Art on Broadway and Leonard

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

An introduction for the final two novels of the semester: Edwidge Danticat's Breath, Eyes, Memory and Julia Alvarez's, In the Time of the Butterflies.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic

My pirate Charlye (Courtney Ross daughter)

Halloween fun with my daughter 😍😍😍

Moving through the Storm

"I Don't Believe He Brought Me this Far (to leave me)"

The storm builds:

• Ruby apologizes (244 - 247)
• The power of God (251 - 252)
• Little Casear (256-58)
• The storm (255-56, 258-59)
• Olphelia's illness (259 - 261)
• Miranda's musings (261-62)
• George "saves the day" (263)
• Miranda's musings, "I believe there's a power greater than hate" (266-67)
• Standing forth (268-69)
• Ruby goes inside (269 - 273)
• George's frustration (273 - 75)
• Miranda's musings, "And now there is that boy" (285)
• George and the Chicken Coop (292 - 297)

Winning & Losing

The poker game Naylor describes offers insight into the dynamics of winning and losing. (Naylor 208 - 15) Let's reconsider this section using the frameworks Naylor provides, the dirge and gospel song. 

 A Dirge: a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially :  one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites; a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music

 Louis Armstrong, "St. James Infirmary" 

Vickie Winans, "Precious Lord" 

Laser tag with friends

Columbus circle

Mr and mrs orengo

Me and my boyfriend

Before the wedding

Dinner at Shinjuku

My boyfriend took me to an all you can eat sushi buffet! It was the first time I've ever been to one. I love love love sushi and this resturaunt really topped it off. I've never tasted sushi so good. I wish I had taken more pictures but I was so busy enjoying myself and trying out the different types of sushi along with other Japanese cuisines. I really think everyone should visit Shinjuku. I love it and can't wait to go back!!!

A WONDERFUL DAY AT CENTRAL PARK

 

My boyfriend and I spent our Anniversary together in Central Park. As New Yorker's we are always on the go and living a fast pace so I decided to surprise him with a nice Italian picnic. I never had a picnic in Central Park so I decided to slow it down and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Central Park Cherry Hill. Hey trust me we enjoyed ourselves and it was a nice new experience. It was much better than the traditional dinner reservation at 7:30 he was totally surprised. I’m looking forward to another anniversary hopefully it would be at a special location where we can make new memories.

Maroon Society Represented in Naylor's "Mama Day"?

Does anyone suspect that the mysterious town of Willow Springs is perhaps a "present day" maroon community?

Christopher & Iphigene

"There is a tacit agreement between them and the planters. And if they want the planters to let them enjoy their precarious freedom, they have to denounce every plot and every attempt at a slave revolt they hear about on the island. So they have their spies everywhere..." (Conde 163)

How does this statement help us better understand the relationship between Christopher, Tituba and Iphigene?

Strange Fruit

What's the role of lynching in Conde's novel? How does it shape the action, interaction of character, and male-female relations?

 

 

 

 

 

What are Maroon societies and what purpose do they serve in Conde's novel?

 

TITUBA

Here are some questions to guide your thinking about Maryse Conde's novel, I, Tituba:

1. What role does geography play in Conde's novel? What's the importance of the various places mentioned?
2. How has the notion of motherhood changed from the beginning to the end of the novel?
3. How does desire empower characters in the book? In what ways are the differences influenced by gender?
4. What does Tituba achieve by telling us her story?

This week's themes

Motherhood -- Survival -- Desire

• How and when do these themes occur in I, Tituba?
• What types of survival can you identify?
• How is desire expressed and by whom?

Groups who are identifying these themes "beyond the book" will identify a current event and song that offer an example of the themes. All groups should be prepared to discuss your theme, giving evidence (quote, passage, article, song) and present for the class on Tuesday, September 10th.

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