Archives for February 2014

HW10 due 3/3 (3/4 for 10G): Siddhartha and The Alchemist

1. Siddhartha–read the first chapter, The Brahmin’s Son.
2. The Alchemist–Final drafts are due on Tuesday. You must turn in your edited first draft with the final draft (also, if you had a second reader, you should turn that in as well).
3. Vocab Quiz on Tuesday!
4. Review the Siddhartha glossary for Monday (Tuesday for 10G). You may be quizzed on this as well…so know it.

HW12 due 3/3: Man’s Search for Meaning

1. Man’s Search for Meaning–Please review the first 41 pages in preparation for Monday’s discussion.
2. Goodreads (Remember, this must be posted by midnight Sunday)

HW12 due 2/27: Precis Outline

1. The Precis on That Individual is due Friday. But Thursday, you must outline the essay meaning identify the thesis of the essay followed by an outline of Kierkegaard’s argument in support of that thesis. Be detailed! [Read more…]

HW10 due 2/26: Peer Revision/Buddhism

1. Peer Revision–Tonight you must thoroughly edit your peer’s essay. Pay particular attention to the points of focus but also help out with the “little things.”
2. Siddhartha–Tonight you must print out and read the following links:
Introduction to Buddhism
Buddhism 5 Minute Introduction
The Four Noble Truths/The Eightfold Path
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. Siddhartha Glossary–Print out and familiarize yourself with this list by Monday.

HW12 due 2/13: Existentialism is a Humanism

1. Existentialism is a Humanism–Jean Paul Sartre is often the first name to come to mind when one considers Existentialism. His brand of atheistic existentialism so dominates the existential landscape that one forgets that the “first existentialist” Kierkegaard was indeed a theist. Nevertheless, Sartre’s essay most clearly defines the existential mindset. It becomes a fundamental piece of this course’s foundation.   Additionally, his essay establishes some of the tenets of existentialism that are universally applicable.  Read and ANNOTATE! Be sure you are able to discuss the four reproaches of existentialism and his defense against those reproaches.

2.For Friday–Read and print out Kierkegaard’s Ethics and Religion (ONLY THOSE TWO SECTIONS…short but dense). Also, read and annotate That Individual (in the packet).