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Oct. 24th, 2005 03:41 pmSo I really should start my Roland essay. I really should. That, or put a proper thesis on my Galileo essay. I've got half an hour, after all.
But… I at least have an idea for the Roland one. Ganelon's conflict between duty and personal revenge will mirror Roland's between duty and personal glory. They both choose the personal: interesting. But Roland's works, that is, he dies, but the cause isn't lost. In both cases, the personal supersedes the needs of the group. Neither one even thinks about the overall consequences of his actions, and it's up to God and Charlemagne to fix things.
I also wrote my first letter to the editor to the NY Times. So I feel fairly productive. So there.
Oh, we have to trade papers this week for peer-editing in FYSEM. One of the main points of mine is that Luther and the Protestant Reformation more or less dumbed down theology because they relied on the uneducated masses to interpret the Bible. Problem: the guy I'm trading with is Lutheran. But there isn't anything I can do, so, I guess I just have to hope that he isn't offended.
But… I at least have an idea for the Roland one. Ganelon's conflict between duty and personal revenge will mirror Roland's between duty and personal glory. They both choose the personal: interesting. But Roland's works, that is, he dies, but the cause isn't lost. In both cases, the personal supersedes the needs of the group. Neither one even thinks about the overall consequences of his actions, and it's up to God and Charlemagne to fix things.
I also wrote my first letter to the editor to the NY Times. So I feel fairly productive. So there.
Oh, we have to trade papers this week for peer-editing in FYSEM. One of the main points of mine is that Luther and the Protestant Reformation more or less dumbed down theology because they relied on the uneducated masses to interpret the Bible. Problem: the guy I'm trading with is Lutheran. But there isn't anything I can do, so, I guess I just have to hope that he isn't offended.
