Andrew Chen Professor Wollman IDC 1001H EMWCH November 25, 2013 Power of a Name: Banksy A newly created work of art appears on the roof of a building, the side of an alley, on the gate of store, and … Continue reading
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Banksy’s altered painting “The Banality of the Banality of Evil” recently sold for $615,000 for a charity auction. What a large sum of money for a thrift store painting. The value of this painting brings up the question of what’s … Continue reading
As soon as I opened up Nosferatu, I cringed. The year 1992 jumped out at me and the sudden black-and-white coloration was a sharp contrast from what I was used to seeing. The graininess of the film due to the lack … Continue reading
While reading Gogol’s “The Nose,” I couldn’t help but feel the same amount of incredulity and disbelief while reading Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” Not only does it apply the same amount of weirdness and abstract thoughts, they also both have … Continue reading
For Stephanie Sun, playing music is an integral part of who she is. At first it was new and unfamiliar, almost as if it was a chore, but music grew on her and now it’s a fundamental aspect of her … Continue reading
Words cannot be used to describe how I felt while reading The Nose by Nikolai Gogol. As soon as I read “He poked two fingers in and pulled out – a nose!” I had to stop reading and put my … Continue reading
Immediately from the introduction, this line sticks out from the rest: “A fire-breathing dragon was bearing down on the Detroit Institute of Arts.” At the moment, when people hear “Detroit,” they associate it with “bankruptcy.” However, what does this have … Continue reading
Reading “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka has been, to say in the least, a thought provoking experience. Immediately reading the first paragraph boggled my mind and twisted my thoughts. I couldn’t fathom how a man, after waking up from a … Continue reading
Hey, I’m Andrew Chen, a Macaulay Honors kid at Baruch College. I was born and raised (for a while) in Newark, New Jersey, and moved to Staten Island. After graduating Staten Island Technical High School, I am set to make … Continue reading