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In preparation for your Whitman, Hometown, assignment, you are asked to present a verse or perhaps multiple verses from Walt Whitman’s poem, Song of Myself.  Which verse (or verses) do you think best fit your vision for your film project? In other words, what verse(s) will you focus on and why? Please give an audible, verbal response.

In connection to the material in the LIVING ART lecture video, think of or choose a work of art that best demonstrates the qualities that either: EE Cummings, Emily Dickinson, T. S. Eliot or Robert Frost believed makes for good art. (Choose only one of these poet’s criteria to reference and apply).  ***Note: Although Emily Dickinson never says it outright herself, her poems demonstrate certain qualities that make for good art.   Why did you choose this piece of art? Reference details from the piece of art itself to prove your points.  (You cannot choose a poem from any of these; your example must come from somewhere else. Examples can include: a song, a painting, a sculpture, a film a play, a poem, etc.–this is YOUR opinion and you can choose almost anything)  Please give an audible, verbal response. 

Having watched the Whitman, Alabama videos (at least 7 of them), which video do you think best captured the ‘spirit’ or ‘message’ of the verse it was trying to depict? Explain your answer.  Please give an audible, verbal response.

The first telescope was invented in the Netherlands around 1608. The idea of using a convex and concave lens at either end of a tube soon spread around Europe. Galileo Galilei built his own version using lenses that he ground himself.  It was so powerful and well-made that other scientists had trouble believing what Galileo claimed to see through it since their own telescopes failed to spot what the Italian could see.  Galileo used his new telescope to study the heavens in great detail.  He was able to observe the Moon and note that its surface seemed similar to Earth’s with mountains and valleys. Galileo spotted the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time, studied the composition of the Milky Way, and identified the phases of Venus, which proved that it orbits around the Sun.  When Galileo sided with the heliocentric theory (the sun is the center of the universe) of the Polish astronomer Copernicus, he opened himself to the possibility of formal censure for heresy. Source: Letter from Galielo to the Grand Duchess Christina of Tuscany. From Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo: Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Stillman Drake To the Most Serene Grand Duchess Mother: Some years ago, as Your Serene Highness well knows, I discovered in the heavens many things that had not been seen before. The novelty (newness) of these things…in contradiction to the physical notions commonly held among academic philosophers, stirred up against me no small number of professors—as if I had placed these things in the sky with my own hands in order to upset nature and overturn the sciences. . . Showing a greater fondness for their own opinions than for truth, they sought to deny and disprove the new things. To this end they hurled various charges and published numerous writings filled with vain (worthless) arguments, and they made the grave mistake of sprinkling these with passages taken from places in the Bible which they had failed to understand properly. . . Persisting in their original resolve (determination) to destroy me by any means they can think of, these men are aware of my views in astronomy and philosophy. They know that as to the arrangement of the parts of the universe, I hold the sun to be situated motionless in the center of the revolution of the celestial orbs while the earth revolves about the sun. . . QUESTIONS: 1. According to this document, how does Galileo believe the planets are organized in the universe?   2.  What are some reasons that people opposed his opinions? Provide examples. 3. How did Galileo’s work change our understanding of the universe?   Your answer must be in your own words- do not use direct quotes.  Your answer must be a minimum of 75 words.  

Reading the Bible Literarily After reviewing Module videos and/or class discussions, use your own words to answer the following question: What does it mean to you to read the Bible “Literarily” vs. reading the bible “Literally”? (2-4 sentences)   *Note: It is often the case that the Bible should be read as both and how literally one reads the text is dependent upon individual preferences. The question is only asking you to describe the difference between the two in your own words and is not intended to suggest one approach is always better than the other. 

Imagine for a moment that you could be any Old Testament prophet brought forth into the future, arriving in present day. Which prophet would you be, and why? What 2-3 big issues would you admonish our modern world on? (Examples: religious conflict, social issues, politics, etc.) 1-2 paragraphs

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A key falls from a bridge that is 45 m above the water. It falls directly into a model boat, moving with constant velocity, that is 12 m from the point of impact when the key is re- leased. What is the speed of the boat?

In which of the following cases does a car have a negative velocity and a positive acceleration? A car that is traveling in the