Message from kwilliamskorbel
Rosanna, thanks for researching all that info about the Jinzo cult. I was struck by the professor's mention of these figures. What a creepy and sad sight to see.
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I also really enjoyed the lecture. It reminded me of my undergrad study where we just listened to brilliant, charismatic guys just talk for hours with no PowerPoint and nothing on the white board or chalk board. It's so nice to see different styles of lecturing, side by side, as Prof. Hwang has a style similar to my own, with fancy slide transitions and embedded video clips. I can't imagine just talking off the top of my head like Prof. Notehelfer! I feel privileged to hear him talk, and this is one lecture where I easily would have given up my lunch to hear more about how the samurai split, and how the Tokugawa were defeated. I'm not a war person either, but I found myself wanting to know more about the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, as well.
I guess the hallmark of a great lecturer is s/he leaves you wanting more, so I feel like my inquiries in all the awesomeness that are samurai has just begun.
And hey, does anyone know why it was an insult to call our film's protagonist "Sir Twilight"? Inquiring minds wanna know.
Oh, and Cassie, I'm going to tell my students the same. Maybe we can be retainers from the same clan? Deal.