Gerald R. Lucas, Ph.D. - Latest Comments

Re: A Hobby Rediscovered

noam — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:40:14 -0000

Thanks Dr. G - I will.

Re: A Hobby Rediscovered

Gerald R. Lucas — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 09:16:40 -0000

Hey, Noam. A buddy of mine picked up some Type C/Vs a couple of years ago (thus, I got his Ds), and he powers those with a smaller Jolida hybrid (I forget the exact model). He is very pleased with the sound he gets, so I suspect you will have no problem with your 502as. As far as the specs go — I can't seem to find anything either. I won't even hazard a guess at this point, though in my experience they are pretty easy to drive. Enjoy your Ds, if you pick them up, and let me know what you think!

Re: A Hobby Rediscovered

Noam — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:13:43 -0000

Thanks for this. I am likely going to pick up a pair of Type D's this weekend - and I am hoping my Jolida sa502a will have enough umph to power them. From your experience I am hopefull. Do you know the spec.s on the D/iV? I can't find them online. I believe the ones I'm looking at will just be the Type D. @Autum - most guys who are "serious" about this stuff have more into it on their cables alone. Jolida and vintage Snells are fntastic bang for the buck - and very reasonable gear. Gerald, I expect you will soon be writing my wife. - Noam

Re: Shedding Light on Edna’s Suicide

MAI — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:56:20 -0000

i can not understand clearly about her suicide, she wants tp be free or it is just a kind of self-punishment? is she selfish? this afternoon, i will have a test about this work but i can not undertand nor write out all of my thought about her death! hixhix

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Dan Johnson — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:14:59 -0000

Great! I'll look into that as it definitely shouldn't be doing that :)

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:06:51 -0000

I figured it out: after the upgrade, Sensei made all of my multi-line quiz questions into multiple-choice. Annoying, but I was able to create new questions to solve the problem. Thanks.

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Dan Johnson — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:04:12 -0000

I can't see that issue on my test site. Could you open a support ticket, and I'll investigate for you?

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:34:38 -0000

Thanks, Dan. I just updated to 1.4.3, and many of my students are complaining that the text boxes on quizzes are missing. This does seem to be the case. See the attached screenshot. Any ideas for a solution?

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Dan Johnson — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:01:14 -0000

Hey Gerald. Thanks for the review! I'm glad you've enjoyed using Sensei overall :)

We're working hard to make improvements, and this kind of feedback is really useful to us. We'll certainly be reviewing all the points you made above.

Feel free to drop me an email if you have any more feedback/suggestions.

Re: The Telemachiad

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:41:54 -0000

Sorry, I'm not seeing the issue...? (Maybe I'm a bit dense this morning.)

Re: The Telemachiad

Bill L — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:44:59 -0000

check "latter" vs. "former" in comparison of Telemachus and Orestes

Re: Beaten Down

Jessica Whitley — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:56:43 -0000

Reading this, for whatever reason, it encourages me as a student. I'm often empathetic in everything I do, and I can't be. I need to remove my feelings and challenge myself. I used to carry around a book that read, "How to Increase Your Word Power" and I still love that book and wish my brain could contain every bit of it, at all times... and now, sometimes I act offended if people give me a look that says, 'I do not think you think it means, what you think it means'. Or, sometimes I get emotionally distraught if someone disagrees with me. I want to reconstruct that horrible cycle of offense within me no matter how long it takes. It's the constraint and mobility that keeps me in class, if that makes sense. I want to learn to support anything I say with evidence, and not just say things. To truly "think" before I speak. I guess that can immobilize a student to be quiet in class, but what if that risks a participation grade? I think continuously I'm finding a happy medium... thank goodness for that.

Re: How to Do Well in My Class

Jessica Whitley — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:07:09 -0000

I can't speak for everyone else, but I will try. I like to find knowledge, and I like challenges-so it's from a different perspective. For others, I guess it depends on how much of a guide they(think they) need. We are taught at a very young age to always ask questions, almost before even TRYING. When a set of knowledge is not ingrained from one's formal upbringing, I think it frightens people to try. I think the chance of being intelligent, reading, and seeking knowledge in new ways aren't stapled in the way highlights are in books for others. I don't conventionally agree with this expressed thought, but I will say that I think it's hard to narrow in on something when people want immediate results and don't want to do the work(even when all the tools are quite literally at their fingertips. People don't want to read in-between the lines(re links and etc). It's progressive.

Re: How to Do Well in My Class

Gerald R. Lucas — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:40:52 -0000

I'd like to think so, but why do I (often) feel as though none of them read it?

Re: How to Do Well in My Class

Jessica Whitley — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:24:56 -0000

This is helpful to your students.

Re: Leonardo, Machiavelli, and Modernism

Samuel Williams — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:14:07 -0000

The comparing life to a candle from Leonardo shows what I
say is the spirit of the old ancient or African Christians of that time.
Comparing “life of the Body” towards the candle is like the role of Christ
likeliness and a Spirit filled people.
The word of the Lord gives much justices towards Leonardo’s’ words

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on hill
cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a
candlestick; nor does it give light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven”. (Matthew
5: 14-16 KJV)

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:00:22 -0000

Yes, they can be pricy, but they make good themes. If I remember correctly, they do say it should integrate with any theme you're using. I'll have a look at your site when I'm not on my iPad. :-)

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Renee Veldman-Tentori — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:55:12 -0000

thanks for the super fast reply! I was just looking at Canvas as they recommended it be used together, but that's another $99 I haven't budgeted for. I'm trying Mystile (one of the Woo free responsive) and might be up a few late nights to get it sorted but I'm getting there. Did try out WP Twenty Eleven/Twelve as they were the other 2 it mentioned it's "extra" compatible with but not enough features. Appreciate your time in sharing the review & replying to my comment! Oh my site is http://socialmediaschool.ze... - bit of a mess at the moment as I'm working on it but hopefully in a week or two it will be looking much better!

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Gerald R. Lucas — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:52:19 -0000

No problem, Renee. I'm using it with Canvas, and I think I needed to add a little code tweak for it to work. Perhaps this has been fixed, since both Canvas and Sensei have been updated since. Good luck with it.

Re: WooThemes’ Sensei: A Review

Renee Veldman-Tentori — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:45:46 -0000

Thanks for taking the time to write this review...I purchased a few months back and am setting up to teach my social media classes in a better way than my previous terms, and like it so far but not done yet. Which theme did you use it with if you don't mind me asking?

Re: A Game of Thrones

Gerald R. Lucas — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:45:54 -0000

Thanks, Patty. Yes, I remember that something happens to the Hound which takes him out of Joffrey's service, and I know that he sees Arya through the Red Wedding. However, I just watched that, so don;t know the details from the novel — one I'll probably be starting in the next couple of days.

As for Martin finishing: he better hurry. HBO is goona catch up.

Re: A Game of Thrones

Patty Remmell — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:04:01 -0000

Bravo for you for jumping on the Song of Ice and Fire bandwagon! You will be pleasantly surprised at the character development that goes on in the next four books. I would say more, but there be spoilers aplenty. This is the only book series that I have read twice and may just read a third time because I can't wait for Martin to finish writing the sixth book. I love what I have learned about Medieval warfare, the host of words that Martin has introduced me to, and the fact that he doesn't present us with a formulaic hero OR have anyone live happily ever after. Give me grim reality along with my fantasy. I eat it up. (By the way, my favorite character is Sandor Clegane who, as I mentioned in my Facebook comment, doesn't buy into the hype of the hero. Plus, he's a softie at heart, which you will see more as you read the second and third books.)

Re: Eliot and the Mythic Method

Gerald R. Lucas — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:32:05 -0000

Glad to help, Mac. Good luck on your final.

Re: Eliot and the Mythic Method

Mac Douglass — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:25:59 -0000

Phenomenally useful and succinct explanation. My Modernist lit final isn't gonna know what hit it

Re: Catharsis in the Aristotle’s Poetics

Greta Rossi Hult — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:41:47 -0000

Thanks for your well written article on the topic of catharsis, Dr. Lucas. Since I've mentioned it in my latest blog post, I thought of letting you know! Here's the link: http://wp.me/p32g6x-3E. I hope you enjoy it.