MSU English 212

Dr. Sexson started out mentioning the following things before we came up with questions. So these things are important.
- Gospel of Thomas, the Nag Hamadi Scrolls, 1945
- Escatology, difference between Literal Escatology and Realized Escatology, the world is going to end vs. kingdom of god is right here right now
- Group Presentations, study these ejournals
*Cave, Maggie, Abdul
*Garden, Allison
*Mountain, Amy
*Furnace, ____
*Definitions Graph, Mick(bottom)
- Kairos, crucial time, right now
- "as a last resort, study Frye". i think he won't be putting heavey emphasis on the reading. it will probably come from the presentations and ejournals.

here were the class questions
1) Which gospel was probably writen first?
- Mark, but we have questions about Thomas!
2) What is a good word to describe the community of Jesus and his pals?
- Esoteric __ def: exclusive, inside, private
3) Signifigance of Mark 14:51, man in linen cloth, leaves naked
- Christianity starts out as a mystery religion
4) How does the classical tradition explain the existance of seasons?
- Story of Persephone and Demeter
5) What are the 4 levels of the Axis Mundi?
- Heaven, Paradise, Earth, Hell
6) In the classical, Kore(sp?)
- Abducted Maiden
7) According to Black Elk, on which mountain is the center of the world?
- Wherever you are standing at the moment [suplemental, Mt. Harney]
8) What where the three synoptic gospels?
- Mathew, Mark, Luke
9) Why is John not one of the synoptics?
- more Spiritualized
10) What word does Mark use 42 times?
- Immediatly
11) Who were the Eummenidies before they became the Eummenidies?
- The Furries
12) Why do we suffer?
- A) so that the bards can sing about us?
B) didn't go to class yesterday
C) so we can get the truth
D) because we did something to deserve it

matching with
1) Oresteia
2) Homer
3) Book of Job
4) Originated in ENG 212

A|2 B|4 C|1 D|3

13) Def: Retributive Justice, Justice-Greek Dicy, Theodicy, justice of god
- Gods Justice
14) What is the only thing better than Death?
- never to have been born
15) "Remember your creator in the days of your youth..."
- Chapter 12 book of Eclesiastes
16) What 2 things were the Hebraic Prophets concerned about?
- 1) Scoial Justice 2) Exclusive Worship of Yahweh
17) Why is the Gospel not a good source of History?
- not as interested in Facts, more foccused on Prophecy
18) Where is the word Testement derived from?
- Biblical tradition, when a witness placed his hand upon the thigh/genitals to proclaim the truth, the accurate history, His-Story + Patriarcal society, from the genitles springs the truth
19) What does the New Testement tell us about how one should live?
- treat your neighbor as you would be treated and love your enemy
20) Which titles did Jesus quote/refer to the most?
- 1) Law & Prophets 2) Issiah
21) What is Jesus most commonly used phrase?
- "kingdom of god"
22) What were the two types of Wisdom?
- Polonium and Appolonium, Conventional and Pessemistic/Speculative
23) Why did the Furries go after Orestes and not Clydemnestra?
- because the Furries go after blood crimes
24) Difference between two traditons(Classical/Biblical), Essay
- Essay
25) What is the precendent behind all action/tradition?
- Myth
26) What is the meaning of the word Appocolypse?
- Removing the Veil
27) What is the definition of Hubris?
- Overwhelming Arogence in the face of the Gods
28) What are the 3 things to Rever in the Classical tradition?
- 1) Gods 2) Parents 3) Stranger
29) Who did Aggamemnon sacrifice to put wind into his sails?
- Iephegenia(sp?), i think he wants it spelled correctly
30) Comparision between Prometheus and Job
- Prometheus/Defiant Job/Submission

"Screed" is my new scrabble word. That inspired me to share with everyone Word-A-Day. Everyone should subscribe to Word-A-Day. It's wonderful! And look at that delicious third sentence in the first paragraph! MMM!!! Delicious!

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Columbus, Ohio
December 2000

It's 23 degree F (-5 degree C). The small lake behind our place is frozen solid. The generously sprinkled snow makes a soft cushion to tempt any laggard leaf that has not yet fallen in tune with nature.

My daughter Ananya and I are getting ready to go out. The peak of winter has its dress code. "It is too cold out there," I tell her. "Let's wear two pairs of pants." The mind of a three-year-old has its own ways to interpret our Centigrades and Fahrenheits. "It's two cold today so we need to wear two pairs of pants?" she asks.

Clothed for the occasion, we take our make-shift sled -- an empty plastic box tied to a blue nylon rope -- and head out. Her "friends" and "sister" -- Winnie the Pooh, Chief the Dog, and a doll -- accompany us as we go out onto the lake. She tugs at the rope and the sled makes a path in the fresh snow. The friends and sister seem to be enjoying the ride as we cross the frozen lake, walking, running, and skiing in our boots. Now it's her turn to sit in the sled and the friends and sister cheerfully make room and welcome her in. And it's my turn to pull the sled.

"I wonder where we get zero cold?" she inquires.
"Hmm...," I try to think of an example, one she is familiar with, "In Hawaii." "And one cold?" "In Seattle."

She iterates through other possibilities until we reach the extremes.

"How about five cold?"
"That would be the North Pole."
"And six cold?"
"There is no such thing as six cold."
"So can we go to the North Pole?" Her eyes brighten, "I can play with the polar bears there and meet Santa!" "Sure, we can," I assure her.

Even with our heavy coats, gloves, mittens, caps, mufflers, socks, boots, and two pairs of pants, cold is beginning to seep in. Our noses have turned red and it's time to go back in. I hold the friends and sister while she eagerly fills the sled with snow for the snowman we'll make in our living room.

New snow begins falling as if trying to make up for all that we've picked up. I treasure the moments as I wonder about her future, keenly aware of our fleeting time together. With unfettered imagination who is to say where a child can't reach?

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In this week's words we'll see a few uncommon homophones - words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings or spellings - of common words.


bight (byt) noun

1. A bend in a coastline; also the body of water along such a curve.
Example: The Bight of Benin in W. Africa.

2. The curved part or the middle of a rope (as contrasted with the ends).

[From Old English byht (bend). Ultimately from Indo-European root bheug- (to bend) that is also the source of bow, bagel, bee, bog, akimbo, and buxom (originally one who is obedient or pliant).]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=bight

-Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org)

"[Hurricane] Wilma's surge proved too much for two houseboats that sank to the bottom of the bight." Brian Haas; Hard-hitting Storm Takes Some Bluster Out of Key West;
The Seattle Times; Oct 25, 2005.