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What a piece of work is man!

So, I’m not there. But I am there in spirit. Not like Hamlet’s ghost (SWEEEEAAAAR! SWEEEEEAAAAAR!),but something more benign.
You’ll watch the 2nd half of Hamlet and then collect a copy of the play from the substitute. For next Tuesday, I want you to prepare for a round table discussion of the play. [...]

Truman = TrueMan get it?

So, after we’re done watching The Truman Show, I’ll give the rest of the class time to write the first book/movie review. Here are the parameters.

The review should explain what the book/movie is about without spoiling the ending or important plot points.
The review should explain what is good/bad about the book/movie with specific examples.  For [...]

Welcome RCers

So, this is Reader’s Choice.
You’re in the right place if you want to take a class where you read whatever you want (pretty much), write about it a bit, and get to call it a class.
I’ll talk a bit about the class and go through the syllabus we use.
Next, we’ll get set up with blogs. [...]