Posted: September 3rd, 2013
Faulkner (Reading and Questions) Postman
Faulkner Nobel Banquet Speech.pdf
According to Faulkner, are we mortal or immortal? How so?
What does Faulkner see as the “tragedy” of the last century?
What has caused us to lose the “old universal verities”?
What does he mean about the young writer: “His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars.” Can you give an example of this in our culture? An example of the opposite?
What does Faulkner see as the “tragedy” of the last century?
What has caused us to lose the “old universal verities”?
What does he mean about the young writer: “His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars.” Can you give an example of this in our culture? An example of the opposite?
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Read the following document and answer the accompanying questions:
Postman My Graduation Speech.pdf
What are the basic distinctions Postman makes between Athenians and Visigoths?
What does it mean to be an Athenian (five things)? Give an example from your own experience where someone has exemplified one of these values. Give an example of a “Visigoth” experience.
What does he mean by the statement: “There is a direct link between the cultural achievements of Athens and what the faculty at this university is all about?”
What does it mean to be an Athenian (five things)? Give an example from your own experience where someone has exemplified one of these values. Give an example of a “Visigoth” experience.
What does he mean by the statement: “There is a direct link between the cultural achievements of Athens and what the faculty at this university is all about?”
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