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"My Camp" by Joshua Cohen, New Yorker
Main Post: "My Camp" by Joshua Cohen, New Yorker
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Cohen‘s fiction, by mildly critiquing Israel, works to make Zionism more palatable to his liberal audience. All he can say is “Aw shucks, things are so complicated” because that’s what his worldview requires.
MY CAMP Joshua Cohen’s latest in the New Yorker
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Discuss! Personally, I thought this line was particularly telling: “I was miles deep into farmland—grapes, I think, or berries—when I turned off into a gas station.”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/21/my-camp-fiction-joshua-cohen
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Loved this. I somehow didn't see that big shift halfway through coming, but it's easily the best, or at least my favorite, piece of writing I've read about that specific subject over the past year. No notes, just awesome. One thing that's always enthralled me about Cohen is how I can never tell how much, or how little, of his writing is fictional and how much is autobiographical. So many quotes that stuck with me, but this was my favorite, I really related to it:
I think a fairer share came from my native temperament; whenever someone tries to pressure me into doing something, I can’t find it in me to agree, and the closer the pressure gets to outright bullying verging on blackmail, the harder I dig in, as if to demonstrate for those leaning on me the true meaning of resistance. It was the prose—the words that were being offered to appear over my name—that was most bothersome. I couldn’t deal with the clichés. I became a writer so I could choose my own words and speak for myself—why else would anyone get into this racket?
I liked how at the end, he rejects all the "camps" as his own form of protest. Saw this interview with him about the piece and it illuminated it even more.
My Camp!
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I recently found out I didn’t have to put up amenities and it gave me chance to place these old temples I had! So far I’m happy with it and I still have room for a few more odds and ends! Any suggestions?
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Your camp is amazing! I have no idea how everyone just casually makes the most creative and beautiful campsites in ACPC or islands in ACNH, it's honestly amazing! I seriously think people need to give themselves a pat on the back and recognize what they see as just a simple bit of decorating is actually quite impressive to others!
My camp!
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Some pictures of my camp, I hope you like it. I put a lot of work into designing and building this camp and it was particularly difficult to get the vaulted ceiling with windows to work out. I think it turned out great, and hope that you do too. Yes, we’ve decorated for the holidays already, don’t be a Scrooge.
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Bummer, not sure why the first picture is so low res. You can see how I’ve built the garage separately although it appears attached it’s much lower as if it were really where you’d park a car (the overgrown vehicle is actually behind the garage not pictured)
My camp is a mess
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I want to reorganize my camp and have no idea where to start. It feels so chaotic and I’m feeling stagnant. Am I not prioritizing the right merges/items? What can I get rid of? Tysm in advance 🫶🏼
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Bubble your eggs. It'll clear so much space.
Thoughts on my camp?
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Been playing for awhile now(lvl 173) My buddies & I moved all our camps into the same area, just south of the white springs, to make a small “shop town” let me know what you guys think & If there’s anything I should change/add.
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nice work!!
My camp : r/MergeDragons
Main Post: My camp : r/MergeDragons
My C.A.M.P.
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So this has been my camp for the last.... 2 years? I swap the decorations depending on RL season/holidays and update parts as things are released. I almost always keep Mothman related decos in it aswell. If you spot me on PS5 (NotASkeleman), don't be afraid to pop in!
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One of the coolest builds I’ve seen!!! Where’s this location?
My Camp🙂
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I’ve been working on this for a few years now. But the only complaint I have with this game, is that the events do not auto collect when they end😩🥺😭. Today I lost ALL my rewards from the St. Patty’s Event, all because my dumb self, forgot to collect😭. I merged enough to do more than complete the goals!! But none of that matters if you DONT COLLECT!!! REMEMBER TO COLLECT YOUR MERGES PEOPLE!! Don’t be like me🥴🥴😂😂Anywho, time to get this Home Map cleaned up!🥴😅 Wish me luck! Feel free to comment about my map photos!😁
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YouTube Marcus V bubble technique