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Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
Micro Writing Assignment 1:
Library Scavenger Hunt

Professor Gayle Ormiston

1. one 19th century American philosopher NOT included on the class text list.
2. one 19th century German philosopher NOT included on the class text list.
3. one 19th century British philosopher NOT included on the class text list.
4. one 19th century French philosopher NOT included on the class text list.
5. one 19th century European philosopher, NOT included on the class text list and NOT French, NOT German, NOT British.
6. one 19th century Latin American or South American philosopher.
7. one 19th century woman philosopher.

B. 19th Century Literature, Science, and Arts
Use KENTLINK or OhioLINK.
For each of the following find the name, dates, place of birth, residence of:

1. one French Realist painter
2. one French non-Realist painter
3. one British novelist who wrote about working conditions in British textile mills
4. one British novelist who wrote about living in London
5. one German poet who influenced a German philosopher
6. one French novelist
7. one French woman writer
8. one French composer
9. one German composer
10. one Austrian composer
11. one Hungarian composer
12. one American novelist
13. one American poet who is associated with American philosophy
14. five American presidents
15. six events in American history
16. the role of one European nation in any of the six American history events listed in 15
17. one American woman painter who lived in France
18. the other n American Presidents
19. names of American Vice Presidents who became President due to the death of the President
20. a war fought at the outset of the 19th century AND a war fought at the close of the 19th century.

C. KEY WORDS
Write the results of a search on KENTLINK or OhioLINK that uses the following KEYWORDS

1. Always include "Nineteenth-Century" with the following

2. American Literature
3. American Philosophy
4. British Literature
5. British Philosophy
6. German Philosophy
7. German Literature
8. American Painting
9. British Painting
10. French painting
11. French literature
12. Biology
13. Physics
14. Chemistry
15. Psychology

16. choose one other KEYWORD

D. Current Periodical Check

Check the current Philosophy periodicals on the 2nd floor on the KSU Library. Write the author's name, article title, journal title, journal issue (vol., number, and year) for

     any article that by title alone treats or identifies a 19th century
philosophic figure or issue. 

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