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Philosophy in literature
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Updated 11/12/2009 Phil 111 has one midterm, a quiz, a final, and two short papers.
I regret to announce that this course will not be offered in Spring 2010 as planned. Stay tuned for next course offering
EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS in SPRING 2008 Four (4) extra credit options (3 points each) allowed per student per semester. Total max. extra credit points available: 12 points. Discuss additional extra credit options with Prof. Rosenstand (additional possibilities: attending relevant stage plays, films). Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday May 9, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Speaker: Angela Oberbauer, Lecturer at Mesa College; topic: "Separation of Church and State: Constitutional Policy in Conflict" Extra credit option: Write ca. 1/2 page about any study question in Ch.2 (course packet). Extra credit option: Any of the 2nd paper topics you choose not to write your essay about: Write no less than 1/2 page, no more than 1 page, for extra credit. Extra credit option: Write 1/2 page about an aspect of this article in the New York Times 5/22/07: "This is Your Life (and How You Tell It" Extra credit option: Rent and watch East of Eden, and and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the film, explaining key differences between the film and the book. Extra credit option: Read or watch The Name of the Rose, and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the murder mystery and its connection to Aristotle. Extra credit option: Rent and watch (or read) Fahrenheit 451, and and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the film/book, explaining its view on the value of novels. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday Feb.8, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Melinda Campbell, lecturer in Philosophy, talks about "The Color of Reality." Sign in and earn 3 points! Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday March 7, 12:00. LRC Room 435. Cecily Heisser, lecturer in History, will talk about "Constructing Individuality: Becoming the Viennese Writer Rosa Mayreder." Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday April 11, 12:00-2:00. Sarah Blum, lecturer in History, Mesa College, will talk about “'No Paradise of Tolerance': School Desegregation and the Legacy of Housing Discrimination in Louisville, Kentucky, 1950-present"
Extra Credit Spring 2006: Four (4) extra credit options (3 points each) allowed per student per semester. New extra credit options will be added regularly. Extra credit option: Rent and watch (or read) a film or novel of your choice, and and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the film/book, explaining its specific philosophical/ethical viewpoint (example: I Heart Huckabees; The Butterfly Effect. Extra credit option: Rent and watch East of Eden, and and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the film, explaining key differences between the film and the book. Extra credit option: Rent and watch (or read) Fahrenheit 451, and and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the film/book, explaining its view on the value of novels. Extra credit option: Read the entire Left Hand of Darkness novel, and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the book's view of gender. Extra credit option: Read or watch The Name of the Rose, and write a short essay (1-2 paragraphs) about the murder mystery and its connection to Aristotle. Discuss additional extra credit options with Prof. Rosenstand (additional possibilities: attending relevant stage plays, films). Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday May 12, 11:00. LRC Room 435. Tony Pettina on the mind/brain experience of spirituality. Extra credit option expired : Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Friday April 21, 11:00. LRC Room 435. Mike Byron on Global Civilization. Extra credit option expired: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture Feb.10, 11:00, LRC 435. Professor of Political Science Kevin White talks about "Neocolonialism in the 21st Century: The Unremitting Rape of Africa." Extra credit option EXPIRED for women students: attend Greg Beeman's "Giving Women the Edge" class Friday March 3, LRC 435, 12-4. Extra credit option EXPIRED (alternative for male students): Write 1/2 page about whether having a self-defense class exclusively for women is appropriate or inappropriate! Extra credit option EXPIRED: Social Sciences Occasional Lecture March10, 11:00, LRC 435. Lecturer Letizia Argenteri talks about "The Use (and Misuse) of Documents and Foot (end) notes”
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