http://etbu.jerrysummers.com Life among the ETBU Tribe of Tiger Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:41:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Choose between Option 1 and 2. You may respond to both if you wish, of course. I knew some of you (maybe one or two) would be disappointed if you did not have the opportunity to discuss Alexander. This topic is "simple." Take a position, defending or arguing ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/09/11/week-4-through-918-option-2-alexander-of-macedon/ NOTE THE OPTION, HERE! Choose between this one and Option 2. By the way, I notice no one has DARED to comment on another student's comments - as if there's a taboo! Be ye not timid thinkers! We aren't covering the major Greek philosophers in any detail, but perhaps one ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/09/11/week-4-through-918-option-1-philosophers/ This is your assignment in lieu of class attendance on 9/16. Remember it is due by midnight on Tuesday. (It is separate from the regular discussion due Thursday midnight.) The Peloponnesian Wars (Ist--460-445; GPW--435-404are a study in variable and failed diplomacy, intrigue, multiple alliances, and sheer destructiveness. It seems as ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/09/11/alternative-for-916-due-midnight/ It's one thing to focus on the greatness of classical Greece - traditionally that has meant Athens was the major, sometimes only focus. But isn't it strange that classical Greece was also a strife-ridden, dangerous place? I'm referring to the continual tension among the city-states that seems to ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/09/08/week-3-through-911-stasis-classical-greatness-how-so/ Welcome back to ETBU Dr. Frank Lower! Dr. Lower is teaching three courses while the department seeks God's best person for the position Dr. Dennis Robertson left when he became V.P. for Student Affairs here. (You can hear) Dr. Lower every day on KMHT - Marshalll 103.9 FM. ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/08/31/this-year-in-mass-comm-speech/ Your reading this week focuses on the philosophical and religious developments in four major civilizations, and all within the same relative time period, an "axial" period. What do you think was going on? What similarities or common issues do you discern in these developments? http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/08/29/week-2-through-94-axial-age/ http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/08/28/etbu-quality-enhancement-plan/ Test topic: A new year, a new college experience, and a new course, among others. In this case, World Civ! What will be your single, greatest challenge as you begin the course? (On this site I will approve the entries before they post for security purposes and to make sure the ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/08/28/week-1-alternative-discussion-world-civ-i/ This discussion board is moved from an unworkable site to one I have used before for class. To keep things simple this first week, and to make sure everyone is able to participate, please offer your comments about your expectations in the course. For example, perhaps there are ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/08/27/a-revised-question-expectations-in-world-civ-i/ Our travel-study group returned to Texas at DFW airport on Friday evening May 23rd, after an active, intense trip. Most of us were "pretty healthy", though China's air pollution had depressed the upper respiratory systems! So: Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xi'an, and then back through Beijing (with ... http://etbu.jerrysummers.com/2008/05/27/back-from-china/