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Last semester I took the course Readings in Latin America/ Spanish 224. A majority of the readings that were assigned for that class had to do with the topic of colonization of Latin America. We specifically […]

Sunlight, Moonlight, HumanlightAs I pace brick paths long past midnight, it shocks me to think that life made do without leaves for over two and a half billion years. The […]

One historical event I am interested in learning more about is the Túpac Amaru Rebellion that occurred in Peru in the late eighteenth century. I took an interest in this rebellion last spring, after it was […]

Throughout my years in school, Latin America is one topic that was not covered much. A few of my history classes may have skimmed the topic, but we never went in depth. This is the main reason why I decided to […]

Throughout my academic career I have spent very little time learning about Latin America which was my main motivation for taking this class. I vaguely remember reading about the conquistadors in elementary school […]

One of the reasons I decided to take this class was because I feel that we are taught only about North America during the time of colonization in the New World. I would like to learn about colonization in Latin […]

August 30, 2019

Today’s class began with Tabitha’s LA in the News presentation. Her topic was the recent announcement made by members of FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia or Revolutionary Armed […]

Latin America is one of those areas of the world that I have encountered multiple times throughout my life, but have never understood well. As a history major, my focus has mainly been in areas across the […]

As a Theatre major in a research-oriented program and with a plan to pursue directing, I am interested in learning not only the historical facts behind many of what we call “conquest narratives” in Latin American […]

Beekeepers have reported the loss of over 500 million honey bees in the short time span of three months at the beginning of the year. The speed and scale of the loss is reminiscent of colony collapse […]

Latin America holds a wide variety of history that I have not yet learned or been exposed to. I am excited to immerse myself in a new culture and land that I have not yet previously explored. I would like to learn […]

One of the major areas of Colonial Latin American History that I am interested in, and would like to learn more about throughout this semester is race relations. For example, I’m interested in learning about the h […]

The HillI am writing this at the College of Wooster in the year 2019. More specifically, I am writing this at the top of the hill behind home plate of […]

The (Nature) Walk of LifeWhen I stroll around Wooster, I often find myself wandering the paths winding through the various areas of the campus. It was until recently that […]

Tree PlaquesBetween my busy schedule and allergies, most of my observations of nature come from peering through my dorm window or walking to class. Since my […]

As per the brief discussion on this material at the beginning of class, there exists a strong and fascinating result of Bright and Geyer’s alternate historical model; the authors suggest that the  exploited […]

WaterfauxOutside of Lowry you will find a set of stairs leading to the area between Mom’s Truck Stop and the Scot Center. Directly to the left of those […]