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1.00 Credits
"Confederate Trenches: Do Not Go Beyond This Sign." At the Cold Harbor (Virginia) Battlefield Park, where the earthworks dug by the two armies in the Spring of 1864 are separated by less than one hundred yards, and where only a tiny portion of the battlefield is now accessible to the public, small signs ask the visitor to help preserve the trenches in which men crouched with rifles and muskets blazing in a colossal engagement between two armies whose very names - the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac - evoke images of placid farmland and a blue, windswept waterway rather than the agony and chaos of war. Nor has the traveler come to Cold Harbor to hear the din of battle: as he crosses the open ground - not a "Park" but a bulldozed patch of sandy soil -- only the cicadas greet him. Heeding the signs, he pauses and stands stiffly, like a soldier at attention, in the sweltering heat. The Park Service's project seems to have been designed with the help of a geometer's compass: gnarled branches and a tangle of thickets describe the circumference of the clearing, closing pathways and even obstructing the visitor's view. Thus, a moment passes before he sees that the trenches do not end. They plunge into the impenetrable underbrush, into midday shadows, extending what distance the traveler cannot say. He will consult his books: he can learn no more at Cold Harbor. A prisoner of space and time, he tugs at a thick, leafless vine. Then he turns away from the irrecoverable past. Of course, we know that the shelves of libraries and bookstores groan under the weight of books on the Civil War era. Using a variety of sources - principally, narrative histories, biographies, and novels - we will explore in a selective way the experience of America's "Great Civil War." We will study the lives of slaves. We will learn something of the travails of soldiers and plain citizens -- northerners and southerners, women and men -- whose lives were touched - or lost - during the conflagration. We will give due attention to political history, and to commanding figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Our books will put us on battlefields in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and points south. We will seek to understand - and we will certainly debate - the circumstances which led to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, and how Mr. Lincoln, his supporters, his detractors and a bevy of historians have interpreted this momentous act. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Our seminar may make a contribution to the activities which Professor Louis Masur (Director of American Studies) and Professor J. Ronald Spencer (History Department) will be coordinating during the academic year to commemorate the Lincoln bi-centennial. Prospective students may be assured that the course readings will be challengi 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
What are the causes of prejudice and discrimination Are prejudice and discrimination inevitable Does prejudice always lead to discrimination and is discrimination always a result of prejudice Is the nature of prejudice universal, whether we consider group differences based on social class, race, religion, gender, politics, obesity, age, or any other status characteristic Do strategies for reducing prejudice and discrimination follow the same principles, whether we are trying to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations or implement affirmative action programs in metropolitan-Hartford organizations Questions like these will be addressed through literature, film, and social science readings, as well as regular in-class debates. Students will extend their learning beyond the classroom by spending time at community programs and organizations devoted to reducing prejudice and discrimination. At least onebook will be read in common with the other Communities and Conflict seminar and a number of programs will be held in collaboration with that seminar group. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Are you curious about the world around you If so, you should know more about Earth's dominant form of life - the insects. Insects play important ecological roles, the majority of which benefit people, but clearly some are detrimental. This seminar will explore the lives of insects and their impacts upon human lives. Through our interdisciplinary approach, we will range widely, surveying topics in biology, history, and the arts. For example, we will consider why insects are such an ecological success, how these animals may have contributed to the fall of Rome, and how insects feature in Asian art. We will witness detectives using insects to solve crimes, ecological disasters stemming from human introduction of non-native insects into new environments, and human dependency upon rapidly vanishing pollinators. We will even find time to relax and enjoy insects as they appear in movies and music. You will certainly develop a deeper appreciation of these remarkable animals with which you share this planet (including your dorm room). Readings, discussions, student-led presentations, and written assignments will accompany outdoor studies at field sites. On most weeks, the seminar will meet for two 75-minute sessions (TR 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.), while on others there will be a single field session (Tuesday or Thursday afternoon, sometimes in excess of three hours). Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
As a dynamic young society with a multifaceted culture, modern Israel is distinguished by complex social relationships, evolving challenges and constant restlessness. With immigrants from all over the world, Israel is celebrating its extraordinary achievements while struggling with its history of constant external conflicts and intensifying divisions within its ethnic, religious and political groups. These cross currents will be examined using prose and poetry, films, plays and current events from the Internet. Additional topics will include physical features of the land, historical background, and the impact of the legal and political system on the daily lives of people. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
Your mission, should you choose to take this seminar, is to help determine how Trinity College might best deploy limited resources, such as parking spaces, classrooms, and campus-safety officers, to name just three. Your analyses will make extensive use of the techniques of operations research (OR). This is a discipline in which a variety of mathematical tools are brought to bear on the problems of making better decisions with the available information. It was born of desperate necessity on the eve of World War II, as the British Air Ministry sought to coordinate tracking information from its new radar stations. It can be fairly said that OR analyses constituted extremely significant contributions to Allied victory in World War II. The mathematical tools we'll need are built into common spreadsheet programs, such as Excel, Quattro, and 1-2-3, but we will not be content to apply such software blindly. To participate successfully in this seminar, you should be willing and able to use high-school algebra and to undertake careful quantitative studies. 1.00 units, Seminar
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During the past twenty-five years, courts in America have become increasingly involved in deciding matters of life and death. On the one hand, as citizens have asserted claims to rights--the right to die, the right to an abortion, the right to access the new reproductive technologies--the courts have frequently been called upon to determine whether the Constitution recognizes such claims. Is there in fact a right to "assisted suicide " Should a fetus be afforded full constitutional protection On the other hand, as executions of prisoners have become routine in states like Georgia, Florida, and Texas, the courts have also been asked to resolve complicated death penalty questions. Should the mentally retarded be subject to the death penalty Should prisoners, even those who were convicted years ago, have access to DNA testing in order to establish innocence This seminar will explore how and why the courts have become principal policy making institutions in matters of life and death. Specific topics to be examined include: abortion, the right to die, assisted reproduction, human cloning, and the death penalty. Readings for the course will range from philosophical discussions of relevant moral questions to actual court cases. 1.00 units, Seminar
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Although historically philosophers have been occupied with an vast array of issues, one persistent aim has been to achieve some rational understanding of the world and of our own place in it. In this course we will examine three issues of enduring philosophical relevance, centered on the theme of God, mind and world. Among the issues we will examine are what is the nature of the human mind Is it a mere physical object subject to the same natural laws as other material things Or is it something of a radically different kind What consequences might this have for our conception of ourselves as freely acting moral agents What if anything can we know about the existence and nature of a divinity through purely rational arguments-that is, independent of any appeal to revelation or sacred texts 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
This seminar analyzes representations of crime from the origin of detective and crime genres beginning in the nineteenth-century, to the role of crime in film noir through the development of contemporary images of crime and criminality. Throughout the course we will also analyze how different societies define and react to crime and criminals; we will explore topics such as the crime genre as expression of popular culture; transgression and the violation of social codes and laws, and how these ideas are represented in fiction and film. The cultural contexts of the works we will study in this seminar include such countries as France, Senegal, the United States, Argentina, and Russia. 1.00 units, Seminar
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The primary source of the changes that have taken place in health care has been technological innovation. This seminar is intended to explain the technological basis of some of the most important innovations in medical technology and discuss the economic and ethical issues associated with their development and use. Subjects covered include cardiovascular technologies, critical care technologies, computer applications in medicine and medical imaging. 1.00 units, Seminar
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Many people in our society spend a lot of time and money on gardening, but not everyone gardens in the same way. In this seminar, we will read about, visit and discuss, a variety of different kinds of gardens, from urban to suburban, utilitarian to ornamental. We will ponder the idea of "nature," and think about how gardeners' culture affects their cultivation practices. The course will be reading and writing intensive and will have a "hands-on" component, so be prepared to get your hands dirty. 1.00 units, Seminar
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