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This Week

Seniors
Please buy a copy of Little Brother (Doctorow) by Wednesday, January 13th. The book is available from the author for free download. Of course, you would have to print out the text in order to bring it to class.

This week, we are going to consider an essay on education in the age of technology: Education Is Not The Answer (Part 1). I'll distribute copies tomorrow in class, or you can print your own Google Doc version.

Next week we will discuss privacy issues -- cameras, drones, wiretaps, Snowden, Anonymous, and Wikileaks -- and net neutrality. Come prepared to discuss.

Sophomores
Please read the two Bacon essays: "Of Studies" and "Of Marriage and Single Life" for Wednesday. For Thursday, please read "Song" and "The Flea" - both by Donne. The last three readings from Donne are on pages 451-56, and the associated homework is below (due Friday):
  • #1-4 on p453
  • #1-3 on p454
  • #2-4 on p456
Finally, on Friday, we will discuss poems by Herrick and Marvell. You will have a quiz Monday on all of these readings.

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