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How's the water?

 

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              How's the dirt? How's the worm?   

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LOOKING AHEAD:

DUE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY 11-22 P2 due online:MEET AT LBJ library? OR MOVIE THAT WILL HELP WITH P2? OR MOVIE CLIPS RELEVANT TO NEXT SEMESTER FOCUS ON GENDER: MALE VERSIONS OF 'COMPASSIONATE GRIEF' VS. TOXIC MASCULINITY P2 due graded on basis of three categories: CHOOSE ANIMAL, RESEARCH, MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR WRITING CENTER, ROUGH DRAFT, go to writing center

11-17 THURSDAY Coetzee 3 Best and Worst" Quiz in class. LEADER: BLACK PANTHER, WILL VOTE ON 11-22 PLACE

11-22 P2 due online: MEET AT LBJ library? OR MOVIE THAT WILL HELP WITH P2? OR MOVIE CLIPS RELEVANT TO NEXT SEMESTER FOCUS ON GENDER: MALE VERSIONS OF 'COMPASSIONATE GRIEF' VS. TOXIC MASCULINITY

11-29  REWRITING P2: HEMINGWAY ON CONCISENESS AND WORDCHOICE; REVISE A STUDENT'S PAPER IN CLASS, VOLUNTEER?

12-1   LAST CLASS: award ceremonies, other birthdays, evaluation  [LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION]

 12-3 P2 critiques due

P2 final copy due 12-12 or earlier  [LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION]

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ONLY CONNECT: COSTELLO 1: REASON AS THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE ETHICAL PROBLEMS? REASON AS A SUBSTITUTE RELIGION?; COSTELLO 2: REASON ALONE NOT ENOUGH, NEED IMAGINATION [ESP. SYMPATHETIC] AND FEELING? HERE COMMUNICATED THROUGH LITERATURE; DETAILED EXAMPLES THURSDAY; HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE IN BLUEST EYE (esp. Cholly); AVIAN SPIRIT ANIMALS ASSIGNMENT [WINDHOVER, VULTURE, HURT HAWKS], etc.

tower m otto  INTEGRATE YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAIN AND THE RIGHT, YOUR ANIMAL AND YOUR "HUMAN" SIDE........tower m otto

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[1] 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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ETHICS GOALS

 

honi soit motto  honi soit motto

recall DFW's commencement speech:

one  "truth you shall know" is that you are not just your default settings, you can break free of them:

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you have choices, such as your daily ethical choices about food, clothing, entertainment, etc.; because you have choices you are FREE of your default settings, FREE to create your new, more authentic, consistent, ethical self.................

 

[2A2] ETHICS 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.

 

 

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[2] Dass Guided Imagery focused on sending light and love  to zoo animals

BEST AND WORST

PRESIDENT FENVES: " Dr. Soncia Reagins-Lilly, the vice president for student affairs, will be extending her office hours, and she is coordinating with student leaders and faculty partners to host a wall at the Student Activity Center on which community members can share their emotions by posting notes. All are welcome, beginning Wednesday morning"

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The Chinese character for poetry, a combination of the characters for "word" and "temple."

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11-5 Coetzee 2;

Coetzee, The Poets and the Animals : DISCUSSION LED BY SWIFT, TRANSFER FROM PANDA

 COMPARE science and the arts and humanities, philosophy and literature, as weays to teaching ethics generally and animal ethics specifically; become aware of the advantages and disadvantages of  different languages and various ways of performing literature.

 

 

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“Stress Recess” 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!

 

 

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