It's been two weeks and I've been lurking. I was doing well though, I just couldn't stay away. And then I found this meme that's been going around and I couldn't resist
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how Castro's personal temperament affected relations with the US.
SO INTERESTING. I'm curious to know what you're reading for this research! I read a little about Fidel and Cuba-US relations in Jorge Castañeda's Compañero about Che Guevara, but the book had other focuses, obviously. If you feel like posting your bibliography... I would be super geeky happy :D
Let me just warn you that my research is patchy and my bibliography is...meh.
I'm reading a book called Cuba and Castro by Teresa Casuso in 1961. She was the Ambassador Plenipotentiary for a while, but left Cuba because she felt he was betraying the ideals of the revolution. This was written in memoir form as a response to Americans who clearly have no clue what was going on.
I'm reading about Jose Marti at the moment, which isn't what my focus was, but it's really neat stuff. Hope this satisfies your geeky happy side? :D
Eeeeee Jose Marti! It DOES make me geeky-happy. I've read one of his poems for spanish class once. my mom says it made her think he was the Spanish Walt Whitman.
That books sounds really really cool! Betrayed by the revolution - that sort of stuff is fascinating. because eventually everybody feels betrayed by the revolution, or is doing the betraying, and everything is falling apart it seems. people try to pin down a turning point; I wonder what her diagnosis is.
(Thank you so much for commenting because I was getting distracted and the e-mail update reminded me about what's important)
I had no idea that Jose Marti wrote poetry. That's so cool!
I like the narrative style, but there's no index or table of contents so it's really hard to find what you want. A bunch at the beginning is general history and focuses on Batista's rule. Her diagnosis on what? The revolution?
It'll help me with my research because it has Skandar and Anna in it! :D :D :D We won't get to watch it tonight, but I'll be able to get more of their acting styles in my head. Also, Maggie now has little brothers and sisters! And I totally wrote the script for the first scene of the show. Do you think I should post it to isurrendered? I wasn't sure.
Brothers and Sisters Sam, 20, wants to work on a farm like his father and grandfather before him. Played by Jim Sturgess.
Tommy Jr, 14, is a really annoying brat and Maggie can't understand why everyone says he's so cute. She still remembers waking up with a frog staring her in the face. Played by Jacob Kogan.
Elinor, 11, still believes in fairies. Not the cutesy westernized fairies, but real fairies with spells and magic and who can be spiteful. Played by Dakota Blue Richards.
Kate, 9, tags along with Elinor everywhere. They're a perfect double act. Played by Liliana Murray.
Your show is about a group of teachers who are secretly spies looking for kids with telepathic abilities. You can make up whether they're good guys or just plain evil and who they're working for.
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SO INTERESTING. I'm curious to know what you're reading for this research! I read a little about Fidel and Cuba-US relations in Jorge Castañeda's Compañero about Che Guevara, but the book had other focuses, obviously. If you feel like posting your bibliography... I would be super geeky happy :D
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I'm reading a book called Cuba and Castro by Teresa Casuso in 1961. She was the Ambassador Plenipotentiary for a while, but left Cuba because she felt he was betraying the ideals of the revolution. This was written in memoir form as a response to Americans who clearly have no clue what was going on.
I'm reading about Jose Marti at the moment, which isn't what my focus was, but it's really neat stuff. Hope this satisfies your geeky happy side? :D
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That books sounds really really cool! Betrayed by the revolution - that sort of stuff is fascinating. because eventually everybody feels betrayed by the revolution, or is doing the betraying, and everything is falling apart it seems. people try to pin down a turning point; I wonder what her diagnosis is.
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I had no idea that Jose Marti wrote poetry. That's so cool!
I like the narrative style, but there's no index or table of contents so it's really hard to find what you want. A bunch at the beginning is general history and focuses on Batista's rule. Her diagnosis on what? The revolution?
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*gag* I...don't like matrices. Or math. But I'm glad you do! :)
We're going to watch Prince Caspian later. I know Caspian's a bit of a pansy but it'll help me do "field research" for Breaking Boundaries.
How will it help you do field research? But any excuse to watch Prince Caspian, or LWW, is good!
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Brothers and Sisters
Sam, 20, wants to work on a farm like his father and grandfather before him. Played by Jim Sturgess.
Tommy Jr, 14, is a really annoying brat and Maggie can't understand why everyone says he's so cute. She still remembers waking up with a frog staring her in the face. Played by Jacob Kogan.
Elinor, 11, still believes in fairies. Not the cutesy westernized fairies, but real fairies with spells and magic and who can be spiteful. Played by Dakota Blue Richards.
Kate, 9, tags along with Elinor everywhere. They're a perfect double act. Played by Liliana Murray.
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"I surrender!
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