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Author: Clarissa Keen

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Creative Submission: Clarissa Keen’s Mythic Musing

March 16, 2010March 16, 2010 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

Artemis Bellezza è negli occhi del’osservatore. I dream in visions: The senses linger deep beneath the surface of the soul, through the calluses of my bones, through the crevasses in …

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Prejudice in Literature: Can It Be Taught?

November 13, 2009November 13, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

In my British Literature class, we are currently reading one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays, The Merchant of Venice. Our professor prefaced the play with the fact that there was …

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Thanksgiving: The American Holiday Started by Starving Men in Funny Hats

November 6, 2009November 6, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

Today people associate the Pilgrims of Plymouth with the image of America (like baseball and apple-pie). Little children in grade school learn about the Pilgrims as the first people to …

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Library or Computer Lab? Either way, it’s still not 24 hours.

October 22, 2009October 22, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

Nowadays it’s hard to tell if Mugar Library is in fact a library or a computer lab. I’m one of, I’m sure, many people who were bummed, if not infuriated, …

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Speak For Yourself Spreads Truth Across BU

October 21, 2009October 21, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

Speak For Yourself, BU’s slam poetry group, commenced a BU tour on Tuesday, October 20th. Starting in the GSU Auditorium, they plan to preform at the South Campus Lounge on …

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Get Published, Get Heard: The Charles River Literary Fair

October 19, 2009October 19, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

Clarissa Keen reports on what literary magazines are doing to keep the talent (and the ink) flowing.

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Watchmen: The Little Graphic Novel that Could

October 13, 2009March 2, 2022 - by Clarissa Keen - 1 Comment

When my brother was applying to college this past year, one of the essays he had to write asked: Name one novel that changed your life. Explain how. His answer: …

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The Science Behind Pullman’s Golden Compass

October 2, 2009October 4, 2009 - by Clarissa Keen - Leave a Comment

When I was in fifth or sixth grade, I was addicted to the His Dark Materials trilogy. For those of you who haven’t heard of this, it is the collection, …

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