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American Heritage Office 166 SWKT 422-6076 Hours: 9am-5pm M-F americanheritage@byu.edu www.americanheritage.byu.edu Professor Patterson 1134 SWKT Email: kelly_patterson@byu.edu Office Hours: Mondays 2-4 or by appointment
American Heritage Review Room 173A SWKT Hours: 9am-4pm M-F
American Heritage sections cannot be added with an add/drop card. All enrollment in the class must be done via
Route Y. Add/Drop deadline is Monday, September 12th by 5:00 pm
Texts for the class are as follows: City Upon A Hill Packet reading
International Sections Available: Sections 44, 45, 46 Must rain check first Once cleared, an e-mail will be sent to you to add the class Labs begin this week. Check Route Y for your scheduled lab (Thursday or Friday). Must attend the lab you are registered for! Essay #1 due Thursday, September 8th or Friday, September 9th
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Monday, August 29, 2011
* Dispel major myths about American Heritage * Introductions * Highlight course resources. * Discuss broad outlines of requirements and
Course Policies.
A. B. C. D. E.
AH is a difficult class.
A. B. C. D. E.
AH is a difficult class.
Karpowitz-Patterson (only available at the BYU Bookstore) City Upon a Hill: The Legacy of Americas Founding.
* iClicker
* http://iclicker.com/registration
* How many are from outside of Utah? * How many are converts to the Church? * How many are the first in your family to attend
college?
BYU?
* How many are the first in your family to attend * How many were born here while your parents
were still attending BYU? Procrastinators? Seniors?
* Quizzes * Film * 4 Essays * Participation in lecture and lab * Two midterm examinations * Comprehensive final examination
*Everyone and everyones opinions are *Knowing how to disagree well is an *Disagreement is not necessarily a
sign of dysfunction.
together.
to be treated with respect and civility. important civic skill. This skill must be learned.
* CLIP
* How do we treat the American founders? * A bunch of hypocritical, pompous, slaveholding aristocrats?
* Demigods above any analysis and criticism? * Try to avoid both extremes, neither of
which will allow us to understand our constitutional system clearly.
matter how good you have become at multitasking, you're still going to suffer hits against your performance. You will be worse compared to if you were actually concentrating from start to finish on the task.
you dont have at least a little fun, youre not doing it right.
* Who should rule? * What is a citizen? * How much power should government have? * How much (and what kind) of liberty should citizens
have? * What values should a government foster?
States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty, to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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*Importance of American Heritage for helping
you understand the political, cultural, and economic world surrounding you.
* This environment shapes every significant choice you make. * You can run from American Heritage, but you cannot hide.