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Week 3_1: Confessions by Kanae Minato (#5 points)

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Week 2: Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (#6 points)

      I grew up watching movies and was enthusiastic about Vampires, invisible men, wizards, and goblins, so they are like childhood friends in my imagination.     Among these imaginative creatures, my favorite is a vampire, because they have special abilities surpassing humans. Furious power, and immortal ability to live forever while maintaining youth. They can sustain life only by drinking human blood. This vampiric act may be scary, but also feel like a fatal temptation. They are attractive because of their distinction, but at the same time, I like vampires due to their familiarity. The fact that they have the same appearance as humans (except the colors of eyes and skin) and that they were humans in the past make vampires more intimate. They can fall in love with a human, and they can even make children with a human. These characteristics of vampires make me feel that they might exist.     Louis, who unwillingly became...
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Midterm Count: October 23rd, 2020

  <Books read> - 41 points Week 1: Frankenstein - 6 points Week 2: Interview with a Vampire - 6 points Week 3: A Wild Sheep Chase - 6 points               Confessions - 5 points Week 4: Annihilation - 6 points Week 5: I couldn't finish read Akata witch...! - no points Week 6: The Hobbit - 6 points Week 7: The Night Circus - 6 points <Attendance> - 5 points  I missed the class on Sep. 14th, and the class on Oct. 19th. On Oct. 19th, I had a technical issue with my laptop. I apologize that I didn't email you about this earlier...!  <Total Midterm points> - 46 points
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