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The Spouter-Inn: let’s see what’s inside

June 25, 2015June 23, 2015 Tony Sun 0 Comments familiarity, Moby Dick, The Spouter Inn

The third chapter of Moby Dick, “The Spouter-Inn,” is all about how to interpret new things. Ishmael, who settled on

The carpet-bag: what to bring with me?

May 28, 2015June 16, 2015 Tony Sun 0 Comments Carpet-bag, Moby Dick, words

In the first chapter of Moby Dick, “Loomings,” Ishmael gives his reasoning for going on a sailing journey. He is

Ishmael’s narrative: an emotional response

April 2, 2015April 1, 2015 Tony Sun 0 Comments emotion, feeling, Ishmael, Moby Dick

“Call me Ishmael” is the first line in Moby Dick and probably the most famous opening line in all of

General Literature

Moby Dick and Medicine

March 5, 2015March 9, 2015 Tony Sun 2 Comments Melville, Moby Dick, originality

Last weekend, my classmates and I went on a ski trip to a most excellent resort in Vermont. This trip

General Opinion

Imaginative literature and medicine

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Tony Sun 0 Comments Falstaff, imaginative literature, literature, Socrates, Weill Cornell

What is the usefulness of imaginative literature to the practice of medicine and science? This question continues to intrigue me,