In class reading for July 20, 2009

I read all the stories given in the packets. They were on a wide varity of material. I have to say i nejoyed doing the research for my packet the most . I love reading othe interesting stories on the authors. Henry David thaurough struck me as a man of extremnes. He was a learned man who had a streak of of a wild man. I imagine him reading Plato and wrestling a bear in the same day. I also enjoyed reading how the authors were all friends or colleagues. This seemed like a common theme is a lot of movements we heard about. I enjoyed hearing all the presentaetions. In each one i lewarned a few things i was not aware of. I was surprised how history is reflected in the movement. It is often the case that the movement predicted the next set of social norms.