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     I genuinely enjoyed thus class and loved that it was different from other Chicana/o classes that I have taken. Although the topics were similar, the approach and interpretations were different. The fact that art was incorporated also made it more enjoyable. It also made me realize how much I missed the artistic side of me. When I was younger I was always creating stories or writing doodles and somewhere down the line I stopped doing that, but now I think I will start being more artistic again. What I really enjoyed from this class was researching the artist Laura Aguilar. I am interested in photography and actually was once interested in becoming a photographer but for some reason I went down another path. I am still very much interested in photography and Aguilar is an inspiration. Her photography is about loving one’s body and embracing it and as someone with body image issues, I found her work to be exhilarating. She is a big, brown, beautiful women and I hope to be able to look at myself the same way. It is wonderful to realize that not only do I now know more artists than the first day of class, but I know Chicana artists! This class is on of the most interesting classes I have taken thus far and what I have learned will stick with me.