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REMINDER...In order to pass this course you must...    Posted: Nov 20, 2009 I noticed that many of your are not doing your homework or other assignments: IN ORDER TO PASS THIS CLASS WITH A C OR HIGHER DESPITE ANY EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS POINTS EARNED YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING: FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A D OR AN F. 1) Attend (27) of the 31 days of lecture 2) Write (3) of the 4 Response Papers 3) Take (2) of the 3 Exams, 4) Complete (22) of the 25 Chapter Homework Assignments, 5) Participate in (16) of the 18 Round Table Group Discussion, 6) Turn in (6) of the News Articles and 7) Participate on a regular basis in class and in the online discussion board. Ananda Spike professorspike@gmail.com PHL 100

MISSING PAPERS! VERY IMPORTANT    Posted: Nov 20, 2009 To my surprise many of you have not done the paper on Credibility. Needless to say this will greatly impact your final grade in this class since it is a core requirement. If you dropped off a printed copy but failed to send me an emailed copy you must do so by Monday's class. If you think you sent it via email and did not get a confirmation mail from me then you need to re-send it. Please check your emails to see if one was received from me. Many of you may have sent me the paper but did it incorrectly therefore need to resend it. If you don't sent me an email copy by Monday's class then unfortunately points will be deducted from your printed copy when graded. Due Monday November 9, 2009!!! 1. You must send this paper to me as an EMAIL as well. 2. Write your paper on (3) or more articles 3. You must cite any material used from any of the articles in footnotes. 4. Save your paper as: PHL 100 and your last name. For example, PHL100Spike 5. Save your papers as doc or r

LOTS of MISSING recent HOMEWORK    Posted: Nov 20, 2009 Check your scores online. If you see a 0 then I have nothing for you. Turn in on Monday November 23, 2009 for 1/2 credit: **** If there is a grading error or it was incorrectly labeled print that journal assignment to my attention on Monday, do not email me about it. Homework 15: Exercise 6-2 #1-10 pg 201-202 and Exercise 6-3 #1-10 pg 202 [PAST DUE] Homework 16: Exercise 6-5 #1-10 pg 203-204 due Monday 11.09.09 [PAST DUE] Homework 17: Exercise 6-7 #1-10 pg 206 and Exercise 6-8 #1-10 pgs 207-209 due Monday 11.16.09 [PAST DUE] Homework 18: Exercise 7-2 #1-10 pgs 229-230 due Wednesday 11.18.09 [PAST DUE] DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2009: Homework 19: Exercise 7-4 #1-5 pg 232 and 7-5 #1-5 pg 233 Homework 20: Exercise 7-7 #1-5 pg 236-37 Ananda PHL100 SD City College

REMINDER: What to READ and DO for MONDAY November 16, 2009    Posted: Nov 15, 2009 REVIEW: Chapter Six Part I: More Rhetorical Devices pgs 183-188 READ: Chapter Six Part II and III: More Rhetorical Devices pg 194-199 DO: Homework 16: Exercise 6-5 #1-10 pg 203-204 due 11.09 PAST DUE SEND: Your paper to me via email to: professorspike@gmail.com. Save it as a doc or rtf file only. Title your paper PHL100(your last name); subject line put PHL100(your last name); await confirmation email. If you do not get one, I do not have your paper. DO: Homework 17: Exercise 6-7 #1-10 pg 206 and Exercise 6-8 #1-10 pgs 207-209 due Monday 11.16.09 MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2009 IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY LATE PAPERS. DROP OFF IN A-8 IF BEFORE MONDAY. WATCH: CNN, MSNBC AND FOX NEWS DAILY COLLECT: News Article # 7 due Wednesday November 18, 2009 PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LABEL YOUR HOMEWORK PROPERLY OR I WILL NOT ASSIGNMENT POINTS: Please label exactly as it appears on the homework assignment; EXAMPLE: Homework 2: Exercise 1-3 # 1-10 # pgs 24-25 and Exercise 1-4 # 1-1

Final Grade and end of the semester    Posted: Nov 15, 2009 Well we are nearing the end of our time together this semester. I know that we are all very tired and are getting burned out. We all somehow balance work, school, family and health. Near this time of the semester we tend to burn out and no longer give our best effort, myself included. As I begin the grading finalization process I noticed that quite a few of your are not doing so well in my course thus far for a variety of reasons. As you know we meet over a period of approximately 16 weeks. Assignments are due throughout the entire semester. I see that many of you have elected not to do some or many of the weekly homework assignments. Needless to say that the homework exercises are an essential part to the course work as a whole. I see that some of you have not done one of the papers or might have missed an exam. Many of you have a pretty poor attendance record and have missed more than the allowable (2) excused absence. Some of you have missed up to 5 or 6 or even more classes alre

Spring 2010 Courses    Posted: Oct 22, 2009 Dear current and former students: I have a tentative teaching schedule for the Spring 2010. Given the current budget crisis, the class cuts and the class caps of 35 student, I thought I would inform you of my potential classes for the Spring 2010. Getting into a class will be very difficult in the semesters to come. The best thing is to register as soon as possible. If you are interested in taking another course with me here are the spring 2010 options. I am also at SWC and MiraCosta if you want to know my schedule there. We have been informed and told to enforce the 35 student caps which means that we cannot let too many add students in. So the best thing is to be official enrolled. I hope to see some of you again in the future. San Diego Miramar College Spring 2010 73292 – PHL 102A Intro to Philosophy: Reality - MW - 2:35-4:00 pm (MY BEST CLASS) San Diego City College Spring 2010 72725 PHL 102B Values/Ethics MW 9:35am-11am (MY SECOND BEST CLASS) 57652 PHL 100 Logic and

Free Rice    Posted: Aug 31, 2009 Enhance your vocabulary Do I really make a difference by playing FreeRice? The rice you donate makes a huge difference to the person who receives it. According to the United Nations, 25,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes, most of them children. Though 10 grains of rice may seem like a small amount, it is important to remember that while you are playing, so are thousands of other people at the same time. It is everyone together that makes the difference. Thanks to you, FreeRice has generated enough rice to feed millions of people since it started in October 2007. See Related :  http://freerice.com/

Welcome Letter Fall 2009 Students    Posted: Aug 22, 2009 Welcome to Philosophy 100 Logic and Critical Thinking with Ananda Satya Spike Fall Semester 2009 San Diego Community College • Welcome to my PHL 100 Logic and Critical Thinking class! We will have lots of great discussion and watch lots of news videos and clips. In my course, you will experience philosophy. I love to teach. I have the best job. I look forward to meeting all of you and spending the next 17 weeks together. • Read what other students have to say about me at: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com click on SD City and SD Miramar College, MiraCosta and Southwestern College. • Our class starts at 11:10am. Please be on time! You must attend the first class otherwise you will be dropped from the roster and your seat will be given to another student. Try to limit the amount of times you enter/exit the classroom because such behavior is very distracting. I am committed to being here everyday on time and teaching you philosophy just as I ask that you be commi

Course Description
This course explores the relationship of communications and critical thinking with a focus on good reasoning and the impediments to its mastery. This course emphasizes the development of skills in logical processes including familiarity with the more common fallacies. This course is designed for students learning to apply principles of critical thinking to the practical problems of everyday life.

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