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A Matter of Time
College Course 2
Winter 2000

Professors Lahr and Pastor

Final Exam

In seven to ten pages, with one-inch margins, and in 12-point Times font, double-spaced,
write a paper on one of the following topics. Hand in your written essay by 10:00 a.m. on

Friday, March 10. Take it to Dwight Lahr's office, 410 Bradley.

Topic 1:

Compare the inscription of time in 20thcentury works of art with the
exploration and representation of time in 20thcentury literary works. How do
they relate to 20thcentury mathematical/scientific concepts of time?

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Answer the question fully by selecting the best combination and number of central ideas to support
your arguments. In developing your arguments, draw on concepts with specific quotes and citations
touching on:

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Borges's or Cortázar's Short Stories-One Hundred Years of Solitude
Math Notes-Einstein
Pastor's Lectures
20thcentury art (2/4 minimin: Picasso, Duchamp, Metzinger, Dali)

(Use images from the c2w00 website or find your own.)
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Topic 2:

Discuss three major turning points in the development of the concept of time in
western civilization by pairing, then compairing and contrasting, the following
figures:

Antiquity/Middle Ages:
Renaissance:
Twentieth Century:

Aristotle/St. Augustine
Galileo and Newton/Shakespeare
Einstein/García Márquez

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Answer the question fully by selecting the best combination and number of central ideas to support
your arguments. In developing your argument, draw on concepts with specific quotes and citations
from the materials of the course. Make sure you deal with all seven authors.

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Discussion Session on Tuesday

The Teaching Assistants again will be conducting discussion sessions on Tuesday, February 29 during the
x-hour, 12:00-1:00, in 102 Bradley.

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