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The "mission and core purpose" of the University of Texas at Austin is" to transform lives for the benefit of society through the core values of learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity and responsibility."

Born Free

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Born free, as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart

Live free and beauty surrounds you
The world still astounds you
Each time you look at a star

Stay free, where no walls divide you
You're free as the roaring tide
So there's no need to hide

Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
'cause you're born free

(Stay free, where no walls divide you)
You're free as the roaring tide
So there's no need to hide

Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
'cause you're born free

3-18 Returning to the theme of the college experience: Asian American Gender, Diversity, and Family Dynamics;"Best and Worst" for second half of alphabet;

TODAY'S GOALS:

honi soit mottoETHICS:[1] The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: “have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.”

[2A2b] To experience by analogy a little of the ethical dilemma presented by racism

[1a] To focus on the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.

[1b] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.

possible topics: how to do P2;

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:

Ponder Einstein statement

"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security." Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Source: Mathematical Circles

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Dass Guided Imagery focused on sending light and love

"Best and Worst" for 2nd half of alphabet

Questions about P1, P2

Quiz: Must get two questions right or -10 without a valid blog this week;

Discussion led by?

TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: course anthology: PP.  547-77

RECOMMENDED READING: Hispanic book in the series

REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: these autobiographical essays and the general essays by Newman, etc. we read earlier

 

LOOKING AHEAD:3-20 MEET AT WALLER CREEK: Holocaust Analogy; "Best and Worst" for first half of alphabet;

3-21: 20 bonus points for posting P2A now

3-24: 15 bonus points for posting P2A now

3-27  Thursday P-2A due on Blackboard

 

 

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    FEELING STRESSED?

    Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, once wrote, "to allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times.

    More than that, it is cooperation with violence. The frenzy of the activist neutralizes his work for peace. It destroys her own inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of his own work because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful."

    One interpretation: The fear of failure and the need to get things done create this downward spiral of the spirit. To break this "circle of violence" we must step back, reflect, meditate. While at rest we may be able to see things anew, which will increase our "fruitfulness at work" and at home.

    Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at

    http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!

    Counseling and Mental Health Center:
    512-471-3515
  • UT Telephone Counseling (24 hours/day, 7 days/week):
    512-471-CALL (2255)
  • Behavior Concerns Advice Line (24 hours/day, 7 days/week):
    512-232-5050

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