Wednesday, August 24, 2011

August 24

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Celluloid Heroes" by The Kinks, "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" by Warren Zevon, and --depending on time-- "Heroes" by David Bowie]

What does it mean to be a hero? How are heroes depicted in modern movies and literature? How do you think these portrayals are different from classic and ancient ideas of heroes?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discuss yesterday's experiment/readings on concentration
3. Heroes in literature

HW:
1. Begin reading here; read the first section of the modern text (Prologue-Chapter X) and take reading notes
***UPDATE 5:32 PM*** YIKES!!! The link is broken. In order not to waste the day please read the excerpts in your textbook (pp.31-60) and take notes.
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16 comments:

  1. Nate SanchezAugust 24, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Quite odd. I can't gain any access to the website. It's saying "Failed to open page"....

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  2. Briana StinnAugust 24, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    I am having the same problem.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Same, Perhaps a bad link?

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  4. azdrhsenglitcompAugust 24, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Thank goodness I'm not the only one having this problem.

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  5. RPMcGinleyAugust 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Yep same here!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    same here

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  7. Dr. PrestonAugust 24, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Same here--YIKES! In order not to waste the day please read the excerpts in your textbook (pp.39-60). I will edit general post to reflect same when I can get to a computer.

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  8. WafleAugust 24, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    I got on fine, and that's all that matters, right?

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  9. Dr. PrestonAugust 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Don't know why you could and others can't, Wafle, but please read the version in the textbook so that everyone's on the "same page"-- and, if you (or anyone else) wants extra credit, I'm offering: read the online chapters and compare/contrast the two versions in one page or less.

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  10. AnnaisAugust 24, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    ummm...Dr. Preston I have my textbook at school and decided not bring home extra weight since we had decided to read the online version. I am going to read the online version and read what I can from the textbook during school. Sound good?

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  11. Nicholas Joshua LycanAugust 24, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    I'm in the same boat with Annais.

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  12. Carson DacusAugust 24, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I can get on the site. Try using http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~beowulf/main.html

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  13. Nate SanchezAugust 24, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Thanks Dacus :)

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  14. AnnaisAugust 24, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    So does that mean we don't read it from the book?

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  15. AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    so do we read it from the book or online?
    im confused now.....
    -yunjoo

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  16. Briana StinnAugust 24, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    I just read chapter X off of the website Carson provided and took notes. I hope that's OK.

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