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First off, I would like to say hello to everyone, and welcome you to my ENGL 470: Canadian Literary Genre’s blog! \u00a0My name is Devon Smith, and I am currently in my final term at UBC, majoring in Sociology. \u00a0I was born in Victoria, B.C., but grew up in the Lower Mainland. \u00a0I have played high-level soccer my whole life, but am definitely a sports enthusiast in general. \u00a0As I assume the majority of other sports fan’s are, I am currently very excited and nervous about\u00a0this weekend’s NFL playoff games<\/a>.\u00a0Beyond school and soccer, I play a full-time role in a management position for\u00a0JOEY Restaurants<\/a>; so I am definitely a busy guy. \u00a0That’s probably enough about myself, as I’m sure we’ll all get to know each other quite well throughout the term. Here is an old photo of me doing what I love (clearly didn’t quite have the proper technique down yet):<\/p>\n

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As I said previously, I am a Sociology major, so I am not necessarily a literature aficionado. \u00a0But, as I was looking through the list of courses that could potentially fulfill the Literature Requirement for my BA, I came across ENGL 470 – After reading the course description and looking up a previous syllabus, it was an immediate YES! for me. \u00a0Canada is clearly a multicultural land, but here we will be able to gain a better perspective, through the literature, on the processes that got us to where we are today.<\/p>\n

Through this course, I hope to get to know all of you on an academic level – allowing us to build off of one another’s thoughts and ideas. \u00a0I am very interesting in learning, through the Canadian literature, the different agencies individuals residing in Canada have had and have now, but especially how these agencies have changed over time. \u00a0I believe that through the literature we are required to read, but especially through the dialogues we create on each other’s blogs, all of our expectations of this course will be easily met.<\/p>\n

Talk to you all soon!<\/p>\n

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