Whose idea was it? Socrates: 469-399 B.C.E. Plato: 424-348 B.C.E. Father of Western philosophy and Mentor to Plato. Epistemology and logic. Plato: 424-348 B.C.E. Student of Socrates and founder of “The Academy” Philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric and mathematics. Aristotle: 384-322 B.C.E. Student of Plato, and teacher to Alexander the Great.

Eco Fact of the Week Boston University's Dining Services collaborate with departments including Facilities Management & Planning, Sourcing and Procurement, and recycling and composting companies like Save That Stuff, which helps find out about more environmentally friendly products and more sustainable practices. Because of this collaboration, BU can incorporate sustainability into Dining Services on multiple levels. For instance, BU purchases many organic food products from local farms and growers whenever economically possible, and eggs served on campus have been cage free since September 2012. Additionally, all seafood is purchased according to the guidelines of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Marine Stewardship Council. BU's Dining Services is also committed to diverting waste from landfills. In 2012, they have diverted 828 tons from landfills, with 252 tons of waste recycled and 576 tons of food waste and organic materials composted.   Source: http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-were-doing/food/

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51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature @buzzfeed.com 45. “I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.” —Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

AP Language and Composition Thursday, 29 September 2016 Time will pass; will you? 45 school days remain in the fall semester; it’s 1 more day until fall break! Today’s Objectives: To discuss Henry David Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience.”

Housekeeping Dead Poets Society today, 2:30-4:30. 20 optional credit points for FULL two-hour attendance. The Daily Course Calendar was last updated September 26 Writing Contests are now posted on the class website—you can earn optional credit for these. Are you monitoring your grade? Alert me immediately to any discrepancies. Bringing your book to class—it’s on the assignment calendar, and you are responsible for bringing it! Are you reading?

Coming Due—do not squander time—that’s the stuff life’s made of! Due Wednesday, 10/19 Philosophy essay drafts—let’s have a discussion

Transcendentalism Panel Discussions Higher scores will synthesize ideas from White’s essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” Group 1: 20 min Q and A Group 2: 20 min

Today’s Class— please have your vocabulary logs on your desks Compile and turn in: Transcendentalism unit Reviewing the quarter Portfolio updates

Transcendentalism An idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures.

Rhetoric Rhetoric: Close Reading: Rhetorical Analysis: The traditional definition of rhetoric, first proposed by Aristotle, and embellished over the centuries by scholars and teachers, is that rhetoric is the art of observing in any given case the “available means of persuasion.” Close Reading: Reading to “develop an understanding of a text that is based first on the words themselves and then on the larger ideas those words suggest.” Rhetorical Analysis: Defining an author’s purpose, then identifying and analyzing the techniques and strategies employed to achieve that purpose.