Just an Update.....

Hello folks (all...what is it?....three of you who read this)!!

I'm sorry I haven't been very devoted to this blog, but I have a lot to do on a daily basis and keeping up with this thing takes a lot more effort than you think.

So...what has been happening.....lets see....

We went on TWO very exciting and informative field trips this week. The first was to St. Peter's Bascillica (typical) and the second was to Cerveteri. Cerveteri is an Etruscan necropolis. If you ask me, it looks like Hobbiton. If you ever go, watch Lord of the Rings first and you will see what I'm talking about.

As per usual, see facebook for pictures.

Kennith has my St. Peter's notes and Denise has my Necropolis notes.
I NEED TO TYPE THEM UP!!!!

After Cerveteri (pronounced cher-vet-er-ee), students had the opportunity of going to the beach or getting dropped off at the train station to go....anywhere they wanted. The majority of those who did not choose to go to the beach went to Cinque Terre, a series of five villages all strung together. Apparrantly, you can hike from one to another.
From what I heard, a bunch of UDers took the train, hiked around, and went camping on the beach. They didn't shower for three days. Also, they had to get to wherever they went at their own expense.
Naturally, I went to the beach for free, showered, and slept in a bed.
No regrets whatsoever.

The beach was BEAUUTIFFULL. Again, pics on facebook.

While at the beach, we slashed around in the waves, laid out, and drank beer (ALWAYS drink out of a cup in Italy. If they give you a bottle of beer, ask for UN BICCHERE!!---that is, if Ispelled it right.)

Drinking out of bottles in Italy is soooo trashy.
You drink out of beer bottles in America, don't you?
When you order a Corona, you just shove a lime in the bottle and chug away, don't you?
Yes you do, don't lie.
Trashy.
Just trashy.

After the beach, we came home and were fed and put to sleep.
It was HEAVENLY. I neglected all homework and just passed right out.

Today, I paid for my laziness.
We (myself, Nisi, Elijah, Shelsea, and Anne) went Church hopping).

For Western Theological Tradition we were given an assignment to visit two churches a week and write a page about each of them. We are to include a physical description of the church in addition to a passage about how the church makes us feeeeelllll. I HATE WRITING ABOUT HOW STUFF MAKES ME FEEEEEELLLLL.
We visited the churches, and I'll post what I write about them on here so you will have a better idea of what I'm getting at.

I also wrote my first Philosophy of Man assignment; an Argument Analysis of a passage in Plato's Phaedo.
Wanna see?

To those who have already read it for editing purposes, I apologize for my redundancy....

Mira Pejovich
Professor Blue
Philosophy of Man
9 September 2009

Argument Interpretation: Phaedo 73c-75c

In the Phaedo, sections 73c-75c, Socrates explains to Simmias and Cebes that what is referred to as “learning” is actually recollection. He also expands upon the Theory of Forms a second time using the subject of Equality. Finally, Socrates proves that human knowledge of Equality must have existed before birth.

Socrates begins by stating that when someone sees an object, it will remind them of another object. For example, when a person sees a garment that someone they love usually wears, that person will think of the one they love. The loved one is then recalled to memory by the garment. This sort of recollection can occur between two things that are similar and two things that are different. When one sees a picture of their friend, they recall their friend. The friend is similar to their picture. When this kind of recollection occurs between two things, the one recalling must ask if the similarities between the two objects are lacking in any way—that is to say, whether or not they posses any major differences. If the similarities in both the object seen and the object recalled are indeed analogous and lack nothing, they can prove to be equal, or else they are unequal.

Socrates mentions that a stick is equal to a stick and a rock is equal to a rock. This is true, though it is not his main point. No two objects, no matter how equal they are, can be Equality itself. There is a distinction between the general and the particular here. Two equal sticks, themselves, are particulars. They are two equal things. They are not Equality, nor are they Inequality. They are merely an example of equality that helps to recall the idea of equality and thus better understand it.

Also, the two sticks may be equal in some senses and unequal in others. Though they are both sticks, they may be unequal in length or shape. This furthers the claim that they are not Equality itself, as Equality cannot be Inequality.

Finally, the human ability to detect similarity and equality in objects comes from the senses, claims Socrates. Humans see, smell, hear, touch, and taste things that bring into their minds the memory of another thing—this is the very act of recalling. Past things are recalled to our minds due to the similarities they share with the present. If humans gain the ability to use their senses at birth, then the ability to detect similarities and thus judge equality must be brought about around the same time.


Yeah, I know, I am awesome and philosophical now. Look out Dallas!