Thank You!

I just wanted to thank everybody for a wonderful semester. It's my first time teaching and I wasn't sure what it would be like, but most of you were really inquisitive and participatory, so it was very encouraging. 

I don't think I'll be able to teach again next semester as I'll be applying for law school in the fall (whoopee!). But I hope to meet up with you guys and see you all on campus! You all have my phone number, let me know if you want to go grab lunch sometime :) 

Have a wonderful summer! Hope that it consists of more than LSAT classes (unlike mine) ! 

- Sarah Yuen

Last post!

I was going to do another one, but this is fine. So there are 10 postings in all, in order to receive the passing HW grade you need to do 8/10. These need to be done by Monday, May 18th. ***Reminder: you don't have to answer all the questions. 

1) One of the things that we talked about is Miyazaki's iconoclastic nature; how he appropriates themes for his own purposes and seems to have created his own genre of "Miyazaki" movies rather than "anime." Do you think he achieves this? Yes or no, and why? (Kind of like Armand, Joe, and Maurice's presentation)

2) Miyazaki seems relevant to both the past, seeing as he was born in a time of extreme conflict which has repercussions even until now, and in the present, as he attempts to address the ills of a nation; a world. 

a) what's one thing that you think Miyazaki is addressing

b) how does he do it

c) does it work? 

d) how would you phrase this to your own children? 

3) If you were one of Miyazaki's top advisors, what would you suggest for him to change?