Wednesday, January
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American Heritage Office
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166 SWKT 422-6076
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F
americanheritage@byu.edu
Website: americanheritage.byu.edu
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American Heritage Review Room
173A SWKT 422-2357
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F
Professor Pulsipher
jenny_pulsipher@byu.edu
2142 JFSB
Office Hours: M, 3-4 PM
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American Heritage sections cannot be added with an add/drop card. All enrollment in the class must be done via Route Y.
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Texts for the class are as follows:
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City Upon A Hill
Packet reading
International Sections Available: Sections 62, 63, & 64
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Add/Drop deadline is Wednesday, January 18th by 5:00 pm
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).
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Must attend the lab you are registered for!
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Citizenship Project needs to be cleared with your TA next Thursday, January 12th or Friday, January 13th
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IMPORTANT: Correction to the syllabus
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Week two (January 9-13) it is also required of you to read the first chapter of City Upon a Hill
American Heritage
An Introduction
Why American Heritage?
Good government protects
individual agency
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And again I say unto you . . . it is my will that they
should continue to importune for redress, and
redemption, by the hands of those who are placed as
rulers and are in authority over you—
According to the laws and constitution of the people,
which I have suffered to be established, and should
be maintained for the rights and protection of all
flesh, according to just and holy principles;
That every man may act in doctrine and principle
pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency
which I have given unto him, that every man may be
accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.
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Doctrine and Covenants 101:76-78
Course Overview
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Part 1: Antecedents
Part 2: A New Republic
Part 3: America Interprets the Founding
Course components
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Lectures and films
Labs
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Review
New material
Quizzes
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This week: Dallin Oaks article; SYLLABUS!
Exams (3)
Papers (2)
Service (10 hours)
How many of you dread taking
this class?
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Use iclicker to respond
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A: I do.
B: I don’t.
Why do you dread it?
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A: I’ve heard it is really hard.
B: I already know all this stuff.
C: It is irrelevant to my major / my life.
Grade distribution for
American Heritage
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A’s = 25%
B’s = 40%
C’s = 20%
D’s = 10%
E’s = 5%
Study helps for Am Htg
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TA
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Review Room
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Labs
Office hours
See website for hours, subjects
Course website: americanheritage.byu.edu
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About this course
Learning tips
Games and activities
The need for civic education
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“It is widely recognized that effective
citizenship rests on a rigorous and
viable system of civic education which
informs the individual of his civil rights
and obligations.”
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Morris Janowitz, cited by Dallin Oaks in
“Rights and Responsibilities,” 434
Tips for getting the most out of
lectures
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Take notes by hand
Re-enter those notes in a computer
Do NOT distract yourself or others
during lecture
Rationale: Stanford
Studyhttp://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/au
gust24/multitask-research-study-082409.html
Course theme: Rights and
Responsibilities
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“The very concept of rights inclines
people to focus on their own well-being
and to demand their due, instead of
focusing on the well-being of all
humanity.”
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John Howard, cited by Dallin Oaks in
“Rights and Responsibilities,” 442
Rights and Responsibilities:
The role of agency
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“The preservation of a civilized society
depends on the willingness of many of
its members to fulfill responsibilities they
are free to ignore.”
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Dallin Oaks, “Rights and Responsibilities,”
435
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“Responsibilities are the rent we pay for the
privilege of living in a civilized society. They
include such familiar virtues as tolerance,
truthfulness, benevolence, patriotism, respect
for human and civil rights, participation in the
democratic process, and devotion to the
common good.”
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--Dallin H. Oaks, “Rights and Responsibilities,”
428