001 ♥ BBS

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone!

It certainly is quite nice to be back.

For those who are new here, my name is Belle and I will be the new instructor for (CLI 101) Composition and Literature on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; (ENG 099) Understanding, Speaking and Writing English on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As of the moment, I am going through all the lesson plans and grade books to see where everyone is at, but rest assured things will be fine to progress come classes. If any questions are needed to be asked, please do not hesitate to seek me out or respond to this post with them.

Thank you and I look forward to meeting you all in time.

- Instructor Belle

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[poetry-hero.livejournal.com]

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

It has! How are you fairing?

And I am settling in just fine -- if only I could surmise what my husband is up to now...

- Instructor Belle

[poetry-hero.livejournal.com]

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

You do remember my husband, right?

- Instructor Belle

[poetry-hero.livejournal.com]

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

He has his moments, but they have toned down some since our days as cadets.

- Instructor Belle

[fierybluebird]

Welcome back Instructor.

If I could have a moment of your time, I'm wondering if you could help me on a Shakespeare question.

- Marco

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

Certainly, I would be happy to help. Would you rather it be in person or would you be more comfortable having a conversation face to face?

- Instructor Belle

[fierybluebird]

Whichever works for you.

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

If you are comfortable with asking over the BBS system, then I have no problem with answering. Ask away.

- Instructor Belle

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[fierybluebird]

Yeah sure.

Actually hang on. [Sends PM.]

PM

[fierybluebird]

I'm having troubles isolating a passage or sonnet that would be good for a marriage proposal.


[Totally doesn't explain beyond that.]

PM - Marco you are so lucky she tried for restraint.

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

[Belle is fine with that, surprisingly. Though she does not know him, she has an inkling he wouldn't ask if he didn't intend to use it and is quite happy to help!]

There are several that are truly lovely for a proposal. Here are some I have always found quite beautiful.


One half of me is yours, the other half yours
Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours,
And so all yours.
(The Merchant of Venice, 3.2.17-9)

My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
(Romeo and Juliet, 2.2.139-41)

He is the half part of a blessed man,
Left to be finished by such as she;
And she a fair divided excellence,
Whose fulness of perfection lies in him.
(King John, 2.1.447)

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
(Sonnet 18)


If none of these are to your liking, I would be happy to help you further in finding a well deserved one.

- Instructor Belle

[hypocriteonjl.livejournal.com]

Hello! Am new instructor engineering. Is pleasure to be meeting you, Belle.

- Instructor Gavril

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

It is a pleasure to meet you, as well!

What are you teaching?

- Instructor Belle

[hypocriteonjl.livejournal.com]

Engineering!

- Instructor Gavril

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

How interesting! Is it something you came to learn here or did you always have an interest in the subject?

- Instructor Belle

[hypocriteonjl.livejournal.com]

Have always like. I like make things with own hands.

What about you? You always like literature?

-Instructor Gavril

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is much the same for me. Books have always been quite the passion of mine.


- Instructor Belle

LJ has stopped conspiring against me, finally

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

Fft. It's still taking me ten someodd tries to just get one reply posted. ;;

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

Good day!

I try to choose different books to focus on with each new quarter, and am not yet sure of next quarters selections. However, a compilation of classic literature by different authors would give you some familiarities as to what we will be covering. We have some lovely selections of poetry and dramas in the library.

- Instructor Belle

Beginning to think I may have spoken a bit too soon. /kicks LJ. In heels.

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

It seems to be coming around for me, atm... Hope it stays that way or else it gets no cookies! >|

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

I will be teaching the Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes, to note.

Well, if you are interesting in recommendations, works by William Shakespeare are always worth it to read, as well as books by Charles Dickens. Romeo and Juliet is not as lengthy as some others, but it is a worthwhile read to get the full story.

We will cover at least one non-fiction work, to get a good grasp of the underlying structure. Last I saw, the selections in those sections were still quite wonderful! Have you found anything you would recommend that you would read again?

- Instructor Belle

It better. >( Disney-based cookies are the best cookies!

[willnotsubmit.livejournal.com]

Esp. if they have adorable Disney faces!

[beautifulreader.livejournal.com]

Sometimes when one comes to this world, they donate their books to the library. I think that is what makes the Garden Library such a special thing.

'Religion of the Pscyhe' is one of I have not had the pleasure of reading. I will have to rectify that soon. Thank you.

- Instructor Botan