Week 2: Bloom's Taxonomy

a) Syllabus Scavenger Hunt

In the Philosophy class that is part of this community, most of the work done in there falls under 'analyzing'. We have about 4-5 books and our objective is to not only read the literature but to understand the concepts that make up the foundation of that literature. Our goal for the semester is not to just remember but to skim the texts and interpret them in order to then apply those ideas to our lives.

In this class (KSU1101), we have an oral history project which falls under the 'creating' category. The objective of that assignment is to take information that we 'understand', personalize it, and then present it to the class as a whole. It is supposed to make the students find an imaginative but efficient way to display information.

b) Keep your eyes open

In my Political Science class, the professor consistently talks about how the Founding Fathers relied on the concepts that the Enlightenment philosophers made popular as the foundation for the Constitution. The main idea behind most of these philosophers was that every man had a right to choose his own path in life and that no single person should be able to dictate orders to others. However, I have read several articles that question the notion that we are truly "free"and that the study that was conducted may show that many of us are pre-wired to think a certain way.

Telegraph

Sydney Herald

Ricky Gervais

I thought Gervais was "bloody brilliant". I usually don't watch his movies, but I can say that night he was pretty hilarious. It seems like he didn't have a care in the world and just wanted to project what he really thought into a joke form (that or he was buzzed and just said what came out of his mouth). Of course he went over "that" line a few times but the fact that it was so shocking to both Hollywood actors and the working man was what made me really enjoy that bit.

I love references so here are a few videos to relive those moments.

Opening Monologue

Some of the good parts

Week 1: Class Intro

Hey everyone:

My name is Gabriel Gonzalez. I am 21 years old. I attended R.L. Osborne High School. and graduated in May 2007. There are 5 members of my family: my dad, mom, and one brother and one sister, who both attend Lassiter High School. We have only had a bunny my sister wanted as a pet.

I have played many instruments throughout my life. I started with trumpet in elementary school, then continued with clarinet, tenor sax in middle and high shcool and now I am taking drum classes. I love golden age hip-hop, alternative rock, and occasionally a classical or indie song; I try to listen to all music genres but those are my favorite. I went to UGA for a year before coming to KSU and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had.

I am an INTP; I have a hard time connecting emotionally with others (probably why I put off doing this assignment). Of course I know I will have to turn this in on time the coming week; it's just frustrating that it takes me longer than normal to complete 'simple' tasks like this. I chose this class because I didn't complete my learning community from last semester. Plus, this class was attached to philosophy which I have been very interested in for a long time.