Posted by Jack in American Studies on July 1, 2015
Hey y’all. So pretty much everyone has got their results back now and I hope that you got the results you deserved! It’s hard to avoid Facebook statuses confirming everyone’s final degree mark (guilty as charged) but it’s a time to celebrate whatever mark or whatever honour you get as you’ve now completed university! In […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on May 31, 2015
Hey y’all. I hate to rub it in and all that but my exams have finished! When I say exams I only mean one. One, three hour exam about Screen Gothic. I never thought I’d be studying something so obscure at the beginning of my degree but there we go. Alas, it doesn’t really feel […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on April 23, 2015
Hey y’all. The British general election is approaching and everyone’s got their own opinion on which party they want to vote for and why. I thought I’d do a little comparison between the political systems of both America and Britain to try and distinguish which is better and why. The most noticeable difference between both […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on April 12, 2015
Hey y’all. Today is the last day of The Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It’s the most prestigious golf tournament in the world and it’s sure to be a cracking day of golf. Those of you that stereotype golf as an ‘expensive walk in the countryside’ should watch today’s actions (or at least the […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on March 24, 2015
Hey y’all. So over the last two nights I’ve watched two cracking television documentaries. One from my main man Louis Theroux and another from the old school Sir Trevor McDonald. Louis focused on mental illness in America and Trevor spent three months with some of the most notorious mafioso in American history. Both of them […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on February 17, 2015
Hey y’all. In the last few weeks I’ve seen mobs of people all in their graduation gear wandering around Uni. It’s scary to think that this will be me in a few months as my third year enters its entering its last stages. Recently I visited some friends in Kent and the droves and droves […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on January 23, 2015
Hey y’all. I’ve handed in my essay, done my dissertation presentation and now I’m preparing for the new semester. It’s fair to say I’ve had a couple days off and FIFA has been heavily exploited but now it’s time to start thinking about the next few months. I’m doing a Gothic Film module and a […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on November 24, 2014
Hey y’all. Yet another American television show has crept into my university routine. Some of you may have already started watching Homeland but if you haven’t I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you’re interested in American politics and foreign affairs because the show has them in abundance. The show follows several characters scattered around […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on October 26, 2014
Hey y’all. So tonight’s the night. It’s the last ever episode of Boardwalk Empire and it’s going to be an emotional one. Luckily the programme is based on real characters so technically I’m doing extra reading for my degree, right? One character in particular, Jay Edgar Hoover, is very prominent in my McCarthyism module. The […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on October 12, 2014
Hey y’all. So my dissertation has kicked off. I’ve chosen a question, found some things to read and a plan is slowly coming together. Thankfully I’ve been able to worm my way in to doing a question on Breaking Bad. Which, I might add, is by far the best TV programme. I don’t care if […]
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