Write your comments as if you were talking to your classmates, not to me. You are having a discussion with them.
1) What aspect of WED SEPT 4 lecture did you find excessive: either too long, or too verbose, or containing too much information.
REPLY. Pick a comment from a classmate who wrote AFTER you. Tell him/her what you find valuable in their observation.
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What did you wish the lecture gave MORE information about?
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3) About the lecture THU SEPT 5 IF YOU DID NOT ATTEND:
by looking at the lecture's outline on the web, which aspect would have intrigued you the most?
4) About the lecture THU SEPT 5 IF YOU ATTENDED:
were there aspects/topics that were way outside the realm of your interests?
I thought the lecture was interesting I like learning more about the renaissance era. I did not know that Michelangelo did not fully finish the David statue. I also found it interesting that Cleopatra was Greek another fact I did not know. Nothing was too long or excessive.
ReplyDeleteI did not disagree with anything on the comment after mine.
The lecture last Wednesday wasn’t excessive or long. It also didn’t contain too much information and I think everyone agrees on that.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I didn’t wish for anymore information than I got during that lecture. The professor took his time to address any topics we wanted based on our blog posts and it was satisfying.
The lecture on Thursday, September 5th took an odd turn with the quantum mechanics but it was rather interesting. The multiple angles toward the central theme of the lecture is a rather refreshing experience. This is something most professors don’t do and I really like it.
1. There was not any aspects of Wednesdays lecture that were too excessive or contained too much information. I really thought a lot of useful information was given on a large scope of topics. I found the part about skulls found in Egypt to be particularly interesting and I really liked how it was brought up. I never knew there was evidence of brain surgery being done so long ago. This really proves how advanced certain civilizations were becoming.
ReplyDelete2. I would have loved to hear more about the surgeries performed on the skulls found in Egypt. Also about Egypt's advancement and other early civilizations. (mummification and how it was done)
3. One topic we discussed that was outside my interests was about chemistry. Even though I do believe it was interesting to hear about and discuss I don't really have an interest in that type of science. It was interesting how physics and chemistry has a lot to do with our history. Even though this topic does not interest me, I still think the way the lecture was taught, allowed me to be able to stay focused and learn about a topic I would have never initially found interesting.
1. I would of love if the lesson would of recapped what was learn the previous lecture, since I am unsure if i missed any information.However, i loved that every question was answered and any misunderstanding was hashed out.
ReplyDelete2. An interesting part of the lecture was discovering that the top of the head, from the structure was never finished. I was not aware that the statue had a flaw before being finished, I always assumed it was designed like that.
3.Upon seeing the lecture, I find it intriguing how latin was used to only for business, and was the universal language for the whole region. However, the dialects, were still understand by all of those from the town.Language was used to unify people, and then later became the divider among different towns.
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DeleteThe Wednesday class was not excessive or too long. The topics were actually very relevant and fascinating especially the discussion about Michelangelo painting the Sistine chapel by gaining the approval of the pope while the paintings were somewhat inappropriate to the nature of the church and Christianity.
ReplyDeleteMarissa, I actually agree with what you said about the skulls in Egypt because It never really occurred to me how advanced medicine was in some ancient civilizations such as Egypt .
I wished the lecture shed more of a focus on the history of Italy meaning the revolutions such as the revolution of 1848 in the states of Italy which helped shaped modern Italy. I had also hoped that the lecture would take more of a linguistic approach on Italy .
One aspect that was outside of my interest during the lecture is the topic on Fibonacci sequence as it geared the lecture towards more of a mathematical approach which made me quite frankly uninterested.
1)On an honest note, I didn't find anything too excessive in the Wednesday class. Actually it was very interesting since professor answered the questions in detail. I understand that due to limited time he wasn't able to go through all of them but the answers were clear and understandable.
ReplyDelete2) I wanted to learn more about the dark ages and the details behind it.
3)I loved the Thursday lecture! I liked how we went through "chemistry", "Fibonacci sequence" and the golden section. I loved the fact that how the architecture of the Renaissance period is based on the golden section and how today's world and math terms connect back to the literature.
1)On an honest note, I didn't find anything too excessive in the Wednesday class. Actually it was very interesting since professor answered the questions in detail. I understand that due to limited time he wasn't able to go through all of them but the answers were clear and understandable.
ReplyDelete2) I wanted to learn more about the dark ages and the details behind it.
3)I loved the Thursday lecture! I liked how we went through "chemistry", "Fibonacci sequence" and the golden section. I loved the fact that how the architecture of the Renaissance period is based on the golden section and how today's world and math terms connect back to the literature.
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ReplyDeleteI do not think that last week's lecture was excessively long.
ReplyDeleteI do not think we focused on any specific topic more than we were going over some inquiries that other students which was nice because some of their questions were one I may not have asked but appreciated the answers to. So for that I do think the lecture was a reasonable in the information it gave.
Since I was absent on September 5th lecture, I am referring to the lecture outline. I am interested in the division of languages within Italian. It the video, say that when Italian was becoming more popularized, it spread from that region to the local ones. I am curious if the languages themselves are different in a way that Portuguese is to Spanish where some sort of lingua franca is needed/understandable to communicate between the regions or is it the accent/language slightly differ similar to how New Yorkers and residents of New Jersey have different accents still generally both speak English? I ask this because you stated how when you where growing up back, you were trilingual and you would speak a different "dialect" with your parents but a different "language" in you town with peers.
I didn't think last week's lecture was too long or excessive.
ReplyDeleteI would like if we focused on excerpts from pieces of literature from the different time periods and how they affected Italian society.
I was present on September 5th lecture and I found it very interesting talking about different mathematical phenomena and their origins as well as learning about the Fibonacci sequence because I didn't know about it before that class.
During the lecture I found that we had spent a lot of time talking on David, however this wa not bad as alot of interesting facts where told. In particular I found the fact that David, the sculpture, was exposed to the elements for more than 300 years before it was moved to a more controlled environment astonishing because it still looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Hay commented about the brain surgeries they performed in ancient egypt and that's so cool to think that the ancients were preforming surgeries at such an early time in human history. I wonder how ever what these surgeries where performed for? Where they an early form of lobotomization?
During the lecture on the 5th when we strayed from ancient mathematical phenomenon to quantum mechanics it felt like I was in a completely different class. ALthough not bad in any regard it was just a little strange to be honest, but still very interesting.
1. I did not find last week's lecture excessive at all.
ReplyDelete2. Jennifer commented about David, the sculpture being unfinished. I also did not know this and thought his head was just like that.
3. I was present on September 5th and I found the fibonacci sequence and the take on chemistry during those times, quite interesting.
Hi Class,
ReplyDeleteMy thought on Wednesday's lecture was that it was perfect in length and coverage. I followed along and took notes easily without missing points.
It was intriguing to note that Michelangelo's sculpture David was placed outdoors and left to the elements for a significant period of time and later brought back in side. It was also interesting to discover that Michelangelo was and orphan child and that the last name given to him is not really his last name, and that Da Vinci is where he was born.
I wish we spoke more on symbolism and how we use ancient symbols today.
1. During the lecture, I really did not find anything too excessive or long. I thought all the questions were answered in great detail leaving no room for confusion or extra questions on that subject. Notes were easy to write as well.
ReplyDelete2. I would have liked to know if Michelangelo or any other famous artists had other incomplete works.
3. I was not present on the fifth, but I would love to have talked about the Fibonacci Sequence. In high school I had briefly learned about it and found it very interesting. I hope we can go back to talk about it in more detail in the future.
According to my classmates, the lecture was perfectly to the point and not at all excessive.
ReplyDeleteWhat information I found valuable about the classmate after mine is that she did not know that Michaelangelo did not fully finish David's statue. i also was not aware that the statue was not completed.
I was not present on the fifth, however I would have been extremely interested in learning about the Fibonacci Sequence. I love natural inspiration in unnaturalistic art/ statues.