Thursday, 10/1/15: Break out Briefly to Weave in the Wiser

* Open

Vote for your King and Queen 

• Mitigate (verb)
• to lessen in severity or harshness; to moderate
• Latin: mitis "gentle, soft"  + root of agere "do, make, act"
• Examples (copy either one):

"When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of self-reliance, their ability to assess and mitigate risk, and their sense of accomplishment." -- Gever Tulley

"There is no dealing with great sorrow as if it were under the control of our wills. It is a terrible phenomenon, whose laws we must study, and to whose conditions we must submit, if we would mitigate it." -- Joseph Le Fanu

Now create your own example with an opening clause or phrase.

* Today, we need some Chesterton before we go on.

Then we will go on.

First:  Some people think that we should not read tales like Beowulf because they fill our minds with false fears.  Let's read a bit by G.K. Chesterton on the subject of fairytales.

Show me your work while you reread parts of, Beowulf. 

HW: Come to 1940 Bonita Ave., in Aptos tonight at 6pm!  You will receive class credit (or you may attend another literary event of your choice over the next few weeks, or enter a contest).