Agenda: – 11/12/2013 · Post Preview Night Questions · Brainstorm topics for research paper · Split into groups for discussion – looking at Filkin’s writing in an analytic way – titling, dedications, opening quotes, o What about playing “Hells Bells” going in hard to Fallujah – where does this decision come from and what are the implications and results o What purposes does F bring to his work. o What problems does he address o What assumptions o What advantages does he draw from writing in the first person o What theories does F illuminate · Next Reaction paper due Thursday (11/14) · Group assignments (some overlap) · Group #1: 238-341 § Brandon Martinez § Brad Sedillo § Marissa Martinez § Matt Sanchez § Alex Trujillo § Josh Lubold · Group #2: 136-248 § Brittany Johnson § Joseph Ortiz § Elle Mascarenas § Julian Vigil § Ryan Warrick § Lucas Strickland · Group #3: 48-148 § Alexander Gordon § Antonia Duran § Noah Ivey § Cullin Coyle § Forest Bolen
Agenda: – meeting Twenty one: 10/29/2013 Announcements: UNM Honors College Facebook Page – “like” it for updates UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and NOT 12/1 Override Cards Due and Preview night: 11/11 Woodward Hall Peer Advisement Deadline: 10/31 (one week from today) Dr. Javier Lorenzo is Oct. 30 (not 29) at 7:00 pm, Honors Forum: “From the senses to the brain: Changing the way we listen to music” Biology seminars up on Wiki: Every Wednesday at 12:00 noon and Thursday at 3:30 in Castetter 100 Please, no costumes Thursday for panelists · 10 minutes preparation – all groups · Panel I presents · Panel II begins presentation
Group I: 1) What was the interest of the US in Iraq in 2003 2) "This Changes Everything..." How? 3) In the "run up" to the war what were the errors a) Of the Bush administration? b) Of the US Congress? c) Of the Press (print and TV)? d) Of the military (joint chiefs)?
Group II: 1) What were the first mistakes of the war as executed in theater? 2) How would you characterize the Coalition Provisional Authority first under General Garner and then under Paul Bremer? What incidents, policies lead you to your conclusion(s)? 3) How did the Abu Gareb scandal emerge and what were the short term ramifications?
Group III: 1) What lessons do you think emerge from the battle of Falluja? 2) What was the long term effect of the Abu Gareb scandal and how did it connect to the deterioration of security? 3) Looking at the elections and the turnover of the Iraqi governance to a soveriegn Iraqi government - what does it mean?
UNM Honors College Facebook Page – “like” it for updates
UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and NOT 12/1
Override Cards Due and Preview night: 11/11
Woodward Hall
Peer Advisement Deadline: 10/31 (one week from today)
Dr. Javier Lorenzo is Oct. 30 (not 29) at 7:00 pm, Honors Forum: “From the senses to the brain: Changing
the way we listen to music”
James Burke: Fall 2013 Distinguished Lecture - Monday, Oct. 28 at 5 pm in Keller Hall: “Universities:
Why the Future Isn’t What it Used to Be”
Biology seminars up on Wiki: Every Wednesday at 12:00 noon and Thursday at 3:30 in Castetter 100
Break into groups I-III and discuss section of book and plan presentation for class -presentations should last 35-40 minutes -cover main points in your section
Group I: 1) What was the interest of the US in Iraq in 2003 2) "This Changes Everything..." How? 3) In the "run up" to the war what were the errors a) Of the Bush administration? b) Of the US Congress? c) Of the Press (print and TV)? d) Of the military (joint chiefs)?
Group II: 1) What were the first mistakes of the war as executed in theater? 2) How would you characterize the Coalition Provisional Authority first under General Garner and then under Paul Bremer? What incidents, policies lead you to your conclusion(s)? 3) How did the Abu Gareb scandal emerge and what were the short term ramifications?
Group III: 1) What lessons do you think emerge from the battle of Falluja? 2) What was the long term effect of the Abu Gareb scandal and how did it connect to the deterioration of security? 3) Looking at the elections and the turnover of the Iraqi governance to a soveriegn Iraqi government - what does it mean?
Agenda: – meeting Nineteen: 10/22/2013
Announcements
UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and NOT 12/1
Honors Facebook page:
Preview night is 11/14
Dr. Javier Lorenzo is Oct. 30 (not 29) at 7:00 pm
Papers back
Mini-lecture: quick review of evolution and explanation of where this reading came from, who wrote it, and
important background
Read “Gods of War” by Dominic Johnson (15 minutes)
Whole group: -How does this compare to everything else we’ve read? Is it more or less effective? Small groups: -Do you agree with what he’s saying? Why or why not? -Johnson touches on many things we’ve covered in class (e.g. patriotism/nationalism, propaganda, conflict, resources). Make some comparisons and examine what Johnson says in light of our discussions and other readings. Does Johnson have different points? What is he missing? Does he make any point clearer? -What about that chart? Like? Dislike? Reasons?
Group assignments FOR THURSDAY · Group #1: Part I - Containment pp1-115 § Brandon Martinez § Brad Sedillo § Marissa Martinez § Matt Sanchez § Alex Trujillo § Josh Lubold
· Group #2: Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300 § Brittany Johnson § Joseph Ortiz § Elle Mascarenas § Julian Vigil § Ryan Warrick § Lucas Strickland
· Group #3: Part III - The Long Term pp301-430 § Alexander Gordon § Antonia Duran § Noah Ivey § Cullin Coyle § Forest Bolen
Agenda: – meeting Eighteen: 10/17/2013
Annoucements
UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and not 12/1
Honors preview night is 11/11 and not 11/18
Honors Carruthers Chair lecture by Dr, Javier Lorenzo - 7:00 Oct 30 (not Oct. 29 as mistakenly given in class)
· Papers?
· My Lai audio o An aberration? o What can we learn from atrocities about the nature of war? o Who is/was at fault? o How about the impulse to cover up § Where does it come from? § Is it more personal or organizational § What happens if misbehavior is covered up o How deep is the dishonest about atrocities · Group assignments · Group #1: § Brandon Martinez § Brad Sedillo § Marissa Martinez § Matt Sanchez § Alex Trujillo § Josh Lubold · · Part I - Containment pp1-115 · · Group #2: § Brittany Johnson § Joseph Ortiz § Elle Mascarenas § Julian Vigil § Ryan Warrick § Lucas Strickland · Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300
· Group #3: § Alexander Gordon § Antonia Duran § Noah Ivey § Cullin Coyle § Forest Bolen
· Part III - The Long Term pp301-430
Agenda: – meeting Seventeen: 10/15/2013 · Hand back papers – collective feedback · Students share papers · Lecturette/discussion – the reasons the authors wrote their books · Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio · Group assignments · Group #1: § Brandon Martinez § Brad Sedillo § Marissa Martinez § Matt Sanchez § Alex Trujillo § Josh Lubold · · Part I - Containment pp1-115 · · Group #2: § Brittany Johnson § Joseph Ortiz § Elle Mascarenas § Julian Vigil § Ryan Warrick § Lucas Strickland · Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300
· Group #3: § Alexander Gordon § Antonia Duran § Noah Ivey § Cullin Coyle § Forest Bolen
· Part III - The Long Term pp301-430
Agenda: – meeting Sixteen: 10/08/2013 · Hand back papers – collective feedback · Remember Lecture requirement · Lecturette/discussion – the reasons the authors wrote their books · Due date for 5 page essay · Start brief presentations base on the essays · Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio · Class ends early
Agenda: – meeting Fourteen: 10/01/2013
· Hand back papers any papers · Remember Lecture requirement · Remember a five page essay(15 points is due Oct.8), have everyone speak briefly about their paper topic. · On Killing papers – discuss in small groups · Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio
Agenda: – meeting Thirteen: 10/01/2013
· Hand back papers any papers · Remember Lecture requirement · Remember a five page essay(15 points is due Oct.8), read paper titles from earlier seminars · War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion o Students form in groups in room based on readings o War& Meaning: discussion: “The Seduction of Battle and Perversion of War” – group #3 o Cont. discussion: “The Hijacking and Recovery of Memory” & “The Cause” – group #4 o Discussion and Wrap-up: “Eros and Thanatos,” & The book as an entirety – all groups · Next Reading Assignment (Oct. 3) ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332 – 160 page total.
Agenda: – meeting Twelve: 9/26/2013
· Hand back papers, muted praise for efforts, improvement of writing · Remember Lecture requirement · Remember a five page essay(15 points is due Oct.10), · War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion o Students form in groups in room based on readings o War/Meaning – discussion of Introduction and “ The Myth of War” o Discussion of “ The Plague of Nationalism,” The Destruction (and falsification)of Culture” and “The Seduction of Battle and Perversion of War” · Next Reading Assignment (Oct. 3) ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332
Agenda: – meeting Eleven: 9/24/2013
· Again - if you still have questions or concerns, email to set up appointment or see us at office hours, or use CAPS · Remember a five page essay(15 points is due Oct.10), · Lecturette – analytic essay vs opinion essay · Quiz results, action/commentary · War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion o Topic – Wilfred Owen’s Poem – translate Latin and discuss o Topic - How does Hedges use the iliad to exemplify and amplify his ideas o Topic - Explain how Freud’s Eros and Thantos Concepts figure in Hedge’s views o Topic - Choose a story that was particularly powerful (moving, disturbing, inspiring) and discuss its implications and ramifications. · Next Reading Assignment ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332
Agenda: – meeting Ten: 9/19/2013
Papers to hand back
Again - if you still have questions or concerns, email to set up appointment or see us at office hours, or use CAPS
Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.10),Guidelines.
Lecturette – analytic essay vs opinion essay
Crazy Horse - Discussion
oTopic – What does the story McMurtry tells illuminate about war
oTopic - What does the story tell about human folly
oTopic - What does the story about leadership
oTopic - Assess US policy as regards the Lakota – What do we learn from history
Next Reading Assignment War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (for Sept.2
Agenda: – meeting nine: 9/17/2013
Papers to hand back
People who redid their papers – if you still have questions or concerns,e-mail to set up appointment or see us at office hours, or use CAPS
Lecturette – Thinking about what we read
Crazy Horse - Discussion
oTopic – Why was diplomacy between the US and the Lakota so unlikely
oTopic - What characteristics of assymetric warfare show up in the Lakota/US war
oTopic - Evaluate Crazy Horse as a Warrior
oTopic - Discuss what war meant to the Lakota, their neighbors, and the US
oTopic - What were the consequences of the Civil War on the Lakota and US forces
General Topic - How good a job did Larry McMurtry do in terms of the features discussed above ( [[#|Clarity]], Accuracy, Precision, Relevance, Depth, Breadth, Logic, Significance, and Fairness)
Next Reading Assignment War is a [[#|Force]] That Gives Us Meaning (for Sept.24)
Agenda: – meeting eight: 9/12/2013
Papers to hand back
People who redid their papers need to provide Nicole with the originals
Examples of good writing, the other an example of poor writing (if possible, hand these in) – this was a warm up – getting students to read attentively and make judgments – In class, read the handout and note - which sentences are good in conveying the writers thoughts to the reader and which sentences are not so good in bearing the meanings that the writer is trying to convey
Discussion – war/9-11/Syria
Next Reading Assignment Crazy Horse (for Sept.17)
Agenda: – meeting seven: 9/10/2013
Discussion – reaction papers/good writing about good writing groups of three (problem only 4 people did reaction papers)
Read one another’s papers - Instead, did a "edit for brevity (Twitter) prompt - [[#|application]]
Discuss both ideas and the utility of King’s ‘toolbox’ suggestions
For Thursday – find and bring in two paragraphs – one an example of good writing, the other an example of poor writing
Next Reading Assignment Crazy Horse (for Sept.17)
Agenda: – meeting six: 9/5/2013 · Hand back reaction paper #1 – with explanation · Discussion – reaction paper #1 groups of three o Read one another’s papers o Discuss central ideas · Reading Assignment: o Download and read “Toolbox” from ON WRITING, by Stephan king for possible reaction paper.
Agenda: – meeting three: 8/27/2013
Watch “Dead Birds” – direct [[#|students]] to wiki page
Reading Assignment one for week Three (Sept.30: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24) in The Iliad
Agenda: – meeting two: 8/22/2013
Instructor Introductions, comments
Note: photos, wiki membership – dismiss class early and address
We will discuss the syllabus
Reading Assignment one for week Three (Sept.30: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24) in
Discuss Eisenhower Quote – 3 groups of 4, one of 5
"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending [[#|money]] alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under [[#|the cloud]] of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron."
Agenda: Roots of War – meeting one: 8/21/2012
Instructor Introductions, comments
Note: photos emailed by classtime Thursday to mthomas@unm.edu
We will discuss the syllabus Thursday – it is on the wiki home page
Assignment one: Iliad: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24 (Reaction papers – Tuesday 8/29)
Student introductions – Dyads meet, then when the group reassembles, introduce one another to the class at large. Topics 1) the usual (origin, major, hs. Interests 2) Connection to war or war industries
For Thursday
President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953:
"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under [[#|the cloud]] of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron."
Note: President Eisenhower was a general and commander of NATO land forces in World War II., educated at West Point, he was a life-long military man until elected President in 1952 on the Republican Ticket with Richard M. Nixon as his Vice President.
You will discuss this quote in small groups that the instructors will organize and come back with comments and questions.
Agenda: – 11/12/2013
· Post Preview Night Questions
· Brainstorm topics for research paper
· Split into groups for discussion – looking at Filkin’s writing in an analytic way – titling, dedications, opening quotes,
o What about playing “Hells Bells” going in hard to Fallujah – where does this decision come from and what are the implications and results
o What purposes does F bring to his work.
o What problems does he address
o What assumptions
o What advantages does he draw from writing in the first person
o What theories does F illuminate
· Next Reaction paper due Thursday (11/14)
· Group assignments (some overlap)
· Group #1: 238-341
§ Brandon Martinez
§ Brad Sedillo
§ Marissa Martinez
§ Matt Sanchez
§ Alex Trujillo
§ Josh Lubold
· Group #2: 136-248
§ Brittany Johnson
§ Joseph Ortiz
§ Elle Mascarenas
§ Julian Vigil
§ Ryan Warrick
§ Lucas Strickland
· Group #3: 48-148
§ Alexander Gordon
§ Antonia Duran
§ Noah Ivey
§ Cullin Coyle
§ Forest Bolen
Agenda: – meeting Twenty one: 10/29/2013
Announcements:
UNM Honors College Facebook Page – “like” it for updates
UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and NOT 12/1
Override Cards Due and Preview night: 11/11
Woodward Hall
Peer Advisement Deadline: 10/31 (one week from today)
Dr. Javier Lorenzo is Oct. 30 (not 29) at 7:00 pm, Honors Forum: “From the senses to the brain: Changing
the way we listen to music”
Biology seminars up on Wiki: Every Wednesday at 12:00 noon and Thursday at 3:30 in Castetter 100
Please, no costumes Thursday for panelists
· 10 minutes preparation – all groups
· Panel I presents
· Panel II begins presentation
Group I:
1) What was the interest of the US in Iraq in 2003
2) "This Changes Everything..." How?
3) In the "run up" to the war what were the errors
a) Of the Bush administration?
b) Of the US Congress?
c) Of the Press (print and TV)?
d) Of the military (joint chiefs)?
Group II:
1) What were the first mistakes of the war as executed in theater?
2) How would you characterize the Coalition Provisional Authority first under General Garner and then under Paul Bremer? What incidents, policies lead you to your conclusion(s)?
3) How did the Abu Gareb scandal emerge and what were the short term ramifications?
Group III:
1) What lessons do you think emerge from the battle of Falluja?
2) What was the long term effect of the Abu Gareb scandal and how did it connect to the deterioration of security?
3) Looking at the elections and the turnover of the Iraqi governance to a soveriegn Iraqi government - what does it mean?
Agenda: – meeting Twenty: 10/24/2013
Announcements:
Break into groups I-III and discuss section of book and plan presentation for class
-presentations should last 35-40 minutes
-cover main points in your section
Group I:
1) What was the interest of the US in Iraq in 2003
2) "This Changes Everything..." How?
3) In the "run up" to the war what were the errors
a) Of the Bush administration?
b) Of the US Congress?
c) Of the Press (print and TV)?
d) Of the military (joint chiefs)?
Group II:
1) What were the first mistakes of the war as executed in theater?
2) How would you characterize the Coalition Provisional Authority first under General Garner and then under Paul Bremer? What incidents, policies lead you to your conclusion(s)?
3) How did the Abu Gareb scandal emerge and what were the short term ramifications?
Group III:
1) What lessons do you think emerge from the battle of Falluja?
2) What was the long term effect of the Abu Gareb scandal and how did it connect to the deterioration of security?
3) Looking at the elections and the turnover of the Iraqi governance to a soveriegn Iraqi government - what does it mean?
Agenda: – meeting Nineteen: 10/22/2013
- Announcements
- UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and NOT 12/1
- Honors Facebook page:
- Preview night is 11/14
- Dr. Javier Lorenzo is Oct. 30 (not 29) at 7:00 pm
- Papers back
- Mini-lecture: quick review of evolution and explanation of where this reading came from, who wrote it, and
important background- Read “Gods of War” by Dominic Johnson (15 minutes)
Whole group:-How does this compare to everything else we’ve read? Is it more or less effective?
Small groups:
-Do you agree with what he’s saying? Why or why not?
-Johnson touches on many things we’ve covered in class (e.g. patriotism/nationalism, propaganda, conflict, resources). Make some comparisons and examine what Johnson says in light of our discussions and other readings. Does Johnson have different points? What is he missing? Does he make any point clearer?
-What about that chart? Like? Dislike? Reasons?
Group assignments FOR THURSDAY
· Group #1: Part I - Containment pp1-115
§ Brandon Martinez
§ Brad Sedillo
§ Marissa Martinez
§ Matt Sanchez
§ Alex Trujillo
§ Josh Lubold
· Group #2: Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300
§ Brittany Johnson
§ Joseph Ortiz
§ Elle Mascarenas
§ Julian Vigil
§ Ryan Warrick
§ Lucas Strickland
· Group #3: Part III - The Long Term pp301-430
§ Alexander Gordon
§ Antonia Duran
§ Noah Ivey
§ Cullin Coyle
§ Forest Bolen
Agenda: – meeting Eighteen: 10/17/2013
- Annoucements
- UNM Spring registration begins 11/18 and not 12/1
- Honors preview night is 11/11 and not 11/18
- Honors Carruthers Chair lecture by Dr, Javier Lorenzo - 7:00 Oct 30 (not Oct. 29 as mistakenly given in class)
- · Papers?
· My Lai audioo An aberration?
o What can we learn from atrocities about the nature of war?
o Who is/was at fault?
o How about the impulse to cover up
§ Where does it come from?
§ Is it more personal or organizational
§ What happens if misbehavior is covered up
o How deep is the dishonest about atrocities
· Group assignments
· Group #1:
§ Brandon Martinez
§ Brad Sedillo
§ Marissa Martinez
§ Matt Sanchez
§ Alex Trujillo
§ Josh Lubold
·
· Part I - Containment pp1-115
·
· Group #2:
§ Brittany Johnson
§ Joseph Ortiz
§ Elle Mascarenas
§ Julian Vigil
§ Ryan Warrick
§ Lucas Strickland
· Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300
· Group #3:
§ Alexander Gordon
§ Antonia Duran
§ Noah Ivey
§ Cullin Coyle
§ Forest Bolen
· Part III - The Long Term pp301-430
Agenda: – meeting Seventeen: 10/15/2013
· Hand back papers – collective feedback
· Students share papers
· Lecturette/discussion – the reasons the authors wrote their books
· Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio
· Group assignments
· Group #1:
§ Brandon Martinez
§ Brad Sedillo
§ Marissa Martinez
§ Matt Sanchez
§ Alex Trujillo
§ Josh Lubold
·
· Part I - Containment pp1-115
·
· Group #2:
§ Brittany Johnson
§ Joseph Ortiz
§ Elle Mascarenas
§ Julian Vigil
§ Ryan Warrick
§ Lucas Strickland
· Part II - Into Iraq pp115-300
· Group #3:
§ Alexander Gordon
§ Antonia Duran
§ Noah Ivey
§ Cullin Coyle
§ Forest Bolen
· Part III - The Long Term pp301-430
Agenda: – meeting Sixteen: 10/08/2013
· Hand back papers – collective feedback
· Remember Lecture requirement
· Lecturette/discussion – the reasons the authors wrote their books
· Due date for 5 page essay
· Start brief presentations base on the essays
· Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio
· Class ends early
Agenda: – meeting Fourteen: 10/01/2013
· Hand back papers any papers· Remember Lecture requirement
· Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.8), have everyone speak briefly about their paper topic.
· On Killing papers – discuss in small groups
· Next Assignment (Oct. 18 ) My Lai audio
Agenda: – meeting Thirteen: 10/01/2013
· Hand back papers any papers· Remember Lecture requirement
· Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.8), read paper titles from earlier seminars
· War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion
o Students form in groups in room based on readings
o War& Meaning: discussion: “The Seduction of Battle and Perversion of War” – group #3
o Cont. discussion: “The Hijacking and Recovery of Memory” & “The Cause” – group #4
o Discussion and Wrap-up: “Eros and Thanatos,” & The book as an entirety – all groups
· Next Reading Assignment (Oct. 3) ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332 – 160 page total.
Agenda: – meeting Twelve: 9/26/2013
· Hand back papers, muted praise for efforts, improvement of writing· Remember Lecture requirement
· Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.10),
· War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion
o Students form in groups in room based on readings
o War/Meaning – discussion of Introduction and “ The Myth of War”
o Discussion of “ The Plague of Nationalism,” The Destruction (and falsification)of Culture” and “The Seduction of Battle and Perversion of War”
· Next Reading Assignment (Oct. 3) ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332
Agenda: – meeting Eleven: 9/24/2013
· Again - if you still have questions or concerns, email to set up appointment or see us at office hours, or use CAPS· Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.10),
· Lecturette – analytic essay vs opinion essay
· Quiz results, action/commentary
· War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning - Discussion
o Topic – Wilfred Owen’s Poem – translate Latin and discuss
o Topic - How does Hedges use the iliad to exemplify and amplify his ideas
o Topic - Explain how Freud’s Eros and Thantos Concepts figure in Hedge’s views
o Topic - Choose a story that was particularly powerful (moving, disturbing, inspiring) and discuss its implications and ramifications.
· Next Reading Assignment ON KILLING – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman: Intro.- 106, 177-192, 231-240, 250-261, 312-332
Agenda: – meeting Ten: 9/19/2013
- Papers to hand back
- Again - if you still have questions or concerns, email to set up appointment or see us at office hours, or use CAPS
- Remember a five page essay (15 points is due Oct.10), Guidelines.
- Lecturette – analytic essay vs opinion essay
- Crazy Horse - Discussion
- o Topic – What does the story McMurtry tells illuminate about war
- o Topic - What does the story tell about human folly
- o Topic - What does the story about leadership
- o Topic - Assess US policy as regards the Lakota – What do we learn from history
Next Reading Assignment War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning (for Sept.2Agenda: – meeting nine: 9/17/2013
Agenda: – meeting eight: 9/12/2013
Agenda: – meeting seven: 9/10/2013
Agenda: – meeting six: 9/5/2013
· Hand back reaction paper #1 – with explanation
· Discussion – reaction paper #1 groups of three
o Read one another’s papers
o Discuss central ideas
· Reading Assignment:
o Download and read “Toolbox” from ON WRITING, by Stephan king for possible reaction paper.
o Scan Elements of Style, Read Chapter V, “An Approach to Style”
Agenda: – meeting five: 9/3/2013
Agenda: – meeting four: 8/29/2013
“modern” warfare.
Agenda: – meeting three: 8/27/2013
Watch “Dead Birds” – direct [[#|students]] to wiki page
Reading Assignment one for week Three (Sept.30: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24) in The Iliad
Agenda: – meeting two: 8/22/2013
Instructor Introductions, comments
Note: photos, wiki membership – dismiss class early and address
We will discuss the syllabus
Reading Assignment one for week Three (Sept.30: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24) in
Discuss Eisenhower Quote – 3 groups of 4, one of 5
"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending [[#|money]] alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under [[#|the cloud]] of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron."
Agenda: Roots of War – meeting one: 8/21/2012
Instructor Introductions, comments
Note: photos emailed by classtime Thursday to mthomas@unm.edu
We will discuss the syllabus Thursday – it is on the wiki home page
Assignment one: Iliad: Intro., Chapters 1,3,15,19,22, and 24 (Reaction papers – Tuesday 8/29)
Student introductions – Dyads meet, then when the group reassembles, introduce one another to the class at large. Topics 1) the usual (origin, major, hs. Interests 2) Connection to war or war industries
For Thursday
President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953:
"Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under [[#|the cloud]] of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron."
Note: President Eisenhower was a general and commander of NATO land forces in World War II., educated at West Point, he was a life-long military man until elected President in 1952 on the Republican Ticket with Richard M. Nixon as his Vice President.
You will discuss this quote in small groups that the instructors will organize and come back with comments and questions.