Tuesday, December 3, 2013
"The Iliad" Educational Video and Heroic Elements?
What significant idea presented within The Iliad Educational Portal Link Video helps you establish a better understanding of the Heroic Elements: Heroic, Hubris, Guest/Host (Xenia)? Why? Please explain and defend your thinking using references to the video's content. This blog response is due by 2:30p.m. today.
Monday, December 2, 2013
"The Iliad?" "The Odyssey?"
With reference to The Iliad/Odyssey, what did it make you
contemplate regarding archetypal patterns? Homecoming? Pride? The hero?
Divinities? Heroic Code? Guest/Host? Hubris? Other? Please quote from
either text or the video. Please complete this blog response during
class today.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Jason Vs. Perseus?
Who is more heroic: Jason or Perseus? Please sight at least one example
from our class text, the Myth and You text, and use the "heroic code" terminology to defend your
claims. Complete this response by 2:30p.m. on Thursday, October 24th.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
"Is It The Power Of Love?"
“Men seemed to have failed completely to comprehend the power of
Eros, for if they did comprehend it, they would have built to him the
greatest altars and temples and offered the greatest sacrifices, whereas
he is given none of these honors, although he should have them most of
all…”
From Aristophanes’ Speech in the Symposium
Please use any of the myths we read about love to critique or support this quotation? In your response, react, evaluate, challenge, or contemplate. (Please complete this blog response by Tue. Oct. 8th, 2013.)
From Aristophanes’ Speech in the Symposium
Please use any of the myths we read about love to critique or support this quotation? In your response, react, evaluate, challenge, or contemplate. (Please complete this blog response by Tue. Oct. 8th, 2013.)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Trusting Cupid?
What is your reaction to the Cupid And Psyche myth's proclamation about "trust" within relationships? Please comment with quotations and/or references from the myth. This blog response should be completed by 2:30p.m. on Thursday, September 19th, 2013.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Metacognition?
“We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world. We give little thought to the machinery that generates the sunlight that makes life possible, to the gravity that glues us to an Earth that would otherwise send us spinning off into space, or to the atoms of which we are made and on whose stability we fundamentally depend. Except for children (who don’t know enough not to ask the important questions), few of us spend much time wondering why nature is the way it is; where the cosmos came from, or whether it is always here; if time will one day flow backward and effects precede causes; or whether there are ultimate limits to what humans can know.”
-Carl Sagan from an introduction to A Brief History of Time By Stephen Hawking
After hearing and reading your peer's reactions during Thursday's class about the listed quotation, what new insight can you add to this quotation analysis? Please respond.
Monday, May 13, 2013
"The Simpsons" And "The Odyssey?"
How is The Simpsons' video clip a parody and/or satire of The Odyssey
and heroes in Greek Mythology? Please list at least one specific from
the Heroic Code as you explain and defend your assessment and thinking.
This response is due during class today.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Aligning With Our Definition Of Greek Mythology?
How do the myths you read today address our definition of mythology? Please respond through critique, evaluation, and analysis. Use quotations and references to myths and divinities when possible.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Vase Interpretation?
Based upon Dr. Castellani's presentation and your notes, evaluate the projected black/red figure vase. Please decode through commentary. Think about direction, borders, placement, and symbols or manifestations. This blog response is a quiz and should be completed during class today.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Divinities In "The Iliad?"
What statement can you make about the Greek Divinities and their behavior, actions, and character within The Iliad excerpts you have read so far? Quote to support your response. Please complete this blog response during class today.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
"The Iliad?" "The Odyssey?"
With reference to The Iliad/Odyssey, what did it make you contemplate regarding archetypal patterns? Homecoming? Pride? The hero? Divinities? Heroic Code? Guest/Host? Hubris? Other? Please quote from either text or the video. Please complete this blog response during class today.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Heroes?
Based upon today's Socratic Seminar regarding Greek Heroes, what was the single most thought provoking comment that you digested during the conversation? Did the comment make you think? Notice? Other? Please respond today in class.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Hercules Or Heracles? What Do We Know?
Based upon your prior knowledge or cultural literacy, what do you know about Hercules, the famous Greek hero? Please specify, explain, argue, and share your understanding of Hercules. Complete this blog during class today.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Perseus Vs. Jason?
Who is more heroic: Jason or Perseus? Please sight at least one example from our text and use the "heroic code" terminology to defend your claims. Complete this response by 2:30p.m. on Tuesday, March 12th.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Is It The Power Of Love?
“Men seemed to have failed completely to comprehend the power of Eros, for if they did comprehend it, they would have built to him the greatest altars and temples and offered the greatest sacrifices, whereas he is given none of these honors, although he should have them most of all…”
From Aristophanes’ Speech in the Symposium
Please use any of the myths we read about love to critique or support this quotation? In your response, react, evaluate, challenge, or contemplate. (Please complete this blog response by Tue., Feb. 26th, 2013.)
From Aristophanes’ Speech in the Symposium
Please use any of the myths we read about love to critique or support this quotation? In your response, react, evaluate, challenge, or contemplate. (Please complete this blog response by Tue., Feb. 26th, 2013.)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Trusting Cupid?
What is your reaction to the Cupid And Psyche myth's proclamation about "trust" within relationships? Please comment with quotations and/or references from the myth. This blog response should be completed by 2:30p.m. on Thursday, February 7th, 2013.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Metacognition?
“We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world. We give little thought to the machinery that generates the sunlight that makes life possible, to the gravity that glues us to an Earth that would otherwise send us spinning off into space, or to the atoms of which we are made and on whose stability we fundamentally depend. Except for children (who don’t know enough not to ask the important questions), few of us spend much time wondering why nature is the way it is; where the cosmos came from, or whether it is always here; if time will one day flow backward and effects precede causes; or whether there are ultimate limits to what humans can know.”
-Carl Sagan from an introduction to A Brief History of Time By Stephen Hawking
After hearing and reading your peer's reactions during class about the listed quotation, what new insight can you add to this quotation analysis? Please respond. (Blog Response Due By Thurs. 1-17-13 at 2:30p.m.)
-Carl Sagan from an introduction to A Brief History of Time By Stephen Hawking
After hearing and reading your peer's reactions during class about the listed quotation, what new insight can you add to this quotation analysis? Please respond. (Blog Response Due By Thurs. 1-17-13 at 2:30p.m.)
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