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3.00 Credits
Learning. It will be the major focus of your years at Trinity and in your life beyond Trinity. Learning is part of who we are and determines who we may become, but what are the conditions that facilitate learning, and how can we use learning to enhance our development as individuals and as a society These questions, along with questions students bring to the course, will create the central focus of this first-year seminar. Using a variety of materials and resources, we will explore issues that will include: education and development, ways of knowing, human adaptation, genetics, the environment, culture, the complex mind, choice and responsibility, symbolization and meaning, creativity, and social institutions. The seminar will discuss issues of equity as they relate to opportunities for learning, humans as agents of social change, and humans and the future of learning in our society. Readings, college lectures, films, interviews, and field trips are some of the tools that will provide the material for our discussions. The seminar experience will emphasize the development of analytical reading, thinking, and writing skills in an effort to nurture an engaging learning environment. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
By reading memoirs, journals, novels and poetry, and by viewing documentaries and feature films we will try to ascertain why World War I. is known as the "great" war. We will focus on the many different testimonies of French, English, German, Italian and American soldiers and civilians who experience war to have a sense of what that day to day life was like under these extra-ordinary circumstances. What changes did the war bring about What was gained by the bloody conflict if anything What was different from other wars this time How did women fare while their men were away How did the war affect the social class system that was in place To try to answer these questions we will deal with the works of Remarque, Barbusse, Japrisot, Graves, Owen, Tavernier, Junger and others. Student participation will comprise of a series of short papers and class presentations, and they will be expected to take turns leading the discussion. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
Food is both a necessity and a pleasure. This seminar will explore both aspects of food through an understanding of the underlying science of food, nutrition, cooking, and sensation. All foods are chemicals and the body uses these chemicals in various ways. Thus an initial understanding of food chemistry and nutrition will provide the starting point for this seminar. Cooking is a chemical process, and the course will include some cooking exercises aimed at understanding the role of various ingredients in the final product obtained, whether muffins or mayonnaise. Food is also a source of sensory pleasure. The nature of taste and smell will be considered with tasting exercises. Finally, there are safety, economic, political and social justice issues surrounding our use of food and its availability. Students will explore some of these issues through independent research and both written and oral presentations to the seminar. 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
When asked exactly what literature was, Ezra Pound replied: News that stays news. For the last thirty years, literary journalists in the United States have been trying to take the world of facts and turn it into literature. Many times, the journalists make themselves a part of the story, resorting to a no-holds-barred gonzo journalism, and the reader goes along for the ride. Readers see the world through the admittedly twisted lens of the storyteller. These stories, all forged in a particular moment of American culture, tell tales that last much longer than the news cycle. They tell us about ourselves and about the world around us. Our class will read gonzo reporting and laugh with the writers. We also will mine their pieces to understand how they reflect fissures in American culture at the time and how the writers structured their pieces to achieve their effect. Students spend much time writing in this class. They will compose analytical papers and, as makers of news that stays news, they will create their own examples of literary journalism. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
"It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us into trouble. It's the things we know that just ain't so." Artemus Ward (1834-1867) A fallacy may be defined as an error in reasoning with potentially strong psychological appeal. It may occur accidentally or as a deliberate choice. The subject of this seminar is informal logic, in both verbal and quantitative settings. What is an argument Where would I find one How is a deductive argument different from an inductive one What characteristics do I look for in a good argument How can I identify a fallacy Besides an informal logic text, students will read selections from popular books like How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallacy of Human Reasoning in Everyday Life and Selling It: the incredible shrinking package and other marvels of modern marketing. Each student will also read a daily newspaper and occasional magazines of his/her choice in order to find examples of arguments and fallacies. Besides class discussions, reading, and written reports, students will prepare a final cumulative project, which will be an annotated scrapbook summary of the co 1.00 units, Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Your brain is responsible for everything you experience and everything that you will ever be able to do. You probably exercise your body on a regular basis, but do you exercise your brain We will explore the kinds of activities that improve brain function, and those that do not. We will consider research that suggests ways you might improve your ability to pay attention, to remember things, and to solve problems, including the effects of humor and music. We will read about things that impair brain function and make it harder to think well, such as stress, too much television and multitasking. We will also consider which of these changes are short-lived and which might last a lifetime by looking at the mechanisms responsible for these changes in the brain. There will be time spent in community settings outside of the scheduled class each week and occasional evening events, such as attending theatrical productions. 1.00 units, Seminar
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1.50 Credits
We will observe the magnificent sweep of Russian culture through its language and music. Students will learn to speak, read, and write Russian while considering the interplay of tradition and modernization in Russia through a study of music as an expression of the Russian soul. Our seminar will meet four days a week, three of them spent on learning Russian, and the fourth devoted to listening to and analyzing a broad cross-section of Russian music--folk songs, sacred music, major classical composers from Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, and contemporary youth pop. After completing this course, students may choose to continue their study of Russian by taking Russian 102 in the Spring semester, followed by the more advanced courses in the language sequence. 1.50 units, Seminar
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1.50 Credits
In this course we will study the fundamentals of Chinese and at the same time introduce students to important aspects of Chinese culture through the viewing of feature and documentary films (with subtitles) and by reading selected passages from works by renowned writers, such as Lu Xu. China is now considered a world power and is going through its own process of modernization. It has been a period of difficult adjustment, to say the least. Yet, many of ancient traditions and communist values are still firmly rooted in the culture. The glittering umbrella of "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" that the government publicizes does not hide the many problems, such as the polarization of wealth and crime, and especially of drug and human trafficking. At the same time, we will also examine China's fascinating culture. Because this is 1.5-credit seminar we will meet four days a week, three of which will be spent on studying the Chinese language and one on discussing film and reading topics. After completing this seminar, students may choose to continue their study of Chinese by taking Chinese 102 (Intensive Elementary Chinese 102) in the spring term, followed by the more advanced courses in Chinese language, culture and literature 1.50 units, Seminar
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1.50 Credits
To fully understand and appreciate Italy, its people and its culture, one must have a good grasp of the language. This course, therefore, integrates an intensive study of basic Italian with an overview of contemporary Italian culture. The seminar will meet three days a week for a total of 5 class hours (for 1.5 credits). Students will study grammar and vocabulary and use a language-based approach toward the study of Italian culture. One class hour a week, however, will be devoted to discussion in English of selected readings, film, and music that deal with important topics, such as: the international appeal of Italian art, cinema, design, fashion, food, sports, and music, globalization and Italy's political role in the Mediterranean region, and the perceptions and stereotypes of contemporary Italy and of Italians in the U.S. and in the international press. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to apply their basic knowledge of Italian to the readings and films and to consider the ways the language is a window on Italian culture. Whereas all films are in Italian with English subtitles, literary and critical readings are in English (except in the case of shorter and more immediately accessible texts which students will read in Italian). After completing this course, students may choose to continue their study of Italian by taking Italian 102 (Intensive Elementary Italian II) in the Spring semester, followed by the more advanced courses in the language sequence. 1.50 units, Seminar
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1.00 Credits
The Biblical world up to the beginnings of Christianity. The emergence of Israel and its life as a nation, the prophetic critique, Israel's Exile and Reconstruction, the emergence of its scripture and its foundation for Judaism and Christianity in the West. Only students in the Guided Studies Program are allowed to enroll in this course. 1.00 units, Lecture
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