Monthly Archives: September 2011

When I first was told we are having a person from the math department coming to lead discussion and decide on the weeks reading, I thought I was going to be in to something really boring. But as I started … Continue reading →

Summary: Both the readings for this week focused on the negatives of the sports world. The First reading, “What’s ‘manly’, what’s not for athletes,” talks about the negativity towards athletes. Even for little things that would not matter if an … Continue reading →

Summary: Cicero starts off by explaining his views and beliefs on eloquence and the art of rhetoric.  He begins with explaining the relationship between wisdom and good rhetoric, good public speaking.  He shows in his essay that almost every great … Continue reading →

Summary: Throughout the article Liking What You See, the controversial topic of “lookism” is explored. The article focuses on a procedure called calliagnosia or calli, the ability not to see “beauty” or “ugliness” in a person. This controversial procedure was … Continue reading →