Week 17 – Kulkarni

https://fortune.com/2023/05/26/can-you-have-american-dream-100000-salary-sofi-student-debt/ or https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sL76SmAPpypwa-X4ReM-q01rqafR6BHdBKV6gUmFIPM/edit?usp=sharing In the article, it says that even if you were to make $100,000 annually right now, it is still hard to people to achieve their American dream. This is because of the student loan crisis coupled with factors like inflation and various responsibilities that people have. The author says people are struggling […]

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Week 16 – Kulkarni

The book I read (Skeleton Crew by Stephen King) is an anthology of short horror stories the author had previously made. Although there are some boring stories and the book overall is really long, there are a couple that are really creative and concepts that are really horrifying if you think about it. There are […]

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Week 15 – Kulkarni

One thing our society should improve upon is being able to listen to other viewpoints, no matter how insignificant or unusual it is. Being able to listen first and then critique reduces baseless discrimination and leads to better solutions. Talking things out is an important skill we all must learn, but it seems like the […]

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Week 14 – Kulkarni

Who is the best character in The Great Gatsby? I believe that Nick is the best character in the book. He has very few flaws, besides that he is biased and he is an alcoholic, and he shows lots of humility. He is not selfish and values morality, breaking off a relationship since the girl is […]

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Week 13 – Kulkarni

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/great-gatsby-book-fitzgerald-race-interpretation/672778/ In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald never actually told the reader what Gatsby’s ethnicity is. The author of the article is an English teacher and he has many students of different descents. The author says most people assume that the main character of classic novels are white and it can make it hard to relate […]

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Week 10 – Kulkarni

Response post- Discuss your opinions about something related to class. For example, How much can you control the kind of person you grow up to be? Your circumstances do have an influence on you and they should always be taken into account. However, at the end of the day, you have control over what you […]

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Week 11 (EC) – Kulkarni

I think that first impressions are very important to how we interact with each other. Although they are not the “end-all-be-all” of a relationship, it is important to have good first impressions since they influence the way we perceive someone else. People usually don’t go through deep conversations on the first day they meet someone, […]

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Week 12 – Kulkarni

I chose the book Skeleton Crew by Stephen King. It is a horror collection with multiple short stories about psychological issues, uncanny natural phenomena, and the fear of the unknown. I read through one of the stories and it was pretty interesting. It was about a mist that covers a town and there are unknown creatures […]

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