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For another beyond class activity, I covered the football game which was daunting to me at first as I have never covered football before but I ended up loving it. I had a camera for photos for my article and was able to get quotes from players to also add to the article.
For my third beyond class activity I had gone on a boat trip down the Saco to look at the fall foliage. We were able to look at all the changing colored leaves. I was even able to drive the boat and learn more about the naviagtion system they used. A intertesting thing I liked was if you get a certain amount of hours driving one of the UNE boats you can take them out on your own which I thought was really cool.
For my second beyond class activity, I am currently writing articles for the Sanford Springvale news. I was so excited to be able to take this oppurtunity. Being able to write for an acual newspaper is a new experience, escpecially for someone who does not have that much experience. I have published 1 article regarding the Sanford Council meeting and loved doing research to make my article.
For one of my beyond class activities I joined our school newspaper. I have always wanted to be a journlist so joining the newspaper was a big move for me to have this experience. I have written a couple articles about football, and ther hockey games and found myself loving sports wrtiting.
Chapter 10 2-1-Q
In chapter 10 of “The Swerve” a detail from the chapter is the exploration of how ideas spread among thinkers in the Renaissance. Greenblatt talks about the poem’s view of the universe. How it focuses on the pursuit of pleasure, and its challenge of the fear of death resonated with and influenced many important people of that time. Another detail is how Poggio found a copy of “On the Nature of Things” in a German monastery. This finding was brought back into circulation work that had been lost for centuries. It also talks about how the idea began to challenge how people viewed the medieval world.
A relation to text is previously in the book it had talked about this writing had changed the way people viewed the Renaissance and how people wanted to live their lives.
A question I have is if writing like “On the Nature of things” was found today would it change anything in the world?
During my explorations of making my podcast, I found out certain things about my major that I did not know about. In my podcast episode, I focus mainly on the writing track of English as that is the track I am on, as I am interested in Journalism. I talked a little bit about what I learned about the popular jobs that are among the English major. Learning about what most jobs English majors get into and learning about the decline in editors was something interesting I had learned. My Interview with the chief editor of the UNE student newspaper “The Bolt” gives insight into whether you want to double major if you are also interested in journalism. A big highlight for my podcast, I believe, is my interview with Jesse Miller, He was able to give great advice for people who want to take that next step into journalism. He discusses a good minor to take along with English and classes to help further your writing knowledge. Completing this project, I was able to learn so many things and get inspiration on what steps I should take to help me with my major when I graduate.
This chapter delves into how the poem “On the Nature of Things” began to spread through different cultures, philosophy and science. Greenblatt talked about how the poem challenged existing religious and philosophical set of beliefs, this led to promoting more of a human-centered worldview Greenblatt also discussed how thinkers like Giordano Bruna and Galileo were inspired by the view of the universe that the poem inspired. This chapter emphasizes the poem’s role in encouraging spirit of inquiry and skepticism.
A connection to the world I have is how certain writing today inspires the way people view the universe. For example an article people might read that might make them look at the world in a different way than how they did before.
A question I have is how many set of beliefs did the poem challenge?
Chapter 7 dives into the role that Poggio Bracciolini had and the role of his work. As he discovered the manuscript of Lucretius’s “De Rerum Natura”. Poggio ended up using the knowledge he had of Lucretius to argue for a more flexible and practical approach to politics, implying that even in a seemingly predetermined world, individuals can shape their destiny through unexpected choices and actions. By the author emphasizing individual agency in Lucretius’ atomic theory, Poggio subtly advocates for humanist ideas that value personal thought and action over strict hierarchical systems.
A connection to the world in this chapter is how it implies that in a predetermined world we can shape who we are and we can make our own choices on what we want.
A question I have from this chapter: How does Poggio’s discovery of Lucretius’ poem reflect the tensions between classical ideas and the emerging Renaissance humanism?
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