World Literature Survey- Syllabus

World Literature Survery Syllabus

A study of representative works of world literature, emphasizing the study and consideration of the literary, cultural, and human significance of selected great works of the Western and non-Western literary traditions. An important goal of the class is to promote an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and of the enduring human values which unite the different literary traditions. Designed to be a 300 university level course worth approximately 6 college credits.

Happy Halloween

Tomorrow, I start my literature class! But today, I wanted to wish you all Happy Halloween. Here is a collection of some of the cutest little Halloween babies.

Philosophical debate: Gay Marriage

Are you against the legalization of gay marriage, or “Marriage Equality?” If so, please scroll down and find your primary objection to see a brief argument in favor of marriage equality.

Philosophical debate: Religion, why do YOU believe?

This is a note that I created on Facebook to get some feedback from my religious friends. It focuses primarily on questioning an individual on why they have chosen to believe their particular religion (based on this particular demographic, the religion is usually Christianity) above any other religion? Or non-religion, or philosophy?

Philosophical debate: Prayer and the Existence of God

From time to time, certain posts on my Facebook wall will get a lot of attention. I'll devote a lot of time and energy to responding to my (very diverse!) friends' comments, and it will turn into something that I don't want to just get "lost" on my wall. I would like to preserve it to review in the future.

Education, freely shared

Thanks to my friend Rick for pointing me towards this amazing site!

MIT Open Courseware (OCW)
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

This is a completely free resource of full courses designed for the independent learner based off of real MIT courses. Included in each course are all the resources you need to complete the course via independent study. Of course, this is done without receiving any official academic credit. But their willingness to FREELY share this education is very laudable! They have over 2000 available courses in virtually every area of study.

On My Way...

So far, I've made some excellent progress on this peculiar undertaking. Or at least what I consider to be excellent! I haven't deleted this blog yet, so, that's a start.

Step One: Literature Course

As I go on this adventure, I am going to write some journal entries about how I'm going about accomplishing my goal. Today, I began to do research on making my curriculum for the next few years, but specifically the courses I will be taking this coming semester.

My First Post

Hello, friends!

Welcome to my new blog. To read the skinny on what this is all about, please click on the "About Me" tab above. This is basically my latest project- an attempt at a university level education in a non traditional- and affordable!- way. I'm not going to just sit back anymore. There is no reason why a mind like my own can't pursue higher education, even if it means thinking outside the box and making a few sacrifices.