hey just posted my part please review i'm sure i slipped up somewhere, i always seem to. anyway, just added some razzle-dazzle too, i don't really know what we want our page to look like exactly but i can sure spiff it up later... i had to post it now because my dad is having some sort of ceremony at the masonic temple with the masons, i think he's being made like vice-chairman or something anyway, sorry i wont be present during the online confrence, feel free to text me or write me about anything else i need to do before tomorrow. talk to you guys later.
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So is our textbook a viable source? last time I had thought that Bleck said it wasn't so I didn't use it and then on my revision Bleck mentioned that I should have used it. I never really got a straight answer, can anyone help me out with that? It would be much appreciated

-Danny Syme

Soo this is mostly for Joanna, our presentation is on tuesday the 3rd.
We had like 5 min. to talk about our presentation today and I'm almost sure the consensus is that we'll do ch. 4 as far as our little sketch thing.

We need to start brainstorming who can do what and just exactly what we're gonna do. Our work day is this thursday, and I'm sure we'll get everything pinned down then.

Having completed these steps, write a paragraph that explains your choice of one repetition or opposition (X), explain/describe what it does within the poem, and then explain what it means, why it is perhaps among the most significant elements of the poem or just worth examination. Do the above for each of the six assigned poems and respond to at least three journals from your classmates.

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-I just accidentally clicked a link and it erased my entire journal...

it was entirely done and everything and now i'm really angry now, sooo i'll just have to finish later i guess
-danny syme

The editors of the text, in the introductory material on Poe, at the least imply that essays such as "The Philosophy of Composition" and quite possibly "The Poetic Principle" are done, at least in part, with tongue in check and are not to be taken too seriously. Nonetheless, the two essays provide some insight into understanding "The Raven" and Poe's other writings. For this journal, discuss "The Raven" in the context of at least one concept found and expounded upon in each of the two essays. What in "The Philosophy of Composition" and "The Poetic Principle" sheds light on "The Raven"?

Because this document, "On Civil Disobedience," has been influential for many generations, think about not just what Thoreau is saying about his situation but about how those ideas apply to us today. Another way to think about this is "in what ways is Thoreau right or wrong about the/our need for government?" Provide at least three examples from his writing (X), tell us what they do and what they mean/why they matter. Make it clear why you think he is either on or off target with his thoughts. Respond to at least three journals posted by classmates.

Examine the role that beauty, according to Emerson, has in N/nature and the world. What does it, again according to Emerson and the essay, offer us? Find three examples and passages from Emerson's "Nature" that seem to be good examples of the role played by beauty. Tell us just what these passages, and the points they are addressing are (what is x?), what they do, and what they mean. Respond to at least three journals by your classmates before class. Sorry for posting this later than usual. I'm so out of the habit it slipped my mind.

If Thomas Paine were with us today, what might he think of the society we have become? Find at least three passages from the assigned readings that you think shed some light on or answer this question. In your journal, provide enough of the passage so it makes sense to your reader and tell them just what this 'X' is, what it does and what it means. Do what you can to explain how your three X's show what Paine would think with regard to how those concerns are relevant today. Once done with that, respond to at least three entries from your peers.

Why does the Declaration of Independence matter today? Is it merely a historical document? One we should continue using as a guiding light, or maybe ignore? Begin your journal by describing X, as in "what is X?" Focus on things that are more important than a collection of words or sentences, marks on a page, and the like. Think more globally than that. Once you have come up with several notions of X, describe what at least three of them do, and what those three also mean. Things you might consider include just who is/are the audience(s)? Why was it written?

Franklin serves as something of a bridge between the later colonial and earlier revolutionary eras in that he exhibits a good many traits of his and America's Puritan forebearers. At the same time, he is a decidedly secular person (As in a Deist, he believes in a God, but not the Trinity nor the idea that this God guides our daily activities and experiences) and a product of Enlightenment thinking. As you read Franklin's writings, look for the Puritan elements exhibited (or not) in his writing and discuss how at least three of those notions are or are not, for better or worse, with us today.