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Course Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe see the world, not as it is, but as we are\u2014or, as we are conditioned to see it.\u201d
\n\u2015 Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change <\/i><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>How we understand the world around us today is influenced by the \u201cfilters\u201d or \u201clenses\u201d with which we view events and experiences. This is also true of how we understand the past. History, believe it or not, is interpreted differently by each person. During this course we will look at the history of \u201cWestern Civilization\u201d through different filters to interpret our understanding of what happened and why. We will try to determine what \u201cWestern\u201d and \u201cCivilization\u201d mean. We will also learn how to look at primary and secondary sources critically, and practice creating a defined argument based on our interpretation of sources.<\/p>\n

Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the basic chronology of themes, people, and events in \u201cWestern Civilization\u201d.<\/li>\n
  2. Determine the bias or \u201cfilter\u201d with which an historical work was written by critically analyzing primary sources.<\/li>\n
  3. Describe themes, patterns, or processes in history with a compelling argument using primary sources.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Assignments<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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    Discussion Groups and Lenses:<\/h3>\n

    Each student will be assigned a \u201cfilter\u201d with which to read class materials and with which to influence class discussions. Each group will have a number of \u201cfilters\u201d. Students will change \u201cfilters\u201d throughout the semester. Each student will be assigned a discussion group. Discussion groups will meet during class on Friday to discuss the people, events, themes, and readings of the week. Each group will produce a one page document summarizing their collective findings.<\/p>\n

    Objects from the past:<\/h3>\n

    What objects from today have come from the past? What from today is influenced by the past in each section of history that we look at? Find an object (physical item, song, book, movie, belief, tradition, sayings, building, etc.) that is in use today that has its origin in the past. Write a one page paper answering some or all of these questions:<\/p>\n