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First of all, you all missed an awesome Igbo language workshop. The teacher was really engaging and we learned a super cool song that [...]
April 26, 2012
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I feel like I was left hanging after the end of The Master. I want to know what will happen to Dennis! His little inspirational speech at the [...]
April 19, 2012
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I loved Purple Hibiscus. Chimamanda Adichie is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. This book is about a 15 year old [...]
April 12, 2012
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I think this week’s readings and films was one of the most interesting topics we have covered all semester. Mostly because I [...]
April 11, 2012
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Well, that was an emotional rollercoaster. So much drama! So much turmoil! I could not put it down! This book would make a great soap opera. [...]
April 5, 2012
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Masculinity, and what it means to be a man is an important theme throughout Graceland. Elvis is struggling to find a male role model whom he [...]
March 29, 2012
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Literature is a Western invention. The stories and texts that we have been reading this week reinforce the idea that literature, as we define it, [...]
March 1, 2012
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I really liked the documentary, Sweet Crude. It opened up my eyes to a situation that I was not aware of. What I found to be most [...]
February 23, 2012
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It is amazing to me how much war affects people. All of the characters in Half of a Yellow Sun changed in significant ways throughout the novel. [...]
February 16, 2012
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Death and the King’s Horsemen I really enjoyed this play. To be honest I enjoy everything that has anything remotely to do with Africa, [...]
February 2, 2012