Word: sanskrit
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...academic,” she says, “and above all, I was certainly not going to marry someone I met in a seminar, which I thought was the most unromantic thing I’d ever heard of, and which my parents had done in a Sanskrit seminar...
Well, I’ve got news for you. The answer, in most cases, probably isn’t very profound. The moments of genuine educational value were few and far between. Sure, you learned a few things—perhaps, in your case, they were intermediate Sanskrit, the wisdom of not leaving your laptop unguarded in Lamont and the knowledge that it is possible, albeit painful, to shotgun a beer with your toes. But these jewels of enrichment were connected by miles and miles of paper clip-chain crap. “Joe Millionaire” taught you nothing...
Such movies are recognized by “stock themes,” according to Lecturer on Sanskrit and Indian Studies Rena Fonseca. Typical plot lines include hostile parents, generations of family drama and boy-meets-girl-boy-weds-girl, all mixed in with a heavy dose of exotic locales, dancing and songs—and of course, the inevitable happy ending...
...enjoy trying to set music to certain poetic meters found in Greek and Sanskrit that are in odd times,” he says...
This makes creative writing a convenient way for humanities and non-humanities concentrators alike to easily broaden their horizons. While it’s always possible for little Liebnizes to switch to Sanskrit studies halfway through sophomore year, it’s far easier for those with no other experience writing to discover a previously hidden penchant for haiku—and so they flood the creative writing classes...