Monday, March 14, 2011
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bearshortyThe article on domesticating animals in March National Geographic was pretty interesting. I read it this morning as I had to get up at 7am and adjust to the time change. I never really thought about that domesticated animals changed their genes and evolved to coexist with humans more. I mean, I knew humans developed genes like lactose tolerance in order to have domesticated animals but I never thought of things like multi-colored coats or floppy ears are genetic markers of domestication.
In the morning I worked on In class exercise 3 prompt and Paper 1 assignment. Professor S. sent me good discussion categories on El Cid and her old paper prompt (which was very broad). So I sort of adjusted her prompt and combined it with the discussion categories (religious attitudes, male honor, female honor, money issues, political relationships etc) to ask:
How does El Cid help us understand life in medieval Spain (specifically, your topic)? Can we trust El Cid as a historical source?
She will use my prompt. Since we are collaborating, I also send her my “Writing a Good History Paper” handout, which I developed in teaching in the writing program with the help of previous handouts from other instructors. Prof. S. said that she will not only give it to her students but will show it at the department meeting to adopt for the history department. Which is cool. And students do need detailed instruction of what a paper should be.
I bought blue headphones this time. Frelling plastic casting! It was really hard to pry it out.
Class 3 is so much better. I’m reminded of this every week. They listen to the lecture like they care. I put on the Gregorian chant for them today since we were doing Christianity.
Mama made Napoleon cake with proper cream. Yummy.
House S7E16 That was one excellent episode. As usual Hugh Laurie is brilliant in his scenes and I really watch this show for his acting. The opening sequence with the song and frozen seconds with the bull was breathtaking. I want that song. (And I did buy it on iTunes) The bull rider looked very familiar and I just had to look him up during a commercial or I knew it would bug me. It was Kyle from 4400! Good to see him. I also liked Wilson telling Cuddy all the things people brought up in the forums – she knew who he was before, really. And Wilson in general was excellent – I really liked their massage conversation. And House is boozing and whoring to feel something. When Foreman mentioned to Masters that House was clean for two years, the enormity of House taking Vicodin again just hit home. He really can’t be the same as before, the writers can’t just hit a reset button. His “and she caves” to Cuddy was perfect. I realized as soon as he jumped that he would jump into the pool. The only thing that took me out of the episode is the warm weather in March in New Jersey. Show, can’t you pretend you are on the east coast. That heart surgery was way too graphic for me, I couldn’t watch it.
In the morning I worked on In class exercise 3 prompt and Paper 1 assignment. Professor S. sent me good discussion categories on El Cid and her old paper prompt (which was very broad). So I sort of adjusted her prompt and combined it with the discussion categories (religious attitudes, male honor, female honor, money issues, political relationships etc) to ask:
How does El Cid help us understand life in medieval Spain (specifically, your topic)? Can we trust El Cid as a historical source?
She will use my prompt. Since we are collaborating, I also send her my “Writing a Good History Paper” handout, which I developed in teaching in the writing program with the help of previous handouts from other instructors. Prof. S. said that she will not only give it to her students but will show it at the department meeting to adopt for the history department. Which is cool. And students do need detailed instruction of what a paper should be.
I bought blue headphones this time. Frelling plastic casting! It was really hard to pry it out.
Class 3 is so much better. I’m reminded of this every week. They listen to the lecture like they care. I put on the Gregorian chant for them today since we were doing Christianity.
Mama made Napoleon cake with proper cream. Yummy.
House S7E16 That was one excellent episode. As usual Hugh Laurie is brilliant in his scenes and I really watch this show for his acting. The opening sequence with the song and frozen seconds with the bull was breathtaking. I want that song. (And I did buy it on iTunes) The bull rider looked very familiar and I just had to look him up during a commercial or I knew it would bug me. It was Kyle from 4400! Good to see him. I also liked Wilson telling Cuddy all the things people brought up in the forums – she knew who he was before, really. And Wilson in general was excellent – I really liked their massage conversation. And House is boozing and whoring to feel something. When Foreman mentioned to Masters that House was clean for two years, the enormity of House taking Vicodin again just hit home. He really can’t be the same as before, the writers can’t just hit a reset button. His “and she caves” to Cuddy was perfect. I realized as soon as he jumped that he would jump into the pool. The only thing that took me out of the episode is the warm weather in March in New Jersey. Show, can’t you pretend you are on the east coast. That heart surgery was way too graphic for me, I couldn’t watch it.