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If Jared Diamond and Bo Graslund were discussing the evolution of human language, what are the areas they may agree on and where might they disagree? Weigh the evidence they provide for their points of view and cite the pages of the texts as you refer to their arguments.
| 21 | 21 | 2 years 4 weeks ago by kitkoi20 |
Alexander (1990) argues that social cooperation and competition within human groups have been primary drivers of our evolution. Choose and defend three pieces of evidence presented by either Alexander or Diamond (1992) that provide support for this position.
| 1 | 1 | 2 years 3 weeks ago by mooroi04 |
Compare the ways in which Golding contrasts Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons by choosing one of the following themes: value of life, ritual, gender, or community. Find particular examples in the text that illustrate your ideas. In your thesis statement, consider how your comparison sheds light on the evolution of modern humans, referring to theories you have learned.
| 1 | 1 | 2 years 2 weeks ago by mooroi04 |
Deutscher argues that we use metaphors in everyday language and prose and that our use of metaphor indicates a movement from the concrete to the abstract in language. This point may make you wonder about scientific writing (a type of prose): do we find metaphor there, too? Choose a passage (3-4 sentences) in your reading for Hauser this week, locate, and analyze the metaphors he uses. How do these metaphors highlight the idea(s) he is presenting? What might possibly be hidden from the reader by the use of these metaphors?
This essay will be focused on analysis of a passage, so you will need to type the passage first, italicizing the metaphors as Deutscher does on p. 119-20. Choose a short passage that has lots of metaphors so that you can think about this question of highlighting and hiding ideas. Work on creating a solid thesis statement as usual. You may, of course, refer to your passage, in effect quoting the metaphors. (Recall that normally we ask you NOT to quote.)
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What is Abram's thesis in chapter 4, "Animism and the Alphabet" of Spell of the Sensuous? If you cannot find a precise statement in the text, then summarize the thesis from your understanding of the chapter as a whole. Support or reject this thesis by drawing on what you have learned so far in linguistics about language structure and in biology about cultural evolution. Focus on 2-3 major points that Abrams makes in your analysis of this chapter.
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After reading the two articles on Liberal Education (Edmundson and Katz), write a personal essay that reflects on what you want your education to provide you. Organize your essay in the following way: First, what are your goals for your education? Are they in fact those of a liberal education? Second, what point or points seem most important from your reading about a liberal education? For example, do you think learning depends (at least in part) on feeling entertained? Finally, how has your academic work at Evergreen helped you attain either the goals of a liberal education, or the goals, if different, that you hope to reach?
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