1. 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: B.C.E.
Student of Socrates and founder of “The Academy” Philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric and mathematics.
Aristotle: B.C.E.
Student of Plato, and teacher to Alexander the Great.

3. 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 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.
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4. Recognition and Congratulations!
It’s Lena’s birthday!

5. 51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature @buzzfeed.com
48. “And the rest is rust and stardust.” —Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

6. AP Language and Composition Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Time will pass; will you? 47 school days remain in the fall semester; it’s 4 more days until fall break!
Today’s Objectives:
Panel Discussions: Emerson and transcendentalism.

7. Housekeeping
Dead Poets Society this Thursday, 2:30-4: optional credit points for FULL two-hour attendance.
The Daily Course Calendar was last updated September 16
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?

8. Coming Due—do not squander time—that’s the stuff life’s made of!
Due Thursday, 9/29
Transcendentalism Work
Due Wednesday, 10/19
Philosophy essay drafts

9. 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.

10. Transcendentalism Panel Discussion: Emerson’s “Nature”
After 15 minutes, the outside group may pose questions to the panel, but ONLY questions—no discussion.

11. “Self-Reliance”
Emerson says character is higher than intellect. Defend or refute this claim.
We give up many names and customs to be “great” and “misunderstood,” but what do we gain?
How does Emerson’s definition of conformity define our culture today?
Emerson implies that being misunderstood is an important component of individualism, but doesn’t the average person fear being misunderstood?
What is the difference between being self-reliant and selfish?
Emerson asserts that a man does not know of his potential until he has tried. How can self- reliance help us to establish our potential and individuality and change the world?
What is implied by comparing society to a “joint stock company”?
In what ways can self-reliance be practiced today?
Can social media play a role in self-reliance?
Is nature the self-reliant outlier?
Can self-reliance and individualism be taught?
What are some of the tenets of transcendentalism found in this essay?

12. Today’s Class— please have your vocabulary logs on your desks

13. 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.