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Sunday, February 13, 2011
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For Humanities I read Voltaire's Candide. It was a quick read that followed the misadventures of Candide and his companions around the world. This is a satire about, among many things, the "Perfect" world in which we live. Terrible events continue to afflict Candide and co. as Candide attempts to retain the belief that "all is for the best". The book is entertaining to say the least. I've enjoyed most of the satires I have read and I would consider this one worth reading.
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I honestly know nothing about Voltaire except in reference to Lily from The Princess Diaries
ReplyDeletehaha, I have no idea how Lily refers to him...but he was a Philosophe during The Enlightenment
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