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Discussion 3: THE HUMAN BEING AND THE LIFE CYCLE

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Before posting, read this from the textbook: 
Section II: THE HUMAN BEING AND THE LIFE CYCLE:
Walt Whitman, I Sing the Body Electric

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Egon Schiele “Embraced Lovers II” 1917

"I paint the light that pours from all the bodies"– said Schiele.

Choose a photo that represents you or some aspect of your life that represents "singing electric" to you and create a stained glass image of it: here:
Stained Glass Creator (Links to an external site.)

Watch Limitless (Links to an external site.)

The Matrix: Learning (1:42)
The Matrix (1999) (Links to an external site.) 

1. Is the "poetry of the body" the body's or the poet's? Which body part "sings the body electric?"2. How does the Egon Schiele painting illustrate the concept of "singing the body electric?"3. What advantages can you see in being able to instant downloading information into your brain, or otherwise speeding up your learning process? What would you do with that power?  What subject would you most like to master with this power? What would be the downside?4. Include the photo of your stained glass image with your post with a short description of why you chose that image to represent you.

Remember that you must answer all parts of the question with as much detail as you can in 3-5 minutes.