__ This website was created by seven Wayne State University students as a final project for ENG 5240: Topics in Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature; Jane Austen: Novels, Histories, Theories. We seven students represent a range of academic interests and levels, but all share a passion for the works of Jane Austen.
Mariana Quintela is a 20 year old undergraduate student from Brazil. She studies at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and her major is English Education. She took part in an exchange program to Wayne State University (in Detroit, MI) in the second term of 2011, when she had the opportunity to work on this Webpage. She is a huge fan of Jane Austen, and her friends sometimes accuse her of living in the wrong century. She follows Mr. Darcy’s advice about what an accomplished girl should be: she likes playing the piano, singing, painting and drawing, besides reading as many books as she can.
Katherine Thayer is 27 years old and is pursuing a degree in Secondary Education. Her major is English and her minor is History. She is an avid reader and fan of Jane Austen and is a total Harry Potter nut. After graduation, she hopes to spend a year teaching in Korea.
Susan Hashem is a 20 year old English major. She is Lebanese, and hopes to continue her education and earn a doctoral degree in English. Eventually, she would like to be the recipient of the Nobel Prize.
Amber Dawkins is 25 years old. She is double majoring in Computer Science and Women’s Studies. In her spare time, she participates in Lego Robotics, where she gets to be a grown up playing with Legos. She hopes her participation in Lego Robotics will help inspire an interest in programming and robotics for kids and other women.
Michelle Shango is a 19 year old English major. She speaks a modern dialect of Aramaic, and is a part of the Chaldean Catholic Church. She aspires to one day travel the globe, particularly visiting her native Iraq, as well as some day visiting India.
Owen Bondono is a 23 year old earning a degree in Secondary Education. His major is English and his minor is English as a Second Language. His first love is language, but his second love is music; he plays the guitar, violin, and piano, and spent three years professionally studying voice.
Smitha Thomas is 22 years old. She is is the oldest of four kids. Her major is English. She plans to become a physicians assistant after graduation. In her free time she loves to bake. Her first name means “smile.”
Mariana Quintela is a 20 year old undergraduate student from Brazil. She studies at UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and her major is English Education. She took part in an exchange program to Wayne State University (in Detroit, MI) in the second term of 2011, when she had the opportunity to work on this Webpage. She is a huge fan of Jane Austen, and her friends sometimes accuse her of living in the wrong century. She follows Mr. Darcy’s advice about what an accomplished girl should be: she likes playing the piano, singing, painting and drawing, besides reading as many books as she can.
Katherine Thayer is 27 years old and is pursuing a degree in Secondary Education. Her major is English and her minor is History. She is an avid reader and fan of Jane Austen and is a total Harry Potter nut. After graduation, she hopes to spend a year teaching in Korea.
Susan Hashem is a 20 year old English major. She is Lebanese, and hopes to continue her education and earn a doctoral degree in English. Eventually, she would like to be the recipient of the Nobel Prize.
Amber Dawkins is 25 years old. She is double majoring in Computer Science and Women’s Studies. In her spare time, she participates in Lego Robotics, where she gets to be a grown up playing with Legos. She hopes her participation in Lego Robotics will help inspire an interest in programming and robotics for kids and other women.
Michelle Shango is a 19 year old English major. She speaks a modern dialect of Aramaic, and is a part of the Chaldean Catholic Church. She aspires to one day travel the globe, particularly visiting her native Iraq, as well as some day visiting India.
Owen Bondono is a 23 year old earning a degree in Secondary Education. His major is English and his minor is English as a Second Language. His first love is language, but his second love is music; he plays the guitar, violin, and piano, and spent three years professionally studying voice.
Smitha Thomas is 22 years old. She is is the oldest of four kids. Her major is English. She plans to become a physicians assistant after graduation. In her free time she loves to bake. Her first name means “smile.”