Class Procedures and Reminders
Finishing up. Now is a good time to finalize your plan for finishing up. The class is over on Friday, May 3, at noon. That means there is just one more weekend left in the semester after this weekend. So, especially if you usually do a lot of work for the class over the weekend, you'll want to do as much as you can today! Check out the Week 13 extra credit if you have some time for that.
Project Stack. I'll start working through the stack on Monday based on the order that the assignments were turned in over the break. Like always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. As some of you know, I've been a student in the Indian Epics class this semester, and I just finished my last post for the class (yay for finishing early!), and here's a fun graphic I found that sums up what the end of the semester can feel like:
Myth Video. Some of you in Myth-Folklore have read the jataka tales, and the people in Indian Epics know about jatakas too, So, here's a video about them: Jataka Tales of Buddha.
Writing. If you've ever wondered why commas are so confusing, take a look at this chart: The 15 Punctuation Marks. The poor comma has a lot of different jobs, more than any other punctuation mark!
Writing. You've probably heard of palindromes, but what about word-unit palindromes? Mind your own business: Own your mind.
Event on Campus. Bizzell Library will be open regular hours today, from noon until 2AM. Great books, great study spaces: come enjoy the Library! (details)
Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
Easter Sunday. Today is Easter Sunday, and I wanted to share the legend of the dogwood, especially since the dogwoods are now in bloom. The legend says that the dogwood tree was once as tall and strong as an oak, and the wood of the mighty dogwood tree was used for the cross of Jesus. The dogwood grieved to be used for such a purpose, so Jesus took pity on the dogwood. From then on, the dogwood tree became short and twisted so that its wood could never again be used to make a cross, and the dogwood flowers represent the Crucifixion, with the four white petals in the shape of a cross. You can read more about this Easter legend at Wikipedia, which is also the source for this image:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
Easter Sunday. Today is Easter Sunday, and I wanted to share the legend of the dogwood, especially since the dogwoods are now in bloom. The legend says that the dogwood tree was once as tall and strong as an oak, and the wood of the mighty dogwood tree was used for the cross of Jesus. The dogwood grieved to be used for such a purpose, so Jesus took pity on the dogwood. From then on, the dogwood tree became short and twisted so that its wood could never again be used to make a cross, and the dogwood flowers represent the Crucifixion, with the four white petals in the shape of a cross. You can read more about this Easter legend at Wikipedia, which is also the source for this image:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
