E603B, 2010
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SCHEDULE: subject to change
THE NEW CURRICULUM: ETHICS, LEADERSHIP, MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES, DIVERSITY, AND GLOBAL CULTURES
REQUIRED EXCURSION:
2-28 3 PM TANIGUCHI GARDEN
FORMAL WRITING DUE DATES
2-1 P3 DUE ON BLACKBOARD: MEET AT THE NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
2-9 PEER CRITIQUES OF P3 DUE bring copy of reviews to class 2-11
2-16 P3 HARD COPY DUE: MEET AT THE LBJ LIBRARY
3-22 P4 DUE ON BLACKBOARD: 3-23 MEET AT THE CLAY PIT P4 eval teams
3-30 PEER CRITIQUES OF P4 DUE P4 eval teams
4-8 P4 HARD COPY: MEET AT BOB BULLOCK MUSEUM
5-17 10-12 AM: Final Electronic PORTFOLIO of both semesters due
SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
1-19 DB; QUIZ; ETHICS: How Can I Help? ix-90
1-21 DB; QUIZ;ETHICS: How Can I Help? 91-148
1-26 DB; QUIZ;ETHICS: How Can I Help? 149-243
1-28 DB; QUIZ;LOVE VS. FEAR Life of Pi v-114 authorÕs note --ch.34
2-1 P3 DUE ON BLACKBOARD
2-2 MEET AT NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM BRING P3 Blackboard Copy
2-4 Blake, Hopkins, Harrigan,
2-9 Life of Pi 114-298 ch.35 -- ch.86
2-11 Life of Pi 298-401 ch.87 -- end
2-16 P3 HARD COPY DUE MEET AT THE LBJ LIBRARY
Compassion in the West
2-18 overviews: Ecology and World Religions; Jewish Bible + Virgil
2-23 Christian Bible + "The Last Supper as a Triumph of Vegetarianism" Alice and Molly birthday celebrations
Compassion in the East
2-25 Hinduism, Buddhism,Jainism, Confucianism
3-2 Siddhartha 1
3-4 Siddhartha 2
3-9 Siddhartha 3
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MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AND DIVERSITY
3-11 Dealing with diversity: the Alice books, Jade's birthday
3-22 P4 DUE ON BLACKBOARD: 3-23 MEET AT THE CLAY PIT
3-25 Black Elk Speaks 1
3-30 Black Elk Speaks 2
3-30 P4 REVIEWS DUE BY MIDNIGHT
4-1 Bluest Eye, Racism, Judging by Appearance
4-6 Bluest Eye, Family Dynamics
4-8 P4 HARD COPY: MEET AT BOB BULLOCK MUSEUM
4-13 Bluest Eye III Narrator/Writer as hero
4-15 Gender and Diversity: Asian- and Hispanic-American Student Autobiographical Essays 1 Chris's birthday celebration
4-20 Gender and Diversity: Asian- and Hispanic-American Student Autobiographical Essays 2
4-22 Woman Warrior I
4-27 Woman Warrior II
4-29 Woman Warrior III
5-4 Alice books: Alice graduates as the leader
5-6 THE Alice party birthday celebrations for Maysie, Katherine, Thuyen
5-14 All extra credit must be delivered to Par 132 between 11 and 1
May 17 11-1 Final Electronic PORTFOLIO of both semesters due
SCHEDULE
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1-19 ETHICS: How Can I Help? ix-90
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Unless otherwise specified, MEET IN PARLIN 104. +you get up to seven class participation points per class, , sometimes more if you demonstrate good listening, sometimes less if you donÕt. You always get up to four class participation points for (1) bringing the books assigned for that day; (2) a print-out* of that day's section of the website schedule (3) a print-out of your Discussion Board entry from your blog if you made one; and (4), on Tuesdays, a copy of your grades from Blackboard. In other words just for listening and following these instructions every class day you can get 250 points, one-fourth of what you need for an A- in this course.
*Speaking of print-outs, the way to save the most paper and printer supplies is probably to copy the relevant pages into Word, then 'select all" and decrease the size of the font and spacing, and then print, specifying black and white only. If possible, print on both sides of the page. Most important of all, use only recycled paper!
TODAY'S GOALS:
ETHICS: [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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó [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.[2I] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS 
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses. Self-awareness is essential .
[3] PLAN II GOALS :[3A] Universal college
goal of living
in fragments no longer, learning to think, to connect, to hammer thoughts
into unity.[3B] This is a central principle of NewmanÕs Idea
of a University, still the classic text on this subject. Newman emphasizes
again and again the necessity of synthesis to achieve a strong
sense of university education as the unity it is supposed to be, rather
than the fragmented multiversity it all too often is.[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject and
another, etc.TODAY'S TOPICS:HOW CAN I HELP? Hammering Into Unity +Only Connecting vs. Denial, Abstraction, Fear of Loss of Control; P3 ETHICS ESSAY
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Portfolio awards; January + December birthdays: Sharad, Emily, Hongrak; Quiz; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: HOW CAN I HELP? ix-90
RECOMMENDED READING: all the texts cited in the reading
Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
Our version: to be born (again) free:
"You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free"
TODAY'S
GOALS: [1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOAL:[1D] how to listen
ETHICS: [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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó [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.
[2I] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS [2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses. Self-awareness is essential .[3] PLAN II GOALS :[3A] Universal college
goal of living in fragments no longer, learning to think, to
connect, to hammer thoughts into unity.[3B] This is a central principle of NewmanÕs Idea
of a University, still the classic text on this subject. Newman emphasizes
again and again the necessity of synthesis to achieve a strong sense of
university education as the unity it is supposed to be, rather than the
fragmented multiversity it all too often is.[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject and
another, etc.TODAY'S TOPICS:HOW CAN I HELP? P3 ETHICS ESSAY
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING How Can I Help? 91-148
RECOMMENDED READING: all the texts cited in the reading
TODAY'S GOALS:
ETHICS: [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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó [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.[2I] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS [2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses. Self-awareness is essential .[3] PLAN II GOALS :[3A] Universal college
goal of living in fragments no longer, learning to think, to
connect, to hammer thoughts into unity.[3B] This is a central principle of NewmanÕs Idea
of a University, still the classic text on this subject. Newman emphasizes
again and again the necessity of synthesis to achieve a strong sense of
university education as the unity it is supposed to be, rather than the
fragmented multiversity it all too often is.[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject and
another, etc.TODAY'S TOPICS: HOW CAN I HELP? Social Action; Burnout; awakening from illusion, P3 ETHICS ESSAY
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING How Can I Help? 149-243
RECOMMENDED READING: THICH NHAT HANH: Being Peace, 1987; The Miracle of Mindfulness, A Manual on Meditation,1991; Cultivating The Mind Of Love, 1996; Living Buddha, Living Christ, 1997; Anger, 2002, No Death, No Fear, 2003, Touching the Earth: Intimate Conversations with the Buddha, 2004, Understanding Our Mind, 2006,; and all other texts cited in today's assignment
TODAY'S GOALS:
ETHICS: [1b] To
practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and
the sympathetic imagination.[3] PLAN II GOALS :[3A] Universal college
goal of living in fragments no longer, learning to think, to
connect, to hammer thoughts into unity..[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject and
another, etc.TODAY'S TOPICS: reason vs. morality,fear vs. love, Brahman, Mary, Christ, Sufism, Mystery, Wonder, paradise, zoo animals,sadism, zoomorphism,vegetarianism; P3 ETHICS ESSAY ; connections between Martel and Dass
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Life of Pi v-114: from the authorÕs note through ch.34; + 15-18 Martel intro; Martel, ÒHow I Wrote The Life of PiÓ
RECOMMENDED READING: Bible, Koran, Gita; Mendel, Darwin, the cosmogony theory of Isaac Luria; Thomas a Kempis's The Imitation of Christ;
TODAY'S GOALS:
ETHICS: [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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó [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.[2I] INDEPENDENT INQUIRY GOALS [2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses. Self-awareness is essential .[3] PLAN II GOALS :[3A] Universal college
goal of living in fragments no longer, learning to think, to
connect, to hammer thoughts into unity.[3B] This is a central principle of NewmanÕs Idea
of a University, still the classic text on this subject. Newman emphasizes
again and again the necessity of synthesis to achieve a strong sense of
university education as the unity it is supposed to be, rather than the
fragmented multiversity it all too often is.[3C] Our goal is thus also unity, of the
self, of the self and others, of the self and nature, of one subject and
another, etc.[4B] : To capture a sense of
the university as a place, esp. the campus as an alma mater, a second
homeTODAY'S TOPICS: God, Nature, Original Mind, True Being, the Tao, the Dharma, Compassion, rebirth, Mary, Christ, Mystery, Wonder,animals, all the topics from the first semester
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:tour of the museum following by writing up impressions
TODAY'S
GOALS: [1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOALS: [1B] how to maintain a pro-active, positive
attitude;[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.: Òhave experience in thinking about
moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are [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:how to maintain a pro-active, positive attitude: sense of wonder, mystery; regained innocence in the world of experience; sense of the Presence, the Force, the One, the sacred, whatever in this world.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz; Discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: though there are few pages assigned, a different kind of reading is required and will be tested: close reading, making sure you have a thoughtful interpretation of every word and meaning of the whole. 19-21 The Mystery (see Martel pp. 63,93); 138-139 Blake intro; 140-146 Blake selected Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience + Original Appearance of The Tyger and The Lamb [verbal-visual rhetoric] (compare to Martel's representation of tigers); + 147 Blake:ÓAuguries of InnocenceÓ to line 42 (see Martel pp.5, 17, 61, 62, 96); 149 Harrigan, intro.; 150-155 Harrigan, ÒThe Tiger is GodÓ (compare to Martel's representation of tigers); 156 Hopkins intro (see Martel pp.5,17); 159 "The Windhover"* (compare to Martel pp. 57,58,63,68).; 160 "Hurrahing in Harvest"* (compare to Martel pp. 61, 62, 96); 163 "The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air We Breathe" (compare to Martel p. 57,58,59, esp. 79).
*Some images for these two poems here
RECOMMENDED READING: your own reading about the sense of the Presence, the Force, the One, the sacred, whatever you call it, in this world
TODAY'S GOALS:
ETHICS: [1b] To
practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance,
and the sympathetic imagination.etc.TODAY'S TOPICS:2-9 PEER CRITIQUES OF P3 DUE at midnight; P3 ETHICS ESSAY; Martel:fear vs. love; expression of emotion vs. sentimentality; mother goddess; faith in God:
having read this far in the novel do you agree with the initial assertion that this is "a story that will make you believe in God"? (p. ix).
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:Life of Pi 114-298 ch.35 -- ch.86
RECOMMENDED READING: Darwin
TODAY'S
GOALS: ETHICS: [1b] To
practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance,
and the sympathetic imagination.etc.
TODAY'S TOPICS: P3 ETHICS ESSAY; Martel:now that you have finished the novel do you agree with the initial assertion that this is "a story that will make you believe in God"? (p. ix) + the other fear of animals: fecundity. How does the Dillard essay relate to the floating islands in Life of Pi? + Is Pi sentimental? Sentimentalism vs. emotional intelligence, emotional literacy.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: Quiz ON MARTEL AND DILLARD; P3 ETHICS ESSAY discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Life of Pi 298-401 ch.87 -- end, + 22-23 Dillard, introduction; 24-26 Dillard, ÒFecundityÓ; + this definition: SENTIMENTAL 1. Of persons, their dispositions and actions: Characterized by sentiment. Originally in favourable sense: Characterized by or exhibiting refined and elevated feeling. In later use: Addicted to indulgence in superficial emotion; apt to be swayed by sentimentÉÉ. c. Arising from sentiment or refined ¾sthetic emotion. Obs. SENTIMENTALISM 1. The sentimental habit of mind; the disposition to attribute undue importance to sentimental considerations, or to be governed by sentiment in opposition to reason; the tendency to excessive indulgence in or insincere display of sentiment.1888 BRYCE Amer. Commw. xciii. III. 303 Very few of the Reformers advocate woman's suffrage, apparently because they are opposed to sentimentalism.
RECOMMENDED READING: Darwin
WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE FOLDER TO BE HANDED IN?
[1] YOUR FINAL COPY of P3. FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., and FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, using the University of Chicago footnote method (See Faigley), ETC. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT (both with and without quotes) AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION. THIS FINAL VERSION SHOULD BE PUT IN A POCKET FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE.
ALSO IN THIS FOLDER SHOULD BE
[2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT of P3, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD;
[3] COPIES OF ALL CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE OF P3 AND ANY MADE BY THE INSTRUCTOR ON THIS OR PREVIOUS P3 WRITING SAMPLES;
[4] A SECOND DRAFT OF P3 (double-spaced) WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CRITIQUES ,INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTOR CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING, WITH CHANGES NOW HIGHLIGHTED AND COLOR-CODED TO SHOW WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN RESPONSE TO WHICH REVIEWER;
[5]THE COPIES OF P1 AND P2 WITH THE INSTRUCTOR EDITS ON THEM AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S CRITERIA WORKSHEETS WITH HIS MARKS;
[6] A CD OR JUMP DRIVE WITH A WEB VERSION OF THE PROJECT
START WALKING NOW: dress in 60's costumes for extra credit, bringing your camera, your writing materials, and the ubiquitous print-outs.
Explore U. T.!
100 Year-Anniversary of LBJ's Birthday
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó[2A1] LEADERSHIP, FIRST GOAL OF REQUIRED LEADERSHIP/ETHICS FLAG COURSES:[2A1b] The goal of the two formal writing
assignments, ethics as well as leadership, is to know that which
is greater than the ego. (Better awareness of the world beyond the
ego, beyond the conscious self, is not only a characteristic of an
ethical person, but also enables a leader to be open to great inspirations
and to be able to tap resources far greater than those of an isolated
self. )[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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
TODAY'S TOPICS:LBJ's version of what Dass called "The Way of Social Action"
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Tracing the evolution of compassion as social action in the career of LBJ and evaluating the laws passed as a result; evaluating his ethics and his leadership skills
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: "The Way of Social Action"; definitions of Compassion, Sympathy, Empathy
RECOMMENDED READING: anything about this time period
TODAY'S
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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are[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.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different
global cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward
the goals of the Global Cultures
required flag courses [2D].
TODAY'S TOPICS:Compassion in world religions, especially Judaism. Jewish Bible: 1200 BCE to 586 BCE. Its "great commandment": "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:18 KJV; see also all the requests to take care of widows and orphans in the Jewish Bible. Compassions for animals as well? Vegetarianism at first in Genesis? Animals as first friends of Adam? Isaiah (b.765 BCE), cf. GrecoRoman utopia of Virgil (39 BCE).
Vs. Genesis 9: And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz -20 if you do not get at least two right, unless you have a valid DB; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: 27-31 Ecology and World Religions; 48 The Odyssey, from bk. 11; 114-117B The Jewish Bible: Genesis 1-3, 9:1-3; 118-120; The Jewish Bible: Isaiah, selections, KJV ;121; Virgil, introduction;122-125; Virgil, Eclogue IV
RECOMMENDED READING: all of the Jewish Bible
art designed to inspire compassion:
the Pieta on the altar at Notre Dame de Paris
relic inspiring compassion: the crown of thorns
ceremony at Notre Dame de Paris
Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
Our version: to be born (again) free:
"You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free"
Alice and Molly birthday celebrations
TODAY'S
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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are[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.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different global
cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward the
goals of the Global Cultures required flag courses [2D].
TODAY'S TOPICS:Experiential Learning and rebirths; P4; Explore U.T. TEA PARTY EXTRA CREDIT; Compassion in world religions, especially Christianity
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
RECOMMENDED READING: all of the "New Testament";
TODAY'S
GOALS: TODAY'S
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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are[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.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different global
cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward the
goals of the Global Cultures required flag courses [2D].
TODAY'S TOPICS:Compassion in Asian religions; their influence in the West
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz; DB discusison
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:
235-239 ÒAhimsa,Ó GandhiÕs tradition
240 Gandhi biography
241-243 Ò Hinduism and the Surabhi CowÓ
244-245 ÒJainism and EcologyÓ
247-251 Teachings of Mahavira
252-254 Neo-Confucian Manifesto
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217-223 Jerome Bump, ÒHopkins and IndiaÓ
157-165 Hopkins, "Binsey Poplars,"
224 Thomas Hardy, intro.
225-228 Jude the Obscure selections
229 I. B. Singer intro
230-234 Singer, Òthe SlaughtererÓ
RECOMMENDED READING: More on Asian religions and philosophies
DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE: TANIGUCHI: Nature and the Orient
" It doesn't matter what the professors teach, it's what the place teaches...."
Zilker excursion: bring anthology and writing materials +printouts of schedule for today and for Tuesday
and be prepared to remove your shoes and "read" with your bare feet.
Meet at the Bamboo hut in the Taniguchi oriental garden at 3 pm: here is a map of how to get there from the parking lot of the Botanical Gardens:
Barton Springs Road is at the bottom, Stratford Drive to the right of the Taniguchi garden
23 points to be earned, -23 points if you do not attend. (alternative is eight-hundred-word formal essay with pictures of you at the garden.)
BEST PLACE TO PARK: TAKE STRATFORD DRIVE BEHIND THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND PARK UNDER MOPAC SOMEWHERE AND THEN ENTER THE GARDENS ON FOOT FROM STRATFORD DRIVE
READ:
Asian American Exclusion Acts
Neo-Confucian Manifesto
Taniguchi Oriental Garden images
Zilker Botanical Garden website
Hartman Prehistoric Garden website
Isamu Taniguchi Oriental Garden website
TODAY'S GOALS:Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó*
and better able to deal with
[2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse;*
[2D] closer proximity to other nations and
cultures.*
[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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals
are
[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
.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different global
cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward the
goals of the Global Cultures required flag courses and of this course,
titled "Composition and World Literature."
TODAY'S TOPICS: Buddhism vs. Western individualism
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz; DB discussion led by Molly
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Siddhartha: from "The Son of Brahmin" to "Samsara"
RECOMMENDED READING: More on Asian religions and philosophies
TODAY'S GOALS:Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó*
and better able to deal with
[2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse;*
[2D] closer proximity to other nations and
cultures.*
[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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
[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
.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different global
cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward the goals
of the Global Cultures required flag courses and of this course, titled "Composition
and World Literature."
TODAY'S TOPICS: the novel as a whole; Siddhartha's journey and yours
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: guided imagery; P4; Tea Party script discussion; quiz; discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Siddhartha: from "By the River' to the end
RECOMMENDED READING: Your life as a whole; your "Road Map"
3-6 Mad Hatter's Tea Party PARLIN 105 BRING YOUR SCRIPT
+ Holi festival at BARSANA DHAM: extra credit
TODAY'S GOALS:Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó* and better
able to deal with
[2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse;*
[2D] closer proximity to other nations and cultures.*
[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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are
[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
.[2A2h]To practice tolerance for different global
cultures (India our prime example), thereby advancing toward the goals
of the Global Cultures required flag courses and of this course, titled "Composition
and World Literature."
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:meditation; QUIZ ON COURSE GOALS, P4 INSTRUCTIONS, AND ON THE SCHEDULE FROM THIS SEMESTER AND LAST SEMESTER; P4 discussion; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Siddhartha; P4 ,current schedule, the goals of the course, and first-semester schedule
RECOMMENDED READING: The Idea of a University
Sir Paul McCartney sings Happy Birthday to You!
Our version: to be born (again) free:
"You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free"
How to deal with the extraordinary diversity there is in college, especially at this university, and the diversity in this country and throughout the world?
TODAY'S
GOALS: [1] IMMEDIATE
PRACTICAL GOALS: to help students meet Plan II academic standards
and to help them get and keep jobs. To that end, students need to learn[1A] how to survive despite apparent craziness
like Alice in Wonderland. [2] GOALS OF THE REQUIRED NEW CURRICULUMBasic
Education Requirements of U.T.: ÒThe
University must not only equip its graduates with occupational skills
but also educate them broadly enough to enable them to adapt to and cope
with the accelerated process of change occurring in business, professional,
and social institutions today.Ò Core
Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by
making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó*
and better able to deal with[2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse.*These goals are met in part by the six
required course areas that are ÒflaggedÓ including [2H=2C] Multicultural
Perspectives and Diversity.
[2A1] LEADERSHIP, FIRST GOAL OF REQUIRED LEADERSHIP/ETHICS FLAG COURSES,
is alsothe key to meeting the goals of the Basic Education
Requirements: ÒThe University strives to enroll exceptionally well-prepared,
highly motivated students and to produce self-reliant graduates who
will become leaders in both their chosen professions
and their communities.Ó Leadership is also one of the six traditional core
values of U.T.: (leadership; individual opportunity; discovery; learning;
freedom; responsibility). Some of the others also stress leadership
such as the core value of responsibility: ÒAs the State of Texas takes
an expanding position of leadership in the world arena it depends
more and more on The University to accept this responsibility and to
truly be an agent for positive change.Ó[2A1a] Goal: To express leadership in writing,
especially in the leadership vision, focusing on a passion of the
writer that works best FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY. (CORE
PURPOSE OF U.T.)[2A1b] The goal of the two formal writing
assignments, ethics as well as leadership, is to know that which
is greater than the ego. (Better awareness of the world beyond
the ego, beyond the conscious self, is not only a characteristic
of an ethical person, but also enables a leader to be open to great
inspirations and to be able to tap resources far greater than those
of an isolated self. )
[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.: Òhave experience
in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are[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.[2A2g] To practice tolerance for diversity
for personality types and races/ethnic groups (African-Americans and
Hispanic Americans our prime examples), thereby advancing the goals of
the Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity required
flag courses [2C].
TODAY'S TOPICS:P4; ALICE BOOKS AS GUIDES TO DEALING WITH MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES AND DIVERSITY
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:JADE'S BIRTHDAY AND REBIRTH; P4; QUIZ; DB DISCUSSION.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
RECOMMENDED READING: THE REST OF THE ASSIGNMENTS.
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A1] LEADERSHIP, FIRST GOAL OF REQUIRED LEADERSHIP/ETHICS FLAG COURSES,
is alsothe key to meeting the goals of the Basic Education
Requirements: ÒThe University strives to enroll exceptionally well-prepared,
highly motivated students and to produce self-reliant graduates who will
become leaders in both their chosen professions and their
communities.Ó Leadership is also one of the six traditional core
values of U.T.: (leadership; individual opportunity; discovery; learning;
freedom; responsibility). Some of the others also stress leadership such
as the core value of responsibility: ÒAs the State of Texas takes an
expanding position of leadership in the world arena it depends
more and more on The University to accept this responsibility and to
truly be an agent for positive change.Ó[2A1a] Goal: To express leadership in writing,
especially in the leadership vision, focusing on a passion of the writer
that works best FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY. (CORE PURPOSE OF U.T.)[2A1b] The goal of the two formal writing
assignments, ethics as well as leadership, is to know that which is greater
than the ego. (Better awareness of the world beyond the ego, beyond the
conscious self, is not only a characteristic of an ethical person, but
also enables a leader to be open to great inspirations and to be able
to tap resources far greater than those of an isolated self. )
[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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals are[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:discovering a different culture through food
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: visiting an Indian restaurant and going to India through their VEGETARIAN food + EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CAN ENTERTAIN US AS WELL AS YOUR PREDECESSOR GARRISON TAYLOR DID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LSM5FkSpRk
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING review Siddhartha and readings on Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
RECOMMENDED READING: more on on Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[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.: Òhave
experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics
goals include [2A2g] To practice tolerance for diversity
for races/ethnic groups (Native-Americans in this case), thereby
advancing the goals of the Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity
required flag courses [2C].(*Native Americans came from Asia 25,000 years via the Bering land bridge between Siberia and Alaska)
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Native American music collaboration; quiz on Black Elk Speaks, pt. 1; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:*1-16 (i-xvi) of the pdf file you access here
To read the pdf file directly in Firefox you will need this add-on
To read the pdf file after downloading it to your computer you need Adobe Reader. If you don't have this reader,here is the download
(*We have to use an internet version because half the pages are missing from the selection in your course anthology.)
RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on or by Native Americans
3-26 Indigenous
will be performing a free concert at Southwestern on Friday,
March 26, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m. Email your name, phone number and
no. of tickets (limit 10) to supowwow2010@gmail.com to reserve
your tickets. 3-27 SU
Native Traditions Powwow Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:00 a.m. Ð 11:00
p.m. Corbin J. Robertson Center Southwestern University Georgetown,
Texas. 3-27 Hindu
Student Council Campus Holi Festival : 
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
[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.: Òhave
experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics
goals include [2A2g] To practice tolerance for diversity
for races/ethnic groups (Native-Americans in this case), thereby
advancing the goals of the Multicultural Perspectives and
Diversity required flag courses [2C].TODAY'S TOPICS:"White" vs. Native American peoples; Native American literature
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:quiz on Black Elk Speaks, pt. 2; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: *17-35 (xvii-xxxv) of the pdf file you access here
RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on or by Native Americans
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
TODAY'S TOPICS:racism and family dynamics
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:quiz; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: The Bluest Eye, pp.3-58* + 328 Morrison intro + 348-358 Jerome Bump, ÒFamily Systems Therapy and Narrative in Toni MorrisonÕs The Bluest EyeÓ
*page nos. from Penguin Plume edition of 1994: opening pages and the "Autumn" section
RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on family dynamics or on or by African-Americans
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
TODAY'S TOPICS:denial: racism and judging by appearance
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:quiz; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: The Bluest Eye, pp.59-131* + 329-344 Jerome Bump, ÒRacism and Appearance in The Bluest Eye: a Template for Emotive Criticism.Ó *page nos. from Penguin Plume edition of 1994: the rest of the novel up to the section on Cholly in "Spring"
Here is a brief summary of the research I mentioned about babies last time. It is on the web for y'all. This is the section that was censored from the article (above) that you are reading, forthcoming in COLLEGE LITERATURE.
RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on or by African-Americans
start
walking now: Bob
Bullock Story of Texas museum is at Martin Luther King Blvd.
and Congress/Speedway, opposite
the Blanton museum
BRING $6 and student i.d. or $4 if you are 18 or younger, + writing materials, + YOUR P4 folder*, along with the printouts for the day,
Bob Bullock Story of Texas Museum
My Story of Texas Museum images
Assignment:
up to twenty points for opinions about the representations of diversity
of cultures, races, and species in this museum. At
least one example required concerning Native Americans, one concerning
African-Americans, and one concerning Hispanic-Americans. In addition,
you must have at least one example from each floor of the museum.
-20 for not doing this assigment. Do not work as a team: papers that are too similar to each other will not be accepted.
* YOUR FINAL COPY: FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, ETC. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION. THIS FINAL VERSION SHOULD BE PUT IN A POCKET FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE.
ALSO IN THIS FOLDER SHOULD BE [1] THE FINAL VERSIONS OF P1, P2, AND P3 EDITED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, ALONG WITH THE INSTRUCTOR'S CRITIQUES; [2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT OF P4, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD; [3] COPIES OF ALL THE CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE ON BLACKBOARD OF YOUR P4; [4] A SECOND DRAFT OF P4 COLOR CODED WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S EVALUATION OF P3 AND IN RESPONSE TO EACH REVIEWER.
P4 NOT ACCEPTED WITHOUT CLEAN FINAL COPY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE + #1, 3 AND #4; PENALTIES FOR NO #2 (-5-PTS.) AND FOR FEW CHANGES MADE AND/OR CODED IN #4: 5-45 PTS.
Detailed criteria for your print version here (to be turned into the instructor).
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
TODAY'S TOPICS:diversity in Texas
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:"scavenger hunt"
REVIEW, CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: Texas and you
TODAY'S GOALS:
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible skills they needÓ
TODAY'S TOPICS:reading and writing as a way to change society and/or to save yourself
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:quiz; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: The Bluest Eye, pp. 132- end of the novel + the Afterword 209-216* *page nos. from Penguin Plume edition of 1994
RECOMMENDED READING: anything else on or by African-Americans
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó*
and better able to deal with [2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse;* [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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals include [2A2g] To practice tolerance for diversity
for all sexual orientations as well as races/ethnic groups,
thereby advancing the goals of the Multicultural
Perspectives and Diversity required flag courses [2C].TODAY'S TOPICS:the college experience, especially college students' experiences of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and sexual orientation
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:quiz; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING:837-843 Ramirez, ÒUnknown WantÓ; 844-852 Andrade, ÒOn Being CanelaÓ; 852-859A Melendez, ÒLiving Between the LinesÓ
RECOMMENDED READING:anything else on discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and sexual orientation
TODAY'S GOALS:
[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó*
and better able to deal with [2C] a state and country that are more culturally
diverse;* [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.: Òhave experience in thinking
about moral and ethical problems.Ó Our ethics goals include [2A2g] To practice tolerance for diversity
for all sexual orientations as well as races/ethnic groups, thereby
advancing the goals of the Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity
required flag courses [2C].TODAY'S TOPICS:the college experience generally, especially college students' experiences of discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and sexual orientation
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Compassion and Autobiograhical Writing in Asia: Children Full of Life; quiz*; DB discussion
*-20 without a at least one right answer for each of the three stories without a valid DB
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: 860-868 Luckett, ÒMultihuedÓ; 869-879 Lee, ÒNo Such ThingÓ; 880-888 Ng ÒFarewell My Tung-TewÓ
RECOMMENDED READING:anything else on Compassion and Autobiograhical Writing; discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and sexual orientation
"Love" in Chinese (donated by Crystal Law)
4-22 Woman
Warrior I 
TODAY'S GOALS: to advance in awareness of and tolerance for diversity, especially in gender and ethnicity.
TODAY'S TOPICS: gender, ethnicity, and immigrant discrimination.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: DB discussion preceded by Quiz on Woman Warrior: pp.3-102*: "No Name Woman"; "White Tigers"+ first half of "Shaman." Up to 20 pts to be earned, -20 if the quiz reveals that the student had not read at least one of the stories. The quiz is optional if the student has uploaded an acceptable DB on this topic before class.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: pp.3-102*: "No Name Woman"; "White Tigers"+ first half of "Shaman"; + Girls Need to Be Perfect + Perfectionism video +394-5 ÒAsian Exclusion ActÓ; 396 Kingston intro; *Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior. NY: Vintage Books, 1977. pb.
Mulan
TODAY'S GOALS: to advance in awareness of and tolerance for diversity, especially in gender and ethnicity.
TODAY'S TOPICS: gender, ethnicity, and immigrant discrimination.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: DB discussion preceded by Quiz on Woman Warrior: pp. 102-160: rest of "Shaman" and first half of "At The Western Palace." Up to 20 pts to be earned, -20 if the quiz reveals that the student had not read at least one of the stories. The quiz is optional if the student has uploaded an acceptable DB on this topic before class.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: pp. 102-160: rest of "Shaman" and first half of "At The Western Palace."*
*Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior. NY: Vintage Books, 1977. pb.
TODAY'S GOALS: to advance in awareness of and tolerance for diversity, especially in gender and ethnicity.
TODAY'S TOPICS: gender, ethnicity, and immigrant discrimination.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES: DB discussion preceded by Quiz on Woman Warrior: pp. 160-243 = rest of "At the Western Palace" + "A Song for the Barbarian Reed Pipe. Up to 20 pts to be earned, -20 if the quiz reveals that the student had not read at least one of the stories. The quiz is optional if the student has uploaded an acceptable DB on this topic before class.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: 160-243 = rest of "At the Western Palace" + "A Song for the Barbarian Reed Pipe.*
*Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior. NY: Vintage Books, 1977. pb.
TODAY'S GOALS: "Know Thyself": All your leadership and ethics roles
Core Curriculum Goal is ÒTo better prepare
students for a changing world by making sure they graduate with the flexible
skills they needÓ[2A] to be leaders in our communities,Ó
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs strengths
and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking, listening. Self-awareness
is essential not only for leadership and ethics, but for good writing
for it enables self-management of time and emotional as well as
intellectual resources.
[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.: Òhave ex
TODAY'S TOPICS:What have you learned about leadership and ethics this semester? how have these two aspects of yourself changed? Illustrate by quotes from the Alice books and the Alice DBs
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:Quiz on the leadership and ethics aspects of the Alice books: -20 IF YOU DON'T GET AT LEAST TWO RIGHT, unless you have a valid DB post; DB discussion
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: the Alice books and the three Dbs on Alice: Diversity, Animals, and especially Leadership/Ethics
RECOMMENDED READING: everything you have written in this class (both semesters) but especially your own P3 and P4
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THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM
the makers of this documentary
TODAY'S GOALS: "Know Thyself," especially your feelings.
[2I1] Òto know thyself.Ó To know oneÕs
strengths and weaknesses in learning, writing, reading, speaking,
listening. Self-awareness is essential not only for leadership and
ethics, but for good writing for it enables self-management of time
and emotional as well as intellectual resources.
[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.: Òhave ex
TODAY'S TOPICS: WHO ARE YOU? Aside from your roles as leader and ethical person, .........Optional discussion board. This topic is, of course, the same one as our first DB, created last summer. Compare yourself to the person who responded to that first prompt. Perhaps, then stand outside both the old and the new self and tell us what you see. Focus especially on any changes in your E. Q., emotional literacy, emotional intelligence.
TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:BIRTH- AND REBIRTH-DAYS, AWARD CEREMONY, AND "HOPE FOR THE FUTURE": we will watch selections from the Documentary, The Peaceable Kingdom, and recall our own journeys to widen the circle of compassion.*
*The term Òcircle of compassionÓ appears to derive from the writings of two well-known social thinkers, Albert Schweitzer and Albert Einstein. Schweitzer, the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is best known for his medical work on behalf of the poor in Gabon. Einstein, best known for his work on physics for which he won a Nobel Prize in 1921, was also a frequent writer on social issues.
Until he [sic] extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Albert Schweitzer -- The Philosophy of Civilisation, Tr. by C.T. Campion, New York, Macmillan Co., 1949.
Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. -- Albert Einstein, letter dated 1950, Mathematical circles adieu: A fourth collection of mathematical stories and anecdotes [compiled by] Howard W. Eves, Boston: Prindle, Weber & Schmidt, 1977.
TODAY'S REQUIRED READING: YOU
RECOMMENDED READING: YOU
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