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Conclusions! (Week 13)

Posted by: julia moniz-lecce

I can't believe this semester is (almost) over! I had such a great time reading and chatting about these books with everyone. I've never had the opportunity to read so many books from so many different countries in such a short amount of time, so it wa... read full post >>
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Final Post

Posted by: vibhaj

I want to say that I greatly enjoyed this class even though it was not what I expected. This was my first time experiencing a class structured like this and I was a bit apprehensive about how it would go but I enjoyed the informality of the blog posts ... read full post >>
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Final Post

Posted by: vibhaj

I want to say that I greatly enjoyed this class even though it was not what I expected. This was my first time experiencing a class structured like this and I was a bit apprehensive about how it would go but I enjoyed the informality of the blog posts ... read full post >>
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Cue the tears and sentimental speeches about the meaning of life and literature

Posted by: klewis05

Alas, we have reached the end of the semester… crazy to look back at all the books we’ve studied over the past three months. If anything, this course has shown me that I do in fact have time to read, and need to stop making excuses for why I’m too busy to do so. I’m […] read full post >>
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Am I A Reader Now?

Posted by: Mehkai Manzano

Hi Romance Studiers, This is the last Ellie post of all time! Throughout this semester, I have been reflecting on an internal issue of mine that is somewhat relevant to my feelings towards the course. One of my favourite non-curricular activities is writing, whether that be songs or poems, I just love to write. Despite […] read full post >>
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Conclusion

Posted by: andrew

As we wrap up this semester, reflecting and looking back throughout what I have done in this course  seems pretty crazy to me. One of my new year resolutions was to read more books than the previous year  (which was 1) and this course helped ... read full post >>
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Conclusion

Posted by: andrew

As we wrap up this semester, reflecting and looking back throughout what I have done in this course  seems pretty crazy to me. One of my new year resolutions was to read more books than the previous year  (which was 1) and this course helped ... read full post >>
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Course Reflection

Posted by: nathanmh2003

Hello everyone, I’m back again for my final blog post of the course. I thought last week’s post would be my last, but I’ve found out I need to make another. Overall, I think I learned a lot from the course. I feel like I achieved my goal of getting better at interpreting the texts, […] read full post >>
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Bon Voyage

Posted by: seandeacon

Welp, just like that it’s almost all over. The blogs, this course, and my bachelors degree! Taking this course in my penultimate semester of my undergraduate degree was both a pleasure and an eye-opener. Being able to choose how much I would like apply myself to this course without all the ambiguity around grading, was […] read full post >>
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The Big End of Semester Wrap Up – Goodbye:(

Posted by: Len

It’s here! The last blog post of the semester! Thank you, dear reader, for reading all of my little blog posts. I hope you enjoyed my analysis and shared some similar thoughts, or thought differently about sections after reading my thoughts. I am honestly going to miss this blog, it was very fun to design […] read full post >>
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