Alex Calpagiu

We out here for the C-lit Tweets ya dig?

[Alex Calpagiu @AlexCalpagiu]

1. Stay open minded and allow myself to analyze readings and viewings from multiple perspectives
2. Pace myself with what I read, break it into chunks because I’ll pick out better pieces by doing so
3. Don’t fluff, get to the point

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Crazy how much Sethe is forced to deal with. From her slavery to the loss of her daughter to the haunting ghost of her daughter. no sense of identity because it was stripped during enslavement, and the whip markings on her back makes it harder to forget the past #readingtweet

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The title of each episode is inspired by a popular pop or Christian song, which was then put into the same episode. Can you catch where “strange love” is being played in the first episode🤪 #researchtweet #sqsf

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Unlike most shows that are about vampires, True Blood focuses on the people and their interactions with vampires as opposed to primarily vampire.
Other interesting things include:
-the creator of the show wanted to focus on vampires as minorities trying to get fair rights

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We typically view zombies as unemotional fiends hungry for human flesh, when the films portray them being enslaved and with little power. They do the deeds of those with higher status, similar to minorities doing the most rigorous work for little to nothing. #SummaryTweet #sqsf

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Ironic how Marius turns Lestat, treats and even calls him a son. Showing him how a vampire would make his way in the world, just like any good father would do to their human child they created. #viewingtweet #sqsf

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The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.” Interesting quote that stuck

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A true complexity of being turned into a vampire at such a young age.. lose out on a LOT of experiences, but never have to wish you were back to your childhood. Then again, now that you’re a vampire guess you might miss your old childhood huh #sqsf

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Thought this vampire from Vampire Diaries had a resemblence to this vampire. kinda funny

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First scene of True Blood: Looking at the 4 characters in the store, I guarantee no one thought the guy in camaflouge would be the vampire. Shop clerk had the stereotypical traits people see in vampires (dark hair, accent, tone of voice)

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Never seen a hillbilly vampire portrayed before #sqsf

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Not even dead may Rest In Peace, being turned into zombies through voodoo to work in sugar mills and fields #SQSF

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Haitian’s biggest weapon really was the Yellow Fever disease. This is what convinced Napoleon to stop pursuing his dreams, and lost more than 30,000 men along the way #sqsf

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#ResearchTweet

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Interesting to think of what Adam Smith thought was peaceful about capitalist development, considering the steps of taking land to turn it into private property while booting residents to the curb. #SQSF

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How much of the letter is accurate is all up in the air because of Columbus sending his admiral to communicate with the Natives through hand gestures #SQSF

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Materialism is the world primarily based around materials and general “stuff”. It’s the physical things in life that shape perceptions and opposes idealism: that our ideas are what shapes perception. I tend to think of it between loving a car vs a friendship #SummaryTweet #SQSF

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The little depiction is simply stating they’re naked people with hardly any knowledge, yet friendly people that can be easily converted to Christianity with possible wealth to gain from(land and material)

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The journal/letters have little depiction about Indians being monsterous, yet the voyagers take advantage of them, making them more a monster. They trade invaluable glass/leather objects for cotton and pieces of gold, all while claiming that land as their own #ReadingTweet #SQSF

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Observations are not transparent and can be false assumptions on what’s “real” #SQSF