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The Phi Beta Kappa journal is named after this speech by Emerson that urged a distinctly American literature and scholarship.  What is the title of this speech, later published as an essay, that Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. called “the intellectual Declaration of Independence”?

What does the young man traveling up the Alps have written on his banner?  He says the word, which means roughly “Ever higher,” every time someone urges him to turn back, and a St. Bernard rescue dog finds the banner still clutched in his frozen hand.

What character races pell-mell past a church and across a bridge on a horse named Gunpowder?

What writer resigned his position as a Unitarian minister, wrote Transcendentalist essays such as “Nature,” and worked the lecture circuit?

With Margaret Fuller, what writer founded The Dial, the first “little magazine,” in 1840, which featured Transcendentalist writers?

Which poet roughly falls into the pre-Romantic group of poets termed “The Graveyard School,” who wrote like the Englishman Thomas Grey?

What kind of pigeons are the ones slaughtered in “The Slaughter of the Pigeons,” a species that became extinct about a century after the text was published?

Identify two things you learned about your selected author from the secondary research you conducted for your research presentation.  These two details should encompass information not already presented in the primary text(s) assigned for this class nor the instructional materials provided in the learning modules.    *If you chose not to do the research project, use this question to explain why not.  

Which of the following statements best describes why Thoreau eventually left Walden Pond?

CMCN 1013 Final   Perception – how and why we see the world the way we do – has been a major theme throughout this class. We have to be aware of our perceptions in preparing for an audience as well as others’ perceptions of us as future communications professionals. How important do you think it is? How much would it influence you in your future career when you are required to present information to groups, specifically certain groups such as workers in a special field or a public group on a social topic?                                         Communications 1013 changes from a lecture-based class (note taking/quizzes & tests) to a point where you are actually presenting researched topics to peers. How much does the information presented in the first months of class influence your presentations? Do the topics and terms learned actually influence your preparation or not really? Why?                                                           Why is instrumental use of language (professional and clearly spoken) important? How hard is it to separate the way you normally speak from a communications presentation? Do you think there are times when more relaxed language may be necessary or acceptable?                                             Dominant culture is defined as having the most powerful influence and power. In a multicultural society such as ours in the U.S., do you feel you can have your voice heard if your words and actions are well thought-out and presented? Why or why not? Make a brief argument for success.