Welcome back everyone! In today’s blog post, I’m going to focus on the protagonist of the novel, Aminata Diallo. As you can see from my previous blog posts, I admire Aminata for her courage and bravery. This character has so much history, it was enough for me to write a whole blog post on. Aminata’s …
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The Book of Negroes: Archetypal Insight
Hi everyone! I’m back with my first in dept post about The Book of Negroes. Like I mentioned in my last blog post, this book captivated me and it was very interesting to see how life was back when freedom was not given to everyone. The archetypal literary theory will allow me to analyze the …
The Book of Negroes: Introduction
This past month I have been hooked on my ISP book “The Book of Negroes”. When I first saw it, I was shocked by he length of the book but surprisingly it wasn’t hard for me to get into it and before I knew it, I buried myself into the book. It was a intriguing! …
Serial Podcast: What We Know
The last episode of the podcast Serial revealed a lot of information about Adnan Syed’s trial. Sarah Koenig, the narrator, came to her conclusion and I came to mine. If I had to choose, I’d conclude that Adnan is innocent. No one including me can really know if Adnan killed Hae or not because every …
Led Zeppelin…Rip Off Artist?
After watching “Everything is a Remix Part 1: The Song Remains the Same” I learned 2 major key points. The first is that Led Zeppelin (one of the most popular and successful band of all time) was responsible for ripping off many other artists without giving them credit. The second thing I learned is that …
Serial Podcast Review:Adnan Syed’s Trail
Wow! This podcast was not what I was expecting. To be honest, I was expecting to be falling asleep and thinking of strategies to keep myself focused but the second it started playing, I was hooked. It was narrated and overall presented so perfectly, it kept me engaged the whole time. The mysterious and cliffhanging …
Should grade 12 University level English be necessary for all University Programs?
When applying to university, as I will be doing this coming fall, each program has specific requirements that must be met. However, for every university program in Ontario, a grade 12 university level English credit is required. Talk to any high school student and you will find them wondering why they have to take English …
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