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Food in Nashville

  I want to share with you all the top restaurants should you ever find yourself in Nashville, Tennessee. I will go from most expensive to least expensive. Starting out strong, we have the famous Virago. A contemporary sushi house, Virago excels at interior vibes as well as quality of food. Should you ever receive a bonus, Virago is a must visit (the volcano roll steals the show). Next, we have a place where I have many fond memories. From my 17th birthday party, to countless dinners with friends, Taqueria del Sol (commonly known as Taq) is the place to be when you crave some Mexican rice or fried chicken tacos. The ambiance is that of a family style restaurant, however the food is top notch and consistently perfect (although the Charlotte location is better than 12 South). The last place I want to discuss, which I am sure many of you have heard of, is Sonic. Oh all the adventures that have started at Sonic. I could go on forever. But I want to share the sentimental times over quar...

Annotations in Home Fire

  Something we discussed in class, but I want to delve more deeply into is the usage of snow. I think it is fascinating to examine the multivariate nature of its presence. In some senses, it is heavy, in others it is merely a dusting. Abby brought up a great point about how snow is white, which is something I had not thought about before. This connects being white to the white of snow and how oppressive white culture can be. As noted on page 10, snow alters the experience of different objects, sometimes permanently. This goes along with the alteration in the novel in terms of culture. Will Isma’s change be permanent? We will have to wait and see. Additionally, as previously mentioned, the snow is sometimes light and sometimes heavy. Does the weight affect its usage in the novel? Or does it simply affect the severity? I believe that the snow has a broad theme of oppression (vs being one of change or racism). When it was mentioned as heavy, the oppression was thick. However, when it ...

Annotating Adventures

 I know this is maybe horrible to say in an academic setting, and it is coming from a very narrow-minded place, but I think annotating makes reading even worse for me. Instead of reading, I am focusing on what I should write down. The pressure of a learning environment disallows most forms of learning if they do not align with what is assigned. This has caused major stress for me with reading assignments. Although in the end I am traditionally okay, I wish I was not forced into such a rigid annotation format in high school. This is counterintuitive to full involvement with the text, for me at least. I am a traditional underline and write notes gal, however maybe I need to try highlighters or sticky notes to appreciate annotating. In my experience, I find that a simple reading of text provides more memory input than when annotating, however I know there are many studies that say differently. I know in college I need to learn to annotate, because when I read I just keep everything in...