Ancient Greece In 18 Minutes?

After watching the Ancient Greece In 18 Minutes video excerpt, what are you thinking regarding Greek  Mythology, Greek Culture, Greek History, Greek Philosophy? Do we need to look back to look forward in our world? This response is due in class after watching the video excerpt. Due by Fri., Oct. 22nd.

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 during your first class on Wed., Oct. 20th

"The Simpsons" And "The Odyssey?"

How is The Simpsons' video clip (Simpson's 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 by Tues., Oct. 12th.

Does Homer And "The Iliad" Still Matter?

After listening to the podcast addressing Why Homer & 'The Iliad Still' Matters Today, do you think The Iliad still matters? Explain and defend why. Please complete this response in class on the day that we listen to the podcast. Blog response due by Tues., Oct. 12th.

Counseling And The Use Of "The Iliad" And "The Odyssey?"

After listening to the Psychiatrist Counsels Vets With Odyssey Audio, what are you thinking about the The Iliad And The Odyssey?  Please specify your thoughts using a dynamic topic sentence and supporting evidence.  After listening to the audio clip, please respond during class. Blog response due by Tues., Oct. 12th.

"The Iliad?" Or "The Odyssey?" What Do You Think?

With reference to The Iliad Background Info Video/The Odyssey Background Info Video #1/The Odyssey Background Info Video #2, 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 by Fri., Oct. 8th.

Heracles Or Hercule? What Do We Know?

Based upon your prior knowledge or cultural literacy, what do you know about Hercules, the famous Greek hero?  After reading the "Hercules" myth, what do you know now?  Please specify, explain, argue, and share your understanding of Hercules. Complete this blog in class by Mon., Sep. 27th.