Why, and how, is there a shopping cart on my floor? It's the 4th floor and there is no elevator!

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I feel so out of it right now. Just blah. I really want it to be summer vacation so I can relax. I mean I still need to find a job for when I get back home and should really look over my Greek and Latin over the summer. But still it's a break ya know?

I've been on a musical kick like woah. Wicked, Evita, West Side Story, Les Mis, Aida etc. (No

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200 lines of the Iliad sounds like a lot of work. Our exams are random, so no preparation is necessary, but it sucks because it could be from anywhere and she tries to make the exams harder than the stuff we go over for class.

How many years of Latin and Greek do you need for a Classics major?

Also, randomly: Would you be interested in an online Greek mythology reading group? We meet once a month and mostly do plays and/or short books so it's not a lot of work. I'm asking now because we're going to be focusing on ancient Greek heroines and heroine cults in the coming months and I thought that you might be interested. This month, we have a short Achilles novel (100 pages) that I'll be scanning for anyone who wants to join us. This novel has some stuff on Greek heroines, and then next month, we'll start with the first of our Greek heroine books, which will include stuff on Medea.

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Dear lord is it ever. I’m actually working on it now but since I need a break from studying…

Random? You mean like a pop quiz? I don't think I could handle that. Then again it would make you study throughout the week instead of just before the exam which is helpful. Last quarter we would have these oral exams, where the professor would tell you exactly what section the quiz was on but it would be divided into 4 parts (we have 4 students in Grk 2) so you wouldn't know which section you'd get. Then on the day of the exam you'd draw the number of your section, then read the Greek aloud, then sight read (except that you had hopefully studied the passage the day before so you'd have the syntax and vocab memorized), and then he'd ask syntax questions about the passage

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We know when the tests are. But they can be from any Greek text ever, and there's no way to prepare for it other than to go over *all* the syntax and vocabulary studied in class. Oral exam sounds creepy to me because I need to think about the text and analyze it in my own head, and the process of talking/answering questions would keep me from doing that in a way that works for me.

Also? Focus on Greece. Greeks kick ass. Although, as far as civilization goes, Rome might actually end up being more interesting than Greece. But Greek mythology is clearly better than Roman. ;)

And I sent you an e-mail with the information about the novel/reading group.

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Wow, your Greek vocab must be awesome! Mine is terrible. >_< I always need to know what section the exam/quiz is on so I can study, study, study.

By the way, I’m not sure if I’ve asked this before but what level of Greek are you in? Also, did you learn it Athenazde (I can’t transliterate words worth anything) style or maybe Greek Before Christmas (Hayes)?

HAHA! Yeah, the mythology is the greatest. It’s what first got me interested in the Classics. I’m so divided because I adore the Greek language and mythology, but Roman history is amazing. The emperors make me giggle with glee or cringe in disgust at their exploits. You don’t always find that in Greece besides mythology (then again Alexander was quite a character wasn’t he?).Although, I will say that Greek vases interest me like no tomorrow…then again Roman house plans are really cool too. God I’m such a geek.

I got your e-mail and I shall check my library tomorrow for the book. ;)