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- Points were given to the groups with their Grendel books. – The “Chapter 2: Solipsism” handout was passed out. Basically, solipsism is the idealism that your mind is all the exists. Everything else is a result of your thoughts. This idealism also states that even if there was something to be known, “knowledge about [...]
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Quote of the Day: “It is not what the lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.” -Edmund Burke (he was a part of Parliament, approved of the American Revolution, and he’s considered the grandfather of Conservatism) Analysis of the quote: -It basically says: “It’s [...]
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-Essays and other papers were handed back at the start of class. -Mr. E spoke briefly about the scores on the essays. A 4 would mean that you misread the question, but still had good analysis. He then went on to say that on the AP test, it’s not about have the right answer, it’s [...]
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-Class begins with yet again another daily exercise, Imagery 18: “Wuthering Heights,” by Emily Bronte. This particular passage utilized visual and auditory imagery, with some words even using both form of imagery. -The science writing responses were due today. If you did not turn it in, you have until the late work day of next [...]
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- Syntax 14 passed out. – We looked at the Imitation section of CR, which starts on page 411. Mr. E. reminded us that we all started writing by first imitating. He then told us about the imitation homework. Choosing from one of the specimen passages, we are to copy – word for word – [...]
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-Final grades were passed out and everyone should get the last page signed by tomorrow. -A discussion on our focus took place. We all want to do well, but not all of us reach that goal. -A quiz on the questions from the finals was given to us. Running out of time, Mr. E. told [...]
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-All late work was due today. -Table of Contents for our Journals were passed out; look at the calendar to see when your journal is due. -Discussion: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards (1741) S: Jonathan Edwards 0: he delivers the sermon to the congregation about the Holy Spirit A: [...]
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-We reviewed Religio Medici, by Sir Thomas Browne. -There are two books that Browne writes about: the Bible and the book of nature. -God can’t create deformity because he is perfect. -Chaos has no form, therefore it cannot be deformed. -The rest of the period was for us to work on…work. The whole period tomorrow [...]
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Class: -Syntax 11 was passed out. It was a passage taken from Sandra Cisneros’s “The House on Mango Street”.We were confused but later found that by adding “When I am” changes perfectly independent clauses into dependent ones. The sentence was had the verb and subject at the end, making the reader stretch their patience and [...]
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