tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15163178547320324492024-03-05T19:23:39.925-08:00English 310: Advanced Writing BlogWoodman, English 310, CSUBUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-55256940399945121932012-09-24T11:22:00.003-07:002012-09-24T16:17:31.295-07:00Archetypal PhotographHello All,<br />
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For Wednesday, read "<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/09/21/the_last_pictures_space_project_werner_herzog_responds_.html" target="_blank">Do Aliens Need Captions?</a>" and post a photograph you feel should be included as one of The Last Pictures. This photograph could be one that you've taken or one that you feel is particularly emblematic. <br />
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Here's one I'd include . . .<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-10646372320481295492012-09-19T07:38:00.000-07:002012-09-19T07:38:02.783-07:00Ariadne's Clue, 3-60Hello All,<br />
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For these pages of <i>Ariadne's Clue</i>, find (and post to your blog) three quotes you find interesting/insightful and one quote you find confusing. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-11954703395148592752012-08-30T11:53:00.001-07:002012-08-30T11:53:21.181-07:00Fall 2012Hello All,<br />
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Your first assignment is to create your individual blog and then send me your blog's URL (web address) so that I can make a master list of student blogs. We will discuss this in more detail on the first day of class, so if you are confused, you can wait until then.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-87011247876148679832012-05-16T07:10:00.003-07:002012-05-16T07:11:10.640-07:00Hello All,<br />
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For Friday's blog, choose a film you would like to analyze for our second essay, and brainstorm the ways in which it uses the ideas Eliade details in <em>The Myth of the Eternal Return</em>:<br />
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Celestial Archetypes<br />
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Symbolism of the Center<br />
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Road to the Center<br />
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Profane/Sacred Time and Space<br />
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Abolition of Past Time<br />
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Restoration of Primordial Chaos (Invasion of the Dead, Sexual Excess/Chaos, Abolition of Norms/Overturning of Values, Indeterminate Unity)<br />
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Repetition of the Cosmogonic Act (Motifs of Renewal: fire, ritual combat, erotic elements)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-18709298988333337642012-05-14T08:00:00.001-07:002012-05-16T09:04:08.182-07:00Hello All, <br />
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For this blog, explain how the film <i>The Fountain </i>uses one of the concepts from Eliade's <i>Myth of the Eternal Return</i>. <br />
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<strong>Celestial Archetypes</strong>: Shibalba, the tree of life, the ring, the dagger (with its holes/map), the blood<br />
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<strong>Symbolism of the Center</strong>: the tree, Shibalba, the queen, Spain, the lab, the temple, the book<br />
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<strong>Road to the Center</strong>: the lab (with Donovan and the tests and finding the cure), the funeral (the road to death), the voyage in the bubble to Shibalba, the book (finish it!) <br />
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<strong>Profane/Sacred Time and Space</strong>: Sacred: the tree, the temple, outer space; Profane: the daily routine (the lab?, the scenes in the home?), walking on the street, the field/gravesite<br />
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<strong>Abolition of Past Time</strong>: the book (makes him experience its actions when he's asleep); the scenes at the temple; the scenes with the queen, the scenes in outer space<br />
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<strong>Restoration of Primordial Chaos</strong>: Drinking the tree's sap, he became a plant; the tree was his wife; the flying/floating in outer space; the plots (and times) of the film collapse and blend (and confuse); <br />
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<strong>Repetition of the Cosmogonic Act</strong>: Donovan's cure, the final scenes with Shibalba, the tree coming back to life, the seed being planted, the conquistador's death/life: Death becomes life.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-40516036083791563612012-05-09T07:29:00.002-07:002012-05-09T07:29:27.405-07:00Regeneration of TimeHello All,<br />
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For this post, explain how the music video for Lambchop's song "Is a Woman" uses one concept from Eliade's <em>Myth of the Eternal Return</em>. Use at least one quote from Eliade in your explanation.<br />
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Those concepts include<br />
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Celestial Archetypes<br />
Symbolism of the Center<br />
Road to the Center<br />
Profane/Sacred Time and Space<br />
Abolition of Past Time<br />
Restoration of Primordial Chaos<br />
Repetition of the Cosmogonic Act<br />
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We will discuss the first 35 pages of Anthony Stevens's <em>Ariadne's Clue</em> on Monday. For the weekend blog, find two quotes:<br />
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1. Which quote do you think is especially interesting? Why?<br />
2. Which quote do you think is especially confusing? Why?<br />
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Answer those questions on your blog; we'll work through those confusing passages together as a class on Monday.<br />
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Enjoy your weekend!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-6404788677507718552012-04-04T08:38:00.000-07:002012-04-04T08:38:43.960-07:00Describe !Hello All,<br />
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For the first post on your blog, describe one object in your home/apartment/car. <br />
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This description should be one paragraph long, should exhibit syntax variety (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences), and should combine both literal and figurative details.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-15809583267228547252012-02-15T07:54:00.001-08:002012-02-15T07:54:31.680-08:00Archetypes and RepetitionHello All,<br />
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Explain the celestial model behind your name.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-24606470564384866322012-01-09T09:00:00.000-08:002012-01-09T09:00:32.917-08:00ImprovementsWelcome to English 310! <br />
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Based on your responses, here are the areas of writing you wish to improve:<br />
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critical thinking and analysis, spelling and grammar, writing quickly (in-class essays), avoiding repetition, being concise, clarity, structure, making writing come more easily, being more descriptive, writing thesis statements, revising, summarizing, getting ideas down on the paper, developing main ideas, making the writing flow, writing introductions, using vocabulary effectively, using a more sholarly mode of communication.<br />
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The good news is that we will work on each of these areas throughout the quarter.<br />
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There is no bad news.<br />
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Take care!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-43853687632398896912011-11-07T09:37:00.000-08:002011-11-07T09:37:37.525-08:00Final EssayHello All,<br />
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For this post, describe the following areas as they relate to your final essay. You may change your minds at any time; this is just to let me know we are all on topic.<br />
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1. What department/program/club/event are you using as your focus? Who is your audience? The more specific you can make your audience, the more effective your essay will be.<br />
2. On what advertising form/medium will your essay focus? A poster? A website? A flier? A commercial?<br />
3. What are the strengths/weaknesses of the current advertisement?<br />
4. Which symbols/archetypes are you proposing the department/program emphasize?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-82148972108794661212011-11-04T08:38:00.000-07:002011-11-04T08:38:39.816-07:00Marketing and AdvertisingHello All,<br />
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For this post, watch the two Chipotle videos (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfSGt6rHos">Back to the Start</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhG8gnEAKks">Abandoned</a>), and answer the following questions:<br />
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1. What message is the advertisement trying to portray? What emotions/concepts does the advertisement give Chipotle?<br />
2. What symbols and archetypes does the advertisement use to portray that message?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-39006957241507851722011-10-28T07:24:00.000-07:002011-10-28T07:24:08.001-07:00October 31: Primordial ChaosHello All,<br />
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Describe the most memorable example you see this weekend of Eliade's concept of Primordial Chaos.<br />
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Have fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-9387900234306703912011-10-24T07:23:00.000-07:002011-10-24T07:57:38.508-07:00Film AnalysisHello All, <br />
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As we discussed in class, our readings present archetypes in three different contexts:<br />
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In <em>Ariadne's Clue</em>, Anthony Stevens divides and classifies archetypal objects and images;<br />
In <em>The Myth of the Eternal Return</em>, Mircea Eliade analyzes specific archetypal processes;<br />
In <em>The Hero and the Outlaw</em>, Margaret Mark and Carol Pearson divide and classify archetypal personas.<br />
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For <em>The Myth of the Eternal Return</em>, the following archetypal concepts have the most relevance for your film analysis:<br />
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Celestial Models<br />
Profane/Sacred Time and Space<br />
Symbolism of the Center<br />
Road to the Center<br />
Regeneration of Time (which is comprised of the following steps...)<br />
Abolition of Past Time (of profane time and space)<br />
Restoration of Primordial Chaos<br />
Repetition of Cosmogonic Act<br />
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The introduction to this essay is due Friday. For this blog entry, list the film you plan on analyzing as well as the symbols/archetypes (choose two to four different examples) on which you plan to focus.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-5703203443977986872011-10-21T09:38:00.000-07:002011-10-21T09:38:44.639-07:00SunshineFor this post, analyze one name from the film <em>Sunshine</em>. <br />
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1. What is its etymology (its word history)? What does the word mean?<br />
2. Are there any mythological figures with the same name? Are there any historical figures with the same name?<br />
3. Why is this name apt for this character?<br />
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Icarus<br />
Capa (or Kappa)<br />
Cassandra<br />
Corazaon<br />
Mace<br />
Kaneda<br />
Searle<br />
Harvey<br />
Trey<br />
Pinbacker (or pin-backer)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-62803528781581298822011-10-17T10:06:00.001-07:002011-10-17T10:09:20.243-07:00Archetypes and Repetition / Regeneration of TimeHello All,<br />
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For this post, watch the video for Lambchop's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aff_SMx9BA8">Is a Woman</a>," and then explain how the video (not the song) exemplifies one of Eliade's concepts from <em>The Myth of the Eternal Return</em>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-65198332230677135372011-10-14T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:30:22.690-07:00Post for October 17Hello All,<br />
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For this post, research and explain the history (both personal and etymological) behind your name.<br />
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For example, "Matthew" comes from the Hebrew <span class="foreign"><em>Mattathyah</em></span> meaning "gift of Jehovah," and Matthew was one of the 12 apostles in the Bible and wrote the first book of the New Testament.<br />
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I wasn't named after any relative, but apparently, my father was inspired by the character of Marshal Matt Dillon from the television western <em>Gunsmoke</em>.<br />
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Those are the "celestial models" behind my first name.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-7292254006196136132011-09-30T07:40:00.000-07:002011-09-30T07:40:06.848-07:00Body ParagraphHello All,<br />
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Post one of your excellent body paragraphs (for the Song Analysis Essay) here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-75380112928609315022011-09-26T10:17:00.000-07:002011-09-26T10:17:02.139-07:00Song AnalysisHello All,<br />
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Post your song analysis thesis here!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-19093064438576859272011-09-21T07:27:00.000-07:002011-09-21T07:28:04.634-07:00Post for Friday, 9/23Hello All,<br />
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As we discussed in class on Wednesday, the thesis for the in-class essays must make your position clear, and it should carry with it implied (or explicit) reasons for support.<br />
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For this post, craft a thesis statement you could use if you were writing an essay in response to the following quote:<br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;">"Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3;"> --Fred Woodworth </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-54710429627286750132011-09-14T09:39:00.000-07:002011-09-14T09:39:04.385-07:00Post for 9/16On page 42 of <em>Ariadne's Clue</em>, Anthony Stevens writes,<br />
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"Many of the symbolic rituals devised by our ancestors rose out of the anxieties that inevitably afflicted human beings living in the environmental circumstances in which our species evolved [. . . ] Our capacity to find symbolical means of dealing with these fears is one of the most striking characteristics of mankind. When in need, we seek symbolical expression as well as practical fulfillment of those needs." <br />
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For this blog post, describe one symbolic object you have (or used to have) to help you deal with a fear. It could be a good-luck charm you carry, a pair of lucky socks you used to wear for the "big game," or the stuffed animal you used to need in order to get to sleep at night.<br />
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For example, I carry a medal of the Virgin of Guadalupe and a Turkish evil eye bead in my car in order to keep me and my family safe from all the hazards of the road . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-68003813847806881102011-09-12T07:49:00.001-07:002011-09-12T07:49:54.538-07:00Introductions (First Day of Class)Hello All,<br />
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For our first entry, post a brief introduction about yourself: your major, career plans, favorite novel, and so on.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-82708313765639317792011-05-23T13:23:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:24:40.897-07:00Critique of Campus WebpageHello All,<br /><br />For this post, critique a CSUB webpage. Discuss its strengths and weaknesses, and be sure to point out any archetypes it uses effectively as well as additional archetypes it should have included.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-72387430488681898082011-05-20T08:35:00.001-07:002011-05-20T18:08:17.229-07:00Advertising and YouFor this post, describe and explain one advertisement that has appealed to you on an emotional, psychological level.<br /><br /><br />For example, one commercial that sticks in my head is the Geico caveman commercial, especially the one where the caveman is working in an office and then runs into the street, rips off his tie and dress shirt, and goes bowling with his fellow cavemen. I have no patience for meetings or formality, so this commercial reflects my desire for creativity and freedom. If I were looking to Mark and Pearson's book for the accurate classification, I would say this commercial reflects the Outlaw and Magician. The caveman both breaks the rules and makes something "true," even if that truth is just a night out bowling (and I don't even bowl)...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516317854732032449.post-34604034848689625452011-05-18T08:35:00.000-07:002011-05-18T08:39:56.404-07:00The Hero and the Outlaw (1-47)<div>As we discussed in class, our last text will probably be the easiest (and most enjoyable) for you to read. Our first two texts have given us a solid background in archetypes, and in <em>The Hero and the Outlaw</em>, Mark and Pearson apply that information to a specific context: advertising.</div><div> </div><div>For this first post of the text, read the first 47 pages and find a quote that helps answer the following question: "How do archetypes affect our consciousness?"</div><div> </div><div>Then, briefly skim the rest of the book to get a sense of how Mark and Pearson structure their analysis.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21