Jan
13
Aguila o sol
Posted by: | January 13, 2009 | Comments Off
Hoy fue la primera vez que miré una película en español, entonces veremos cuanto entendí. La historia fue relativalmente simple. Esta película tiene aspectos tipícos de una comedia musical. Cosas tragícas, como un bebe abandonado, es horible….
Jan
13
Aguila o Sol
Posted by: | January 13, 2009 | Comments Off
La pelicula Aguila o Sol fue estrenada en el ano de 1937, el cual pertence a la llamada edad de oro del cine Mexicano. Algunos elementos mencionadoes por Noble sobre el cine mexicano de esta epoca se evidencian en la pelicula. Por ejemplo, la importanc…
Jan
13
What is Culture?
Posted by: | January 13, 2009 | Comments Off
Trying to define culture can be a very hard task because I guess nobody really knows what it is. Everybody has a different definition for culture and so to come up with a precise definition of culture would be someting very difficult. From the first re…
Jan
12
Who is Carolina?
Posted by: | January 12, 2009 | Comments Off
Hi, My name is Carolina. I am a third year Biochemistry major. I am an international student from Colombia. I am really not sure about what I want to do with my life becuase I really like science and literature and I have not been able to find a way to…
Jan
12
Span404 Intro/test
Posted by: | January 12, 2009 | Comments Off
Hi everyone,My name is Max, I’m a third year student doing a double major in geography and spanish. I’ve never taken a film course before, so I’m looking forward to this class to expand my horizon. I grew up in Montreal, lived in Toronto and finished …
Dec
4
Last comments
Posted by: | December 4, 2008 | Comments Off
When i decided to take this class i did not know i would enjoy it so much, the readings were all enjoyable (except for marti) but all the reading were unique, the one i enjoyed the most was sandra cisnieros. Being a immigrant from a Latin American coun…
Nov
24
Who would have thought it would end with a body to remember with
Posted by: | November 24, 2008 | Comments Off
As a Language major, the number of English literature classes I can take is limited and I already took them all last year! I am glad that this course did not fall under the same category. I enjoyed being in this class!Who Would Have Thought It? almost …
Nov
24
Bordes, Bastards, Conversaciones and Criticism
Posted by: | November 24, 2008 | Comments Off
It has a been a jolly good run, and I think that this class was the most intriguing and hands-on I’ve experienced at this institute of humanitarian holiness. The debates were heated, the participants were enthusiastic, and the relatively unswingable S…
Nov
24
Conclusions and Thoughts
Posted by: | November 24, 2008 | Comments Off
Ah! term is almost done!Although I was a little skeptical at first, I really enjoyed this class (only skeptical because i’m a spanish major and i expected to read/hear more spanish). But! it turns out that chicano literature is very interesting and not…
Nov
24
Final Thoughts
Posted by: | November 24, 2008 | Comments Off
This was one of my favorite classes this semester. I enjoyed almost every read in this class. All except for the Martí readings, even though they helped my Spanish comprehension. A lot of the readings differed in their over all context but had a common underlying theme. That is, for lack of a better word, [...]
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