Mar
22
Cien Años de Soledad (4)
Posted by: | March 22, 2010 | Comments Off on Cien Años de Soledad (4)
What an interesting, yet not completely unexpected ending. GGM has one of the most morbid styles of writing, in that the plot is enhanced by solitude, death and incest- but in a sense it’s quite entrancing. (He somewhat reminds me of Edgar Allen Poe,…
Mar
21
The End of it All
Posted by: | March 21, 2010 | Comments Off on The End of it All
Well well, we’ve finally arrived at the end of Marquez’s masterpiece. I have to admit, I didn’t get a chance to write my blog post last weekend since I was bogged down with massive projects from my other classes. Determined to get to the end of this no…
Mar
19
100 años – parte tres
Posted by: | March 19, 2010 | Comments Off on 100 años – parte tres
I know, very late post. However, better late than never. I was really interested in what we were talking about today in class but was so groggy that I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. Now I have a somewhat better idea. We were discussing the p…
Feb
7
My opinions about the 1st half of the Spanish 365 course
Posted by: | February 7, 2010 | Comments Off on My opinions about the 1st half of the Spanish 365 course
My opinions of the course thus far are very mixed. I think the projects are interesting and worthwhile, but overestimated in the expectation that the students will be able to give satisfactory attention to anything. I think the students are spread very…