Monday, November 06, 2006
assignment for tuesday, nov. 7:
read pp. 4 - 10 in baraka
vocab: antithesis, Weltanschauung, ascendancy, arable, subservience, salient, nuance, mores, deification, tepid, pertinent
discussion questions:
how does baraka compare to cook in terms of the role of language's ability to "construct" reality? (p. 4, secnond paragraph, p. 6, second paragraph, p. 9, second paragraph)
is the last sentence in the first paragraph of p. 5 accurate? what are some exceptions?
what aspects of baraka's argument can still be seen today? speech? culture? etc?
read pp. 4 - 10 in baraka
vocab: antithesis, Weltanschauung, ascendancy, arable, subservience, salient, nuance, mores, deification, tepid, pertinent
discussion questions:
how does baraka compare to cook in terms of the role of language's ability to "construct" reality? (p. 4, secnond paragraph, p. 6, second paragraph, p. 9, second paragraph)
is the last sentence in the first paragraph of p. 5 accurate? what are some exceptions?
what aspects of baraka's argument can still be seen today? speech? culture? etc?
# posted by Mr. Elliott : 5:57 PM
