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Introduction!

  Hello! I'm Bug and welcome to my little film blog! I made this for my class at NCC at which I am a sophomore. I use She/Her pronouns and I'm currently an accounting major. I'm taking this class because I love studying and examining media. Engaging in my interests in a critical and academic manner is something that I have always loved doing and having a chance to do that for a grade sounds rad as hell. I also had a ton of fun taking a film class my senior year in high school and I wanted to do it again. So yeah! That's some basic facts about me and why I'm taking this class. If you want to learn a little more about me, check out my post about my favorite films. I hope you enjoy it!

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