Final Paper Return

Because Angel could be closed down at any time today, please post here to let me know whether you would like your Essay 5 returned.  If you request it back, it will be available in my office (K-216) any time after July 5th.

Have a great rest of the summer!

Final Exam Essay

Your final exam essay is posted to the Lessons page on Angel.  It will be available until 11:59 pm tomorrow (Wednesday).  This is a low-stakes assignment and a great way to pick up easy points if you answer the questions completely.

You'll be getting loads of paper back from me over the next three days, but since I won't "speak" with most of you directly, I want to take the chance here to let you know how much I have enjoyed you as a class.  Your discussions have been a constant source of pleasure for me, and your paper topics have been consistently interesting.  You've all made it a very pleasant term.

Best of luck in your future endeavors!

15.7

The traditional method of education has a number of problems For example, if you were to miss a class, you would thusly miss any notes given, and any/all class discussion from that day, along with what assignments were given. In additon, if the teacher does not pronunciate well or has problems speaking to the class, there is usually very little to be done about it. Making lectures available as podcasts however, allows students to not have to miss classes and be able to read everything nessecary on their own without having to try and interprate someone else's vernacular or views on the subject that may sway the discussion. There are thee reasons that this teaching method should be adopted. One reason is that students don't have to freak out about "missing a class" because of illness or other personal reasons. Another reason is that students can read the material and come o understand it through their own unique methods as opposed to listening to it explained by someone who has already formed their own opinions of it. Finally, one can read and re-read the lecture as many times as they want as opposed to only hearing it once and taking notes. For these reasons, I believe that lectures should be recorded or pre-written and posted for the class' easier use and access.

To Him Coy Mistress

This is a beautiful poem that proposes Andrew's love for his sweet mistress. He explains his love in quite a manner.

"And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate."

This was my favorite part of the whole poem. It describes at most how he feels for her. It is very convincing with what detail he provided in his poem. If I would have wrote something like this to my fiance, I could just picture her now, tears rolling down her face as she reads on to the very end. It was very touching.

"My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow."

This was my second favorite phrase that really brought out how he truly felt about his mistress.

Hunsford proposal from "Pride and Prejudice"

I believe the reason why it failed so miserably is the way he went about telling her. Instead of expressed truly on how he felt and why he wanted her hand in marriage, he basically just told her everything that he is giving up and that it is not like him to arrange something like this. He was being to impulsive and from the sounds of it she doesn't like him already due to him bringing pain to her sister. That already put him off to a bad start. He should have started off by apologizing about her sister and explaining his love for her. No more than that. You don't try and win someone by telling them everything you are giving up for them or everything bad that is going to happen if you do it. You let them figure that out for themselves so that they would learn to appreciate what you have done for them and so that they can understand how strong your love is for them.

Discussion Responses

Hi All,

I know many of you , like me, may have been affected by intermittent power outages and patchy internet service yesterday, so I will not count any Week Six discussion responses submitted today as late.

My coy mistress

     Andrew Marvell's poem is a great love story.  He is in love with this mistress and wish to spend his dying days loving her.  He says "had we but world enough, and time', it brings e to believe he would love her for eternity.  Mr. Marvell, made reference 'Till the conversion of the  Jews' ,that he would love her until the end of time.  This statement made me believe that he was truly in love with her and he loved her beyond the grave. His proposal was convincing and heart felt.

15.7

    The traditional lecture method of education as  a number of problems. For example; there are a large number of students, intimidating, and impersonal.  In addition, if a student had to work or was ill, he or she would not have a  way of retrieving the lecture notes. Making lectures available as podcast, however, students who missed class could, listen to the notes on there computer or there mp3 player.  There are three reasons that this teaching method should be adopted.  One reason is that students who work could listen to notes at their leisure.  Another reason is that  it would omit some of the past failure in the lecture system.  Finally, struggling students could listen to the podcast at home and keep going over and over the notes. until they understand the lecture notes.  For these reasons, I believe that the podcast system would benefit all students who are in college  because there are many distractions that students face, and this is a good way to enhance learning.

pride and prejudice

Oh my, Mr. Dacy what an awful proposal.  Mr. Dacy had a really weird way of proposing.  He brought what his family and friends wanted him to do into his proposal  instead of what his true feelings should have been.  It appears that from the beginning she didn't like him because of what he did to someone she knew and then to propose to her was the ultimate no no.
Mr. Dacy should have said, I love you and in spite of everything I have done my heart wants you to be my bride. Then he should have said know matter what anyone thinks of our relationship, we are in this together and I want to spend the rest of my life making you happy.