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Tuesday 21 November 2006
Week 12 Day 23

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Tuesday 21 November 2006
Week 12 Day 23
    1    Brittany
    2    Matt K.
    3    Joe
    4    Jack
    5    Molly
    video: Excerpt from
Music of Man: New Voices for Man

(12 min. excerpt, 1987, VC 1163, Part 3)


GCforum Topic 12

DUE on the GCforum
by
Tuesday evening, 28 November 2006, 11:59 p.m.

Make up a Good Question for Exam II
(
the exam will be on Thursday 30 November 2006, Week 13 Day 25)

 

Assignment:

1.  

Make up at least one good question
for Exam II and post it on the GCforum, and . . .

2.   Briefly describe why you think your question is a good one

 

Be sure to set your "Folder Selector"
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[use the “Reload/Main button" to get to the main window]

Set message for Topic 12

Set GCforum Folder Selector to 11.

REM: If you have any questions, you can post them on the GCforum
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Tuesday 28 November 2006
Week 12 Day 24

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  • REM: Question for Exam II due
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Belgian Lace Worker

Belgian Lace Worker

Tuesday 28 November 2006
Week 12 Day 24
    Guest:  Morris Levy
     
1    Amy

  2    Jed
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  • Methods of Analysis: cultural metaphors (slides) -- items on p. 11, roles and status (#15)
   
 

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