Hi, My name is Roy and I am fourth-year business student, who specialises in Operations and Logistics. Although I study business, I have a strong interest (probably more than what I study) in learning about history and cultures around the world. … Continue reading →
Our introductory task for Latin American Studies 100 was to review the videos made by students of the previous year. In general, I was very impressed by the creativity and knowledge of the students and I am definitely looking forward to learning more in this course. The videos I watched were, Independence in Latin America: […]
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The first video I watched was The War on Drugs What I liked: Most of the content was presented through audio and accompanied with photos and maps. This made it easy for me to follow, and it was more enjoyable. … Continue reading →
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While reading Columbus’ journal for this week’s pre-reading, I came to see the violence of his actions and the consequent violence perpetuated by them in a different light than previously. Having been taught my high school history curriculum by a … Continue reading →
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Hey, my name is Tyler Farrago, I am an American born Canadian citizen. I grew up in New York, about 30 minutes out side of the big city in a place called Long Island. Coincidentally enough, thats exactly what it was: A long Island. My mother was born in Vancouver, thus giving me citizenship. I’m studying at UBC because I know the area very well, as a call Vancouver my second home. Have tons of family and friends out here as well. Oh, and the cheap tuition. So I just…read more
Hey, my name is Tyler Farrago, I am an American born Canadian citizen. I grew up in New York, about 30 minutes out side of the big city in a place called Long Island. Coincidentally enough, thats exactly what it was: A long Island. My mother was born in Vancouver, thus giving me citizenship. I’m studying at UBC because I know the area very well, as a call Vancouver my second home. Have tons of family and friends out here as well. Oh, and the cheap tuition. So I just…read more
Hi, My name is Antonin and I’m a second-year student in this Last 100 class. I’m hoping to major in History, and so I’m really interested in taking courses that are related to history in different aspects. This course really interested me because it approaches such a specific subject in such a broad variety of […]
Hi! My name is Tom Lambrou and I’m in my fourth year at UBC, having recently transferred from the idea of working a major in Creative Writing to pursuing the (likely) far more applicable degree in English Literature studies. I am taking the LAST 100 course mainly in the spirit of having a more rounded […]
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Hi! My name is Tom Lambrou and I’m in my fourth year at UBC, having recently transferred from the idea of working a major in Creative Writing to pursuing the (likely) far more applicable degree in English Literature studies. I am taking the LAST 100 course mainly in the spirit of having a more rounded […]
Posted in Blogs, Week 1 | Tagged with Latin American Studies, UBC
(Taken from http://merx-ip.com/trademark-registrations-in-latin-america/ ) I have always found introductory posts to be somewhat challenging. I say not to sound too pretentious but as a means of trying to explain to you that trying to define oneself is a lot harder than one might imagine. I could start with my name – which would be […]
