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Orpheus Ater

7/9/2017

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After a morning filled with sleeping in and the stress of communal laundry, we convened at Estes for lunch and officially started our day. Our first activity was quaestio, where we worked on a self-assesment and took turns using the computers. Afterwards, we got to go to an elective class!

The electives were taught by the RAs as well as Magister Jefferson and Magistra Ghosheh. Sallie taught a class on the Gospels as Greco-Roman biographies. A class on ancient engineering was taught by Rob. Kelly delved into linguistics. Magistra Ghosheh presented a class about archaeology. Lastly, Magister Jefferson held a class about mythology and rites. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their class of choice. 

Next, we worked either on Memoranda or on the play. The Memoranda team continued to make progress on their large project. As for the play, it is coming along very nicely. Music was added today, and the run-through was a huge success. We then proceeded to dinner and, afterwards, headed to the theater to see Black Orpheus. 

This movie, even though it was entirely in Portuguese, was still incredibly engaging. It started out very slow and then grew very fast-paced. We all made many connections to the actual myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Following the movie, we all headed to the fountain to participate in Volifolium once again. However, this time the mood was much more somber as we are beginning our final week at Academy. :( We are all looking forward to resuming classes tomorrow and making the most of our last week together!

- Caroline and Britney
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    Latin Lexicons
    a.  Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency
    b.  Cassell's Concise Latin-English, English-Latin Dictionary
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    Collins Latin Concise Dictionary
    Greek Texts/Lexicons
    a.  Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners
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