Correction: The attachment summarizing the main discussion points from English 5870 3/17 class is in the Media Library in .PDF format. Have fun. FS
English 5870
The Loss of the Creature Commentary
by Keri • • 3 Comments
–The highest role of the educator is in the maieutic role of Socrates: to help the student come to himself not as a consumer of experience but as a sovereign individual (Percy 47).In the selection from The Loss of…
English 5001
Mid-term Responses
by dhamilton3 • • 0 Comments
Dawn Hamilton Mid-term Questions: Set A: The relationship between the study of rhetoric and the development of virtue or an ethical sense has been debated since classical times. A3. In writing classes today, how might a perception that studying…
English 5870
Class Log
by Amble • • 0 Comments
Amble Hollenhorst Dr. Kim De Vries ENGL 5870 3 March 2009 Log for Second Half of Class on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 • Writing Prompt: 1. What do you think is the biggest challenge you will have in doing observations?…
English 5870
Commentary #6-Percy
by Amble • • 1 Comment
I think this reading got much more in depth into the theory of perception than I was prepared for. It took the idea of the “most photographed barn in America” to a new place for me. But as much as…
English 5870
I’ve Read Walker Percy’s “The Loss of the Creature: before and…
by James • • 0 Comments
I have read it many times, and I have thought about it a lot even in between readings. It is one of my favorite pieces of philosophy, and also one of the most difficult to grasp, but that is exactly…