"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

Could you use any of the myths we read about love to critique or support this quotation? Please react, evaluate, challenge, or contemplate.  (Please complete this blog response by Thurs.. Feb. 22, 2012.)

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 8:30a.m. on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012.

Inspired?

How does the Danny McCaskill Industrial Revolutions presentation relate to your world? Can his new exploits connect with your academic endeavors? Again, did he make you look twice? Did he inspire and motivate you? Other reactions? Please connect and comment using complete sentences. This blog post should be completed by Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 2:30p.m.

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. (Blog Response Due By Thurs. 1-12-12 at 2:30p.m.)

Can We Contemplate "The Iliad?"

With reference to The Iliad/Odyssey Heroes video that we watched in class on Tuesday, what did it make you contemplate regarding archetypal patterns?  Homecoming?  Pride?  The hero?  Divinities?  Heroic Code?  Guest/Host?  Hubris?  Other?  Please quote from any notes you captured.  

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.

Medusa In Poetry?

Based upon your understanding and analysis of the Bogan Medusa Poem, what tone does this poem exhibit?  What connecting elements do you see regarding the Perseus myth?  Does it connect with the final scene with Polydectes or other scenes?  Did you notice other thematic or poetic elements on display?  Please respond to this post during today's class.