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A Love Story, Kan Kikuchi
Have you ever thought you’d fallen in love, just to realize it was the fictional concept of the person of your own making, that you’d fallen for? In the 21st century, this theme appears to be common in romance. There are countless short videos and podcasts liked and shared by many young people today that Continue reading
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Personal writing #03
Imitation flowers in Japanese, zōka, is a two-character word that means ‘create’ and ‘flower’ individually. I find the way it is written to be very pleasant; it has a harmonious beauty to it that ‘imitation’ does not. Continue reading
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Fragmente, Franz Kafka
I dedicate this post to Franz Kafka, as I have stated before, The Metamorphosis is a written work I truly love. Yet this time, I feel less compelled to speak about the well-known, well-read novel and instead talk about the collection of unfinished works I have in my hand right here. Continue reading
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Personal writing #02
[原文英訳に続く] Yet another year has passed since I began writing. I would like to believe that the weight has lessened with time. Continue reading
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Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
If there was one author my friends have all heard me bring up to them throughout our friendships, it must be Fyodor Dostoevsky. Continue reading
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Personal writing #01
Humans are herd animals, and that is why we construct our society amid social interactions. In our efforts to form our thought processes, we look to the trends and opinions of the public we find ourselves in. In a collectivistic country, the masses are the nation itself. Continue reading
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Anywhere Out of the World, Charles Baudelaire
The most fitting way to begin this blog must be to start with a piece of writing that has been my favorite for a long time. Continue reading
