World Literature Through the Renaissance Dr. John Harris Office: BUS 207a ENGL 2362.001 & 002 h: 903-566-4985 Spring 2013 w: 903-565-5701 email: jharris@uttyler.edu Office Hours: MWF: 9-11‚ TTh: 9-9:30 (and by appointment) Required Texts/Materials The Macintosh iPad (II) or other means (e.g.‚ a laptop) of downloading text. All readings are in one large PDF
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in the perspective of a 13 year old girl‚ I hated the idea of wearing a uniform during my time in a uniform school. I thought that I wanted to express myself through my clothes‚ yet I soon realized I was wrong. I became more aware about uniforms and why we had to wear it after my experience at a non-uniform public school. After a few years after‚ I went back to a uniform school and after the experience in a non- uniform school it made me appreciate having to wear a uniform. The debate‚ whether school
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What Makes Interstellar a Good Movie. With genres varying from horror and comedy‚ romance and sci-fi‚ everyone has his or her favorite movie. Their favorite movie is the one they think was so good and entertaining that they would watch it time and time again. However‚ other people may view the same movie as horrible. So what makes a movie truly good? How can philosophers help us come to a universal meaning “good” in the movie industry? Philosophers such as Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and Socrates can give
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The story of Gilgamesh starts with Gilgamesh demonstrating many attributes that make him an immoral ruler. He is an unstable combination of two thirds man god and one third human. He is abundant in flaws and virtues‚ he the fiercest of warriors‚ and the greatest of builders. He exhausts his subjects through ceaseless battles and forced labor. He rapes whatever woman he desires with no respect for her social standing. He takes what he desires by indulging his appetites through haphazard uses of power
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What is assessment and what makes it “good?” Assessment is gathering information to ensure teachers make informed decisions about student progress. Five key components of good assessment are: classroom assessment‚ authenticity‚ formative‚ special needs intervention‚ and benchmarking. These enhance and improve student learning‚ and are outlined below. Good classroom assessment involves ‘of‚ for and as’ of learning. This practice involves teachers using inference and evidence‚ while students
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A Shemagh can be cut down to create a camouflaged ghillie suit; well at the very least you can make the hood. A ghillie suit‚ also known as a yowie suit‚ or camo tent‚ is camouflage clothing designed to resemble heavy foliage. Typically‚ it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap‚ cloth or twine. It is sometimes made to look like leaves and twigs‚ and optionally augmented with scraps of foliage from the environment you’re in. Snipers and hunters may wear a ghillie suit to blend
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fact that the more we know the more likely we are to act and do good. In other words‚ knowledge can be used for both good and evil; however‚ if we employ the tools of statistics or probability we will easily show that knowledge is overwhelmingly "good". Knowledge is able to make us less happy. A sated dog taking a nap may be happier than a sated human aware of the shortness of life. You can argue that a return to nature would make humans most happy. Return to nature would expose humans to deadly
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How many times have you heard that? No smoking laws are against our constitutional rights. There are many pamphlets and warnings out there telling you not to smoke. But why? Have you ever thought of that? It is your choice if you want to smoke and many new studies have shown that certain chemicals in cigarettes and tobacco are good for you! The harmful things and cigarettes are not harmful in small amounts. I believe that cigarettes and the people who smoke them have gotten a bad reputation. Many
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great leader starts with three great character traits. To be a good leader‚ you cannot major in minor things; you must be less distracted than your competition. Leaders need inspiration‚ they are not self-made; they are driven. A leader should be patient‚ open-minded‚ and present a positive attitude. No matter how successful your team becomes‚ a leader should guide you to do greater things than what you have already accomplished. A good leader does not do something because they feel it’s the right
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What makes a good statement (or claim)? Jose Leon HUMN 210 Professor Miriam Abbott February 24th‚ 2013 1. You are given the following ten short claims to analyze. Identify which ones are good or bad statements. If they are bad statements‚ indicate why. a. Nobody in the world today is really good. b. The world is not flat. c. I will need an extended period of laborious cogitation to assimilate the missive. d. The number 2 is
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