User talk:Stevenarntson/spring 2008

Sethlene Elliott
Thanks for the info! I never would have known I had the wrong one. Thanx! :D The new version makes more sense.Sethleneelliott

Unsigned
Hey Steve,

I'm not sure if you've watched the documentary called "The Obama Deception". If you haven't could you watch it and post your thoughts on it. If you have I'm curious as to what you thought of the movie. Here's the YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw.


 * Hello Unsigned,
 * I haven't seen it. I took a few minutes to read about it, and about the filmmaker, the talk show host Alex Jones, and visited a few of the relevant links. To be blunt, it strikes me as fringe right-wing hysteria. As with much of that kind of thing, legitimate research was done, but the conclusions to which those resources are applied are insufficiently supported by them. I'd like to see the research collected and analyzed in a less partisan manner.
 * Best, Stevenarntson

Jenna Johnson
So I browsed around your website and read some of your work and I must say I had a few very good laughs. I especially enjoyed your work about your cats and your creativity about Martin Luther. Also the bit with Casper. It is all really great, Keep it up. JennaJohnson


 * Thanks, Jenna. Last year I had a goal to write something every month, which is where much of that material came from. Having a schedule ended up being a great motivator. Best! Stevenarntson

Sarah Sheets
Hello, this is Sarah Sheets.

I'm sorry I missed class today, I am quite ill this morning. However, I posted my paper on the sculpture on my page. I wanted to know what the homework was this week...when it says that the midterm part one is due on Friday, is that the sculpture paper? Is it something else? Sarahsheets


 * Sara,
 * Take a look at the lecture for this week on the Freshman Seminar page, "critical thinking," and then at the assignments page, where you'll see an assignment called "How am I Manipulated?" which is due next week. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you're feeling better.
 * Best, Stevenarntson 19:19, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Richard Foster
Hey Steven, I'm in your Monday PM Freshman Seminar class, which I have regretfully missed. I've included a copy of the write up I did for the assignment in my user page, however without being physically present I was unable to give the oral rendition of said information. (http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Richardfoster#How_Am_I_Manipulated) Regards, --Richardfoster 00:03, 12 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Richard,
 * Thanks for writing. I've decided to make some time next week for people to present who were absent or not ready to go this time.
 * See you then, Stevenarntson 14:48, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

IP edits
Greetings! I have noticed lot of IP edits around your pages from IP 12.193.24.142 -. Were they regular or they have to be reverted? I blocked the guy/gal because of page blankings and user page edits. Can you please comment it? Regards, --Gbaor 19:38, 4 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi Gbaor,
 * Thanks for checking! That address is a computer at the school where I teach. Looking through, all of the edits seem legitimate--some made by me, others by students.
 * Best! Stevenarntson
 * Great! In this case I unblocked the IP. I have made few reverts on student pages, because I initially thought it is a vandal keeping low profile. But nothing is lost, if they missing something, they find it in the history, or they just "undo" my revert. User pages are private area, and when I saw the same IP editing more user pages, I thought something wrong is going on. Later I thought it might be a joint IP for more people, but at that time it was already blocked, so I thought I wait for your comment.

Francine
Hello this is Francine, Iwas in class this morning(11) and after giving my presentation regarding Fallacies I came home and checked my Wikiversity Account to make sure all my assignments are posted. Some of my assignments I posted on the discussion page of my account and there is one assignment that I turned in to you last Monday(4,2009)which you didn't give back to me in class today and I foregot to ask you for it.My major concern is to make sure you see All of my assignments.If you have any questions,please e-mail to let me know.


 * Francine
 * I received the assignment you turned in on paper. The work on your Wikiversity account I'll take a look at today.
 * Best! Stevenarntson




 * Francine,
 * I understand. Keep in mind also that class won't be meeting next week because of Memorial Day, so I'll see you next on week 9.
 * Best. Stevenarntson

Some thoughts on Ow'st
Hey Steve, I've been thinking about ow'st from literature class last Wednesday (June 10th). And I decided to look into the meaning of it. Mind you, I only have a Chaucerean English Dictionary, not a Shakespearean one, but I figured I could extrapolate out... but I could be wrong since Chaucer is considered Middle English, and Shakespeare is Early Modern English.

Anyway, back to the meaning of ow'st.

During Chaucer's time, the word "owen" could mean three different things. "Owe," "own" and "ought to/should." It was a verb, and could also be written "owest" and oweth."

So, in Sonnet XVIII the line: "Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,"

Could mean:

"Nor lose possession of that fair thou are owed," (as in the world owes you fairness/beauty)

or

"Nor lose possession of that fair thou ought to have," (you should still be beautiful in the future)

or

"Nor lose possession of that fair thou (already) owns," (you should never lose the beauty you already have)

So, yes, in a way the other sites are right, the word is "owe." But "owe" has so many other meanings. It all depends on what nuances Shakespeare wanted.

I hope this helps.

CarrieBerg 18:18, 13 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Carrie,
 * Thanks for the further thoughts--I was unfamiliar with "ought to have." The Chaucerian dictionary seems like a pretty worthwhile research aid!
 * Best, Stevenarntson