For my Spanish class, Advanced Conversation Through Film, we just watched Amores Perros, a complex film by Alejandro González Iñárritu interweaving three different stories connected with a major car crash. It’s a bit gritty, with lots of blood and violence and no one really gets a happy ending. But at the same time it was really interesting and a well made film, and it speaks...
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Movies
Journal 5- Thanksgiving Break, Movies, Black Friday Shopping
I'd looked forward to this weekend to catch up with old high-school friends who've left to college up in NorCal.
Firstly, though, there's family to attend to during Thanksgiving. As I do every year, I had lunch at my grandparents' house, which consists of turkey and some side dishes. Then for dinner there's a deep-fried turkey and shrimp and stuff like that.
At about 8:50...
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Why I Love Pomona, 1- We Are Close to LA
Last weekend, I learned what Katy Perry meant when she sang "Last Friday Night." But I didn't party. Ew, I don't like partying that much, to be honest. I just went to...
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