immunology at McGill. To this…
Anita Lahey’s “Post-War Procession”: Post-Traumatic Stress and Self-Reflection
About the Author Hi, my name is Naomi Abramovich and I am a second-year Liberal Arts student. I wrote this essay about the poem “Post-War Procession” by Anita Lahey, focusing primarily on the psychological aftermath of war on soldiers. This paper was written at the beginning of the pandemic, and re-reading my analysis of Lahey’s work, I find it particularly relevant to our present experience. Faced with this war of our own, this collective trauma, it is hard to imagine…
How Free Public Transit Can Save Montreal
The goal is to get people using the transit network and hopping on BIXIs without ever giving it second thought.