Hist 340
MICHAEL R. H. SWANSON Ph. D
Critical Periods: Colonial America
OFFICE: Feinstein College 111
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
Hours: M, T, Th, F 9:00-10:00
CAS 123
Or By Appointment 
M W F 12:00 - 12:55
PHONE: (254)-3230
Spring, 2001

Week of March 12, 2001


For Monday, March 12
Healthy Living
 
Read: in Hawke: 
    Chapter 6, "Health"
 pp. 72-87
On Monday we play a little catch-up. Snow Days have to be paid for and the usual price is a little loss of routine. We should have been working on Health on Friday... but maybe Monday is a healthier day for this particular discussion.
For Wednesday, March 14
Cycles
 
Read: in Hawke:
    Chapter 7, "The Rhythms of Life"
 
pp. 88-100

As much as novelty is important to us, a life entirely composed of novel situations in novel environments would be more chaotic than any of us could stand. We can imagine that in a strange new environment certain stable patterns of life would be of vital importance in maintaining a necessary equilibrium. This chapter will introduce us to a number of these patterns of behavior.

For Friday, March 16 
Manners and Morals
 
Read: in Hawke
    Chapter 8. "Manners and Morals"
pp.  101-114

A poser for you: Why did Hawke collect "language, crime and punishment, and "rank and style" into a single chapter? I'll come up with a suitable reward for the person who presents the most reasonable answer.