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Quick review on this week's readings:
July 8 The Cenci by Shelley: 3/5 Only got a small snippet, but enjoyable.
July 9 Essays by Bacon: 3/5 These would be good "filler" to help fill in days with short readings or if there was a tightly themed week with only 5 or 6 days.
July 10 The Saga of Erik The Red by Erikson: 2/5 This one was kind of disjointed. Might make more sense as a full piece. Cool primary source at least.
July 11 "The Extent of The Universe: by Newcomb: 4/5 If Cosmos came out in 1904...
July 12 "Walking" By Thoreau: 1/5 Less hipsters; more Nessmucks.
July 13 Pericles by Plutarch: 3/5 Surprisingly interesting for a Plutarch..
July 14 Reflection On The Revolution of France by Burke: 3/5 Authoritarians gonna Authoritate, but N INTERESTING READ.
Average: 2.7 HIPSTERS!
Overall Thoughts on The Project:
We don't read enough stuff by authoritarians who aren't frothing whack jobs. I still don't agree with Burke, but I appreciate someone putting that kind of thought into a coherent framework.
"Extent of The Universe" was great and I'm going to try to take a stargazing trip with some of my friends this fall.
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