Category Archives: elsblogs

Reality is defined as the state or quality of being real; a real thing or fact. The term reality, in its widest sense, includes everything that is, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible. Reality in this sense may … Continue reading →

After our FTC yesterday I am especially grateful for the blog. I feel perhaps I may now be able to better articulate my thoughts. I make no guarantees. I feel I must have sounded somewhat like “Debbie Downer” yesterday saying … Continue reading →

So…FTC day was, once again, extremely exciting. I guess it’s been awhile since I’ve had a class where the response to debate wasn’t…total apathy. I was kind of surprised to find myself actually getting involved in the issues at hand, … Continue reading →

This will be brief; Dr. K is supposed to be here in five minutes and I just finished Petrarch’s letter as well as his version of Boccaccio’s Griselda story. So far, I’m not a big fan of Petrarch’s. In the … Continue reading →

  Boccaccio tells that story of Griselda, a story that we learn from Petrarch’s letter to him, is one that is well known in Italy at the time. I think this story is just wrong.  Any man who would let … Continue reading →

Hey, you guys. I am on my way, but I won’t be in until 11:15 or so. Look up on the Decameron Web Petrarch’s letter to Boccaccio about the Decameron, with his translation of the Griselda story. Look at the … Continue reading →

“Psychiatrists like to meet me,“ says the subject of the acclaimed 1988 movie documentary “The Thin Blue Line.“ “Everyone comments on my sense of peace, my gentleness. I do have a sense of peace. I came 72 hours from being … Continue reading →

Today’s FTC Discussion brought about many interesting questions. Kraucer’s opinions on what films should be was especially perplexing to me. His approach was that film makers should strive to create a film that is as close to “real life” as … Continue reading →

Merian C. Cooper directed, produced, and wrote many famous movies during his day. He was born in 1893 and died in 1973, a good long life I’d say. I gathered little bits and pieces from my father on him, but … Continue reading →

I loved this documentary. Loved it. I loved how Errol Morris used a recreation of the scene of the crime and changed details as each person told their version of the story. It was great. It is chilling that Harris … Continue reading →