The New Testament: Jesus and the Manger

Sorry for taking so long for everyone who really wants to try this. I figured out that the reason for the problem in class was the libraries used to run the program weren't included. Anyhow, bumped the download from 1.4MB to about 36MB. :'(

Anyhow, the quick summary of things I intended to run through in the presentation.
Majority of Video games take at minimum a year to develop, with teams of people and each person being employed full time in the effort. For this I point out I tried as many shortcuts as I could for not being a software programmer. Pre-written libraries, predone imagery, simplified scripting.

The idea I had with the game was to have it switch automatically through the player controlling the main character as the stories in the book dictate the change(as well as having random people walk up to be healed or "saved"{The fighting system lol, never got to it}). Starting with the Wisemen. You start out playing one of them, and talking to an angel who tells you to goto christ. You can try to beat the other two wisemen there, or follow if you don't know where to go. After a short scene with Jesus' parents, you gain control of Joseph, walk to the child and press enter and you'll aquire the child, then exist the place and go into the tower of the city, which was the closest I could come up with a church without doing it myself and actually having the time to make it myself. This room is as far as I got in the amount of time I could suffice for it, and yes, the sheep were following you.

The issues behind me picking this direction to attempt:
I work 40 hour weeks as a rackmount server phone\email sales\support and RMA\repair technician(the only one in the company). I do periodic consultant work for varying clients every now and again on weekends, from emergency support to designing their entire technical presence(Built a CyberCafe).

The New Testament: Jesus and the Manger <-- Available on one of my web servers.

HWK?

Does anybody know if there are any starter questions for this Wednesday?

What am I supposed to do for our wednesday meeting? I've begun my research paper, but isn't there anything else I should be doing right now? And the research paper was pushed back until the last day of class right?

extra credit?

will there be any other extra credit offered besides going to the poetry forum today? im at work and i dont think i can make it...

Tests and turnin

hi all,
does anyone know the code for turnin.com? also just wanted to make sure...we did indeed move the research paper due date to wed dec 10 day of the final right?
thanks!!

Starter Questions for 11/25/08 Cervantes

Read Cervantes: 2671-2714.

Answer the following Starter Question:


Cervantes juggles two realities for Don Quixote with ease. Select a section from the our readings and examine how he achieves this feat.

Readings and Starter Question for 11/19

Read: Petrarch, Eramus, Machiavelli, Montaigne--All selections

Answer the following starter question:

In what ways is Montaigne a "modern" thinker and writer. Use examples to prove your claim.

Don't forget your exam is due on 11/19!

Readings for 11/12

Read the Boccaccio and Chaucer selections and the section on medieval lyrics.

Do the following Starter Question:



Starter Question for Boccaccio and Chaucer


Write a page to two pages that examine how The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales present corruption and immoral behaviors in the medieval church.

Pictures

Assignment for 11/5

Read Dante's Inferno.

Have fun with the following:



Create a Punishment: The Hellish Game of Entertainment



Dante’s form of punishment always fits the crime. Design a level of hell for one of the following:

1. People who cut in lines
2. Men who leave the seat up
3. Women who want men to be more sensitive
4. Television remote control hogs
5. Internet spammers

To get full credit, you must create the punishment and explain how the punishment fits the crime! Explain how it is similar to one of Dante’s punishments.

Homework for 10/29

Attention! Attention! A change in the readings!

Next up is the Koran and The Thousand and One Nights: Read those selections and answer the following starter question:


Koran Starter Question



Question: Compare a story we have read in the Bible to its representation in the Koran. How is it different? What similarities are there? Consider characters, actions and themes.

Write a one-to-two page, typed, and double spaced response.

Due at the start of next class.

Homework for 10/22

Read The New Testament selections and The Confessions of St. Augustine selection.

Answer the Starter Question for Confessions

Starter Question for Confessions

Starter Question for Confessions

Our book’s introduction claims:
“This is, as far as we know, the first authentic ancient autobiography, and that fact itself is a significant expression of the Christian spirit, which proclaims the value of the individual soul and the importance of its relation to God.”

Using this quotation, find examples from our selection that demonstrate this concern with the individual (the self) and its relationship to God. Where do you see this point most clearly presented in our reading? Explain why.

Test Tomorrow

Don't forget your bluebook and your text book. You will need both for the exam. We are ONLY taking the exam tomorrow night. There is no discussion or other reading.

Starter Questions for 10/8/08

Answer one of the following questions:

Starter Question for Confucius

Our introduction to Confucius claims:

The Confucian Way was one of social roles. These usually involved hierarchies of relations, but to Confucius social hierarchy was valid only if it came naturally and spontaneously. The only hierarchical relation that was above judgment was the relation between parent and child, and that natural relation of mutual but differing qualities of affection was the model to which all other social relations aspire.

Where do we see this emphasis on social roles and social hierarchies in our selection? How do the values Confucius promotes support meaningful social hierarchies? What examples from the selection create “proper” functioning hierarchies. In what ways do they support order over chaos? Consider how an individual’s behavior is discussed in terms the relationship he or she has with others.

or

Classic of Poetry Starter Question

Carefully read and explicate (explain lines and their significance) one of the selected poems.

You should explain the use of symbol, the meaning of the poem and its theme. Do not retell the poem. Explain it.

Topics for Lys. and the Aeneid Discussion

Lysistrata

• Comedy--how it is created and its purpose
• Stereotypes of women and men. How the play does and doesn't support them.
• Role of women in Greek society as presented
• Power in men and women
• The place of sex in the world--Greek attitudes
  
• Athens/Sparta

Aeneid

• The Roman character and gravitas
  
• Dido, her passion and death
  
• The Gods
• The Underworld (compared to previous afterlives)
• The sacking of Troy
• Carthage
• The poetic style of Virgil
• 
  

Homework for 10-1-08

Read Lysistrata and Aeneid pages 1055-1125

Starter Question for Lysistrata

In one and a half to two pages, compare how Lysistrata and Medea deal with gender inequality. How is comedy used in Lysistrata to make a serious point?

Presentations

Classic of Poetry: Honsun
Confucius: Chuck
New Testament: Eric D.
Dante: Vella, Christopher M.,
Boccaccio: Jake
Chaucer: Evyn, Ashley G, Kristi K.
Medieval Lyrics: Chad
The Koran: Helen
Augustine: David
Thousand and One Night: Nicole F.
Japanese Poetry: Natalie T
Petrarch: Ashley G
Eramus: Greg B.
Montaigne or Machiavelli: Carly
Cervantes: Kevin G, Bob
Shakespeare: Rebecca W., Debbie

Sex, Death, Violence, Odysseus and X-Box

Is it just me or is the Greek world full of death, aggression, and sex?

It makes me wonder about media today. We hear that we have violence and sex in our entertainment. We do. Still the "classics" are chocked full of it as well. I off-handedly say, "You want classy violence and sex, then read great literature."

Here's a question to consider: Has entertainment and literature always been full of sex, death and violence? Is today's material really different? If so, how?

Homework for 9/24

Read

Aristotle 800-803
Sophocles: Oedipus the King
Euripides: Medea

Answer the question below:

Starter Question for Oedipus and Medea

In one to two pages, contrast and compare the protagonists of these Greek tragedies. How are they different? Compare their motivations, their backgrounds and their attitudes.

Not an author yet?

I notice many of you haven't made it to the blog yet. If there is a problem, we can solve it tonight. We'll check emails and send the invitation again.

No worries

Greetings

Hi All,
Its so fun that our blog is up and working. Thanks Lennertz!! THis will be super fun!!
K2

Readings for 9/17 Homer!

Read Book XXII of the Iliad (Pages 192-205) and Book IX-XII of the Odyssey (319-376).

Answer the following Starter Question:

Odysseus is considered the most fully developed character in ancient literature. He is often called the "multi-faceted " Odysseus. Write an analysis of his character. What attributes do you see him having? Why do you draw these conclusions? What proof does the story provide for his curiosity, recklessness, bravado and treachery, for example?

Write 1 to 2 pages please.

Readings for 9/10

Read the Genesis selections and the Psalms readings. Do not read Job.

In addition, write a response to the short paper prompt below

Starter Question for Genesis

All texts are created in a culture with a distinct worldview.

Examine the Genesis readings to formulate the worldview of the ancient Hebrews. Compare it to the worldview presented in The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Consider the following ideas:

· The importance of dreams

· Fate

· Responsibility

· Greatness in a person

· The relationship of the divine and the human

· The universe’s order

· Valued traits

Write a one to two page comparison/contrast between the cultures of ancient Sumeria and the ancient Hebrews. Use evidence from the literary works to prove your point.