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Blog 9 Evaluation of blog experience

Hi everyone!  Today is your last blog :) You are going to write about your experience with the blogs. I hope it has been a good experience and that you feel that you have improved your writing skills in English. Please mention some of the themes and other things you would like to include in the future and what else you would like to write about. Also make a nice goodbye message for the course :) So in general please say: > What you think about the experience in general > How much you feel your writing skills have developed > What you would like to include in the future > What else you would like to write about Wordcount: 200 Make comments on your teacher's and 3 of your classmates' posts.

Blog 8: A subject you enjoyed studying this semester

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Hi everyone, Today you're going to talk about a subject you enjoyed studying this semester. A subject I enjoyed a lot in university was "Caribbean Film and Literature" I thought it was an amazing course and I learned a lot. We watched films made by Caribbean film makers and read essays, novels, and short stories by different Caribbean writers. I got very inspired by that class as many of you may have realized. But for example, writers like Jamaica Kincaid, Christian Campbell, and Olive Senior I use in many of my courses. I like these writers for different and various reasons. I like Kincaid because she writes well and always writes about controversial topics. I like Jamaica Kincaid because she always talks about anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism. Here is a picture of Kincaid and my favorite book of hers: Write about your favorite subject this term. Among others, include: > Name > Describe what you do in classes > Mention the main contents you have see...

Blog 6: Favorite Movie

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Hi everyone, so today the class decided to talk about their favorite movie. Well, I would have to say that right now my favorite movie is Rogue One. Rogue One is part of the Star Stars franchise and it tells the story of Jyn Erso and Captain Cassian Andor who steal the plans of the Death Star to help the Rebel Alliance defeat the Empire. My favorite character is a tie between Jyn Erso (but I think I like her more) and Cassian Andor. I love Jyn because she is very brave and even though at first she didn't want to participate in the rebellion she ends up saying the best line of the film "rebellions are built on hope <3" and she leads the attack on the military base. Cassian Andor I like because of his complexity and his loyality to the cause. He is very loyal and believes a lot in the rebel cause even though he admits to doing things he was not proud of. The first time I saw the film was in December 2016 in the theatre with my friend, Romi. We saw it in the Estación Ce...

Blog 7: A Career-Related Website OR an Expert in Your Field

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Hi everyone, I hope all is well with you. Today, we are going to talk about a career related website OR an expert in your field of study. I can't think of one specific website, so I will talk about a couple I use. One is the New Yorker Magazine, here is where I take short-stories that I use for class. Some of my favorite English-language writers have written in this magazine like Jamaica Kincaid, Junot Díaz, and Edwidge Danticat. The only problem about the website is that after like 6 monthly visits they want to charge you :( Another website I like is The Nation Magazine, it is a progressive American magazine where you can get good news from. I have used articles from this magazine in other courses to talk about certain current events like the right-wing protests in Venezuela last year. Lastly, there is Zinn Education Project, Howard Zinn is the author of the book, "People's History of the United States" which is exactly what the name says hah...

Blog 5: A photograph you like

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Hi everyone! I hope you are well Today we're going to talk about a photo that you like. A friend of mine took this picture of me and my cat last week.  This is my cat/daughter, Idania <3. I named her Idania for Idania Fernandez, a revolutionary from Nicaragua. I was reading and Idania decided to join me and so I told my friend to come  take a picture of us because we look so adorable hahahaha. Idania is my first pet and she is really special to me. She is 1 year and 6 months old, but she is still a baby, but now she is huge. She weighs almost 5 kilos! (and I pick her up all the time and I can feel those 5 kilos) She is great company and is a very sweet cat. She is like a baby, in fact I only call her Idania when she's bad, usually I call her "guagua" because she cries for me to pick her up in my arms. I talk to her in Spanish and English just like my mom did to me when I was younger. Now it's your turn to share! Write about your photograph: Who took it...

Blog 4: Music

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Hi everyone! Hope all is well. Today we are talking about music! My favorite singer of all time is Ariana Grande. She is a 26 year-old Pop/R&B singer and has a four-octave vocal range (similar to Mariah Carey who has a five octave-range!). She has four albums,  Yours Truly (2013), My Everything (2014), Dangerous Woman (2016), Sweetner (2018), and Thank U, Next (2019).  I can't decide which is my favorite album, but sometimes I would say it's a tie between Yours Truly and Sweetner, Yours Truly because of it's throwback of 90's Pop/R&B and Sweetner for it's lyrical depth. To be honest, Dangerous Woman I love, but it is my least favorite album because the lyrics are not as deep compared to the others. Beside her music, I really like her as a person, she is a feminist and very progressive. She always speaks out about issues in the United States such as racism, homophobia, sexism, and gun violence.  Something that is really amazing about her is that she has...

Blog 3: M favorite piece of technology

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Hi everyone! Today we are talking about technology :) I think my favorite piece of technology is my iPod. I use it all the time to listen to music and it's almost like a companion to me. I've had it since 2013, so that is about 5 years. I always use it on the way to work, if I'm walking or taking the bus or the metro. It entertains me during long and tedious trips. At home, I use it to read because it keeps me focused, which I know sounds weird because music usually distracts people. Something very weird is that I try to listen to a full album when I go on long trips or when I read. Life without my iPod I think would be a boring, but I can survive without it lol. For example, a couple of years ago it broke, but I fixed it. Now it's your turn! Write about your favorite piece of technology Say: What it is. When you got it. How you use it. How often you use it. Why you like it. What life would be like without it. - 130 words minimum. - Include a picture.  - ...