"To the natural philosopher there is no natural object unimportant or trifling…a soap bubble…an apple…a pebble…He walks in the midst of wonders." John Herschel, A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1830)
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Homework for Monday, Nov. 8 (Day 3), and Tuesday, Nov. 9 (Day 4)
Finish reading and annotating Frederick Douglass's Narrative (pp. 70-99). Do not read the materials beyond p. 99. In class, we will finish discussing the book and continue preparing for the synthesis essay on Frederick Douglass that you will write on Wednesday, Nov. 10 (Day 5) and Friday, Nov. 12 (Day 6). (School is closed for Veterans' Day on Thursday, Nov. 11.)