FRSM 1000 (14) - Schafer

Blog Post #8: How am I different now?

drschafer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:09:08 +0000

Dear Students: this is your eighth and final FRSM 1000 blog – congratulations on making it this far! Since this is your last blog, I’d like for you to reflect on your first-semester Xavier experience and answer the question, “How am I different now?” You may as always take this in any direction you like, just make sure that you write at least 250 words.

Blog Post #7: “My Thoughts about the 2008 Presidential Election”

drschafer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:26 +0000

Dear Students: here is your seventh blog topic. Again, feel free to say whatever you like on this topic, just make sure that you write at least 250 words.

Blog Post #6: Visit to a New Orleans Place

drschafer — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:31:20 +0000

Dear Students: here is your sixth blog topic. Visit some place in New Orleans that you’ve never been before and blog about it. You can blog about any place you like, but it should be a specific place: a building, a park, a street, etc. If you want to blog about the French Quarter, find some particular part of the Quarter to write about. This blog should be posted some time BEFORE our class on October 29. Respond by hitting the RESPONSES button underneath this entry, and make sure your post is at least 250 words. Happy blogging!

Blog Post #5: “What would Katherine Drexel think about Xavier if she were alive today?”

drschafer — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:12:24 +0000

Dear Students: here is your fifth blog topic. This one should be posted by the end of Week Seven (Oct. 6-10). You might want to wait until after we talk about Katherine Drexel in our Week Seven class to compose your thoughts. Respond by hitting the RESPONSES button underneath this entry, and make sure your post is at least 250 words.

Blog Post #4: What is the True Meaning of Justice?

drschafer — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:45:50 +0000

Write whatever you feel is appropriate for this question, just make sure that it is at least 250 words. And remember to get your comment posted BEFORE our class on next Wednesday (10-1-08).

Blog Post #3: “Here’s Something Interesting I Discovered about New Orleans Music!”

drschafer — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:12:10 +0000

You may handle this blog post any way you want. Listen to WWOZ radio for a while and respond to what you hear; do a little research about some kind of New Orleans music you’re interested in; explore some of the songs and artists we listend to in class on Monday; etc. Feel free to add an audio or video clip! The only rule is that you write 250 words.

Blog Post #2: Why did you choose to come to Xavier?

drschafer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:43:51 +0000

Write whatever comes to mind for this question; just let your thoughts take you from one place to the next. Remember that it needs to be at least 250 words. Also, since Gustav has set us all back a bit, consider this to be due by the end of week 3 instead of week 2.

Blog Post #1: My Philosophy

drschafer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:42:27 +0000

Hello Students: here’s where you can publish your first blog entry on your personal life philosophy. Feel free to use the materials we talked about in class today, and feel free to ignore them and talk about your thoughts in your own way. Just click on the response link below this message and post your thoughts. Just make sure that you write at least 250 words.