Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday song
9-11 SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION
GOALS
[2A2] ETHICS [2A2] 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.” [2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience. [2A2f] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.
TODAY'S TOPICS: Sympathetic Imagination
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS: LINDSAY (9/8), HOLLY (9/10), ZENNA (9/22); FEEDBACK: best and worst of the previous week, MEDITATION led by Panda, QUIZ; BLOG DISCUSSION led by PANDA and ?
REQUIRED READING: COURSE ANTHOLOGY PAGES 466-507
- 554 Definition of "Compassion"
- 557 Definition of "Sympathetic Imagination"
- 372-373 Rilke, “Panther”
- 378 Rilke, "Black Cat"
- 374-5 Hughes Intro
- 376 “Jaguar I”
- 377 “Jaguar II”
- FROM THE CAT'S POINT OF VIEW:
- 401 "A Kitten's Recollections"
- 402 "From the Laws of Cats"
- 404 "Simon the Black"
- FROM THE DOG'S POINT OF VIEW:
- 320 Rick Bass, Intro.
- 321-331 “The Odyssey,”
- 332 “Max,”
- 333 “Envoy”
- 333 “Devotion”
- 334 “Hunting Accident”
- 334-335 “Gus Speaks”
- 336 “Coach”
- 337 “Samantha”
- 338 “When I Died On My Birthday”
- 339 “Buster’s Visitation”
- 340 “Lola’s Lament”
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: your self and the animal kingdom, your experiences of the relationship between animals and us, your relationship to the term "Earthling"
LOOKING AHEAD: P1 New Age Guided Meditation to Retrieve Your Power Animal is available in Blackboard Course Documents -- need to put aside scepticism and disbelief temporarily and ACT AS IF you are willing to try this approach
LOOKING AHEAD: THURSDAY: Animals in Native American Cultures Black Elk Speaks and Power Animals; WEDNESDAY: Sept. 14 12th class day: Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. How to lead class discussion
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD: P1; and P2. New Age Guided Meditation to Retrieve Your Power Animal is available in Blackboard Course Documents -- need to put aside scepticism and disbelief temporarily and ACT AS IF you are willing to try this approach
