Splash Biography

MONICA RIVERA , Soon to be a freshman at the U of C

Major: Undecided

College/Employer: The University of Chicago

Year of Graduation: 2012

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. My father is an anchorman and has been in the news buisness for about 30 years. While my mother now works for the Puerto Rican government, however she spent 26 years as the assistant of a news director. MY sister is also an anchorwoman, so in a way my life has always revolved around news. Ironically I dont think I will be joining that field, however it has always interested me, therefore I never say never. Growing up in a household with news always surrounding me I grew very fond of newspapers and of books in generals, therefore reading is a great passion of mine. I'm also an avid movie watcher, I practically live at Blockbuster! I used to play volleyball however a new injury stopped me from continuing that, nonetheless im still an avid sports fan. Currently im excited to begin my freshman year at the U of C and begin the college experience. However im pretty sure im going to miss the warm sun from the island when winter comes around.

Past Classes

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C271: Why they write: Latin American authors in the 20th century in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)

This course is mainly geared towards students taking or that have an interest in Spanish language/history (Latin American history) courses in which they have been exposed to various latin american writers such as; Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, Julio Cortazar and Jorge Luis Borges among others. This course will present the backdrops of why a novel such as "One hundred Years of Solitutde" was written. The course will help students understand why latin american writers in the 20 th century have focussed on the latin american society in particular and why specific events in the authors lives have been influential towards their writings. Many believe that writers just write because they can, however latin american writers write because they witnessed and in this course I will like the student to know what they witnessed.