Friday, January 26, 2018

Pick an Argument, Any Argument!

Choose one of the following:

How is Frankenstein a Man vs. Nature story?



How is Frankenstein a Man vs. Self Story?



How is Frankenstein a Man vs. Society story?



Make your best argument. Use textual evidence.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

What is His Argument?

The Eucharist

In this extremely informative AND entertaining talk, Fr. Mike Schmitz builds an argument about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

THIS VIDEO IS 45 MINUTES LONG. You will NOT be able to bang out this blog in just a few minutes.

Watch the video and take notes. How does Father establish ethos? In what ways does he appeal to the emotions of the audience? And explain how he uses logic to unfold his argument. Because this argument is so complex, you might want to use your notes as an opportunity to make a little outline so that you don't lose track of his argument. Finally, what is the part that resonates with you?

This video was sent to me by two recent ECC alumni who were lucky enough to attend the FOCUS conference in Chicago a few weeks ago. They loved it so much that they sent it to me in hopes that all of you would get the opportunity to see it! It is not one you want to miss.

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Holy Science?

https://aleteia.org/2018/01/12/neil-degrasse-tyson-concurs-catholicism-is-the-science-friendly-religion/


Read this article. Make an argument about the relationship between science and religion. Use evidence from this article and from the two letters we read this week in class.