Mass Email Archives
(Divided Chronologically)
January 19, 2004
Greetings All…

This will be the first email for the group. I hope you all find this helpful throughout your semester

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Website Updates
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I have updated the Western Civilization website. 

It now includes three new items:
1. Reading for the film King David, which will be shown in class.
2. A map of the Ancient Near East. (This is the map seen in lecture)
3. Lecture Notes have been added.
4. Mass Email Archive

I hope these help you in the class. 

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Questions and Answers
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A question arose during class today, which had to do with the paper and what was expected for the item due on February 4, 2004. On page 5 of the syllabus it states: 

"Students must submit two preliminary reports: (i) a statement of the proposed topic (one page), supported by a photocopy of the primary document being used—THIS IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON Wednesday, February 4, 2004; (ii) a working bibliography to be used in preparing the paper—THIS IS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS ON Wednesday, February 18, 2004."

Please keep this in mind has you prepare to pick your paper topic and/or prepare your report.

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Don't Forget
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January 21 - Bring Tierney book to class for discussion of supplemented readings.
January 23 - Segments of King David will be shown in class. Make sure to do the online reading for this film to better help you look for contradictions. Take notes on your thoughts to help you when studying later. Also, feel free to bring any food/drinks to class.
January 26 - Quiz I over Chapter 1. Quiz will be divided as follows: True/False (10%), Multiple Choice (20%), Identifications (30%), and Map (40%).
February 4 - Paper Topic Due (See syllabus for detailed information)

I think this will be a fun semester. See you all on Wednesday!

~Brother Dennis

January 30, 2004
Greetings All... 

Well, we just ended the third week of classes. I hope you all are enjoying this as much as I am. 

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Website Updates 
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I have updated the Western Civilization website. 

It now includes many new items: 
1. Two new maps. Both of Ancient Greece. 
2. An area for images seen in lecture. 
3. Lecture Notes have been updated. 
4. Mass Email Archive updated. 

I hope these help you with the class. 

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Questions and Answers 
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Q: What does the website mean by "Recognize and describe" when referring to the images from the PowerPoint presentations?

A: On examinations (quizzes, midterm, final) I have added an area which will require you to identify images in a similar way "Pyramids" was used on Quiz 1. I am essentially wanting you to be able to describe what you see, tell me where the item comes from, what its use was, who used/created/built it, when it was used/created/built, what does it tell you about the civilization from whence it came, and what was going on in the scene it is transmitting?

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Don't Forget 
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February 4 - Paper Topic Due (See syllabus for detailed information on how to present the paper topic. This would be a good time to begin looking for primary documents and secondary resources to include in your bibliography.)
February 9 - Quiz II over Chapters 2 and 3. 

We will pick up with Spartan society before moving onto Chapter 3. 

See you all in class! 
~Brother Dennis 

February 4, 2004
I have placed all the current lecture notes online and have taken off the online reading for the last two chapters. I hope these lecture notes are helping you in your studies.

Remember these upcoming dates and/or issues you might need to address: 

•	Quiz II (Chapter 2-3) on Monday, February 9, 2004.
•	Bring photocopy (one page is enough) of the primary resource you are wanting to use if you did not provide it with your paper proposal. An example of a primary resource is something that was written during the time period we are talking about during this course. A copy of the Code of Hammurabi or The Book of the Dead are examples of primary resources. A coffee table book about Ancient Egypt or Greek Mythology is not a primary resource. You must have at least one primary resource cited and used in your paper. See syllabus for more details.
•	Bibliography due on Wednesday, February 18, 2004.

I hope these emails and the website are helping you with this class. 

See you Friday!
~Brother Dennis

March 12, 2004
Greetings All…

I hope you all have a good weekend and enjoy the rest of Unprecedented Praise. 

I am glad you voted, by a majority vote, to do the group projects. I think this will be a good learning experience for you all. Remember, I said that I would take away the previous quiz grades and give you all 100% on the quizzes, make the paper due on a later date, and not give you a final exam if we did the group projects.

Attached you will find the information concerning the upcoming group projects. In this attachment you will find the directions, group listings, and NEW class schedule from now until the end of the semester for the group projects. Remember as a majority of the class, you picked the teams and the chapters you wanted to present.

Please review this information, which is also posted on the class website. Once again, have a good weekend and I will see you all on Monday!

~Brother Dennis