The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. – Socrates
For those in the midst, or looking ahead at finals in my LA classes(9, 10-1, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2).
Consider the outcomes we’ve tried to achieve.
Enhancing the artistry of communication has been a strong technical focus. Skills mastered include using online blogging tools, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, even graphical enhancements using Photoshop or audio/video podcasting tools have [...]
The life which is unexamined is not worth living.
- Plato
Write a story in which a protagonist undergoes a transformation in the search for self. Have your character encounter basic questions about his/her identity.
Consider using the following images:
This exercise is simple: write a poem about a family member meeting a famous person. All of us have such incidents embedded in family history or folklore: the day Dad shook hands with Ike in France; the time Mom spilled coffee on Elizabeth Taylor in a pizza parlour in San Mateo; the night Aunt Dottie [...]
The lyrics from K-OS’s, “Heaven Only Knows,” struck a chord with something we had been discussing in class about “mysticism.”
Discuss the following K-OS lyrics based on what we’ve learned when comparing Western and Eastern Mysticism.
Have a careful listen to a variety of current or classic tunes by a variety of recording artists.
Which artists demonstrate our [...]
Many scholars discuss the significance of Ophelia only as far as she impacts the development of the character of Hamlet. I hate that. Ophelia is far more important than the 5 scenes in which she appears. The tragedy of Ophelia deserves more considered attention. Write about the life and death of Ophelia. Write about the [...]
Today we asked if there was something all humans strive for after all needs have been met. Of course, only a philosopher can imagine a world in which all needs could be met.
But there must be something to the question asked of Sophie: Is there something else that all humans, all times and all places, [...]
What will be the next global catastrophe?
What is the next step for human evolution?
What future communication technology would amaze you?
What do you believe?
Who are you?
Why are you here?
Where is here?
Why is there evil in the world?
Sophie has begun a journey to discover these, and many other, questions. What questions is she asking, what questions have been asked of her?
What questions trouble you?
Open a can of Manhattan Project.
Stir in 3 parts Trinity.
Add Einstein’s formula, but just a pinch.
Mix thoroughly with a Bloom.
Bake until done.
Serve with a trackback.
Search the net, search blogs, search your mind. Synthesize, hyperlink, blockquote, and trackback.
Your writing should be a synthesis of the 5 paragraph essay AND a blog post.
Refer to one or any texts from your course: Macbeth, BNW, Can. Lit., Film, News, or other online media.
Your question:
What does it mean to be human in an engineered [...]
