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HONORS100-03: The Quest for Social Justice
Fall Semester 2000 Schedule:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

SEPTEMBER 4 5 1

Introduction to Theme

 

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Read Plato's Euthyphro; Write 1 ¶ each on the respective characters of Euthyphro & Socrates.

 

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 Read: Plato, Apology
Mark passages you would like to talk about, and be prepared to say why (i.e., to talk about them!)

12 6 13 1

Read: Plato, Crito

14 2 15 3

1st paper due
Paper assignment: Word Document

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18 4 19 5

Read: articles on Iraq Sanctions

20 6 21 1

Meet in AV2-Alcuin Library with Tom Nichol

22 2

 

25 3

Peace Studies Conference
Quad 264 SJU / Dr. Richard Garfield: "Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Post Cold War World: The Role of Economic Sanctions"

26 4 27 5

Discussion of Iraq Sanctions talk and articles you found.

28 6

 

29 1

Read: Meno
Is Socrates honest with Meno in this dialogue?  Is Meno honest with Socrates?  Be prepared to defend your answers.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

OCTOBER 2 2

 

3 3

Exploratory writing assignment

4 4 5 5

Video of Dr. David Hilfiker's talk, "Does Robert Have a Chance? The Injustice of the Inner City"

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Read Tolstoy story, "There Are No Guilty People."

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Write a short paper--at least a solid paragraph-- on "The Poorest Person I Know."

10 2 11 3

Write one more "starter" draft, at least a page or more, on either; 1) What does the title of Tolstoy's story mean?  2) Answer the question in the last line of the story.

12 4 13 5

Read: Leo Tolstoy, "God Sees the Truth But Waits."   We might as well think about what this title means as well. 

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Free Day

17 6 18 1

2nd paper due
Paper assignment: Word Document

19 2 20 3

Read Jones & Newman, Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago (complete)

23 4 24 5

Writing:
Draft starter: "Justice and the Murder of Eric Morse"

Check out the Real Audio of "Ghetto Life 101" and "Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse"

25 6

Dignitas Humana Award: Jean Vanier, Abbey Church, 8 PM

26 1

 continue reading of paper drafts & discussion of Justice & Responsibility in the Murder of Eric Morse

27 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

30 3

1 or 2 ¶ essay draft on a photograph in the text

31 4 NOVEMBER 1 5

Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street

check Social Justice Events

2 6 3 1

Writing Starter: Choose 3-4 passages and use them to construct an understanding the "world" Esperanza lives in, or an understanding of her as a person.

6 2 7 3

Read Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities Chapters 1-2 on East Saint Louis & Chicago.  Mark or list passages that you find significant or would like to discuss further.

8 4 9 5

Paper #3 due:

Word Document

10 6
13 1

Read Kozol, Savage Inequalities, ch3, on  New York City.  Choose a passage you think is good writing and then write a short ¶ saying why you think it's good writing.

14 2 15 3

Meet in AV2. This time  We will be focusing  research techniques on questions that have arisen from our reading of Kozol.

Keep reading...

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Read Kozol through ch. 5 on Washington DC

20 6

 

21 1

Finish Kozol, Ch 6: San Antonio

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THANKSGIVING

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Starter due: 2 pages+: write an opinion/ editorial type essay focusing on 1 or 2 issues or questions you find most important in Kozol's book. Use stories and information for your examples.

29 4 30 5

Meet in ITS Training Lab (to right in Basement Quad ITS Center)

Try to do some browsing in some of the reference indexes Tom showed us.

 

DECEMBER 1 6
4 1

Paper due: see e-mail

Bring 2 sources on education justice topic

5 2 6 3

Urban Plunge: Visit to Andersen Open School and St. Stephen's Shelter, Minneapolis

7 4 8 5

1 page reflection due based on Urban Plunge;

Continue discussion of sources

11 6

*Public Folder found with e-mail program.  Look under "All Public Folders - Academic - Philosophy - Dennis Beach - Symposium.

12 1

In Public Folder,* post at least two sources, in bibliography form (Works Cited) form.**

Workshop Day in class.  Bring sources.

 

13 2

**Look up Works Cited formats through our home page, "Bedford Research and Documentation" link.  From Bedford site, cliCk on "Humanities: Documenting Sources" link.

14 3

Evaluations

Festive Gathering

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Exams

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Exams

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Exams

final paper due

Merry Christmas!  See you in February!

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C H R I S T M A S

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B R E A K