How in the world did I miss a week? Well if it can happen, it can happen by me.
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SPA111 Elementary Spanish 1 (both classes)
Start Nuestras Clases
We will be going over vocabulary...
Hopefully by the time class starts, I'll have a new version, but this old one is available if you'd like a head start.
SPA112 Elementary Spanish 2 (both classes)
Testing on El Menú
SPA120 Spanish for the Workplace
Filling out forms
SPA141 Culture and Civilization
Last week we took a detour and we watched
The Missing, a movie staring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek. It was based real events that occurred in 1973. As you watched the movie I wanted you to think about whether the situation in the movie could happen now? Could a military coup in a Latin American country be supported by the American government and involve American military "unofficially"? Could the American government support a take over that was riddled with killings, torture, and missing people?
This week we are going back to the 1700's. We're going to watch The Mission, based on historical events in South America. The Jesuits were sent to the New World to spread Christianity. It takes place during the time when Spain and Portugal form a treaty resulting in Spain surrendering land to Portugal, so the Portuguese can conquest (enslave) and colonize the Guaranis and other Indian tribes. The problem arises with the missions... traditionally a mission is a sanctuary, a safe place for the Indians, but now due to the Treaty of Madrid, the missions may no longer be a sanctuary and may no longer exist.
As you watch this movie, think about the conquest of 1492, think about the political and economic climate of the "new world" and of the old world. Are you seeing history repeat itself? Do you see a pattern? Is there a common thread between the movies we've watched?
SPA181/182 Spanish Labs
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Ciao,
MLMoore
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