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Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz |
I have this on the bedside table, which I just seem to keep looking through, back to front, time after time. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
I actually can't PM, my PM is broken. I couldn't continue because I got sick and missed a lot of school, two quarters worth, and I couldn't pick back up where I needed to be in advanced Latin as certain important parts of the degree are taught only once a year. Advising you against being a Latin major is a very un-humanistic thing to advise. If you really love Latin and all the history you really should continue with it. The best part about Latin is that it is history and you learn with every bit you read. In Latin there is no "where is the bathroom" common phrase learning like when i took Japanese. |
Joined: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 127 |
The story of a man who joins the communist party, spies for the Soviets, then becomes a Quaker and testifies against Alger Hiss. Just finished...now I'm on to Tolstoy. |
Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 251 |
last off topic post from me, promise.
to be fair, it was because i want to teach community college. and he was advising me against it simply because few community colleges offer a classics program. he suggested i become a history major. it'd be much easier to get a job. he was very excited of my interest in the classics major program. it's the only thing thusfar in college that i've been interested in. as for on topic convo: currently reading Grant Morrisons 'The Invisibles' volume 2. |
Joined: Jun 15, 2007 Posts: 127 |
I took 3 semesters of Latin in college...by far the most challenging and fulfilling courses I have ever taken..I'm trying to start a Latin program at the High School I work at...yes it's dead, but there is so much to be learned from it One more book that pretty much changed the way I think about a lot of things...The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel...DO NOT think that the movie even comes near to how utterly amazing the book is...John Keel's writings are rooted in reality and geared toward the skeptic in all of us..however, he gives rational explanations for the irrational |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california |
xbted: dude, when you receive the MA, come on down to the Mojave Desert and be my new boss! I need a cool new principal at my school! I read some Dewey before I ever went to college, and I found that most people in education these days only refer to Dewey in the past-tense like he's some sort of ancient history Socrates sort of dude...most people around me are still scrambling around thinking NCLB has something to do with "real" education...I rarely meet an educator who even knows the teenyest weensyest details about Dewey's ideas and philosophy...Most are worried about being the next Harry Wong, or something... I'm getting set to begin a MA program myself, but I think I will try to stay away from a Masters in Education...I think I will pursue an MA in one of the Earth Sciences...I enjoy the research and the field work, and this would allow me to add a little extra part-time gig over at the community college... currently, I teach Junior High Science and History at a Charter school in Calif...I wouldn't really mind joining the ranks of School Administration...but, after over a year of Teacher credentialing classes, I'm not too hip on attending more grad level classes in Education... |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california |
The Classics freakin' RULE! I still read Herodotus and Seutonius from time to time... also, Thucydides is pretty cool, if you can find him... Mr. T's account of the Athenian Plague is great reading! |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
I don't like Herodotus. Of the Greeks I like Thucydides the most. I find Seutonius to take sides and present a not so perfect account of Caesar and the early Princeps. My favorite Roman historians are Livy and Pliny. Although varying in how factual they may have been it really can teach us a lot about how the citizens felt, which is so valuable to history. You can know every historical fact but if you don't know the mood of the people you have nothing. My favorite historical texts to read are Roman farming guides by Virgil, Columella, and Varo. If you look closely enough you learn how slaves were treated, how money was dealt with, and many other important societal information. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun |
The first graphic novel I read was The Watchmen. which pretty much ruined all other graphic novels for me. -Warren —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 251 |
i never liked comics or graphic novels much, but i am re-reading Grant Morrisons -The Invisibles for the.... gosh...... 13th time. i've read a few others. the watchmen was good. some preacher. but the invisibles combines a lot of what i like in a story. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
My bedtime reading for the last week:
Highly recommended! Ivan —Ivan |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco |
Mmm mmm mmm, I don't even know where to start... Okay, Graphic Novels - I'm a HUGE Batman geek, but haven't seen a lot recently that has struck my fancy. However, I never miss a trade paperback collection of 100 Bullets, which is released on DC's "Vertigo" label. There are 11 out right now, and it's some of the grittiest stuff being released in comics these days. Fantastic. Being a Lit major, I tend to be reading all the time. Right now I'm reading a collection of Raymond Carver's short stories, The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, Color of Water by James Baldwin, and I'm also reading Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman. I just finished reading "I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski" and I'm currently teaching The Joy Luck Club to the students I'm subbing for. Of course, 95% of that will change by next week! ~B~ |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25546 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. |
I'm reading sg101 right now. Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands |
third time this year. Plus Im reading the kite runner, the biogrophy of a former dutch Supreme Court president, a book on a famous Dutch courtcase/miscarriage of justice and a friend's phd Thesis on the Dutch Supreme Court during WWII. my bedside table is a mess —Rules to live by #314: |
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 520 |
"Einstein's Universe" by Nigel Calder. Can't say that I really understand that much of it but do enjoy being exposed to his ideas anyway. He was reported to be a pretty good musician too. Various short stories by Hemingway. I'd like to be able to play guitar the way he wrote stories - concise and to the point, each word carefully chosen for maximum impact. His stuff sounds simple but its not. |
Joined: Sep 04, 2006 Posts: 225 PacNW (Portland) |
Steve |
Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City |
I recently finished The Lost Beach Boy: The True Story of David Marks. I just bought a new book the other day, Guitar Man: A Six-String Odyssey, or, You Love that Guitar More Than You Love Me. I hope to read that over the long weekend coming up. I almost picked up the Soul of Tone, the book that Ivan is reading. Maybe next month. —The Exotics 1994-Current |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands |
ivan could you do a really short summary of what's in it, is it just pics descriptions and anecdotes, or does it also have tech info and explanations of why certain tech and design decissions were made etc? —Rules to live by #314: |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
There's everything, lots of techy stuff but also lots of history - and it's all presented in a very readable and interesting story-like manner. Lots of luscious photos, explanations of each period of Fender amp history, etc., etc. It's not like the Fender Amps book, which had one chapter devoted to each model and focused mostly on the specs. This takes a much more holistic look at each era while still on occasion delving into the techy stuff. I'm only about a quarter through it at this point, so I can't say much more than that. But i can say that it's a fantastic book and that pretty much all gearheads around here will definitely enjoy it! Well, not only gearheads - I'm not one one and I'm really enjoying it. If you like Fender amps (ahem), you will dig the hell out of this book. Ivan —Ivan |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan |
Yes!! A book about a fellow Croat!! The guy that invented alternating current - none of us would be on this forum without Tesla. Forget about Edison, that guy was all about direct current. Good luck with powering your Showman with DC!! I have this - cool stuff. Ivan —Ivan Last edited: Nov 20, 2007 18:38:50 |