THE EYE-OPENER OF THE BIWEEKLY: The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. Hebert Humphrey
KEY DATES:
On Friday, December 6, Cynthia Noble will give a talk on Realism and Impressionism
On Friday, December 6, your chain of circumstance paper is due.
After the winter holiday we will have a TEST on chapters 6 and 7 and the handouts connected to the Enlightenment. Two of the following essays will appear on the test: 1. Why can it be argued that the Scientific Revolution is the most important event in European history? 2. What characterized the first part of the 18th century? 3. What are the key elements of the Enlightenment that have endured to the present day?
The week of Dec. 2
The extra half hour of the long period: the yearlong project.
CLASS ONE: we will review sections 27 and 28 in the Palmer chapter on the Scientific Revolution. Why can be argued that the Scientific Revolution was the most important transformation in European History? HOMEWORK: please read the packet that is made up of Galileo's Letter to Archduchess Christina, excerpts from Frances Bacon's New Organon and Descartes" Discourse on Method.
CLASS TWO: we will discuss the readings in the packet. HOMEWORK: finish the chapter on the Scientific Revolution.
CLASS THREE: we will discuss the reading and in particular the importance of evidence and why a discussion of natural law was included in this chapter. HOMEWORK: put the last touches on your Research papers.
CLASS FOUR: NOBLE on Realism and Impressionism. I will collect your research papers. HOMEWORK: please read sections 31 and 32 in chapter 7
The week of Dec. 9
The extra half hour of the long period: the yearlong project.
CLASS ONE: we will examine the distinctions between and elite and popular culture. HOMEWORK: finish chapter 7.
CLASS TWO: we will look at the international scene in the first part of the 18th century. HOMEWORK: I will pass out a handout on the Enlightenment. Please read it through Political Thought.
CLASS THREE: we will begin to look at the key element of this new European culture that is called the Enlightenment. HOMEWORK: please the Social Thought and Economic Thought sections of the Enlightenment handout.
CLASS FOUR: we will discuss the key Enlightenment ideas in these two sections that have endured to the present day. HOMEWORK: finish the handout.
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