Core 2 - The Modern World - Term 102
Core 2 is a study of the evolution of the modern world. Specifically, the course explores how science, religion, political thought, and innovative thinkers shaped history and world views since the 17th century.
Core 2 Faculty
- Christina Abreu - Core
- Sally Berger - Communications
- Brian Capouch - Computer Science
- Dr. David Dixon - Political Science
- Fr. Philip Gilbert - Mathematics
- Dr. Maia Hawthorne - English
- Dr. Joanna Hunter - Sociology
- Dr. Chad Pulver - Psychology
- Dr. Ilicia Sprey - History
- Courtney Stewart - Core
- Dr. William White - History
Core 2 Required Texts
- Core 2 Reader: The Modern World - A number of the selected readings are reprinted with the permission from Pearson Education, Inc:
- Behrens, L. & Rosen, L. J. (1988). Theme and variations: The impact of great ideas. Scott Foresman and Company: Glenview, IL.
- Alexie, Sherman. Flight
- Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
- Ibsen, Henry. A Doll's House
- McPherson, James M. What They Fought For
- Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
- Voltaire. Candide
- Weston, Anthony. Rulebook for Arguments
Collegial Agreements
Each of the faculty of Core 2 agrees to:
- Administer at least three exams during the course of the semester.
- Administer a final exam that includes a comprehensive component created by the Core 2 Faculty.
- Attend lectures and to hold students responsible for readings and lectures via regular assessments.
- Assign at least one paper in the following categories:
- Argumentative/persuasive
- Creative writing
- Thesis driven research paper
- Teach the research paper as process, giving students papers and exercises that build research and research writing skills. The research paper is to be 8-12 pages.
In addition, each of the Core 2 faculty agrees to the following regarding the writing program:
- Each student will write a minimum of 20 pages. Each student must complete a final research paper with bibliography or annotated bibliography. The sources for this paper must be varied with a focus on scholarly resources.
- The faculty will emphasize certain skills germane to analytical, argumentative, and research writing: thesis statements, essay structure, use and integration of quotations, proper documentation, and summary and paraphrasing. This is in addition to the usual expectations concerning proper grammatical structure.
Academic Honesty
- Plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Please refer to the College Catalog and your individual instructor's syllabus for further information concerning this issue.
Lecture and Reading Schedule
| The Modern World | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Lecturer | Required Reading |
| 11-Jan | Dr. C. Pulver - Introducing Core 2 | None |
| 13-Jan | Dr. J. Coy - The Scientific Revolution | Core 2 Reader: Western Experience |
| 18-Jan | Fr. W. Stang - The social impact of Science | Core 2 Reader: Western Experience |
| 20-Jan | Dr. Rob Reuter - Logic Part I | Rulebook for Arguments: Ch 1-3 |
| 25-Jan | Angela Elrod-Sadler - Logic Part II | Rulebook for Arguments: Ch 4-5, Appendix I |
| 27-Jan | Dr. M. Malone - The Political Thought of Thomas Hobbes | Thomas Hobbes; Core 2 Reader: selection from Leviathan (1651) |
| 1-Feb | Fr. J. Kirch - Locke's New Social Contract | John Locke; Core 2 Reader: selection from Second Treatise on Government (1690) |
| 3-Feb | J. Rahe - Satire and Comedy | Candide: Ch 1-15 |
| 8-Feb | Fr. J. Kirch - Rethinking the Divine: Deism and the New View of God | Candide: Ch 16-30 |
| 10-Feb | Dr. W. White - The New world was Ripe for Revolution | Core 2 Reader: Narrative of Commercial Life: Consumption, Ideology and Community on the Eve of the American Revolution; T. H. Breen |
| 15-Feb | Rebels and Redcoats: How the British Lost America | Core 2 Reader: Common Sense; Thomas Paine |
| 17-Feb | B. Capouch - Reading Flight | Flight: Ch 1-5 |
| 22-Feb | We Shall Remain: Tecumseh's Vision | Flight: Ch 6-13 |
| 24-Feb | T. Yanan - Modern Situation | Flight: Ch 14-End |
| 1-Mar | Dr. M. Hawthorne - Slave Narratives | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845): Ch I-VIII |
| 3-Mar | Dr. J. Hunter - Slavery and Eugenics | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Ch IX-XI |
| Spring Break | ||
| 15-Mar | Dr. R. Reuter - On Civil Disobedience | Thoreau, Henry David; Core 2 Reader: Civil Disobedience (1849) |
| 17-Mar | Dr. M. Malone - Prelude to the Civil War | What They Fought For: Ch 1-2 |
| 22-Mar | Dr. C. Pulver - The American Civil War | What They Fought For: Ch 3-end |
| 24-Mar | Dr. M. Hawthorne - Enlightenment of Women | Ibsen, H. A Doll's House (1879): 1-35 |
| 29-Mar | J. Rahe | Ibsen, H. A Doll's House: 36-72 |
| 31-Mar | E. Hall - Context of the Industrial Revolution | Frankenstein (1818): Volume I |
| 5-Apr | Dr. M. Hawthorne - Romanticism | Frankenstein: Volume II |
| 7-Apr | Dr. A. Toadvine - Themes and Symbols | Frankenstein: Volume III |
| 12-Apr | Dr. R. Brodman - Charles Darwin and the Survival of the Fittest | Darwin, Charles Core 2 Reader: Natural Selection: Or the Survival of the Fittest (1859) |
| 14-Apr | M. Scudder - How to read Sumner | W. Sumner Core 2 Reader: It's not Wicked to be Rich |
| 19-Apr | Dr. C. Pulver - A Tale of Two Freuds | Freud: The Mind and Its Workings |
| 21-Apr | Dr. M. Seely - Psychology and the BraveNewWorld | Brave New World: pp 3-94 |
| 26-Apr | B.J. Sell - Reading the Brave New World | Brave New World: pp. 95-197 |
| 28-Apr | S. Berger - Science Fiction | Brave New World: pp. 198-259 |
Core 2 Internet Sources
- For writing support - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
