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Issue Six: Hands

Little Sister

There are two men walking around somewhere in the world who had me as their little sister for seven years. I only got to see them sometimes when they were my older brothers. Sometimes our dad would pick me up and take me to their house in Pennsylvania, and Justin

Issue V: Maps

Bedford Hills Image as Power Animation + Poems

Image as Power Animation + Poems Crossing Borders 2024 with captions from Marymount Manhattan College on Vimeo.

Issue V: Submissions OPEN

TwoTwoOne.NYC Issue V asks how have your pathways shaped you? Where do you come from and where are you going? What runs through your veins and breathes life into who you are? What makes your creativity flow? Did you push your dreams aside for practicality? What does your map

Migration Academy

“Between”

Elena Maldonado, a senior double-majoring in Creative Writing and Theater Arts – Directing, is the winner of the The Great Migrations Social Justice Academy  "Picture Migration" photo contest. “The photo depicts an airplane in descent, a slanted horizon, and streaks of water pushed by the wind on the window

Migration Academy

Great (Internal) Migrations

A collaboration between the courses Elements of 2-D Animation Film and Media Scoring and alumni and friends of the Bedford Hills College Program

Migration Academy

The Unwanted Ones: A Population Dangerously on the Move

By Misha Louis When Haitian migrant and asylum seekers attempt to come to the United States, the U.S government responds with prohibition policies and detention. This paper will examine the way Haitian refugees were and continue to be discriminated against and the struggle they face throughout the world'

Issue IV: BYO?

The Insanity of Incarceration: The Pressures Corrections Officers Endure

By Jennifer Burks "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." -Fyodor Dostoyevsky Introduction What does our prison system say of society in the United States, a system that has disproportionately incarcerated African Americans and has criminalized mental illness? The United States

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Negligence: America's Culpability for Mass Shooters

by Jennifer Riesel Currently there are more guns in America than there are people. Guns are America's foundation and identity, a symbol of our freedom. The United States has roughly 90 guns for every 100 residents. Since 2006, Americans have acquired an estimated 150 million new or imported

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Honor Thy Father: Entirely Unconditional Love on Exhibit

Roman Charity (1623) depicts a young woman breast feeding an older man. The painting has a deep, dark background with very few brown highlights. There are two primary figures. A young woman kneels on the left side of the painting. She has a headwrap, skirt, and cloth covering some of

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Issue V Submissions Open!

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Letters

Projects eligible for submission include letters of a personal or professional nature addressed to persons real or fictional. Anonymity is dependent upon personal preference.  Letters should be in standard letter format and be no more than 600 words.  Work must be submitted in .docx, in Times New Roman 12-sized font.

Nonfiction

Letter to My Future Self

If you’re reading this, then that means either two things. Either a.) you were bored and were going through your old stuff, or b.) you're going through some rough stuff right now. As of today, I am writing to you to tell you that everything will be okay.

Issue Three

Forgiveness Recipe

Susan Dyer offers a recipe for how to forgive yourself and others. (Content warning: eating disorder, self-harm)

Issue Three

The Evolution of Generations: How Generations Have Changed in Values and Ideals over Time

Princess Raymond examines changes in ideas and values across generations.

Nonfiction

A Letter to My Future-Self

Paul O'Connor's heartfelt letter offers advice on living in a society where "men don't cry".

Issue Three

Night Changes

Kate Cannon compares her journey to a moth spreading it wings.

Issue Three

Art Therapy

Christine Williams creates bold, unique art with yarn on canvas.

Issue Three

Get with the Times: Three Slurs That No One Should Be Using Ever

Najla Alexander encourages older generations to accept linguistic and cultural changes embraced by Gen Z.

Issue Three

Making It to the Other Side: the Process of Experiencing a Metamorphosis

Robert McPherson's tale of hardships, gains, and losses offers a comprehensive, life-affirming guide to overcoming obstacles.

Issue Three

Changes an Artist Goes through

Ileana Reed uses art to heal as an essential part of her growth.

Issue Three

In and out from the Shadow

Delta N. A. encapsulates the theme of metamorphosis through dream-like depictions of figures and landscapes.

Issue Three

Broadway’s Back and More Emotional Than Ever

Lindsay Armstrong's review of Beetlejuice tackles the changes Broadway has undergone after being shut down for over a year.

Issue Three

What Is Dating?

Samantha Nelson considers the pressures of modern dating, and (reluctantly) accepts that meeting someone organically is much harder than you think.

Issue Three

I’m Just a Broadway Baby: How to Become a Theater Fan From Home

Elisa Kluger offers a self-help guide on how to become Broadway's number one fan (on a budget, of course)!

Issue Three

The Professor

We decided on our story beforehand. We decided that she, in suspenders and a tweed suit, would be The Professor and that I, in that short white dress with the denim all frayed underneath, would be the student she was sleeping with.