tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675785862152144030.post2106342603462272231..comments2023-11-28T04:26:08.162-06:00Comments on Ravens and Writing Desks: Beyond Books: An Update on LifeSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675785862152144030.post-35020459444749126422014-03-14T15:56:31.052-05:002014-03-14T15:56:31.052-05:00Thank you so much for your good wishes, Dr. Howard...Thank you so much for your good wishes, Dr. Howard!Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675785862152144030.post-37277178214352312262014-03-13T22:03:49.471-05:002014-03-13T22:03:49.471-05:00Dear Sophia, I wish for you the best of luck in g...Dear Sophia, I wish for you the best of luck in getting into the program and university you hope for. Wherever you go, I am confident that you will do splendidly! Have a wonderful Spring Break as well. Take care! Sincerely, HowardHoward Rosenzweighttps://www.facebook.com/howard.rosenzweig.50?ref=tn_tnmnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675785862152144030.post-36959529610016281932014-03-13T16:11:20.316-05:002014-03-13T16:11:20.316-05:00Have fun on vacation! Oooh, an island - that sound...Have fun on vacation! Oooh, an island - that sounds nice. :-)<br /><br />I've only applied to Chicago universities - I'd like to stay close to home - but most of them are "top" choices. Explaining my TOP-top choice is a rather complicated matter because it involves getting into certain programs, and not just the universities. We shall see...<br /><br />I attribute not being burnt out to homeschooling. Homeschoolers can get VERY excited about learning in general. :-P And I'm also looking forward to starting an entirely new life with new people at a new school (not that I don't like my current life, friends, or school - everything's just so aweseome!).<br /><br />The Great Gatsby is rather depressing, and my truly favorite part of it IS his prose. He does do characterizations pretty excellently as well. But it isn't exactly the bubbliest of stories. Death! Disillusionment! <br /><br />No jacket! That's quite exciting!<br />Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113180708896008365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675785862152144030.post-5454342694641370682014-03-13T11:26:13.710-05:002014-03-13T11:26:13.710-05:00Next week is Spring Break here too! I'm off t...Next week is Spring Break here too! I'm off to an island for a few days so I should get lots of reading in. I can't wait!<br /><br />I wish I could come and see Pride and Prejudice but, sadly, I am out on the west coast (or perhaps not so sadly considering the weather you have been experiencing!) I hope you have a wonderful production! We were able to see it performed a couple of years ago at a university near us and they did a spectacular job!<br /><br />Do you have a list of your top universities that you hope to get into, or are you not hoping on one and will just be happy with what you get? It's so nice to see that you're still excited about school. Many high schoolers can be burnt out by the time they graduate high school.<br /><br />Hmmmm .......... Fitzgerald .......... I did re-read The Great Gatsby this year and appreciated it much more than the first time but, in spite of his sometimes stellar prose, I didn't love it. Perhaps I need to read some of his short stories.<br /><br />Well, it's finally warmed up here and the last couple of days were sunny, no-jacket days. I'm so looking forward to spring!<br /><br />Have a great week, Sophia!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com