Sunday, May 27, 2012
I can't wait for tomorrow!! i have a lot of excitement that i just can't fall asleep and i'm nervous because i do not want to forget anything!! i also think i packed a little bit too much.. hopefully not! I won't be too harsh on me for this trip.. if i have everything perfect if i do not oh well!! ... I would like to thank Jamie for her tips on money and site visits! . well good night I won't be late to the airport so I have to go now... good night! :D
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Hii!!..I hope everyone is great!... I e-mailed the study abroad person yesterday asking when we will be receiving our money for the trip and just to let you know she responded this to me...
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I will be reviewing the applications again today to make sure they are complete. You should receive an official award letter via email today. I will send the information to the Scholarship Office today for the awards to be disbursed. Neither the Study Abroad Office nor the Scholarship Office can tell you exactly which date you will receive your money but it will probably be in the next few weeks.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s Blog May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s Blog
At the beginning of class we heard a song called ‘When it
rains in Rome‘ it was in Italian and could only understand a little, but it
said something like how Rome is very pretty when it rains.
Person from Study Abroad will be here tomorrow (Thursday)
around 5 to speak about us regarding money issues and John; Dr. Weber’s
assistant will be in class on Friday.
We then saw a power point presentation with pictures from
Rome. We saw the Piramide de Caio Cestia: to further understand the history of
the pyramid we read a poem called, Rome: At the pyramid of Cestius Near the
graves of Shelley and Keats (1887) Dr. Weber said to read this poem when we are
in the Piramide de Caio Cestia, he also said to read the poem according to the
periods not the lines.
Can you recall these
people that we mention in yesterday’s class?
-Brutus: Who is Brutus? he took a big role on Julius
Caesar’s assassination.
-Cervelia was Cesar’s mistress
-Cervilia’s brother? Cato
-What was Cato’s relationship with Julius Caesar? They were
enemies.
-Pompei is Julius Caesar’s enemy.
-Caesar’s nephew was Octavian.
-Octimatus means the best in Latin and Popolarus was the
party of the people or Caesar’s party.
-Mos Maiorum is the core concept of Roman traditionalism,
from but in dynamic complement to written law, or the “time-honored principles”
of behavioral models, and social practices that affected private, political,
and military life in ancient Rome. Constitution Law or how you determine a
sentence in a court.
What was the impact of astrologers in the Roman Empire? I
think that the impact was in determining weather conditions, indication of when
to go to war and held events, and it was something like superstition. They
believed that you are what you are because that was your destiny and that you
are the best on what you are doing and everything in the cosmos has a place.
What constitutes justice?
Justice is the application of tradition for the maintained
order. Both the individual and group have rights.
Why pay so much attention to Ancient Rome? What’s the
purpose?
When you see naked sculptures there are Goddess and when
they have clothes on they are people. Naked sculptures are gods or goddesses
because they have the perfect or ideal body.
Remember this date, 1417 … Rome has been a tourist city
since 1417.
I found a great website for the Vatican. I would really like
to go to mass.
See you tomorrow! Ciao! Ci Vediamo Domani!!
Tuesday’s Blog
In class we read two poems. The first poem was Rome: On the
Palatine it was about describing Rome in the ruins and how you can experience
it in the outer sense or visual or sound, and how those decorations in the
ruins influence you in your outer senses. I enjoyed more the second poem named,
Rome, building a new street in the ancient quarter. This poem has extensive
architectural vocabulary in which I had to look up in the dictionary.
The Rome video was really cool; I was paying attention
during the whole video and got a little sense of how Rome is. I’m very excited
to go to Rome now! But I’m getting really anxious because I do not have
anything ready for the trip just my attitude and U.S. passport! LOL
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